Another dog tragedy

Thats great Iam64 Someone who has canine studies and considers the emotional needs of your dog is infinitely preferable to these greedy dog walkers who farm dogs together, for profit.

I blame the internet. There are so many videos on social media with dog walkers walking multiple dogs, often boasting about "perfecting my craft". I saw a doggy daycare one when the dog walker fell off some steps and the dogs all rushed over to jump on him. Could have been so different if the dogs were prone to aggression or if he fell on one or two of them, hurting them. There are also videos of a man in (America I think) who uses his dogs to pull a cart on a ten mile walk with the smaller ones having a ride when they get tired. To be honest, he looks like he knows what hes doing and provides really good daycare but I still wouldnt be happy for my dog to be cared for like that. She is used to 1:1 and thats what I'd pay for, with proven canine qualifications and excellent references only.

Including up to an hour walk and enrichment activities. There is a max of 7 dogs per day. Please ensure your dog is vaccinated , FULLY house trained and doesn't suffer from separation anxiety.


Group Walk per dog .......................£13.50


Solo Walk - week day ......................£20
Per Day (up to 8 hrs) ..................£19
Over 8 hrs charged at £5.50 per hour

Copied and pasted from a trusted site, so just an illustration. The wonderful lady in question does not take her maximum amount of dogs out on her own, but hires extra staff to help her walk them. I did use her for my small dog and she hired someone to give her 1:1, which I was happy to pay for. She also wrote an hour by hour report of what my dog had been doing and sent me photos during the day. I would use her again as she was excellent.

IF the lady who died had been charging £13.50 for each dog she walked, she would have been looking at £108 for an hour's work.

It's obvious that there are people who might be drawn to this type of money, but I believe it is not fair on the animals. There are also people trying to cash in who have not got the appropriate insurances or qualifications, who do not put the dog's needs first.

None of the dog walkers I personally know or trust would ever take so many dogs out on their own, they would hire help.

Obviously, even though I have put some facts "out there", I'm very sorry for this lady's loss of life and for her friends and relatives, who must be very distressed