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January on the Lead: Advanced Winter Walking Strategy for Professional Dog Walkers
January is one of the most challenging months for dog walking in the UK, but also one of the most important. Cold temperatures, short daylig

Tori Lynn Crowther
Jan 55 min read


A Dog Walker’s Guide to Self-Assessment This January (With Links)
January the looming Self-Assessment deadline. If the idea of returns makes you want to hide under the duvet, don’t panic – by following…

Tori Lynn Crowther
Jan 17 min read


Why “Good Dogs” Still Bite. Understanding Context, Thresholds & Human Error
Professional safety begins the moment we stop treating “goodness” as protection, and start treating it as conditional. Dogs do not bite….

Tori Lynn Crowther
Dec 31, 20255 min read


Dog Walking Insurance Explained: Why Both Vehicle and Business Cover Matter
both vehicle insurance and business insurance play very different roles, and both are essential…

Tori Lynn Crowther
Dec 30, 20254 min read


You’re Not “Just” a Dog Walker
“You’re just taking them for a walk.”
If you’re a professional dog walker reading this, you already know how wrong that sentence feels in your bones. Dog walking is not casual. It is not passive. And it is certainly not unskilled. When a lead is clipped on and a gate closes behind you, you are no longer a background helper. You are the person in charge of a living being with instincts, fears, history, strength, and legal implications attached to every ...

Tori Lynn Crowther
Dec 18, 20254 min read


Legal Responsibility of Being in Charge of a Dog
"I did not know" is not a valid excuse.
A statement I often hear is "but it is not my dog, so the owners are responsible!" This is not true, once you set out that door with a dog, you are legally responsible!
I have written this blog so it sets out current UK law as of December 2025, including banned breeds, handler responsibility, and mandatory insurance considerations for professional...

Tori Lynn Crowther
Dec 1, 20257 min read
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