My name is Karren Briars, and I provide a dog walking service in and around Aylesbury. I also offer a ‘pop in’ service, for dogs and other pets. I am available 9.30am - 4pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays (excluding Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Eve, & New Year’s Day).
I am fully insured and CRB checked. I have completed the NARPS business course, and the IMDT Professional Dog Walker course.
Your dogs welfare and safety is of prime importance to me, and you can be sure I will take care of him/her/them as I would my own.
Dogs have been a part of my life since I was a small child, either as family pets, or those of friends & neighbours.
I couldn’t have a dog when I got my own place, as like most people I worked full time. My first job was in a bank, I only planned to work there for a year or two, but before I knew it several years had passed and I was well into double figures before I moved on.
My next job was working for a small business, in a clerical and admin position, and I was able to take a dog to work with me. So Willow, a Border Terrier, came into my life. About two years later Nelly (also a Border Terrier) joined us, and I loved them to bits.
As is the way of things they both passed on. I missed them so much, but wasn’t ready to get another dog.
The business I worked for closed, and I took some time off, to think about what I wanted to do. I got bored within a couple of weeks, and saw an advert for a seasonal part time kennel hand at a local dog rescue centre. I applied for the job, not thinking for one minute that I would get it, but I did.
That seasonal part time role became permanent and full time, and over the last two years I have worked with many different types of dogs, and learned a lot. I have fostered three dogs, one went to a wonderful home, I adopted the other two, and a third!. My girls are quite different from each other, both in appearance, personality and character, and they get along very well.
I love working at the rescue centre, but have decided to move on to dog walking, though I will still be working at the rescue centre part time.
Solo walks - for the dog that prefers to walk alone
1 hour £15
Half an hour £10
Group walks - hourly walks, for dogs from the same home, or dogs that are neighbours and friends.
2 dogs £13 per dog per hour
3 dogs £12 per dog per hour
4 dogs £11 per dog per hour
Pop in service
One hour £15
Half an hour £10
Covering Aylesbury and the surrounding area, within a 5 (ish) mile radius.
Please note all dogs will be walked on lead only - your dog may come back for you, but may not for me!.
Solo walks - for the dog that prefers to walk alone. If your dog likes a bit more freedom I am happy to use a long line.
Group walks - for dogs from the same home, or dogs who are neighbours and friends, up to a maximum of 4 dogs, dependent on size & temperament.
Pop in service - If your pet needs to be let out into your garden, and/or needs to be fed, and/or needs medication, or just needs some company.