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Checkers Dog Walking offers group dog walking services in and around Christchurch, New Zealand.
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09/11/2024

It’s that time of the year again when I start trawling through thousands of photos from walks over the past year, carefully selecting the best of the best to put into the Checkers 2025 Calendar.

Last year, all proceeds from the calendar (over $1500!!) went to Canine Friends New Zealand Members and I’d like to do even better this year. The calendars are large A3 sized beauties printed on semi-gloss heavy card stock. There’s plenty of room to make notes of important events. There will be at least one picture of each dog we’ve walked this year.

This will be the third year I’ve produced them and they’ve sold out each year, with many clients buying more than one. The cost will be the same as last year ($50 each), and the proceeds will go to Canine Friends again. You can read more about this charity here:

https://www.caninefriends.org.nz/

In the meantime, please let me know by November 24 whether you’d like to order one or more calendars so I can have these ready for you by Christmas.

07/11/2024

I took this afternoon’s group to the Groynes for the first time this spring. They certainly enjoyed having some shady spots to swim in, and I enjoyed wading with them.

07/11/2024

The morning mist hanging over the beach and forest made for a pretty magical first walk today. I spent some time practicing our round-up drill and these dogs aced it each time so I shouted them a round of water back at the wagon.

06/11/2024

I was so happy hanging out with this group of dogs in the lovely shady forest this afternoon. A couple of these dogs used to struggle a bit when I mixed the group up a little, yet today with two dogs (Gus & Coco) joining the group as a part-time members, all the dogs were curious but calm and confident. It was funny watching Ed and his entourage of munchkins travelling in formation through the forest.

06/11/2024

We all enjoyed this morning’s walk at Coutts Island. The river had dropped enough for easy access to some good swimming holes again. On our trek up the track the dogs spied a possum up a tree and there was much excitement amongst the ranks. Kenny decided to revisit the possum tree a couple of times (perhaps hoping the possum would fall out?) while the other dogs were swimming so spent some time on the leash.

05/11/2024

A gorgeous afternoon for a beach walk. I think the dogs were confused by my new extra-wide sun hat (admittedly, I do look like a standard lamp when I am wearing it). The lupins are in full flower at the moment, which makes me want to take a road trip to Tekapo this weekend to see the annual explosion of colours around the lake.

05/11/2024

Morning walk at Macleans Island with this good bunch of mates. We started and ended with a swim, and filled in the middle bit with a stroll through the forest and a romp in the long grass.

04/11/2024

The annual Coutts Island Dog Steeple Chase event was held this afternoon. Betty & Bessie wallowed in all the water obstacles, while Milo chased fantails. Coco and Bruno teamed up to navigate a tricky log jump, and everyone joined in for some hide & seek in the long grass.

04/11/2024

This morning’s walk was a team effort again, with Melika from Pawsitive Steps, Kim’s human, and Kim joining Bruce, Ziggy, Stella, and I on our group walk. With a bit of professional guidance, Kim is learning to take breaks from stalking/chasing the other dogs and is discovering other simple pleasures like the smell of fresh goose p**p, and the feel of mud in her fur. We’re all looking forward to welcoming her back to the pack soon.

01/11/2024

I had a nice outing at Ferrymead Reserve today with this awesome foursome. Coco got all show-offy with a stick, doing some pretty fancy juggling with her mouth. All the dogs enjoyed exploring the rabbit holes, and thankfully none disappeared down them. Ziggy and Bruce had a swim, Coco only went in far enough to get thoroughly muddy and then refused to go in further to rinse off so she got a wash and dry back at the wagon. Louis got the zoomies and raced around after the big dogs (from a safe distance).

31/10/2024

Lovely to have the gang back together for this afternoon’s walk at Macleans Island. These dogs have settled in so nicely together, they all seem to be on the same page/schedule when it comes to play time versus explore time versus relax time. And they all LOVE swim time.

31/10/2024

We had loads of fun finding safe ways to access the river at Coutts Island this morning. Even Ada deemed one of the smaller streams we found suitable for a dip. Ivy carried a good stick for a while, secretly dying for one of the other dogs to chase her (on her terms, of course) 😀

30/10/2024

The forest was definitely the place to be today. The afternoon gang found some lovely shady trails to explore and I enjoyed witnessing Daisy & Wilson’s blossoming friendship. It appears these two terriers have decided to team up and be introverts together 😀

30/10/2024

We had a VIP guest join us on our morning walk today. My fit and active 80+ year old mother-in-law is visiting from Canada and wanted to meet some of the dogs I’ve been telling her about (put some furry faces to names, so to speak). It was a lovely walk through the forest and along the beach and everyone was on their best behaviour 😀

29/10/2024

Afternoon walk at Bexley Reserve where we had fun going a little off-piste.

29/10/2024

Morning walk along the Waimak. This was a lovely way to ease into the week after the long weekend.

23/10/2024

Our afternoon walk mainly consisted of some short spurts between shady spots. It was only 25 degrees, but everyone (especially Daisy) felt like it was warmer.

23/10/2024

We enjoyed the shade and quiet of the forest this morning. These gorgeous dogs were nice and relaxed and had a lovely time sniffing their way around some new tracks.

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We’ve seen loads of cheeky pīwakawaka (fantails) recently. I love how these birds flit around our heads as we amble through the forest, and I swear their distinctive ‘eep … eep’ is their way of saying thanks for all the bugs and other critters we’re exposing for them as we kick up leaf litter along the way.

A lovely spot we call ‘Frog Lake’ in BLF. Takes a while for the choir to warm up, but once they’ve found their voices it’s quite the chorus! The dogs don’t know what to make of the noise 😀

The start of the hail storm this morning before the golf balls started dropping and we huddled under my jacket under a tree for 10 minutes, debating whether we were more or less likely to be hit by lightning there or making a mad dash back to the car.

Forest fun with Checkers Dog Walking

A moment of tranquillity, bellbirds, a fantail, and Ziba’s heavy breathing on this afternoons walk in BLF.

Kim is getting ready for Pride week. Perhaps she’ll have figured out how to wear her bandana by then. She’ll look 🌈 FABULOUS 🌈 anyway!! We’d love to see pics of your fabulous pooch, feel free to post them in the comments below. Xx

🥳🎉Congratulations to Georgie and his two-legged parents on winning this month’s Checkers giveaway, an awesome Brooklyn Bed! Georgie is a member of our Wednesday morning and Friday afternoon groups. He is a handsome, fun-loving fella with a range of funny facial expressions. Thanks to everyone who entered this competition, we loved all the pics of sleeping dogs. Cuteness overload! Feel free to keep an eye out for our next giveaway and try again. The winner is always randomly drawn. In the meantime, if you’d like to chat with us about group dog walks for your dog, we’d love to hear from you 😀