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Stan is now two and since I've had him I've been studying so I've been able to be flexible around when I'm out of the house etc, so I've never had to get anyone else to look after him. I'm now about to start working and will be out of the house two days a week and need to think about getting a dog walker. I always planned to do this, I got Stan whilst I was still at college so I could be around when he was younger, intending to use a dog walker when he got older and my work situation changed. The thing is, it all seemed so simple when I didn't have him- but I didn't realise just how MUCH I would fall in love with my little lad, and now it seems unbearable the thought of trusting someone else to take him out for walks.
He's very well behaved (most of the time), never runs out of sight and has a good recall (although not when chasing golfballs as i found out last week). Plus, he adores other dogs (only dog syndrome?) and would probably like going out with a couple of others a few times a week.
But I'm so worried that something will happen to him, like him getting lost. How do other people who use dog walkers cope? Or is it just me being too much of a worrier? I just meet so many dog walkers when I'm out who seem perfectly lovely and caring about the dogs, yet still I see them walk off, oblivious to the fact that one of their dogs is being left behind (often attached to Stan's bum :roll: ).
I'm always really aware of where Stan is and what he's up to, but that's because he's my dog and I'd be devastated if anything happened to him- my fear is that a dogwalker wouldn't be so vigilant.
I know i'm probably being a paranoid control freak but any advice would be most welcome.
Plus if anyone knows any good dog walkers in West London...
He's very well behaved (most of the time), never runs out of sight and has a good recall (although not when chasing golfballs as i found out last week). Plus, he adores other dogs (only dog syndrome?) and would probably like going out with a couple of others a few times a week.
But I'm so worried that something will happen to him, like him getting lost. How do other people who use dog walkers cope? Or is it just me being too much of a worrier? I just meet so many dog walkers when I'm out who seem perfectly lovely and caring about the dogs, yet still I see them walk off, oblivious to the fact that one of their dogs is being left behind (often attached to Stan's bum :roll: ).
I'm always really aware of where Stan is and what he's up to, but that's because he's my dog and I'd be devastated if anything happened to him- my fear is that a dogwalker wouldn't be so vigilant.
I know i'm probably being a paranoid control freak but any advice would be most welcome.
Plus if anyone knows any good dog walkers in West London...