Wild Walks

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Wild Walks This is an extended walking dog business.

Wild Walks offer a 4-hour outing on private land, which provide mental and physical enrichment, proper socialisation, training reinforcement and a wash and towel dry.

✅️ First aid trained
✅️ Fully insured
✅️ DBS checked
✅️ Over 10 years of experience We offer up to 2 hours of exercise including socialisation and with your permission, basic training for fun and finish with a wash/groom before home time.

The mud tells the story of our adventures, the dog hair is proof of the love we share, and the camera roll is full of me...
14/10/2026

The mud tells the story of our adventures, the dog hair is proof of the love we share, and the camera roll is full of memories we’ll treasure forever. The van might be a little messy, but it’s full of life, love, and reminders that the best moments don’t always come with a clean interior. ❤️🐾🚐

Because at the end of the day, it’s not about keeping the van spotless — it’s about the memories we make along the way… even if some of those memories involve remembering exactly which of the dogs decided to take a 💩😂

🐕😂 JUST ANOTHER PEACEFUL WALK WITH THE DOGS… WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?! 😂🐕So there I am, in the middle of a field, w...
13/10/2026

🐕😂 JUST ANOTHER PEACEFUL WALK WITH THE DOGS… WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?! 😂🐕

So there I am, in the middle of a field, walking the dogs. The sun is shining, everyone’s surprisingly chilled out, and I’m really enjoying myself. You know, one of those days when you think to yourself, “Today is going to be a GOOD day!” ☀️😌

HAHAHAHAHAHA. OH, YOU SWEET, NAIVE FOOL. 🤦‍♀️🤣

I spot Arlo running towards me and think, “Ooooh, this could be an AMAZING photo!” 📸

So I crouch down, hold the camera out, and snap the shot.

Quick look at the screen…

PERFECTION. ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. 😍👌

What I hadn’t noticed was Dilla charging towards me like a furry, four-legged battering ram with absolutely ZERO regard for health and safety. 💥🐕

By the time I look up, it’s too late.

BOOM! 💥

I’m knocked clean off balance and end up flat on my backside in the middle of the field. 🤦‍♀️😂

I sit up, only to discover Dilla has decided that my lap is now her personal sofa. Apparently, I’ve booked an all-inclusive canine holiday and nobody bothered to tell me. 🙄😂

Meanwhile, Ray thinks this is the funniest thing she’s ever witnessed and decides to join the party. She gives me a playful growl, rolls onto her back and asks me to play.

Lovely. Just lovely. 🤣

But WAIT… THERE’S MORE! 🎪

Brenda apparently sees me lying there and thinks, “Ooh, excellent! The human climbing frame is available!”

Up my back she goes, and before I know it, she’s perched on my shoulder like some sort of deranged pirate parrot, surveying her kingdom and looking down at the other little hooligans. 🦜👑😂

Delilah then decides that if everyone else is taking advantage of the situation, she might as well join in too…

AND STARTS HU***NG MY FOOT. 😳🤦‍♀️🤣🤣🤣

At this point, I decide enough is ENOUGH and announce that the party is officially over. I attempt to get myself upright, dignity long gone, dignity’s relatives notified, and dignity’s funeral already arranged. ⚰️😂

Enter Gaston.

Clearly devastated that he’s missed all the excitement, he comes sprinting over at full speed and decides to have a good old chew on my hand. 🤦‍♀️🤣

Because why the hell not?!?!

So, in the space of approximately 30 seconds, I’ve been body-slammed, used as a sofa, turned into a climbing frame, had my foot sexually harassed, and been given a free hand massage by a dog with absolutely no qualifications. 😂😂😂

And there was me, five minutes earlier, thinking what a lovely, peaceful day I was having. 🌸😇

Moral of the story: Never trust a quiet dog walk. Never crouch down when surrounded by furry lunatics. And NEVER, EVER assume you’re the one in charge. 🤣🤣🤣

My favourite little creatures, enjoying a fully funded life of walks, snacks and cuddles 🥰
08/10/2026

My favourite little creatures, enjoying a fully funded life of walks, snacks and cuddles 🥰

When people ask what you do for work, you tend to get one of two very different responses.The first is:“Oh my god, how a...
07/10/2026

When people ask what you do for work, you tend to get one of two very different responses.

