It may surprise you, but there isn’t a specific law in the UK that states you must walk your dog. However, the 2006 animal welfare act does state that the person responsible for the dog must ensure that the dog is protected from pain, suffering, injury and disease and be able to exhibit normal behaviour […]
It’s tempting, especially when you’re building a new business, to use discounts to gain customers. Whilst using discounts in specific scenarios is a benefit, we’re going to look at why you shouldn’t offer them automatically for the easy win. Reasons to offer a discount to dog walking clients Gaining dog walking clients This will be
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There’s nothing more satisfying than watching a group of furry friends wagging their tails and barking with excitement as they wait for you to take them out for their daily walk. However, I must admit that there are a few things I wish I had known before diving into this doggy-loving world. So, let me
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Just like parents and their children (*), you will eventually have your favourite dogs (and owners) as you build your client base. Unfortunately, someone will always be bottom of your list, whether it’s a client who never pays on time or a dog who always pees in your van, there will come a time when
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It’s a common occurrence that as soon as an owner takes on a rescue dog they also book a dog walker. In fact, sometimes this can be mandatory as part of their adoption agreement (due to the owners working hours and the length of time that the dog will be left alone) Let’s take a
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We’ve done the hard work so you don’t have to and collected the best professional dog walker resources from around the entire internet. These websites are hand picked by me, a professional dog walker, trainer and canine behaviourist, and they include all the things I wish I knew existed when I first started up in
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Bad reviews will happen because they’re just a part of running a business. Just as in life, it’s true that you cannot please everybody all of the time. I’ve known dog walkers receive negative reviews for not walking the dog for an hour (they were being paid to do a 30 minute walk), not showing
A picture paints a thousand words and in this day and age, your Instagram feed can help build your business by showing all those dogs having a fantastic time with you. Let’s look at some hints and tips from pro photographers about how to improve our photos and a few training tips from me to
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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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I walked dogs professionally for almost 10 years, and over that time I walked around 6 dogs a day on 2 or 3 different walks, and I did this 5 days a week. That’s 6 dogs x 5 days x 52 weeks x 10 years = 15,600 opportunities to lose a dog, and I only
