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I think it's even more likely that your dog may die in the hands of a dog walker because they don't know your dog's habits. My dog likes to chase squirrels, he
by Johnny555 8y ago
I think it's even more likely that your dog may die in the hands of a dog walker because they don't know your dog's habits.
My dog likes to chase squirrels, he can be calm and docile on a walk, but then if he sees a squirrel, he'll lunge at it and if you're not paying attention and ready for it, he'll yank the leash out of your hands.
So I do think it's entirely possible that the dog walker was not grossly negligent, but he did lie about the dog being safe at home, and that's bad for both him and Wag.
- sliken 8y agoYou'd hope a professional dog walker would be familiar with how leashes work. There's this loop at the end, if you wrist through it then grab the leash a dog should be able to yank you off your feat before getting free. My (at the time) brand new girlfriend was walking her dog with me. I had the leash and the dog sprints off. I got this withering look that spelled out to me that this was likely then end of our relationship. Fortunately all was forgiven once I showed her the half of the leash I still had.
- Johnny555 8y agoIf you want a professional dog walker, you probably shouldn't be looking on Wag -- those are just normal people making a few bucks. Much like how if you expect a professional driver, you won't likely find one on Uber. Though in any case, having the dog pull the dog walker down on the sidewalk doesn't help much when the dog ran out on the road in front of a bus.