No team, no van fleet, no franchise. Just Steve — and the same dogs each week.
I've had dogs since before I had a job. They were in the kitchen growing up, in the cars I learned to drive in, and they're at my feet now.
For most of my working life I did the usual — early starts, long days, the kind of office work that's perfectly good for some people but slowly stopped being good for me. A few years back I made the decision that, in my fifties, I'd rather spend the rest of my working days outdoors, with dogs, in country I actually want to be in.
So that's what I do. I walk dogs across Warwickshire. Properly. Slowly enough that they enjoy it, far enough that they're tired by the end. I'm out in all weathers, on the same routes the same dogs know, at the same times each week.
I don't take on more dogs than I can do justice to. I'd rather do a smaller round well than a big one badly. That's the whole business plan.
Dogs settle into people and places. I show up the same day, the same time, the same route — because that's how trust gets built.
Some need a brisk hour. Some need ten minutes and a sit down. Some need to be on their own. I listen to the dog, and to you.
Dogs don't respond well to noise or sudden moves. They do respond to steady people. I'm steady.
Whatever you ask — no off-lead, no other dogs, this collar not that one — that's how it's done. Every time.
If I'm not the right walker for your dog, I'll say so. There are dogs I'm not the right fit for and I'd rather be straight about it.
Public liability, care & custody cover, DBS, pet first aid. All current. All shown on request — happy to email copies.
When I'm not walking somebody else's dog, I'm usually walking my own, fishing, or out on a footpath somewhere I haven't been before.
I live in Warwickshire and I'm not planning to leave. The Cotswold edges, the canal paths, the Avon — that's home for me. It's also where most of my walking happens, so the dogs in my care get to see the same countryside I do.
I'm in my fifties. I've slowed down on purpose. The work I do now is the work I want to be doing in twenty years if I'm lucky enough.
Send a quick request and I'll ring you. If your dog isn't right for me, I'll tell you who might be.
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