Why offer a large and giant breed dog walking service?

As long term owners of large and giant breed dogs, we have learnt that in many ways our pups are not really seen as ‘dogs’ by many of the services that support dog ownership. Pre-the modern click button 24/7 online world, finding toys, beds, collars that were suitable for giant breed dogs was hard, sometimes impossible. I’m glad to say that things have improved, however finding some one to look after a 95KG mastiff let alone two with a combined weight of 150KG+ has remained a challenge. Very few services seem to cater for ‘our size’ of dog, looking through the online adverts for dog walkers when planning a holiday, brought home the fact that many walkers seem to be set up for small to medium breeds and others specifically exclude certain breeds such as German Shepherd, Rottweiler etc and when we ask about English Mastiffs – well lets just say, we have struggled to find some one we would be comfortable with to leave our dogs with…

So wondering if there is a gap in the market we are launching D4Dog walking on the 5th May to provide a dog walking service that is designed for the larger breeds and they don’t get much bigger than Mastiffs!We will cover the TQ12 Post code and adjacent areas of TQ13, TQ9, TQ2 & TQ3.

Based on the experiences we have had over the last 20+ years of owning Mastiffs we have;- A large vehicle to carry dogs – Classic Mercedes E class Estate. Large water bowls, large bottles of water. Strong shock absorbing leads. Extra large poo bags, because – well you need them! Large towels.