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02-16-2017, 04:54 PM
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Service to rent a dog to take hiking?
Hey RS,
I was wandering if anyone knows of a service where I can rent a dog, like a lab, German Shepard, or retriever to take hiking with me.
There are businesses that babysit and dog walk, but I think you can only do that kind of work after taking courses.
Thanks in advance.
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02-16-2017, 10:01 PM
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Service to rent a dog to take hiking?
You could volunteer at an animal shelter if you just want to walk dogs around.
There is a minimum commitment though.
It would help to get the shelter dogs out for some fresh air.
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Last edited by racerman88; 02-18-2017 at 10:20 AM.
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02-19-2017, 02:32 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by racerman88
You could volunteer at an animal shelter if you just want to walk dogs around.
There is a minimum commitment though.
It would help to get the shelter dogs out for some fresh air.
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as someone who rents and don't have a time to care for a pet, this sounds awesome.
Any particular shelters?
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02-19-2017, 02:39 PM
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I've tried looking into SPCA for a few years now, the dog companion role is always taken in the GVRD.
I've found this site, but I don't know if anyone has had experience with it.
https://www.parttimepooch.com
Edit: It looks like a site mainly for weekdays rentals. Makes sense since most days people are off to work.
Last edited by DragonChi; 02-19-2017 at 06:16 PM.
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02-19-2017, 03:00 PM
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interested in this also
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02-20-2017, 04:56 AM
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Make friends with someone with a dog and then either join them for walks/hikes or maybe even just borrow the dog for a few hours here and there. Go on craigslist and look for a hiking partner who has a dog?
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02-20-2017, 06:11 PM
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as someone who rents and don't have a time to care for a pet, this sounds awesome.
Any particular shelters?
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I would call around to the different shelters. I'm sure that they all have a need for people to walk the dogs.
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02-20-2017, 06:46 PM
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Definitely call shelters. Probably not SPCA.
At my wife's shelter they have people coming in every day to walk their favourite dogs. You could even foster on a short term, either to lighten their load for a while, or in lieu of adoption, to see if the dog is a good fit for you
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03-02-2017, 01:10 PM
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Take my dog
He's an asshole only part of the time
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03-26-2017, 06:08 PM
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I don't get it
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Out of curiosity, OP, what is your intent? Is this purely for pleasure of spending time with an animal or is this a business venture idea?
You can contact SAINTS in Mission if you would like to walk dogs. Also you could foster a dog from a local rescue if you don't want a long term commitment.
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03-26-2017, 06:18 PM
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HELP ME PLS!!!
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Pleasure. I've heard that de-stressing with dogs is effective. Plus, they're man's best friend!
https://callink.berkeley.edu/organiz...withdogs/about
Many other post secondary schools have a de-stress week with dog companions.
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