22/08/2025
Working with dogs is definitely not for the faint hearted. The job is mentally and physically exhausting. Driving 4+ hours a day, walking in all weather and injury conditions, keeping the energy levels low so itâs not chaotic, constantly counting dogs, constantly watching out in all directions for other people, horses or dogs coming, having 100% control over all the dogs, advocating for them and all situations, work admin, life admin, dealing with clients and members of the public (a member of public messaged me the other day because I forgot to pick up a poo bag before I left the forest. I got told I was making up excuses, not responsible and to do better ). We are human too and some days this can be hard when youâre exhausted and canât 100% focus. No matter how youâre feeling, those emotions need to be pushed aside to focus on the dogs. They 100% react from our emotions and as professionals the dogs are our priority. Days like this may mean the dogs donât get any off lead time and this is mainly for safety reasons, because if we arenât 100% on our game-neither are the dogs. This can also mean we take little to no footage of walks because we are concentrating on the dogs. One little unnecessary message can really affect someone. And I just want to thank everyone that understands and appreciates what we do and knows we are responsible professionals. I guess what Iâm saying is you never know whatâs going on in someoneâs life, so letâs be kind and respectful. Have a great weekend đ«¶