The first is:
“Oh my god, how amazing!”
“That’s my dream job!”
“You’re so lucky!”
“You have the best job in the world!”

And then there’s the second:
“A dog walker?”
“Is that really a proper job?”
“Sounds more like a hobby.”
“You just get to play with dogs all day.”

And honestly, that second response can really make you feel like 💩

It really can hurt when people talk about dog walking as if it’s “not a proper job.” There’s nothing shameful about earning an honest living by caring for animals.

Dog walking takes responsibility, reliability, patience, physical effort, organisation, and trust. People are literally trusting you with a member of their family. That matters.

And a job doesn’t become less respectable because someone else wouldn’t choose to do it. Work has value because of what it contributes and because it supports your life—not because it sounds impressive when you tell someone what you do.

So if someone makes you feel small about it, remember: they're judging a job title; you're building a life. Those are not the same thing. ❤️

The hardest part about being a dog walker is losing the dogs you have walked, cared for, and loved as though they were y...
06/10/2026

The hardest part about being a dog walker is losing the dogs you have walked, cared for, and loved as though they were your own.

It doesn’t matter how long you have had them — 9 years, 6 years, or even just 2 months. We become attached from the very first day, and somehow, it never gets any easier when the time comes to say goodbye.

I think one of the hardest things is when clients move away and we don’t even get the opportunity to say that final goodbye.

Although Barclay had left our walking business several months before he crossed the Rainbow Bridge, I will never forget his owners keeping us informed about all of his important milestones and, most importantly, allowing both Rebecca and me the opportunity to say goodbye during his final hour.

That meant more to us than they will probably ever realise.

I know these dogs aren’t technically ours, but we genuinely love them as though they are. We worry about them, celebrate them, care for them, and they become such a huge part of our lives.

And that brings me to Ben.

Ben’s story is an incredibly sad one. His owner sadly ended up in hospital, and has recently had to move into a care home, where they will now spend the rest of their days.

I am SO incredibly grateful that I have been given permission to help Ben find his forever home.

I honestly cannot say that this has been easy. Team Ben have tried absolutely everything within our power to keep Ben and his owner together, but unfortunately, despite our best efforts, that simply hasn’t been possible. 😪

For now, Ben is living with me until we find the right forever home for him, with Rebecca also having him stay with her at weekends.

We have a few meet-and-greets coming up, but this will not be a quick process. We want to make absolutely sure that Ben finds the best possible home — one where his new family will be happy to either take Ben to visit his owner in their care home, or allow one of Team Ben to collect him and take him to visit.

That is the one wish Ben’s owner has made, and it is something we are determined to honour.

So far, I can honestly say that Ben has settled incredibly well into our farm life. He is fantastic with the ducks, cats, horses, sheep and cows, and he absolutely adores Adora! ❤️

Whoever ends up with Ben will be incredibly lucky. They will gain one of the most loyal, loving and special dogs they could ever ask for.

Our job now is to make sure that the next chapter of Ben’s life is every bit as wonderful as he deserves. ❤️🐾

I never truly understood the caption “Mondays stink”… until today. 😩Because I can honestly say, this has to be one of th...
05/10/2026

I never truly understood the caption “Mondays stink”… until today. 😩

Because I can honestly say, this has to be one of the worst Mondays I can remember.

I was just leaving to collect the last dog on my route. I started to reverse and BANG — I had gone straight into someone’s pick-up! 😳

I genuinely didn’t see him in my mirrors and, in that moment, I was absolutely horrified and embarrassed.

I had dented not only his door, but two of the front panels as well. My van had a little dent of its own and a broken tail light.

I was completely shaken, full of adrenaline, wondering how on earth he was going to react. I got out, immediately apologised and braced myself for the worst.

