Dog walking

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If have a dog walker how much do you pay them? I have had a look around where we live and all the prices are quite different.

It depends on location, length of walk, whether you’re doing solo walks or group walks etc.

We have a dog walker and we pay £22 for a solo walk, that’s for an hour long walk, picked up and then dropped back off at home. She also does bits of training on the walks, does different routes etc, and she’s very experienced, all dogs have a meet & greet before she accepts as a client and are temperament tested with other dogs, she has all of the different qualifications including canine first aid plus great insurance so worth every penny.

We also sometimes book him in for group walks with her which is £18, again for an hour, never more than 2 other dogs in the group and before she takes dogs for group walks they are temperament tested together to ensure they do get on and no issues.

How much I’d be willing to pay depends on the whole package really, for example I wouldn’t pay the same price for an 18 year old who just fancies earning some extra cash to walk my dog.

I pay £15 per hour for a solo walk from home for a large reactive dog.
I think that is good value.

It is a pretty standard price round here though

£12 for a group walk. 2 dog walkers and around 3-6 dogs between them both. It's for an hour but she's often out for longer. She was out for over 2 hours for the same price once.

We pay £15 for about 1.5-2 hours group walk with a very experienced Walker who is also a trained behaviourist. The varying prices will probably reflect the level of experience/expertise of the Walker. There are some much cheaper (circa £7 per walk) options around where I live, but they tend to be school leavers/inexperienced people rather than a business like the one we use is. If you have a very straightforward dog then the cheaper options will probably be ok, but I don't mind paying a bit more for someone who I can really trust to know what they're doing. She is first aid trained, insured etc and always sends a message and photos to let us know how the pup was on each walk.

£14.50 for an hour as part of a group walk with dogs he was well matched to and now knows well.

Included is pick up and drop off - so he's often out for closer to 2 hours.

But this is someone who has some dog behaviour quals and has walked dogs for several years. Knoweldgeable from a behaviour point of view but also very savvy when it comes to dog first aid, safety and security. And someone who is flexible and so often 'fits him in' on his off days if I have something on.

My dog walked does a solo walk 30 mins for £12 and she's fab. I'm a sahm but it's nice to have her for emergencies or if I have an appointment

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I could have written this. Ditto.