Puppy Sitting and Walks

Young puppies may need 2 or 3 visits a day as they can get bored, distressed or destructive if left alone for long periods. They may also have accidents and mess in the house. More frequent opportunities for puppies to toilet outdoors will greatly speed up the house training process.

cocker spaniel puppy You can start taking your puppy outside for walks after their jabs at 12 weeks old. The dog breeder or your vet should advise on how much exercise is required, but as a general rule the walk time for puppies is 5 minutes per month of their life. So at 12 weeks of age, walk for 15 minutes and build up by 5 minutes per month.

We can visit your puppy, take them out for a short walk, clean up any accidents and spend time playing in the house or garden

Puppies often require extra care on their walks. A puppy explores new things by picking up objects in their mouth. If not retrieved quickly, these can be swallowed and may result in the dog needing veterinary treatment. Our puppy walkers closely supervise young dogs to make sure they do not eat any objects that could be harmful.

Here is a set of items removed from one puppy’s mouth during a short 15 minute walk:


Image of pen, pencil, chewing gum, sweet, sweet warpping paper, plasticine.
The above items include a pen, pencil, plasticine, plastic sweet wrapper, chewing gum, chewy sweet and orange peel.

Puppy Socialisation

Socialisation is an important part of puppy walks. We encourage a puppy to have confidence with as many different types of people, dogs, vehicles and objects as possible. Stopping for a brief chat with postmen, mothers with push chairs and young children, elderly people on disability scooters, workmen in brightly coloured jackets and other dog walkers are some examples.

Encoraging Good Behaviour

All staff have been trained to encourage good behaviour in puppies using postive dog training methods. In general, this means ignoring unwanted behaviour and rewarding bevaviour we want the puppy to repeat. Puppies are not born knowing how to behave nicely and need guidance to learn. Our methods include:
  • Stepping back and turning away when the puppy jumps up.
  • Using treats to encourage walking to heal.
  • Training the puppy to keep all feet on the ground when meeting people out on walks.
  • Praising when puppies do something right.


For more videos of dogs and puppies walked by Bramcote Dog Walkers, visit our channel on YouTube.




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