04/10/2025
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As some of you may have seen, I made a post on another dog related page, that there was an incident in my field this past Tuesday. I have spoken to the owner now, and I feel it was serious enough to make others aware.
A local dog walker/pet care business left a dog in the field, for the second time!
The first time it was their own dog, this time, a clients dog.
This is classed as negligence.
Their reason for this, the cage door fell, the dog got spooked and ran. The persons phone rang. They answered the call, forgot about the dog and left.
This is totally unacceptable.
They didn’t notice until, I assume, arrived to drop the dog home. On arrival back to the field (40mins later) they seemed annoyed at the situation rather than worried, in my personal opinion.
Once the dog was collected they walked out of the secure field to their van WITHOUT putting the dog on a lead, I couldn’t quite believe it to be honest!
The same thing happened to the door of the cage, but thankfully the dog stayed with the person, but could have easily run out towards the road!
My field is not only used by dog walkers, but also by people, like myself, who have reactive/aggressive dogs. It makes me feel sick to think about what could have happened should a reactive dog have entered the field unknowingly 😢
I do urge everyone to do their research, if you’re are looking for pet care or a dog walker. Please check who you’re asking, ask to see insurance details, question things if you’re not sure, a dog walker in Mid Sussex is allowed a maximum of 6 dogs, this is no different in my secure field.
The person in question will no longer be using my field, as I will not be associated with a business who clearly has no regard for the safety of the animals in their care.
I have left the name of the person/business out, because I’m not looking to start a witch hunt, but if you are worried it could be your walker, please do private message me, as I’m more than happy to put your mind at ease where possible.
Thank you
Bex
