(StatePoint) Americans don’t just love their dogs – they also love their dog walkers, with a whopping 85 percent of pet parents affording their dog walkers equal importance to their nanny or childcare provider, according to a recent survey by Wag!, the inventor of on-demand mobile dog walking.Click Here to Enlarge Infographic.And pet parents show appreciation to their dog walkers, with four out of five dog owners who have hired a walker also having given them a gift, according to the survey of 2,000 pet parents, which was released on National Dog Walker Appreciation Day, celebrated by dog owners on September 13th.But gifts aren’t the only perk of this side hustle. Since its 2015 launch, the dog walkers at Wag!, available at www.wagwalking.com, have taken more than 10 trillion steps and burned 719 million calories, and the dogs on those walks have taken more than four million potty breaks on Wag!’s watch.***** … [Read more...] about Not Just for the Dogs: Pet Parents Love Their Dog Walkers
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How suburban police are using dog walkers to fight crime
You and your Yorkie can join police in the fight against crime in your neighborhood. How? By taking part in efforts like Naperville's new "Paws on Patrol," which launched Wednesday with a pair of training sessions for interested dog owners.The concept is simple: Pay attention to your surroundings when you're taking the dog for a walk, and call police if you spot something that trips your Spidey sense."We call this natural surveillance," Crime Prevention Officer Julie Smith told about two dozen civilians at Wednesday afternoon's training session. "You know your neighbors. You know your neighborhood best."Frequent dog walkers also know which landscaping services their neighbors use (burglars last year impersonated landscapers), which houses might be vacant or have owners out of town, and what cars are normally around, Smith said.She cautioned the dog walkers that they should remain observers, not vigilantes -- and definitely not to sic their dogs on suspected miscreants. Instead, … [Read more...] about How suburban police are using dog walkers to fight crime
Could I be an app-approved dog walker? Sure. Was it worth it? Maybe
At 10 p.m. on a Saturday night, I found myself scaling a poorly lit, three-story staircase at the back of a Minneapolis apartment building. I had to use the flashlight on my phone to find the lockbox and let myself into the unit, where an 80-pound dog was waiting for me. There’s more to being an app-approved dog walker than picking up poop. To research my story on dog-walking apps, I filled out Wag’s application to be a walker, paid $25 for a background check and took two online quizzes and sent in five recommendations. Within 10 days, Wag approved me and sent me a work agreement as an independent contractor. I uploaded my picture, wrote my profile, and started looking for walk work. Turns out, it wasn’t all that easy to get. When I got my first alert (an owner seeking a 30-minute walk), I took a few seconds to click on the profile to see what kind of dog I’d be walking. By the time I tried to accept the job, someone else had taken it. That happened several … [Read more...] about Could I be an app-approved dog walker? Sure. Was it worth it? Maybe
Man who died after attacking dog walker in downtown Milwaukee was acting like a ‘crazed man,’ reports say
Ashley Luthern Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 6:56 p.m. UTC Jul 25, 2018 The man who died after an altercation in downtown Milwaukee ran out of a parking structure like a "crazed man" and jumped on the back of a man who was walking his dog, new records show. The dog walker then punched and kicked 28-year-old Santonio D. Rogers, according to reports from the Milwaukee County medical examiner's office. The fight occurred about 4:30 a.m. July 17 in the 700 block of North Old World 3rd Street. RELATED: Downtown death on Old World 3rd Street not a homicide, and no charges will be filed, Milwaukee police say When police arrived, Rogers was unconscious and did not have a pulse. First-responding police officers gave Rogers naloxone, a drug to reverse an opioid overdose, and performed CPR, according to the medical examiner records. Rogers died at the scene. At first police said they were investigating it as a homicide and the dog walker was arrested. The autopsy determined … [Read more...] about Man who died after attacking dog walker in downtown Milwaukee was acting like a ‘crazed man,’ reports say
York County animal control needs dog walkers, ‘socializers’ for shelter pets
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