Walk In The Bark Dog Walker

27/03/2023

My 1st Dog as a dog walking business Charlie aged 11 has passed away ..we will all miss you Charlie you were a star , RIP Charlie boy 💔💔🐶😢

03/10/2022

27/05/2022

Grumble of pugs ❤️❤️❤️❤️

26/11/2021

15/10/2021

Welcome to the gang Ted ♥️🐾

15/10/2021

Happy National Pug Day
🐕🥰♥️🐾🐾🐾

07/09/2021

Meet Pomme , shcnoodle 4 mths old ♥️🐾

28/08/2021

You’re on a walk and you see a dog on a lead. Your dog is running free.

Q: What should you do next?
(Cue *who wants to be a millionaire* music).

Is it:
A: put your dog on a lead
B. Let your dog run over and say hello.
C: Shout “Don’t worry, he’s friendly.”
Or
D: What dog? You were playing candy crush.

The answer is…. A.

Did you get it right?

Many dog owners don’t. They don’t understand what a negatively life-altering situation a rogue dog can be for on-lead walkers.

Here’s why:

Dogs you don’t know could be on lead for 100s of reasons.

They could be blind.
They could be recovering from surgery.
They could be deaf.
They could be aggressive.
They might be scared of being approached by strangers.
They might be training.
They could be a service dog.
They may be a rescue.
They might be terrified of dogs they don’t know.
They could be elderly or physically vulnerable.
They might simply prefer to walk on lead.

In the end, it doesn’t matter why they are on a lead. It’s none of your business. But what is your business is CONSENT.

Leads are a little flag that say “don’t come close”.

When you see them, putting your dog on a lead is respectful. You show the other owner that you CARE about their choice and consent. It doesn’t matter if your dog has 100% perfect recall. You respect the other person and their dog enough to be courteous and kind to uphold everyone’s safety by making absolutely sure everyone is on a lead (no matter how much you trust your dog).

As a person who is often walking a dog on lead for all of many the reasons listed, I can’t tell you how my heart sings when I see someone extend this gesture to me and my pack.

Your dog has no right or business running up to ANYONE (dog or human) without clear PRIOR consent to do so.

You have a responsibility to ensure your dog is in control in a public place. Failing to recall is an offense. It counts as a dog out of control in a public place.

05/08/2021

Walk in the bark is now closed until 13th August
🌞⛈🌩🌨☂️⛺

17/06/2021

Nadi and Raymond ♥️🌞😁🐾

17/06/2021

Pablo 🐾♥️🌞😁

10/06/2021

Are new recruit Raymond ♥️🐾🐶😎

09/06/2021

My grumble having a bit of ice cream to cool down hehe

09/06/2021

Fun at the park

29/05/2021

15/05/2021

14/04/2021

Welcome to Marnie and Monkey our new recruits ♥️♥️🐶🐶🐾🐾☀️

11/04/2021

06/04/2021

Our new recruit Ace ...American bulldog cross great Dane ♥️🐾🐶☀️

06/04/2021

Bobby and Lexi ♥️🐶🐾☀️

05/04/2021

Bloody cold 😱🌝☀️🐥

02/04/2021

A lovely sunny morning walk with this beauty 'Pablo '♥️

08/03/2021

Nice to get Indy back today ...His mate Bill had missed him too 😁🐾🐶

06/03/2021

Nadi and George New friends ♥️🐾🐶💏

20/02/2021

Nadi and Charlie ♥️

24/01/2021

21/01/2021

Bit flooded around stretford today 😱

21/01/2021