Checkers Dog Walking - Christchurch

Checkers Dog Walking - Christchurch Checkers Dog Walking offers group dog walking services in and around Christchurch, New Zealand.
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I don’t think I’ve plugged a non-dog related product on this page yet, but I’m sharing this product launch with the Chec...
07/12/2024

I don’t think I’ve plugged a non-dog related product on this page yet, but I’m sharing this product launch with the Checkers whānau as I believe we have a couple of aviation enthusiasts amongst us. Oh, and because Mike & Lynley are wonderful people 😀

Also, if you’re looking for a wee slice of paradise in which to have a relaxing holiday, you should also check out Hopewell lodge in the Kenepuru Sound, Marlborough.

A New Zealand company, CROSSCHECK SYSTEMS LTD, has developed and launched a product for all pilots that delivers peace of mind on every flight. Born of the need to move away from paper checklists and…

This morning’s walk was awesome! I needed to do a fair bit of traffic control with the dogs to ensure their energetic pl...
06/12/2024

This morning’s walk was awesome! I needed to do a fair bit of traffic control with the dogs to ensure their energetic play did not get out of hand. It was a great opportunity for me to reflect on how much I’ve learned over the last 3.5 years, specifically around reading doggy body language and understanding their behaviour in a group. They are fascinating beasts and I love working with them (95% of the time*)

*I’ve been planning a ‘keeping it real’ post about some of the less pleasant aspects of my job. Watch this space 😀

In total, the two groups of dogs today got through 6 litres of water during and after their walks. I only managed about ...
05/12/2024

In total, the two groups of dogs today got through 6 litres of water during and after their walks. I only managed about 1.5 litres. Not that it’s a competition.

Back to the forest today with these four-legged forest sprites. Ivy thought Christmas had come early when she found a pi...
05/12/2024

Back to the forest today with these four-legged forest sprites. Ivy thought Christmas had come early when she found a pile of pinecones.

I’d like to introduce the latest member to join our group walks recently. Her name is Piripiri, but she also answers to ...
04/12/2024

I’d like to introduce the latest member to join our group walks recently. Her name is Piripiri, but she also answers to Biddybid. Many of you will have already met her when your dog brought her home (uninvited). To be honest, she’s a real nuisance. She’s clingy, and loves hanging out with dogs with long, fine, or curly hair. Once she’s attached herself she’s blimmen hard to get rid of as she has the ability to divide herself into many small sticky burrs that take forever to remove. Her natural habitat is dry, sandy soil so she loves it when we walk through pine forests (which we do frequently during summer).

The individual burrs look like miniature shuttlecocks. Unlike barley grass seed, they don’t have a particularly sharp point on them so I suspect they are less likely to work their way through skin. Nevertheless, they appear to be pretty irritating so best removed if you see them.

Yay! Mac is back after misplacing his 🎾 🎾 at the vets last week. We took it nice and slow due to the heat, and when the ...
04/12/2024

Yay! Mac is back after misplacing his 🎾 🎾 at the vets last week. We took it nice and slow due to the heat, and when the dogs really started panting we doubled back to a lovely cool part of the forest. The dogs had fun checking out the log cabin which (much to Daisy’s dismay) does NOT taste like gingerbread. Ed found some good grass.

Our friend Scott joined us for our morning walk at BLF and it was great to have the extra pair of hands when Baxter foun...
04/12/2024

Our friend Scott joined us for our morning walk at BLF and it was great to have the extra pair of hands when Baxter found a possum carcass and was reluctant to ‘share’ it with me.

Boy it got warm this afternoon! We started and ended our walk with a swim and enjoyed the shade of the forest in between...
03/12/2024

Boy it got warm this afternoon! We started and ended our walk with a swim and enjoyed the shade of the forest in between. I thought Ted was being especially cuddly today but he may have just been enjoying the shade under my enormous sun hat when the dogs gathered for a drinks break. Hunter dug herself a nice cool hole which cheeky Bruno wiggled into.

