Hanley Swan Paws

30/05/2026

If any of our regular dogs missed their walks last week & would like to catch-up, we have one place available this Tuesday (2nd) due to cancellation. 😊🐾
Please message me on WhatsApp.

29/05/2026

The grass is tall now!!!! 😆 They all looked great with the buttercups!
The Upton crew had a shady wander again, with a slurp stop, as the sun had come out by then!
What a week! Tremendous heat, thunderstorms, walks cancelled & rearranged, home visits booked, holiday pet cover & walking our own dogs after 9pm.
I have to say I'm glad its Friday!!! 😊
Have a lovely weekend. Hopefully next week is all back to normal walks & groups for all.

28/05/2026

Another one walk day today! Arlo, Indie, Blue, Cara, Jack & Tilly had a lovely trip across the field to the woods and a dip in two streams. Jack & Tilly both paddled too! 🥰
The look on Cara's face when she laid down in the stream - as if she was saying "Ah that's better." 🐾
And a home visit for Dexter. 😊

27/05/2026

These dogs are just beautiful! My Wednesday group are so photogenic, so happy & so goofy! 😆 Sun's out - tums out with this lot!
It was woods & water again for our 2nd little group. Little cuties. 🥰
We're still cancelling many walks this week especially for elderly dogs or those with health conditions. Please bear with us. We're doing our best for our dogs! 🙏

27/05/2026

Couldn't have said it better! Hang on in there fellow dog professionals! We'll be back in wellies before we know it! 🥰🐾

Here’s to all the dog walkers who have had to cancel walks this week.

To the ones living paycheck to paycheck, making the heartbreaking decision to put the welfare of the dogs first — even when rent is due, bills are piling up, and the food shop still needs paying for.

You are my heroes.

I feel incredibly lucky that my main outgoings are my vehicles, because I know for so many others, these weather extremes are hitting hard. And sadly, this is becoming our new normal — wet winters, unbearable spring and summer heat, one extreme after another.

Over the couple of years, so many new dog walkers have started their businesses, stepping into this industry at one of the toughest times imaginable.

The weather hasn’t just affected our income — it’s affected our mental health too. The stress, the uncertainty, the constant worry… it takes its toll.

And on top of all that, the cost of living has risen so dramatically.

Fuel costs, vehicle maintenance, insurance, food prices, rent, mortgages, utilities — everything has gone up, while many of us are earning less because of cancelled walks and unsafe temperatures.

It’s an exhausting balance trying to keep a business afloat while also trying to survive personally. For so many dog walkers, it feels like no matter how hard we work, we’re constantly trying to catch up.

But still, we keep going.

Why?

Because this is more than just a job to us. It’s a lifestyle. It’s a passion. It’s something we pour our whole hearts into every single day.

No matter the weather, no matter the setbacks, we continue showing up because we love these dogs like they’re our own.

So to every dog walker struggling quietly this week — I see you, I respect you, and I hope you’re proud of yourself for putting the dogs first, even when it costs you.

26/05/2026

Shady woods and streams for our little lovelies today. All others cancelled or swapped to home visits! 😊
Tomorrow's walks are earlier. I think I've contacted all affected but please do get in touch if you've not heard from me. 🐾

22/05/2026

Pool party!!! Grace & Penny were the 1st ones in! 😂 They all enjoyed a little paddle and it kept them lovely and cool this morning! 😎
The Upton crew had a lovely mooch along the old railway line & into the wood. We stopped along the way for a drink and they all chilled in the shade.
Next week is looking very hot so usual hot weather protocol will be in place & we'll contact people each day to confirm altered arrangements! 🥵
Happy bank holiday weekend! 😊

21/05/2026

Two beautiful groups & walks today! 🥰
Little Pixi joined us this morning and loved being with Amb, Obi, Indie, Blue & Cara. Lots of water stops too! Blue decided the front seats of the van were the place to be! 🙈
The lunchtime crew headed to the shade of the woods. Arlo searched for squirrels without much success so I told him they'd gone away for the bank holiday. He seemed ok with that! 😆 🐿

20/05/2026

Three walk Wednesday!
The 1st group had sooo much energy and raced round! All fun, games & general goofiness! 😆
The 2nd group were calmer & had a lovely relaxed walk. Peanut excelled himself by swimming in quite a boggy pool so needed a bath for the 2nd day in a row! 🤪
The Upton crew were the best behaved pups in town! Little smashers! 🥰

19/05/2026

Back in wellies & waterproofs! By the end of the week we'll be having a heat wave!!!! Crazy weather!
The pups were ready for walkies this morning with waggy tails. Peanut rolled in something stinky 🤢 but luckily his harness got the worst of it. He was very pleased with himself 😆. Ben was soaked after racing through the long grass. Monty & Pixi happily sniffed their way along and Danny had a good race round the fields. All good fun. 😊