Top tips to make your life as a pro dog walker more enjoyable
Let’s not beat around the bush, walking 6 dogs offlead is hard work. To ensure all 6 (or 5,4,3 etc.) are paying attention to you, not bothering anyone else, have all the poos picked up and make it back to the van in one piece is no mean feat. Add a ‘roller’ into the mix […]
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We’ve all been there. They just won’t leave that other dog, or you, alone for a moment and as amusing as it was to start with, a dog that just won’t stop humping isn’t funny anymore and it’s spoiling your group walk. Let’s look at why they do it and, more importantly, how to stop
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If you’ve got a chewer you’re best bet is taking off their lead and popping them in an empty crate. It feels mean but it’s the safest option if you think they might chew a towel, vet bedding or any other crate bottom liner you might use.
It’s tempting when you start to build your client list, to group dogs according to their addresses. This makes logical sense as it saves you fuel and reduces the travel time for the dogs too. And a lot of the time this works out just fine as most dogs with any sort of reactivity issues
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You’ve done the puppy visits, given them solo lead walks, done your best to support the owners training with recall and introduced them to your group walks. Now your teenage male dog (12-18 months roughly) is being neutered. Will it change the group dynamics and if so, will it be in a positive or negative
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It was during my first month of dog walking when I encountered my first car sick client. I was woefully unprepared and had to borrow bags and kitchen towels from the client’s kitchen! I immediately added the question to my intake forms and vowed to find out what would help the dogs in my care
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If your new client tells you that their dog is a ‘bit reactive’ it’s wise to walk them solo and in locations which reduce the chance of them becoming reactive. If you want to brush up on what a reactive dog is, check out our article here; What is a reactive dog? Choosing where to
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Choosing a treat to carry on your dog walks might not be as easy as grabbing whatever is in your own house before starting your collections for the day. Rewarding those recalls is important so not only does it need to be high value, but also economical for you, as a business, to buy. So
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As dog walkers, we deal with the same basic training issues daily. I wasn’t a dog trainer when I started my dog walking business, so having a basic knowledge of how dogs learn and how I could apply that to the issues dog walking presents would have been helpful. How dogs learn In its simplest
Is it excitement, anxiety or are they commenting on your driving ability? Let’s take a look at how to stop dogs barking in the van. What causes dogs to bark in your vehicle? Excitement Nine times out of ten the barking dogs in your van are just excited. They know where they’re going, they know
