Doggy day care/dog walker

Slainte said:

the prices I've gained range from £12-£15 per hour.
full day doggy care is approx. £20-£25 a day

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peggy said:

How much is it to have someone walk your dog? I'm quietly considering having a dog although work part time and would like the dog walked when I can't be there. I'm just looking at all the costs involved in owning a pup

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Floss said:

It can become quite expensive, so good idea to work out the costs beforehand. Ours is 8 months old now, she was a bit of a chewer in the beginning, so things you may also need to consider are replacement rugs, or anything else it may fancy chomping, like slippers, or their own bedding. I’ve lost count of the number of beds she has got through.
The first few months were the hardest, you have to be prepared to get up in the night if you want to toilet train them quickly. I work from home, so it wasn’t so bad, but literally every hour or so, I was taking her outside, so she learned quickly where to go, thankfully it paid off! I tried puppy pads, but she used to try and eat them, so I did it the old fashioned way, setting my alarm in the night and taking her out, until she could go all the way through the night.
Then there is the cost of their injections, flea, tics and worming, thats without the food, bowls, toys, leads, car harness or crate, puppy training classes, insurance, It soon adds up! Holidays too, kennels can be costly if you don’t take them with you.
I wouldn’t be with out her and it does get easier, in terms of the time you devote tending to their needs. It gets better once they can tell you when they need to go out and they sleep through the night, although we were very lucky, she would sleep downstairs from day one and never cried. I have friends who’s pups have cried all night when left alone.
Well done for considering the costs and pros and cons beforehand, because it is a commitment, not to be taken lightly.

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