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YYJ Dog Walks

YYJ Dog Walks is a local, force-free dog walking & pet-sitting business owned and operated by Stevyn and Kayl. Currently not accepting new clients.
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YYJ Dog Walks is fully licensed, bonded, and insured. Our Services

Private Walks-
One-on-one or small pack walks. We will take your dog for a walk (around your neighborhood or ours!). Usually an hour, but can be adjusted when necessary. Great for dogs that just need a little extra exercise while you're at work, or anxious dogs who are unable to do daytime care. We can really tailor these to your

dog's needs and help work towards your training goals

Overnight care-
Your dog stays with us! Excellent alternative to boarding your dog at a kennel. We recommend having your dog join us for at least one daytime care session so they can be more comfortable with us when you go away for a night or more. We are very flexible and are happy to look after your pup for just a night, a week, or more!

09/01/2024

Our sweet pal Winston just had his last walk with us. When we first met Winston, he didn’t really want anything to do with us. He was very shy. It took us months to be able to even pet him.

But despite that, he’s always been one of the easiest dogs we’ve ever had the privilege to walk. He gets along great with every dog he’s ever met, and he was a dream on and off leash. The first time he gave me kisses, I almost teared up a bit.

We’ll see you soon Winston. Hopefully a sleepover with your two kitty siblings will happen ASAP.

08/22/2024

Happy Birthday Ramona!!!! 🎉 🎂

The sweetest, laziest, goofiest Bernedoodle we’ve ever had the pleasure of walking 🥰

08/08/2024

Happy Birthday Rory!!!!

Our sweet lil lady is 5 years old today 🎉🎂🥳

Rory brings so much joy to everyone she meets and we are so lucky to get to walk her!

❤️❤️❤️❤️

07/13/2024

Welcome our newest dog friend, Loki! 🥰
Loki is a big LGD mix but was super accepting of us right away! He’s super chill and has the most beautiful blue eyes 🐶

Also featured:
Rory
Shelby
Baxton
Milka & Azul
Cheeku
Milka & Piper
Luna
Penny
Mavis and her tomato toy 😂

We are doing our best to keep everyone cool, watered, and pottied during these hot days! ☀️🔥

06/23/2024

Stella sleepover, summer weather, happy doggies… it doesn’t get any better than this!

06/05/2024

Happy Pride Month Pals! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Big shoutout to friend of the biz for jazzing up our logo to include our pride flags 😎 Please check El out for all your tattoo needs!

Did you know YYJ Dog Walks is LGBTQ+ Owned and Operated? We are so grateful for your support every day! 💞

Hope y’all have a safe and happy Pride Season!!

04/30/2024

So many sweeties 🐶❤️

This is a spaniel-heavy post (!!) - 3 spaniels/spaniel x on our walk roster this week!

🐶 Maevis with her fresh haircut!
🐶 our old pal Zoey (spaniel x) back for a walk today!
🐶 sweet blind Bentley and sibling Luna

Also featured:
Milka & Baxton ( )
Adorable Alice
Rory and her new pal Cheeku
Piper & Maevis
Luna with no ears 😂

Special guest - Lulu the cat 🐱

04/13/2024

So many happy dogs 💕🐾 We loved getting to do some extra walks with Luna the Boxer over the last week, she’s so adventurous and always has a good time.

‼️We are now booking pet sitting for Summer 2024! ‼️
A deposit will be required to reserve your spot. Thank you in advance!

04/06/2024

Let’s give a big welcome to our two newest solo pups 🤗🐶

First up is Alice, a super sweet and STRONG mix breed with the cutest black spot over her eye. Alice was instantly BFFs with Stevyn and Kayl and loves sniffy walks around her neighborhood.

Next is Cheeku, who is the biggest teddy bear! He’s a little nervous about leaving his parents home alone but he’s doing great! Cheeku loves hanging out in the back of his parents SUV with the tailgate open during the day - so unique and cute!

Thanks everyone for all your support and well-wishes! Kayl’s surgery went well and they are healing up quickly ❤️

03/27/2024

A dog sitting in your lap may not seem like a big deal to some, but this is amazing. I’ve known Winston for close to two years now, and while I think we have a great bond, this is the first time he’s ever actually snuggled with me. I’m extremely grateful for this cute little guy.

Also swipe for his grumpy and comfy cat siblings: Storm and Miso

03/01/2024

Bentley & Luna ❤️🐶

Welcome our newest pals to YYJ Dog Walks!

Bentley (senior cocker spaniel) and Luna (boxer baby sister) our the cutest pair! We just started taking these sweet pups for mid-day potty breaks.

