I walk for an hour each day after work along a traffic-free greenway, because I work a desk job for 8 hours in an office and need the fresh air and exercise. It occured to me there might be a dog owner locally who is unable to get out and walk him/her.
I've lived in the community for over 40 years having grown up here, raised 2 children and worked in the local school for a year before I got my job as part of the management team at the local shopping centre. So I know lots of people here, and am a familiar face out and about.
I'd love to have my own dog and I have looked after my brother and sister's dogs when they went on holiday. But my sisters dog sadly died and my brother now lives in London (we are Manchester). So we now have a much-loved cat, as nobody is home during the day to keep a dog company and our cat is a rescue who was turfed out of the original home and dumped at the shelter because her owner got a dog which she didn't get on with.
So I have plenty of experience with dogs and wanted to see if anyone could use my offer to walk their dog on a lead each evening.
But is this fraught with danger? I'm not CRB checked since my school DBS lapsed 2 years ago. And I'm not insured to do this. I walk in safe areas I'm very familiar with the routes, and in all the time I've walked and ran these paths, and lived here, never heard of a dog being stolen or attacked. But what if another dog off a lead DID attack the one I'm walking? I'd feel awful!
But I'd love to do it. What are your thoughts please?