Ive recently had to use a dog walker so was looking around for someone that i could trust - never an easy thing to entrust your beloved hound to someone else!
I found Denise on the internet and saw that she used to work for the police, is CRB checked and had some good testimonials. So i rang her up - she wasnt available but someone took my number and she rang back when she said she would - always a bonus! We made an appointment for her to come out and meet us and our dog within a few days. I was also sent copies of her CRB check, insurance details and a form to fill in asking important things about our dog such as whether he was vaccinated, neutered, if he liked being walked with other dogs, if he could be let off the lead etc. This made me feel at ease as i could see that she was very professional in her dealings.
When we met Denise our dog took to her straight away - she is very warm and obviously cares deeply about dogs. We discussed what we needed as well as what we might like in the future - our dog could really do with some socialising with other dogs and Denise handled this very well and made some brilliant suggestions. She invited us round to her home, where she runs her business from, so we could see the set up and so that our dog could get to know her even better.
When it came time for Denise to take our dog out for a walk i received a text afterwards saying how it had gone - this really put my mind at ease. A 30 minute walk, on his own, cost £8.50 which was cheaper than some places that i had looked at. When i got home that evening my dog was incredibly happy - i could also tell that he had been given a wash down after his walk as he was all soft and fluffy (hes a German Shepherd & malamute cross so am not sure he would appreciate being called fluffy!). During the week that followed i got some lovely texts from Denise about how he was behaving during the walks.
Denise doesnt do much advertising as her clients tend to come via word of mouth - if thats not a good recommendation then i dont know what is - Highly recommended from me :) read more