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Old Dogs Barbershop The Dog Box

Barber shop · Upper Riccarton, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 498 Christchurch hair salons & barbers.

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Checked13 October 2026
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Old Dogs Barbershop The Dog Box

Barber shop · Upper Riccarton, Christchurch

Where you stand#317of 498 hair salons & barbers
Overall health3.6/10across the eight areas

Going well

02Reviews8.105Facebook page6.708Opening hours6.1

Where we can help

03Map positions5.704Listings and social4.001Google listing2.607Google search and traffic0.006Your website-
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

Old Dogs Barbershop is a Sockburn barber serving Christchurch shoppers and locals. It offers haircuts and traditional barber services with an emphasis on friendly, conversational service and value for money. Customers note attentive staff who listen to requests and deliver straightforward cuts like short back and sides. The shop presents itself as a local, affordable option for regular trims.

Old Dogs Barbershop is a barber in Sockburn, Christchurch, offering haircuts and traditional barber services to local residents and visitors. The listing and customer comments identify its location in Christchurch and position it as a neighbourhood barber focusing on routine men's cuts and regular trims.

Services and specialisms reflected in available material focus on standard barbering work: short back and sides, regular trims and straightforward haircuts. Pricing is seen as accessible in reviews. The business category aligns with hair salons and barbers, and the shop is described by customers as providing the practical haircut services expected of a local barber.

Customers tend to experience friendly, conversational service and haircuts that match their requests. Review themes highlight staff who listen to directions, friendly interactions and affordable pricing. Several reviews refer to positive experiences, repeat visits and staff who engage in pleasant conversation during appointments, creating a relaxed in-chair atmosphere.

Locally, Old Dogs Barbershop is distinguished by a high average rating and a reputation for value and attentive service. It is presented as a dependable place for regular trims and simple styles. For Christchurch customers seeking practical, affordable barbering with a friendly customer experience, the shop is positioned as a solid local option.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Old Dogs Barbershop shows a low overall health on Google Business Listing, with a score of 2.5 out of 10. The profile already has claimed status, a listed phone number and full address, and the listing indicates if open for business. Two key strengths are having a claimed listing and visible contact details, which support local customers. The biggest gaps are a missing website link, a sparse description, and no logo.

Strengths

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    Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.
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    ClaimedYour listing is claimed, so you control what it says, you can reply to reviews, and edits suggested by the public come to you first.
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    NameYour business name is showing on the listing, so a customer searching for you by name finds you, and everything else on the listing hangs off it.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    WebsiteYour listing has no website link, so a customer who wants to check your prices or your work before ringing has nowhere to go from Google.
  • 2
    Description lengthThere is no real description on your listing, so when someone finds you on Google there is nothing in your own words telling them what you do.
  • 3
    LogoYour listing has no logo, so in a list of local results yours is the one with a blank space where every competitor has a mark.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
2.6Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Old Dogs Barbershop The Dog Box
Old Dogs Barbershop The Dog Box✓✓
4.8 ★★★★★ (308)
Barber shop · Upper Riccarton
Open 6 days ✓
DirectionsCall No website 1
OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
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No description yet2
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Old Dogs Barbershop shows a solid overall health score on Google reviews, indicating a generally positive reputation among Christchurch customers. The most notable finding is a strong total review count that places the business in the top 10% locally, reflecting good social proof. Response rate and rating level are improving but still have room to progress.

Strengths

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    Review countYou hold one of the deepest review banks in this market - social proof that does its own selling.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Response rateYou reply to some of your reviews but not most, so a customer scrolling your page finds long stretches where nobody answered.
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    Star ratingYour rating sits ahead of half the businesses here, so the number is not pushing anyone away.
  • 3
    Review confidenceRating and volume together put you ahead of most of this market, which means a customer sees a well-rated business with enough reviews behind it to be believed.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
8.1Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Old Dogs Barbershop The Dog Box
OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
4.8★★★★★308 reviews ✓
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Joel W.★ · 6 months ago

Closed early after I called and checked what time I can come.

Response from the owner1

Sorry to hear this, the shops never closed early so must have been miscommunication, what day was this ?

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Danny C.★★★★★ · 2 years ago

Friendly, good service,

Response from the owner

Hi Danny, thanks for the good review!

