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Experienced dog owner, fully insured for dog walking and home from home holiday care. Coxhoe based

04/11/2026

A few from this week.... beautiful autumn colours surrounding us

03/11/2026

Caption this....

02/11/2026

Shared from another dog walker but yes it's hard at the moment 😞

🐾 The reality of running a dog walking business in 2026… 🐾

I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many fellow dog walkers struggling as I have this year, and it’s genuinely heartbreaking.

Over the last few months, I’ve watched several walkers make the difficult decision to close their businesses, while others have had to take on second jobs just to make ends meet.

And truthfully? I completely understand why.

This year has been incredibly tough for our industry. Fuel prices have soared 🤪, insurance premiums have increased, vehicle maintenance is more expensive than ever, and that’s before you even begin to factor in all the other costs associated with running a legitimate, fully insured dog walking business.

Unfortunately, while our expenses continue to rise, there’s only so much we can increase our prices before we risk pricing ourselves out of the market.

People often see us out walking dogs, enjoying the countryside and think we have the best job in the world. And we do! But behind those muddy boots and wagging tails is a business with bills to pay, endless expenses and an awful lot of hard work that goes unseen.

Loving what you do doesn’t automatically make it financially sustainable. 💔

To every fellow dog walker who has had to close their business, take on extra work or is simply doing everything they can to keep going, I’m sending you so much love.

It’s a tough industry to be in right now, and I genuinely hope things get easier for all of us.

Please support your local dog walkers. Behind every small business is someone working incredibly hard to keep their dream alive. 🐾
Its not just a walk in the park

24/10/2026

The calm before the storm, stay safe everyone 🥰

21/10/2026

Stella was jumping for joy today after being promoted. She is going to be the best big sister 💙

20/10/2026

Bleu trying to pretend she was trying out a new rain coat design (she hates the rain) when really she'd got caught in the rubbish bag 🤣🤣 love my job 😂

18/10/2026

Oh how he has grown...... Happy 5th birthday Oban, aka obi one, a**hole, my (not so) little shadow.
Hopefully we will catch up with your sister this week for a double celebration 🎂 🩵

16/10/2026

Ready for the weekend....

15/10/2026

Not a bad day, avoided the rain and spent it with the best dogs

13/10/2026

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