[DragonChi]

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.

[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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[twitchyzero]

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.


as someone who rents and don't have a time to care for a pet, this sounds awesome.

Any particular shelters?

[DragonChi]

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.

[snails]

interested in this also

[stewie]

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?

[racerman88]

as someone who rents and don't have a time to care for a pet, this sounds awesome.



Any particular shelters?



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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[SkinnyPupp]

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

[invader]

Take my dog
He's an asshole only part of the time

[Zordon]

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.

[DragonChi]

Pleasure. I've heard that de-stressing with dogs is effective. Plus, they're man's best friend!

https://callink.berkeley.edu/organization/destresswithdogs/about

Many other post secondary schools have a de-stress week with dog companions.