Hiker Dogs - Dog Walking & Pet-Sitting Service

Chaos crew living up to their name & bring us all the vibes this morning 😎🗻🐕💜💚 #fyp #dogs #doglover #dogsofinstagram

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Piper, Freddie, Ruby & Cooper putting all their skills to use in their first proper group together! At Hiker Dogs, our process ensures that your dogs have the best chance at successful socialisation along with maintaining and strengthening some core basic walking skills 😎 Well done team, super proud as always 👏🗻🐕💚💜 #fyp #foryoupage #doglover #dogsofinstagram #dogs #dogstagram #dogsofinsta #packdogs

Albus, Ralph, Dixie, Togo & Snowy being the bestest dogs having the bestest time 😍🗻🐕💜💚 #fyp #foryoupage #doglover #dogsofinstagram #dogs #dogstagram #dogsofinsta #packdogs

Humphrey, Tilly & Connie, the epitome of Hiker Dogs 😎🗻🐕💜💚 #fyp #foryoupage #doglover #dogsofinstagram #dogdays #dogdaily

Saturday sessions with Connie, Snowy, Marley & Teddy. Only this groups 3rd time together & already they’ve settled in true Hiker Dogs fashion 👏🫶🗻💜💚 #dogwalker #packwalk #dogsofinstagram#instadaily #fyp #foryourpage #wildwalking #dogwalkingservice #petsittingservice #walkswithaveiw

Rammie & Albus having the best time whilst brushing up on their walking skills! Love love this pairing 🫶🗻🐕💜💚 #dogwalker #packwalk #dogsofinstagram#instadaily #fyp #foryourpage #wildwalking #dogwalkingservice #petsittingservice #walkswithaveiw

Little Man Marley is finding his Hiker Dog paws on only his 2nd walk! This lad has “zero recall” but already he’s showing great progression 😍 Massive Well done to the rest of the pack, Captain, Teddy, Snowy & especially Connie for welcoming him in and teaching him the way of the Hiker Dog 🫶🗻🐕💜💚 #dogwalker #packwalk #dogsofinstagram#instadaily #fyp #foryourpage #wildwalking #dogwalkingservice #petsittingservice #walkswithaveiw

Hiker Dogs Ralph, Marlo, Lucy & Snowy being the best companions anyone could ask for. I’d love to say that a pack of happy & content dogs comes naturally but it really doesn’t. It takes hard work, commitment & consistency from our dogs, their owners & us. The only way is the Hiker Dogs way 🗻🐕💚💜🫶 #dogwalker #packwalk #dogsofinstagram#instadaily #fyp #foryourpage #wildwalking #dogwalkingservice #petsittingservice #walkswithaveiw

Connie, Max & Loki 😍🫶 I’m proud of all the dogs we have on board but seeing these 3 home the hills in true Hiker Dog style really makes me proud 🥹🗻🐕💚💜 #dogwalker #packwalk #dogsofinstagram#instadaily #fyp #foryourpage #wildwalking #dogwalkingservice #petsittingservice #walkswithaveiw

Connie, Max & Loki Pt 1 😍🫶 I’m proud of all the dogs we have on board but seeing these 3 home the hills in true Hiker Dog style really makes me proud 🥹🗻🐕💚💜 #dogwalker #packwalk #dogsofinstagram#instadaily #fyp #foryourpage #wildwalking #dogwalkingservice #petsittingservice #walkswithaveiw

The answer to this question is absolutely not. To quote the article linked below - “Teasing is bad for dogs for many reasons. Not only is it unkind, but dogs appear to be aware of a teasing person’s nefarious intentions and they neither enjoy the encounter nor do they enjoy interacting with such a person. We all know not to tease dogs (or we should know this). Now there is evidence that the dog who is the target of the teasing does not like that person.” At Hiker Dogs, we use balls and toys to build trust and engagement, once your dog has built a bond with one of our walkers, they get to experience the best walks, walks that allow your dogs to exercise and be enriched without heavy human input. Teasing, by you as an owner or anyone that looks after your dog will negatively impact your dog, science says so 🤓 Link to full article here 👇 https://thesciencedog.com/2022/08/25/teasing-is-bad/ #dogwalker #packwalk #dogsofinstagram#instadaily #fyp #foryourpage #wildwalking #dogwalkingservice #petsittingservice #walkswithaveiw