Bentley is completely blind but very good at going down his stairs to the backyard and loves gobbling down treats that you out right in front of his mouth.

Luna is a total lovebug and a typical boxer! She’s so excited when we arrive and greets with full body hugs 🤗

We are so happy to hang out with these two and get to know them better. 🩷

02/12/2024

Happy February! We are feeling the love from all our doggos 🥰

We are now booking for Summer petsitting! DM us or send an email to get your spot locked down ☀️

01/27/2024

We finally got a clear photo of Piper!!!!

Swipe through for more happy puppies 👉👉👉🐶❤️

We also got to hang out with our pals Phoebe and Geddy and Grady last weekend! We’ve been super busy with pet sitting and we are so grateful for all your support!!

12/30/2023

Oops, I forgot to make a Christmas post 🫣🫣

Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season! All the best wishes for a bright New Year 🐶❤️

12/01/2023

Puppy sitting our pals ,
walkies with our regulars Luna, Rory, Ramona, Goose, & Milka.

Best job in the world ❤️🐶

Reminder! We are away on holidays Tuesday Dec 5 through Sunday, Dec 16. Back to regular programming Monday Dec 17. We are gonna miss all our furry friends!!!

11/16/2023

This photo set is Milka-heavy. Sorry, she’s just so photogenic and has been joining us on so many walks lately!

Luna the bully mix had her first group-walk with Milka and they did so good together!

Have a friend with a dog in the Westshore??? We have room for 1 or 2 more pups on our roster 👀 DM us for more info!

11/12/2023

Happy Birthday to our pal Goose!

The sweetest and snuggliest boy! He loves playing with his doggo friends and gets along with everyone.

Wishing him the best birthday!!!

11/08/2023

Now Accepting New Clients!

For the first time in a long time, we do not have a waitlist! We have openings most days for friendly dogs suitable for group walks, and select time slots available for solo dogs.

We walk dogs in the Westshore area (Langford, Colwood, View Royal, etc.)

We are also booking pet sitting for the New Year! We pet sit in your home, all across Greater Victoria.

DM us or send us an email to learn more.

We are licensed, insured, bonded and pet first-aid certified.

We look forward to meeting you! Spots tend to fill up quickly so don’t hesitate to reach out.

-Stevyn & Kayl, YYJ Dog Walks

11/08/2023

We love you Phoebe and Geddy! Sorry I forgot to take pictures of their kitty sister, Grady 🙄

Get at us for all your dog sitting needs. We pet sit all across Greater Victoria!

11/01/2023

Happy Halloween from one of our new friends: Milka! She’s the sweetest standard poodle full of hugs and kisses 😘

Also featured:

running away from a creepy doll 😱
the.rescue.stud showing us his newest treat he found in a shallow grave 👻

Be safe out there, y’all!

10/28/2023

Introducing Piper the bernedoodle. She’s a very good beachcombing gal!

She loves people and her doggy pals. And also pooping directly in the ocean 😵

A special guest appearance by

10/21/2023

Introducing our newest, cutest lady: Luna!

This sweet bully girl has stolen our hearts. She hates the rain, but loves digging through the bushes for discarded food.

Looking forward to many, many more walks!

09/07/2023

Tell your friends - we have room for 1 or 2 new dog friends on our roster!

Here’s the requirements:
💫 Live in the west shore (Langford/Colwood)
💫 Have flexible availability for walks during the week
💫 We are accepting for solo walks or small group (2-3 dog) walks
💫 Understand that we use force-free, positive reinforcement on our walks

Sound like a match? Send us a DM or email at [email protected]

08/21/2023

There’s nothing better than a Remy weekend. Such a friendly and easy going lad. Hope to see you again soon, Remy!

08/04/2023

Happy Friday!!! 🎉🎉🎉

What are your plans for the long weekend??? We are hanging out with Russell (first photo) and a new friend too! (Not yet pictured)

We will be CLOSED Monday August 7 for BC Day!

07/27/2023

Stevyn got the privilege to spend the whole weekend with .the.rescue.stud

Spud has been a tough nut to crack, he’s quite shy and unsure of new people. We’ve been walking him for the past few months, and this weekend we think he finally felt fully comfortable. We finally got lots of pets in!

Swipe all the way through to see the simplest (yet incredibly fulfilling) snuggles.

07/15/2023

I spend so much time working with people and their reactive or aggressive dogs, learning how to help them and work with them, but I also try to show people with NON reactive dogs learn how they can help them too. I truly believe if we work together as a collaborative society of dog lovers we can help every dog live their best life. Here are some things I try to teach every human and dog team, and I’ve actually found these are good preventative tools too.

