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title: "Best for Pet vs Pet Doctors: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Best for Pet or Pet Doctors more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vet clinic networks set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Best for Pet vs Pet Doctors: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Best for Pet or Pet Doctors more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vet clinic networks set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Best for Pet and Pet Doctors
- **Competitive set**: Vet clinic networks
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Best for Pet Share of Search**: 19.1%
- **Pet Doctors Share of Search**: 52.1%

## Is Best for Pet or Pet Doctors more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Pet Doctors had more branded searches than Best for Pet among vet clinic networks in New Zealand. Pet Doctors had about 3,540 branded searches, while Best for Pet had 1,300. Pet Doctors made up 52.1% of all vet clinic network searches we track, and Best for Pet accounted for 19.1%.
- Pet Doctors was ahead of Best for Pet in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Best for Pet’s share of searches among vet clinic networks in New Zealand moved from 18.2% to 19.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.3K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Pet Doctors’ share of searches among vet clinic networks in New Zealand moved from 52.4% to 52.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.8K to 3.5K.

## Top vet clinic networks in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions, Best for Pet was mentioned in two out of three: in two of the three ChatGPT answers. Pet Doctors was mentioned in one out of three: in one of the three ChatGPT answers. Best for Pet and Pet Doctors were each listed first in one of the two answers that named either.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| VetPartners | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Animates Vetcare | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Best for Pet | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 |
| Pet Doctors | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 |
| CareVets | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 |
| VetEnt | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 |
| Vet Services Hawkes Bay | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 |

## Every AI answer about vet clinic networks

- Asked ChatGPT "Which vet clinic network should I go to in New Zealand?": 1. VetPartners, 2. Animates Vetcare, 3. CareVets
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best vet clinic networks in New Zealand?": 1. VetPartners, 2. Pet Doctors, 3. Animates Vetcare, 4. CareVets, 5. Best for Pet
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best vet clinic network in New Zealand for a pet?": 1. VetPartners, 2. Best for Pet, 3. Animates Vetcare

Not named in any answer: VetEnt and Vet Services Hawkes Bay.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand vet clinic networks in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Best for Pet gained share of searches among vet clinic networks in New Zealand, from 18.6% to 19.1%.
- In September 2026, Pet Doctors lost share of searches among vet clinic networks in New Zealand, from 52.8% to 52.1%.

## Month by month

| Month | Best for Pet estimated searches | Best for Pet Share of Search | Best for Pet rank | Pet Doctors estimated searches | Pet Doctors Share of Search | Pet Doctors rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.3K | 18.2% | 2 | 3.8K | 52.4% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.3K | 17.9% | 2 | 3.8K | 52.4% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.6K | 19.4% | 2 | 4.4K | 53.8% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.6K | 19% | 2 | 4.5K | 53.3% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.3K | 17.8% | 2 | 3.8K | 52.4% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.3K | 16.2% | 2 | 4.6K | 57.1% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.3K | 16.5% | 2 | 4.4K | 55.5% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 1.3K | 18% | 2 | 3.9K | 54.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.3K | 18.3% | 2 | 3.7K | 51.6% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.3K | 18.7% | 2 | 3.7K | 53.2% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.3K | 18.6% | 2 | 3.7K | 52.8% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.3K | 19.1% | 2 | 3.5K | 52.1% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Best for Pet’s and Pet Doctors’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Best for Pet**: Measured on the search term “best for pet”.
- **Pet Doctors**: Measured on the search terms “gardens pet doctors”, “pet doctors”, “pet doctors botany”, “pet doctors gardens”, “pet doctors hillcrest”, “pet doctors tristram”, “petdoctors” and “tristram pet doctors”, summed into one figure.

- [Best for Pet profile](/demand/nz/brands/best-for-pet)
- [Pet Doctors profile](/demand/nz/brands/pet-doctors)
- [All vet clinic networks in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-vet-clinics): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Best for Pet or Pet Doctors more popular in search?

In September 2026, Pet Doctors had more branded searches than Best for Pet among vet clinic networks in New Zealand. Pet Doctors had about 3,540 branded searches, while Best for Pet had 1,300. Pet Doctors made up 52.1% of all vet clinic network searches we track, and Best for Pet accounted for 19.1%.

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