How To Find A Good Dog Walker

By Eugenia Dickerson


You might be someone who is very busy and work usually takes graveyard or will end at late night. In which you can only spend time with your dog with limits. Or you might not have the strength anymore to take your pet into the park for few hours. Or maybe you are not yet allowed to go out because you are still under medication and you must stay at home for few months. In this case, you need to look for chicago dog walkers.

These people are trained to help the make their life easier when it comes to taking care of their pets. Hiring one is like a gambling because you have to risk your trust to a stranger. Remember, these people does not only take you pet into the park but also to guard them in any danger. Sometimes they need to have free access into your house especially if you are not at home during his pick up time.

To avoid that, you should be guided. Once you have found some prospects, communicate with them in any means. The very first thing you must ask is if they have undergone pet trainings. People like them needs to be trained in order to keep themselves flexible in any type of dog behavior and issues. If you will hire an untrained one, they might freak out if there will be a problem occurs.

Check his background and ask for character reference. Part of the application is the character reference in which you are to rely if you are to do some background check. Probably the applicant will give you the number of his current and previous clients. You must ask them about his attitude, punctuality and reliability.

You must also ask if he is licensed and insured. Professional walkers have insurance so that whatever happens to your pet under their care, they will be liable to it. In some states and regions, they require license and insurance to people like them. Well, it is okay to hire someone without insurance, but you have to make sure that you are very willing to take the risks.

Ask him if he can afford to face special circumstance. For example, your pet is crippled but you want him to be exposed to the outside world. So you should inquire him if he had experienced walking a crippled dog. If not, better decline and find another one so that you can assure that your dog is in good care.

When it comes to rate, some charge per session and some charge per hour. Ask him about it and ask how much is the charge. After that, you can call around for you to find out if he is not over pricing. Sometimes payment also depends on how many pets he is to walk and how far is your house from the area where he will walk the dogs.

You and your pet should meet him personally before you will start the session. It is like dating that the three of you should get to know with each other especially him and your pet. This is to avoid stress for your dog.

Trusting chicago dog walkers might be hard in the first few days. But after few days, if you are still uncomfortable with him, then better look for another one before something happens. But you also have to respect them even if they are just strangers.




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