Albus, Ralph, Snowy, Dixie & Togo showing how seasoned Hiker Dogs do it. Yes, there is a flock of geese and a pack of dogs all in one space with no issues 💁🏻‍♀️ Top doggos as always 🫶🗻🐕💚💜 #dogwalker #packwalk #dogsofinstagram#instadaily #fyp #foryourpage #wildwalking #dogwalkingservice #petsittingservice #walkswithaveiw

Marlo, Lucy, Captain, Albus & Snowy being the best dogs as always! Love this pack 🫶🗻🐕💚💜 #dogwalker #packwalk #dogsofinstagram#instadaily #fyp #foryourpage #wildwalking #dogwalkingservice #petsittingservice #walkswithaveiw

Seasoned Hiker Dog Albus taking the lead with the young uns, Rammie & Piper. Rammie’s learning the way of the Hiker Dog more and more & Piper smashed her first proper group without any of our personal dogs for guidance 👏 Team work really does make the dream work & bit am I proud of my teams 🫶🗻🐕💚💜 #dogwalker #packwalk #dogsofinstagram#instadaily #fyp #foryourpage #wildwalking #dogwalkingservice #petsittingservice #walkswithaveiw

Wednesday Warriors Albus, Ralph, Snowy, Togo & Dixie smashing their Group Hike in true Hiker Dogs style 💁‍♀️🗻🐕💜💚 #dogwalker #fyp #dogwalkersofinstagram #packwalker #rhondda #rhonddacynontaff #southwales

“Don’t you worry that you’ll loose a dog?” Short answer here, is NO. Why? Because we put the work in BEFORE putting your dog at risk & taking it off a lead, no matter what information we’re given at the meet and greet. Here’s a breakdown of this pack & how we got to this consistent, silent recall, in the middle of nowhere, with umpteen distractions that generally hold much higher value than a very chill, calm human. First guy back is Marlo. As you can see from the way he holds himself, Marlo is now a confident, well balanced pack leader. What if I told you, Marlo has very little vision? How does he know to come back without a vocal recall?! 2nd champ back is Ralph. Ralph came to us as a fairly well balanced dog, however, he does have high prey drive at times. Yet, he chooses to silent recall whilst we were in squirrel alley, How?! 3rd guy to do the walk of happiness is Albus. Albus, like Ralph was a lovely, well rounded boy coming to us, he just needed some confidence building work after being attacked fairly often by other dogs. Yet, he’s happy to come and join the rest of the pack when they come back, How?! Last one bringing up the recall line is Lucy. Lucy is a rescue & understandably, wasn’t all that keen to bond & play with other dogs, add a high prey drive to that & you have a dog who is a high “flight” risk. Yet, here she is, choosing to follow the pack and recall. How?! Not to forget our ever consistent Snowy. Aka, Velcro dog. The only issue that comes with Snowy, is when I turn back & he’s nowhere in sight. Until I look directly down at my feet & there the little champ is. How? The answer to all of the above isn’t some magic tool, special treats or recall sound. The answer is, the relationship between the walker & the dogs. If your dog care provider doesn’t spend time building a valuable relationship with your dog, that dog is at risk of being lost. Choose your dog care provider carefully, ask questions at the meet

Friday’s team all working together beautifully for some lovely walks 😍 Snowy, Connie, Captain, Teddy, Albus, Ralph, Rammie & Piper 🗻🐕💚💜 #dogwalker #fyp #dogwalkersofinstagram #packwalker #rhondda #rhonddacynontaff #southwales

Big Boy Rammie is growing into the most polite of boys. It’s amazing what can be achieved with a bit of consistency and work. Bravo team 👏🗻🐕💚💜 #dogwalker #fyp #dogwalkersofinstagram #packwalker #rhondda #rhonddacynontaff #southwales

I promise I didn’t have this song playing during training tonight 😂 Dixie & Togo levelling up their impulse control game 😎 #fyp #foryoupage #dogs #dogsodinstagram #packwalks #rhondda #dogwalker