1. Stop letting your dog have on leash greetings with other dogs. Even if they are friendly. Teach your dog when they are on leash you are the best thing they can focus on! This will minimize their conditioned excitement every time they see another dog and help them not pull, lunge or move towards a reactive dog who doesn’t want an interaction. Also, the more you do let your dog meet dogs on leash, the more frustrated and aroused your dog can get when they see them and then reactivity can develop. NO leash greetings all around is a much healthier way to teach your dog(s) that the world out there is great but you’re even better to focus on!

2. Silence your dogs tags. I started doing this a few years ago when we started camping. I realized that the jingling of my dogs tags walking was a huge trigger for many of the dogs in their campsite, and as a result, they would bark and scream profanity at my dogs walking. This made their walk stressful too. By minimizing the noise, I’ve greatly improved my dogs walks and I know I’ve also helped a lot of reactive dogs not get triggered for the umpteenth time that day.

3. Work on a bombproof recall. And then work on it some more. And then some more.

4. Only let your dog off leash in places that are allowed. Even if you think no one is there. Even if it’s just for a second. Just. Don’t. Do it. It’s not fair and it sets so many dogs and humans up to fail. Want a place to let your dog run? Look at Sniffspot.com

5. Respect muzzles, give me space vests, and people saying “no” It is super hard to take a reactive dog out in public and have confidence. The more we give space and respect the better these teams will do! Don’t make judgements or stare or insist on saying hello because you hope to be the exception. Just tell them they are doing a great job and keep going.

6. Don’t let your dog stare. This is a BIG one we work on in all our classes. We teach humans how to position their dogs so they don’t stare at other dogs. I work hard on teaching my dogs to not stare at other dogs on leash and you can too. This is more subtle than not leash greeting but it can be just as helpful. Teach your dog to acknowledge there’s a dog there, but then move on, or turn around and not face them. For many reactive dogs there is nothing more triggering than a goofy adolescent dog staring at them across the road. I swear they scream back “WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?!”

7. Confine and safely manage your dog in the car. Dogs hanging out of windows, barking and lunging in the backseat, or moving back and forth in the car are problematic because 1. It’s not safe and 2. It’s teaching THEM terrible behavior and 3. It’s very stressful for reactive dogs trying to walk down the road. My dogs are crated in the car; or tethered or use a calming cap to reduce their own stress and the stress of dogs that may walk past.

8. Offer to help. Ask the person what you can do to make it easier or help them? More space? Or moving back and forth? Or just continuing on your way. Some people struggle to find others with NON reactive dogs to practice with, so having help makes a big difference. Speak up if you see someone putting them down. Warn someone with an off leash dog that there’s a dog there that needs space. Help them the same at YOU would like it if it was you and your dog.

Reactive dogs are not broken: and they aren’t abnormal either. Reactivity honestly is now becoming more normal than NON reactive dogs, so we have to all work through this together. And it boils down to respect, understanding, courtesy and lots of reward based training.

We can do it gang.

-Helen St. Pierre

07/15/2023

Happy (and hot!!!) Friday!!

Hope everyone had a great week. We made some new friends, introduced Brutus and Stella (and they had some good playtime!), and sweated our butts off.

Featured in this post-
1. Brutus and Stella after their playtime
2. New pal Emily
3. Our other new pal Penny
4. Rory
5. Spud .the.rescue.stud
6. Bonnie & Baya hanging out
7. Goose exploring East Sooke Park over the weekend
8. Rory & Brutus (the best unexpected pairing - Rory is the boss!!)
9 & 10. Baya giving us her best awoo

07/03/2023

Summer Weather Alert!

It’s going to be hot this week. As always, when temperatures get highway, we slow things down. This keeps everyone happy and healthy!

Walks will be shorter, lower intensity and we will take lots of breaks. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns!

06/26/2023

Happy Monday! We want to introduce two new friends -
Penny (first photo) & Emily (second photo)!

These two rescue pups have been an awesome addition to our walking routine! It’s hard to get them in a photo together because they’re both constantly moving 😂

Also featured:

being a model ,

Teddy relaxing on the patio,

Kea waiting for the ball to be thrown,

Stella chilling after her walk,

Baya in her barking era,

Oaken and ,

And finally Baya and Brutus being goofy in the back seat 😂

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Langford, BC

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https://yyjdogwalks.wixsite.com/dogs

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Reminder! Book your summer vacation pet-sitting soon. We are filling up quickly (thank you!!). DM to reserve your dates ❤️ *Long weekend trips preferred, but some exceptions are possible. New clients will require a few social visits or walks before pet-sit for everyone’s comfort! DM or email us for more info!