Kye had a bit of a surprise for me on this morning’s walk when she picked up a stick and started writing in the sand. De...
03/12/2024

Kye had a bit of a surprise for me on this morning’s walk when she picked up a stick and started writing in the sand. Despite her efforts, I’m still not sure what she was trying to tell me but I suspect she was drawing my attention to the presence of pesky bluebottles along the high tide line.

Hey everyone, it’s going to get pretty warm this week so I thought I’d take the opportunity to remind you of the Checker...
02/12/2024

Hey everyone, it’s going to get pretty warm this week so I thought I’d take the opportunity to remind you of the Checkers policy regarding hot days:

1. We won’t walk any dogs in temperatures 29 degrees Celsius or hotter.

2. In temperatures approaching 29 degrees, we will seek environments with plenty of shade (such as the forest) and/or swimmable water.

3. On sunny days we test surfaces such as sand/tarmac before we walk dogs on them. If it’s too warm to comfortably hold the back of our hands to, we avoid that surface.

4. We always have water available for the dogs at the end of their walk, and on hot days we carry water on the walk too.

5. We’ll never leave your dog in the vehicle for longer than a few minutes without air-conditioning and/or shade and ventilation.

6. We have gel cooling pads ready to use in the crates in the vehicle to help dogs cool down after their walk if necessary.

7. We’re trained to recognise signs of heat exhaustion or heat stroke in dogs and to apply appropriate first aid.

Questions, concerns, or suggestions? Let me know 😀

Birthday boy Murphy was delighted by his pile of pinecones. He said “you guys are sooo thoughtful, it’s what I’ve always...
02/12/2024

Birthday boy Murphy was delighted by his pile of pinecones. He said “you guys are sooo thoughtful, it’s what I’ve always wanted!” and then proceeded to share them with his mates. This was another lovely day to be in the forest.

A wonderful start to the week at BLF this morning. The frogs are back at Frog Lake and they serenaded us in ‘surround so...
02/12/2024

A wonderful start to the week at BLF this morning. The frogs are back at Frog Lake and they serenaded us in ‘surround sound’ as we walked by. Watching the dogs trying to figure out where the sound it coming from is hilarious.

Whoop whoop! Calendars have been ordered, due to arrive around 12 December. Here’s a sneaky preview below.I’ve ordered a...
29/11/2024

Whoop whoop! Calendars have been ordered, due to arrive around 12 December. Here’s a sneaky preview below.

I’ve ordered a couple extra, so if you’re likely to suffer FOMO, or just forgot to get your order in, let me know. First in, first served 😀

This morning’s bunch of adventurous souls joined me on a location-scouting trip out to Mandeville Dog Park. The park is ...
29/11/2024

This morning’s bunch of adventurous souls joined me on a location-scouting trip out to Mandeville Dog Park. The park is a fairly basic large open field with a rural outlook, redeemed somewhat by an avenue of pines along one side and a small hillock with some pretty flowers. No water, but I’ve always got a tank in the van. There’s a small building with a verandah, maybe a clubhouse of some kind? I think they hold dog agility events here sometimes. The dogs made the most of the space and showed off some of their own raw agility talent with some spirited chases in between stints of sniffy exploring and a bit of horse poo consumption.

Back to the forest to beat the heat this afternoon. It was even warmer than this morning so we took it nice and slow, st...
28/11/2024

Back to the forest to beat the heat this afternoon. It was even warmer than this morning so we took it nice and slow, sticking to the shade where possible and stopping for a couple of drink breaks. Once again, in a forest littered with pine cones, the dogs decided there must be one cone to rule them all. I lost track of who had it, but I think it ended the walk with Murphy.

Forest Fursday, Part 1. With the thermometer set to hit 28 today, the dogs and I voted unanimously to head for the relat...
28/11/2024

Forest Fursday, Part 1. With the thermometer set to hit 28 today, the dogs and I voted unanimously to head for the relative cool and shade of the forest. It really was rather lovely hanging out with these good boys and girls this morning. Boris is slowly working his magic on Ivy, who I think is pretty close to actually playing with him.

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