Dogpanion Dog Walker

13/06/2024

Dogpanion dog walker now has vacancies for walks in Guiseley Menston and Burley in Wharfedale. Look out for my van and message Catherine Myers on 07914 693253 .

13/06/2024

I now have vacancies to walk in The Guiseley, Menston and Burley in Wharfedale areas .
Fully insured. Look out for my Dogpanion van Call or message 07914 693253
Catherine Myers

27/04/2024

Dogpanion caught on camera! 😁

17/04/2024

Tuesday walk on the windy Chevin.

25/03/2024

This is so true .

Everyone who is thinking of getting dogs should read this because you need to understand this reality:

***I am a 21st century dog.***
-I'm a Malinois.
Overskilled among dogs, I excel in all disciplines and I'm always ready to work: I NEED to work.
But nowadays I get asked to chill on the couch all day everyday.

-I am an Akita Inu.
My ancestors were selected for fighting bears.
Today I get asked to be tolerant and I get scolded for my reactivity when another approaches me.

-I am a Beagle.
When I chase my prey, I raise my voice so the hunters could follow.
Today they put an electric collar on me to shut up, and you make me come back to you - no running - with a snap of your fingers.

-I am a Yorkshire Terrier.
I was a terrifying rat hunter in English mines.
Today they think I can't use my legs and they always hold me in their arms.

-I'm a Labrador Retriever.
My vision of happiness is a dive into a pond to bring back the duck he shot to my master.
Today you forget I'm a walking, running, swimming dog; as a result I'm fat, made to stay indoors, and to babysit.

-I am a Jack Russell.
I can take on a fox, a mean badger, and a rat bigger than me in his den.
Today I get scolded for my character and high energy, and forced to turn into a quiet living room dog.

-I am a Siberian Husky.
Experienced the great, wide open spaces of Northern Europe, where I could drag sleds for long distances at impressive speeds.
Today I only have the walls of the house or small garden as a horizon, and the holes I dig in the ground just to release energy and frustration, trying to stay sane.

-I am a border collie
I was made to work hours a day in partnershipwith my master, and I am an unmistakable artist of working with the herd.
Today they are mad at me because, for lack of sheep, I try to check bikes, cars, children in the house and everything in motion.

I am ...
I am a 21st century dog.
I'm pretty, I'm alert, I'm obedient, I stay in a bag...but I'm also an individual who, from centuries of training, needs to express my instincts, and I am *not* suited for the sedentary life you'd want me to lead.
Spending eight hours a day alone in the house or in the garden - with no work and no one to play or run with, seeing you for a short time in the evening when you get home, and only getting a small toilet walk will make me deeply unhappy.
I'll express it by barking all day, turning your yard into a minefield, doing my needs indoors, being unmanageable the rare times I'll find myself outside, and sometimes spending my days sunk, sad, lonely, and depressed, on my pillow.
You may think that I should be happy to be able to enjoy all this comfort while you go to work, but actually I’ll be exhausted and frustrated, because this is absolutely NOT what I'm meant to do, or what I need to be doing.
If you love me, if you've always dreamed of me, if my beautiful blue eyes or my athletic look make you want me, but you can't give me a real dog's life, a life that's really worth living according to my breed, and if you can't offer me the job that my genes are asking, DO NOT buy or adopt me!
If you like the way I look but aren't willing to accept my temperament, gifts, and traits derived from long genetic selection, and you think you can change them with only your good will, then DO NOT BUY OR ADOPT ME.
I’m a dog from the 21st century, yes, but deep inside me, the one who fought, the one who hunted, the one who pulled sleds, the one who guided and protected a herd still lives within.
So think **very** carefully before you choose your dog. And think about getting two, rather than one, so I won't be so very lonely waiting for you all day. Eight or ten hours is just a workday to you, but it's an eternity for me to be alone.
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23/12/2023

23/12/2023

Wishing all my loyal dog owners and their beautiful dogs, a very merry Christmas and a Happy New year.
Back to walking on 02/01/2024

09/11/2023

Motor bike in Esholt.
Please watch out with dogs.

02/11/2023

Crappy weather but Esholt s spectacular !

07/10/2023

Please contact Simon Carr on the number below. Not one of my dogs but I am sharing it for him.

25/05/2023

This is the reason I love what I do.

09/03/2023

Another on the beautiful chevin today. Did not have a tumble at this stage .😄

09/03/2023

I was not expecting this trip on the Chevin!! 🤣

11/01/2023

Blue sky and sunshine this morning in Esholt .

24/11/2022

Wednesday early walk staring Bruno and friends.

15/11/2022

A very wet Tuesday. We walk whatever the weather.

13/11/2022

Available slots for walking on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday .

13/11/2022

Thursday walk in glorious Esholt.

09/11/2022

So lovely meeting up with other friendly dog walkers. 💛