A big thank you to all of our clients over the last 16 years, we have now closed our doors.
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Pups & Solo Hikes
Every dog wants to be a Hound Helpers Dog
Pro-Active Puppy Visits
PupStar in the making
We offer the best puppy visit service to ensure your puppy is set up with the vital skills and training required to be a well behaved sociable dog in the future.
As well as play, feed and take your pup out to toilet, we train them too!
We cover all the basic commands, and train your puppy to walk nicely on the lead and interact with other dogs correctly. Now this does not mean you can just leave it to us to train your puppy, but we will not let them get into mischief or bad habits whilst in our care and do our upmost to improve any training you have done. All five of us are usually involved in puppy visits, as the more people that are training your puppy the more they will accept that that’s how they have to behave with everybody, not just us and you as owners but also visitors etc. Training is an excellent way to tire your puppy out - at a young age we are mindful that you can over exercise them and so do a mixture of walking, playing, feeding if required and training appropriate to age, size and breed. Puppies get priority for times with lunchtime visits as we understand their little bladders can’t hang on for too long.
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To get the most out of our Pro-Active Puppy Visits we advise having us from before 12weeks and to sign up for the Puppy Training Package - See our training page for more details.
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Our training package can be used in conjunction with other training classes.
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30 Minute Visit £15
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1 Hour Visit £25
Once your puppy has reached 10-12 months of age they can be moved onto the lower dog walking price and will be carefully integrated into group walks, with extra care being take to train them to still come when called with the distraction of other dogs and to walk on lead nicely with the other dogs also.
Feisty Fido to Sociable Softy
One on One Time
Does your pet need more personalized attention? Do they have trouble getting along with others? Training or Solo walks are great options for those cuddly buddies who can get a bit defensive around others. As we spend more time outside with them, your pet will become more comfortable with being around other animals.
Mission Statement
why and how we do what we do!
It’s our Canine Enrichment Team’s mission to fulfil your dog’s needs on our Hikes, so they can leave your dog relaxed and content when they’re returned them safely to the comfort of their home. We provide the correct exercise, stimulation and fun on our awesome adventures for your high energy breed.
We play games to build focus, work on impulse control and scent games as well as exercise them to tire them out! By completing our mission and giving your dog the adventure they need, it will help prevent your dog becoming bored and destructive when left home, which stops you returning home to an upturned bin or chewed carpet!
Our exceptional Hound Hiker team will take care of your dog as if they are our own on our small group walks, so that we can ensure they have all the attention, affection, interaction and play they need.
WHY CHOOSE US?
Your dogs supreme care starts before we even collect them from your home. At the beginning of each adventure day, we do a 10-point check to ensure only the best for your dog
Vehicles are in excellent working condition, so we can transport your dog safely from your home to their adventure.
Vehicles are clean and tidy for your dog’s comfort
First aid kits are complete
Clean towels packed for muddy paws
Dog poop bags are packed
Treats are stocked up
Clean water bowls and fresh water
Keys are kept safe and secure
Spare leads & long-lines are in
We are ready and set for an awesome day with your dog for their Hound Hike with us!
When we collect your dog from their home in our dog collection vehicles and we run a check over your dog to ensure they are fit and well for their adventure with us.
They are then driven safely and securely in cages to the beginning of their adventure – which may be a woodland ramble, an urban excursion, activities & games at our secure and enclosed paddock or a countryside trek.
We vary our walks and routes, to ensure they get to use all of their senses, especially their smell and sight in new environments.
Their adventure starts when they arrive at the location, not when they are collected from your home!
What happens during an adventure with your Hound Hiker team? We socialise the dogs on our small group walks with each other to help you have a well balanced dog, but they don’t spend the whole time playing directly with them.
Why do we do this?
This has massive benefits for you, as your dog will be well socialised on our Hound Hikes but won’t want to run off and play with every dog he sees one on your walks!
Instead we mix into the adventures games and training and work on:
Focus so we can keep your dogs safe
Recall so we don’t have dogs who run off
Impulse Control
Play games with a ball, play chase and have fun!
On our group Hound Hikes we only take a maximum of 4 dogs out in public or 6 dogs if at our enclosed Paddock to ensure the individual dogs get the attention they each require and this is only when it’s suitable for all dogs involved.
At the end of all of our Hound Hikes, we scatter feed food into grass – we do this as it gets them to use their nose searching for the food in the grass and provides mental stimulation at the end of the adventure. It will also in turn will help bring down their arousal levels after the super exciting walk with us.
Your dog will have another check over after their adventure, cleaned down with towels if needed and provided with fresh water.
If you want your dog to go to a dog walker or day care to spend their time every day just playing with other dogs, then we are not for you.
There is no adventure playing in the same field day after day, and we only do adventures we don’t offer dog walks.
What can happen if you allow your dog to play like this?
It will more than likely make them dog obsessed, they will spend their time hunting out other dogs on your walks and they just want to chase, chase, chase! This may in turn mean he will start to pull on a lead, run away from you on your walks to the other dogs and generally be a blooming nightmare to walk.