dog walking boarding and training

[dogwalker]

HI,

If you are looking for a some fun for your dog look no further!

I will come and collect them and take them for a fun day out and return them back to you nice and relaxed!

I Charge ?15 per walk, ?25 for daycare and ?30 per night for boarding.

All Dogs Will Be:

* Walked for 1 hour for walking ( walked 3 times a day for daycare and boarding)

* Fed & watered

PLEASE NOTE: you must inform me of any behaviour issues your dog has eg. chases squirrels, doesn't get on with other dogs etc... You must tell me if your dog does not like children! I can still take your dog if this is the case but i must know this.

you must provide your dogs food, bowl and bed.

please email [email protected]

Thanks

[theron]

Elmgrove- actually I think you'll find that these are the going rates now for walking, boarding and overnight stays. There are some dog walking companies locally that charge far more than this. Providing that the op provides a good service,these prices are very reasonable.

[tibby]

I agree elm grove your far to expensive

[Cessj]

dogwalker, you need to state your experience - there are a lot of people out there who think dogwalker is a quick and easy way of making money but don't appreciate how difficult it is...it's also subject to local bye-laws as to the number of dogs you can walk at any one time (I say this in the hope that the 2/3 women who walk up to 10 dogs (mostly uncontrolled/uncontrollable) at my local park might just read this.

Have you worked with dogs for long? Are you aware of the different needs and temperaments of the different breeds? How many dogs have you cared for, or are currently caring for? Apart from walking, what other activities would you do with them? Are you able to manage different dietary requirements e.g. RMD/BARF diets?

I am asking because I am interested in such a service (though your walk only rate is almost double the usual. And which areas do you pick up and drop off from?

[theron]

Although I agree that the OP needs to provide any references or qualifications that they may have, I still think that ?15 for a walk is a reasonable price providing the dog gets an hour (at least!), has its poo's picked up, isn't left in a dog stuffed van while a few other dogs get walked, and is actually walked by the person you believe to be walking your dog. There are many local dog walking services that can afford to be charging competitive rates of around ?8-?10 because the original dog walker employs other people to pick up and walk your dogs. This is okay, as long as you've been informed that someone else will be walking your dog, but in a lot of cases, this doesn't happen. There are a lot of dog walkers in the area that also violate certain rules put in place by local parks, such as ensuring that dog poo is picked up the lack of attention payed to picking up poo by the employees of such companies who are just trying to make a living, have no interest in dogs or any wualifications for that matter has resulted to the 4-dog maximum for dog walkers in many parks.

This new enforcement has left such companies (the larger ones who employ people to work for them) to bring all their dogs to the park, leaving them all in the van while they walk 4 at a time. This is bad enough, but in temperatures that we are beginning to experience, I think this is disgraceful. The truth is, with the cost of petrol, a dog walker being paid ?8 a walk can't afford to pick up and walk 4 dogs, ensuring that they are taken to different parks, and make a profit for their services.

For those of you that think that ?15 isn't reasonable for a dog walk, I would suggest looking into your own dogs walker, and the services they provide. I know that I would rather pay more for a better quality service.

[kamila]

Cessj - do you mind me asking - who are you talking about when saying 2/3 women with 10 dogs? What park is it? Also - what do you mean by mostly uncontrolled/uncontrollable?