Thankfully, the gentleman was incredibly calm and wasn’t too fussed. He even joked to another man that apparently I wasn’t the first person to reverse straight into him over the last couple of weeks! It was said man who gad done the exact same thing 😂

We exchanged details, I made sure he was okay and, after a few more words, we both went our separate ways.

I honestly thought that was going to be the low point of my day.

How wrong I was.

My Monday group are usually my best group, but today they were anything but! Whether they could sense my anxiety, pick up on the tension in the air, or simply decide that today was the perfect day to test every ounce of my patience, I honestly couldn’t tell you.

They were so challenging today. 🙈

Some of them had to stay on leads for their time out because they were just not listening at all.

Eventually, I managed to get everyone packed away and thought, right… surely that’s enough excitement for one Monday.

Then my phone went off.

I picked it up, expecting nothing more than an ordinary message.

Instead, I read:

“Hi hun, hope you are well. Unfortunately, Barclay is going to be PTS this afternoon…”

And my heart just sank.

💔

I genuinely didn’t think today could hurt any more than it already had.

But that message broke me.

Because suddenly, the dented van, the accident, the stress, the difficult dogs… none of it mattered anymore.

All I could think about was Barclay.

So, without even thinking twice, I went straight to his house.

I wanted to see him one last time.

I wanted to give him one final hug.

One final kiss.

One final chance to tell him just how incredibly loved he was.

And saying goodbye to him was, without a doubt, the hardest part of this already awful day.

There are some dogs who come into your life and leave paw prints on your heart that simply never fade.

Barclay was one of those dogs.

He wasn’t just another dog on my route.

He was Barclay.

A beautiful boy who became part of my days, part of my routine, and, without me even realising it, part of my heart.

The hardest thing about loving animals is that, one day, we have to say goodbye. And no matter how many times you go through it, I don't think your heart ever learns how to make that goodbye hurt any less.

We are going to miss him more than I can put into words.

People always say, 'when life give you lemons, make lemonade.' So tonight, rather than trying to find the lemonade in all these lemons, I think I’ll pour myself a rather large, very strong G&T. 🍸

And I’ll raise my glass to you, our beautiful boy.

To all the walks.

All the cuddles.

All the kisses.

All the little moments that I’ll now treasure even more because they’re memories.

Thank you for letting us be part of your life, Barclay.

Thank you for being you.

You were loved more than you will ever know, and you will be missed more than words could ever explain.

Run free now, gorgeous boy. 🌈🐾

Go find all your friends, chase those endless fields, and wait for us.

Until we meet again. ❤️

Cheers to you, Barclay.

You were one very special boy, and you will never, ever be forgotten. 🥂🐾❤️

You have 100 acres of field space to play in but noooooo, you want to play right by my feet 🤦‍♀️🤣🤣
01/10/2026

You have 100 acres of field space to play in but noooooo, you want to play right by my feet 🤦‍♀️🤣🤣

What a wonderful world it would be if everyone cared about dog welfare as deeply and seriously as we do. Every dog deser...
30/09/2026

What a wonderful world it would be if everyone cared about dog welfare as deeply and seriously as we do.

Every dog deserves to be treated with love, kindness, compassion, and respect — to feel safe, valued, and cared for throughout their lives.

If we all shared that same commitment, the world would be a much better place for our four-legged friends. 🐾❤️

There’s nothing better than watching your dogs enjoy the walks you give them. Seeing their excitement as they explore, s...
29/09/2026

There’s nothing better than watching your dogs enjoy the walks you give them.

Seeing their excitement as they explore, sniff every corner, discover new things, and simply enjoy being outside is such a beautiful feeling.

Those little moments of pure happiness make every walk worthwhile. 🐾❤️

Next time you feel overwhelmed, exhausted, or defeated as a dog walker, remember this:Dog walking is only hard for the f...
28/09/2026

Next time you feel overwhelmed, exhausted, or defeated as a dog walker, remember this:

Dog walking is only hard for the fully engaged, deeply invested, genuinely caring walkers.

The ones who notice everything.
The ones who care about every dog.
The ones who give it their all, every single day.

If it feels hard sometimes, it’s probably because you care so much. 🐾

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Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm

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