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January 21, 2011 at 9:31 pm in reply to: how do you stop a dog tearing off wallpaper and chewing door frames? #78902mugateaParticipant
owner leaves around 7-ish and I arrive at 11. Previous dog walker arrived a 9 and he tore up the joint then.
he is walked before in morning before I get there.
he is 1 and 1/2 years old. owner had him since pup.
I’ve suggested frozen kongs, dont know if they last long enough cause he still does it. I dunno if I’d be happy giving pig ears when no one is around. I’m anxious by nature, so thats just me.
I’ll suggest cardboard box.
January 20, 2011 at 8:56 pm in reply to: how do you stop a dog tearing off wallpaper and chewing door frames? #78900mugateaParticipantlol, i was looking at your sig pic and thought jay looked too different. oh well, i wonder if i should tell the owner. lol
back to the point, izzie u got any tips?
January 20, 2011 at 7:48 pm in reply to: how do you stop a dog tearing off wallpaper and chewing door frames? #78898mugateaParticipantyes….well, I have questioned it to myself and he is small, but I’m no expert so who am I to argue.
J
January 20, 2011 at 3:01 pm in reply to: how do you stop a dog tearing off wallpaper and chewing door frames? #78896mugateaParticipantThanks Val,
‘Jay’ is a small springer spaniel. Here is a pic………
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mugateaParticipantIf I remember correctly bev taught me that bark and shoosh is a switch and you must teach them both for it to work. If you know how to use a clicker then you can teach your dog to bark on command and then after that wait till the dog stops barking and click then after a few times say ‘shoosh’ and when he stops click and say ‘good shoosh’.
kinda something like that.
mugateaParticipantThanks, I never really gave pet sitting much thought as I’ve only done it once and I charged £150 for 7 days, but that was 2 dogs and 9 alpacas. I think I’ll change it to ‘price depending on requirements’ like you say mudgie.
cheers
mugateaParticipantlol whats wrong with turkey? I got some recipes from here and the net.
Is £8 ph a lot of money?
Thanks for the tips, I never really thought about backround, but it’s a good idea.
J
mugateaParticipantok so if I’ve made my terrier meal, what can I add it too?
mugateaParticipantcheers mudge!
Do you think wellbeloved has changed since it was bought over by pedigree chum?
J
mugateaParticipantthanks mudge! How do you compare it to wellbeloved? Better, worse, the same? Of all the people I know thru walking their dogs or meeting up with them, they either feed their dogs, wellbeloved, bakers or chappie.
I aint gonna tell anyone how to feed their dog, I wouldnt sell them junk but as a dog walker I’ve learnt that everyone is a smart arse when it comes to dogs so I just let them get on with it.
Jamie
mugateaParticipantThank you, Ladies!
Jamie
mugateaParticipantThanks for all the info guys.
Mudgie, I’ve decided to lower my prices from £10 to £8 for an hours walk and £6 to £5 for 30 mins. I’ve printed the leaflets with price changes and will finish of the homes this week hopefully. I’ll change the prices on the website soon. There are plenty of golf courses round here so I’ll get some in plus there is the Ingliston equestrian centre that I’ll try too.
Gracie, I’ve tried small business gateway but all they could give me was money for advertising which is basically money to pay for leaflet distribution so I turned it down as I’d have to wait 5 weeks to get that and I’d rather start asap and just do the leafelts myself, at least I know it’ll get done proper. At this moment I dont have a car so walks would be around the semi rural village. Off lead is optional but I need a signature for insurance purposes. But I’ll sort out the website to make it clearer. I defo have thought about canine first aid and may look into that but as I’m now self employed I’ll have to pay for it myself, although its not that expensive.
((((just got phoned midway this reply and got my first walk!! :yes: :yes: :yes:)))))
Foxisle_crazy, Your prices are cheap, just a bit cheaper than me now. There are so many dog walkers now that its getting very competitive. I’ve seen a dog walker on gumtree advertise £8 for two hours which is rediculous and beneath minimum wage, but times are tough at the mo. I’m on google maps and yell.com and have requested my site to be included in google and yahoo search engines. I guess now I just have to bide my time and hope this one dog walker leads to more in the future.
Thanks for advice guys, much appreciated.
Jamie
mugateaParticipanthey lassie,
thanks for the reply, the reason I’m asking is cause I’m hoping to start up a dog walking business and want to encourage peeps to realise why it’s important their dog gets exercise.
quote :2. People talk to you when you walk the dog, if you are single it can help your lovelife Winkthat’s a great excuse for me, god I need some luvin, i tell ya!
Jamie
mugateaParticipantThey are great thanks. hows diva!
mugateaParticipanthi suz, nice to c u.
Had it been solved? Dang. I thought I was wrong anyway.
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