A big welcome to Louis! This Rosedale pup had his first offleash dog walk with K9 Kate’s last week at local dog park, Ramsden. Needless to say, he rocked it! Louis will be joining us for weekend park walks each and every Saturday and Sunday. We love you already buddy!
Welcome Georgie, the Dalmation
This sweet girl had her first walk last week and did great! Sometimes, we don’t know if a dog is ready for the dog park. This was the case with Georgie; while she’s social offleash, she can be leash reactive and had only been on private dog walks before.
We want your dog to be set up for success, rather than thrown in the deepend. So, we did for Georgie what we do for all dogs who require it: a one-on-one dog park assessment. I’m so pleased to say this Annex pup rocked it and is moving to group, offleash dog walker later this week. Way to go, Georgie!
Welcome Lyla the French Bulldog
Welcome to sweet Lyla, the French bulldog! This Deer Park pup has been staying with me in private daycare while her mom works long days making sure everyone gets their vaccines. Yes, her mom, Erin, is a hero so thank you Erin not just for letting us walk Lyla but for keeping this city safe!
Lyla, we adore you, you potato princess muffin!
Welcome Crouton the Pyrenees/Hound Mix
Welcome to K9 Kate’s, Crouton! This lovely, Little Italy rescue pup has been walking with us for the last few weeks and is doing so well. She LOVES running around with her new friends until everyone is ready for a good snooze. Crouton (and mom Brooklyn) thank you for choosing K9 Kate’s to be your Toronto dog walker! We are so excited for more adventures to come.
Welcome Louis the Cockapoo
I want to extend a big, belated K9 Kate’s welcome to our new friend, Louis the cockapoo! This scrumptious (come on, is there any other word to describe this guy?) Yorkville pup has been dog walking with us for the past few months. He can often be found at Ramsden Park on walk days and in his free time :-) Big welcome Louis. Thank you for choosing K9 Kate’s as your new Toronto dog walker.
Welcome Sophie the Great Pyrenees
Welcome to adventure walks, sweet Sophie the Great Pyrenees. This lovely dog has been joining us in Toronto’s dog parks- Bickford, Stanley and Coronation Dog parks to be exact- for the past month and has been such a wonderful addition to our group. Sophie, welcome to walks. We love you already, girl!
Picture of the Week: Sam and Dakota
Sam and Dakota looking ready to pawty at Ramsden Dog Park. We love you both!
Picture of the Week: Monkey and Hercules: Nice for What?
I love this picture of Hercules, the French Bulldog and Monkey, the Jack Russell Terrier, taken by Joe at Coronation Park, Toronto’s downtown dog park.
These little princes can often be found on the the rocks (their dog park thrones!), running with their friends, and chasing that football! We adore you both!
Welcome Benny the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Welcome Benny! This adorable Cavalier King Charles Spaniel had his first walk last week and blew us away. We were expecting a shy pup, so were blown away when we got THIS instead! Here he is at having a good run at Ramsden Dog Park. Looking forward to more (and more) adventures with you, Benny!
Welcome Molly the GSD MIX
Big welcome to this Annex pup who started a few weeks ago and has been such a great addition to our group! Here she is at our local dog park, Ramsden. We love you already, Molly!
Welcome Oli the Rescue Dog
We’re flipping for Oli the rescue dog! This Annex pup had her first dog walk this week and did fantastically. She is starting on private walks with the plan to graduate to offleash dog walks when she’s ready. So far, she’s blowing us away and making gains we weren’t expecting so quickly so … Go Oli!! You rock, sweet girl!
Thank you to Benevolent Beasts for sending this sweetheart over. We promise to love her each and every walk!
Welcome Rudy, the Cockapoo!
Earlier this week, I got an Instagram follow by Rudy’s mom, and I was pumped! I know this lovely lady from outside of the dog park (say what???) and she is awesome. Even better, she wants us to walk her dog. EVEN better still, her dog is this adorable muffin!
Rudy had his first offleash dog walk yesterday at Stanley Park and did SO well. He is definitely born to run and we’re happy to keep on running with him! Rudy, we love you already buddy!
Welcome Yara, the Rottweiler
This precious Christie Pits’ pup started walks this week and has been doing GREAT!! She loves running offleash with her new friends at the dog park, and we love having her out with us. Welcome, sweet Yara!
Picture of the Week: Rosie the Dog Walker
Picture of the week: hands down Rosie, the Havapoo, walking Baymax, the English Bulldog, at Coronation Park. I guess we found our new dog walker already :)! But, really, Rosie is only available part-time so we are still looking … Have a great weekend and enjoy lots of cuddles with your dogs! Woof!
Welcome Olive the French Bulldog
I cannot get over this little munchkin! Welcome Olive!
Not only is Olive ridiculously cute, she is SO good at the dog park. The only issue? Everyone wants to take her home.
Thanks so much to the wonderful Sarah Rix at Kindred Spirits for referring her to us. We will definitely give her the best walk possible and love her each and every walk … with the intention of not dognapping her despite her adorableness! Self. Restraint.
We are Hiring: Offleash, Group Walks; Private/Semi Private On-leash Walks
Woof! We are looking to add 2 dogwalkers to our team.
Please email in our contact form or at katefink375@gmail.com if you are interested and meet the below requirements:
Group walks ($30-$50 hour/depending on route).
Per dog pay based on experience and evidence of ongoing canine education
Requirements:
2 years minimum professional handling experience
Must have a vehicle
Must be R+: no heavy handling or prong collars in our house
Must work well as part of a team, be responsive during work hours, interesting in continued learning about dogs and able to take not just the easy pups
Be available minimum 2-3 hours between 830-230 M-F
Semi-private/private walks- $20-$45/walk
Same as above. Vehicle not necessary but ideal candidate has or is comfortable taking the subway so they can walk in different areas.
Thank you and hope to hear from you soon!
Picture of the Week: Fresno, Maebe and Tako
I love this picture of Fresno, the Bernadoodle, Maebe, the Potcake, and Tako, the Shiba Inu taken this week at Stanley Park. It was so great to see the dogs loving the snow. I have to admit, as much as I like the warm weather, there is no better time to be a dog walker than on snowy days. Get her, Fresno!
So long Winston. We loved you, buddy!
Last night, we lost a true champion. Winston, you were the loveliest, sweetest pup. I loved how you’d pop your mouth open when expecting a treat and how willing you were to let us guide you on walks although you clearly had the strength to do whatever you wanted. I told your dad that everyone who walked you loved you dearly and that is so true. We all loved this boy. Winston, you will be missed. You were definitely loved.
Welcome Takoo, the Shiba Inu
Welcome Takoo the Shiba Inu! Takoo is the first Shiba Inu we’ve walked and I couldn’t be more excited to get the ball (finally!) rolling. This loyal and independent breed are great with families and, so far, he’s been nothing but wonderful with ours. This Annex pup had his first walk earlier this week and did really well. Like most young dogs, it will be all about recall for the next while and, thankfully, he’s with the right lady; Traci, his walker, has been dog walking for over 20 years so she knows a thing or two about teaching recall to new dogs (hello high value treats and a long leash). Takoo, we love you already, buddy!
Welcome Zirko the French Bulldog!
This adorable (!!) French Bulldog had his first walk this week and did SO WELL, coming out of his shell quickly at Cedarvale Dog Park. He’ll join fellow French Bulldog, Hercules, on our weekly adventures, no doubt snorting and snoring as only Frenchies can do! We love you already, buddy!