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Handing your keys to someone and trusting them with your dog is a big deal. Most people know they want someone reliable and good with dogs but beyond that it can be hard to know what you're actually looking for. Here's what I'd check if I was on the other side of this decision. Insurance — non negotiable Any professional dog walker should have public liability insurance that covers them while walking your dog. Ask to see it. Not because you expect anything to go wrong but bec

I get asked about this more than you'd think. Someone finds out what I do for a living, usually when I mention I'm heading out at 8am with a van full of dogs, and the conversation always goes the same way. That sounds amazing. How do you actually do that? So here's an honest answer based on six years of actually doing it. It's a proper business, not a hobby with a lead The biggest misconception people have is that dog walking is something you fall into casually. You take a fe

It's one of the most common questions I get from people who are new to using a dog walker. Their dog is fine at home, fine on a lead, but how will they get on with a group of dogs they don't know in an open field? It's a fair concern and worth thinking through properly. The honest answer is that group walks suit the vast majority of dogs, but not every single one. Here's how to think about it. Dogs that tend to thrive Most sociable dogs take to group walks immediately. Within

If you're thinking about booking a dog walker for the first time, or you're just curious about how we actually operate day to day, this one's for you. Here's exactly what a typical walk looks like from start to finish. The collection I'll collect your dog from your door in my fully ventilated and kitted out van. Most of my clients leave a key with me so they don't need to be home, but we can work out whatever access arrangement suits you best. The dogs tend to know the van at

One of the questions I get asked most often from new clients is where exactly I take the dogs. It's a fair question and honestly one of the things I'm most proud of about how Indiana Bones operates, so it's worth explaining properly. Every walk we do takes place in our private enclosed field on farmland just outside Newton Mearns. We have exclusive use of it, which means when we're there it's just our dogs and nobody else's. No surprises, no unknown dogs appearing out of nowh