Guidelines have been produced to ensure the best in dog welfare, to assist professional dog walkers and to better inform owners, as 31 per cent admit they rely on dog walkers.
A group of leading animal welfare organisations have joined forces with us to release a set of guidelines to ensure high welfare standards in the unregulated profession of dog walking.
We’re teaming with Dogs Trust and Pet Industry Federation
We’re teaming with Dogs Trust and Pet Industry Federation (PIF) to produce the Professional Dog Walkers’ Guidelines. This is in a bid to ensure the best welfare for dogs who are being walked by professional dog walkers, as well as to assist the dog walkers in meeting the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act.
Recent Dogs Trust research revealed that there is a growing demand for dog walkers, while 13 per cent admit to counting on them to ensure their dog gets enough exercise. With owners increasingly having more demanding working hours, a clear dependency on dog-walkers was emerging and it’s this that led us to create these guidelines. The guidelines serve to advise dog owners, Local Authorities and dog walkers on best practice to ensure man’s best friend is protected.
Follow the link to read the article in full on the RSPCA