Google reviewsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Old Dogs Barbershop shows an average health of 5.1 out of 10 for Google Maps performance, indicating moderate visibility. The strongest finding is top 5 rankings for several barber related queries, including 'barber shop in sockburn' (2) and 'barber shop in yaldhurst' (1). The main opportunity lies in improving local results in the borough and broader aggregate maps searches.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

  • 1
    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches, but below most businesses in your suburb, so a customer looking from a nearby street is shown someone else first.
  • 2
    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across more of the surrounding suburbs than the middle of the field, so customers searching from outside your own patch are finding you.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
5.7Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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2Top three for "barber shop" in 2 suburbs, seen in 11
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Wass' Barbers - Upper Riccarton4.2 ★ (168) · Barber shop
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All Pro's Barbershop5.0 ★ (54) · Barber shop
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Fresh Barber Cuts Riccarton5.0 ★ (12) · Barber shop
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Old Dogs Barbershop The Dog Box14.8 ★ (308) · Barber shop
Map positionsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #213 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Old Dogs Barbershop shows a very high health score for social presence, indicating strong activity across key platforms. The most notable strengths are outstanding Instagram and Facebook profiles, plus an updated Fresha listing that supports local customer reach. Opportunities focus on expanding TikTok ties, completing Yellow and NoSecretSalon profiles, and linking LinkedIn to humanise the brand.

Strengths

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    Instagram ProfileWe found your Instagram Profile page, and the trail between you and it is unambiguous - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Having a Facebook page at allWe found your Facebook Profile page through search alone.
  • 2
    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 3
    Yellow ProfileWe could not find an active Yellow Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
14 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 4 of them.
4.0Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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InstagramolddogsbarbershopOld Dogs Barbershop The Dog Box | Instagram✓
Family Company Studiobazza-s-barberOld Dogs Barbershop The Dog Box | Family Company Studio
Freshaold-dogs-barbershop-yaldhurst-road-christchurch-loGLM7Old Dogs Barbershop The Dog Box | Fresha
FacebookTheDogBoxBarberShopFound through search, not linked from anything you own1
Tiktok@olddogsbarberOld Dogs Barbershop The Dog Box | Tiktok2
YellowNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #299 for listings and social
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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    Where your page link pointsThe link on your page goes to a domain that is yours, so a visitor who came for the photos leaves on your terms and the enquiry lands in your inbox rather than someone else's.
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    A page address you choseThe address on your page carries your business name, so a customer told about you at a barbecue can find the page by typing what they heard.
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    A phone numberA phone number shows on your page, so the person who found you on Facebook before they found your website can ring straight from it.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    People following your pageYour following sits ahead of half the pages here, so an ordinary post reaches a real local audience without you paying for it.
  • 2
    An email addressA customer who would rather put a request in writing at ten at night has only Messenger to work with, because the page carries no email address.
  • 3
    A cover photoThe banner across the top of your page is blank, which is the first thing a visitor meets and the quickest way for a working business to look half set up.
8 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
6.7Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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TheDogBoxBarberShop✓
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★ 28 reviews · recommended
🌐 thedogboxbarbershop.co.nz✓
☎ +64 210 908 5572✓
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Facebook pageChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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Your website

Old Dogs Barbershop shows a below-average on-page SEO health, with a 3.7 out of 10. The most important findings are a missing meta description and title tag, which can hurt visibility and click-throughs, and slow page load times over 3 seconds. Addressing these issues should provide a modest SEO lift.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Domain HealthYour website did not come back healthy when we tried it, and anyone clicking through from your Google listing is meeting whatever we met.
  • 2
    Domain UniquenessWe could not find a domain registered to your business, which means there is no address of your own for a customer to go to and nothing for your Google listing to link to.
  • 3
    Domain Age ScoreWe could not read how long your domain has been registered, or it is only weeks old.
3 checks on your website. You're seeing all of them.
-Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Google Mapsgoogle.com › mapsOld Dogs Barbershop The Dog Box - Upper Riccarton, Christchurch
Your websiteNo website of your own1
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How people find you on Google

The website health for Old Dogs Barbershop shows a solid overall score with clear room for growth in paid traffic and keyword coverage. Key takeaways are a positive organic traffic value in the mid to high range and momentum in organic rankings, alongside opportunities to begin paid campaigns and improve paid visibility.

Strengths

Your first one is close. Sort an opportunity below and it moves up here.

Where we can help

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0 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing all of them.
0.0Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Google search and trafficChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #212 for Google search and traffic
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Your hours against demand

Old Dogs Barbershop's opening hours generally align with local demand, especially late-morning and early-afternoon slots on Tuesday and Saturday. However, some popular weekend hours are missed, notably Sunday midday to mid-afternoon and Saturday 2pm. One low-demand hour is open on Friday 8am and could be reconsidered. Consider extending Saturday into 2pm and adding some Sunday midday coverage while trimming the Friday 8am slot.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    Hours aligned with demandYour hours cover more of the busy stretches than the middle of the field, so you are open for most of the searching that happens near you.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
6.1Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Old Dogs Barbershop The Dog Box
OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
Hours 1
Monday9am-4pm
Tuesday8am-4:30pm
Wednesday8am-4:30pm
Thursday8am-4:30pm
Friday8am-4:30pm
Saturday8am-2pm
SundayClosed
Opening hoursChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page3 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#317of 498 Christchurch hair salons & barbers
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