GT Equine and Pet Services

25/05/2026

Happy bank holiday 🙌🏻

I have sent a message around to my lunch/afternoon walks for the week. Walks are going to be reduced to 30 minutes rather than a hour and will only be in the morning until it cools down. I can offer drop ins for the afternoons and a let out for the toilet but I won’t be walking any dogs in this heat!☀️

Stay cool 😎

15/05/2026

Smile😄

Shrek and Clemmie know how to pose for the camera 📸

I’ve sent around my updated bookings policy. If my dog walking, house sitting and equine clients could check they have receive this, that would be fab 🙌🏻

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09/05/2026

Spend the day with me ☀️🙌🏻

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06/05/2026

I’m back from being away and I think all my messages have been answered 🙌🏻

Just a quick one if I am house sitting for you this year, it’s one pre visit free of charge and anything else after that will be charged. I just don’t have time to be doing multiple visits for nothing. If you do want anymore visits after the first, they must be booked in asap. I’m at full capacity and the house sit I am currently on, or next in my diary is my priority. Thank you for understanding 🩵

01/05/2026

Holiday reminder for my clients ☀️

I’m away this Sunday , Monday and Tuesday (3rd,4th and 5th) so will be back to work on Wednesday 🩵

I thought I better have some time off as my last getaway was July last year… but I’m writing this as I’m waiting for road side recovery for my car so it’s not a great start so far 🤣😅

26/04/2026

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HOW MUCH DOES A WALK COST? 💸

It's the subject us pet businesses all dread to talk about... Pricing.

We all know the emotional attachment we have to our pets, so somehow talking about money when providing a service for other peoples pets feels a bit icky

But it really shouldn't be...

This is a business just like any other. And just like any other business, we have to make a fair living for what is a tough job.

My hourly rate for a solo 1-2-1 dog walk is £20. Your pet gets an hour of my un-divided attention, and that's the only income I receive for that hour

Now some people may read and think I don't get paid £20, so why should you?

Well I actually don't get paid that 😂

Let me break down what that £20 actually includes (aside from paying myself):

➡️Travel costs (car, insurance, petrol, tax etc...)
➡️Travel Time (which adds another 20/30 mins onto that hour)
➡️Business Insurance
➡️Equipment - leads, treats, poo bags etc...
➡️Ongoing Training and Development
➡️Admin hours
➡️Tax & NI
➡️Holiday and Sick Pay

And as my fellow solo dog walkers will know, we are lucky if we fit in 5-6 hour long walks per day. So I may be charging £20 per hour, but realistically I'm earning about £12-£13 ph for a 7/8 hour day of work.

I do also feel there is sometimes an unfair comparison between solo walk prices and group walk prices....

In all honesty I think we'd all prefer our dogs to be out socialising with other dogs, but in reality that just isn't possible for all dogs.

But let's say a business charges between £12-£15 per dog for an hours group walk, and they take 5/6 dogs out a time. That's up to £90 for that one hour walk, compared to £20 for mine.

Now i'm not trying to say for one minute group walkers are overcharging, there are more overheads they have to contend with, and they take on the added responsibility of safely managing large groups of dogs in public too.

The price is the price for a reason...

So next time you see a dog walker's hourly rate, please remember there are numerous overheads that rate covers and we all deserve a fair wage for doing a difficult and risky job...

24/04/2026

Just some recent happy pups 🐶☀️