The go-to for your Labrador for fun and enriching walks - with likeminded dogs.
Welcome to Holly and The Dogs, the Winchester dog walker, exclusively for Labradors!
Our aim is to focus on breed characteristics in fun, dynamic and enriching walks, ensuring we make the most out of every outing. Retrieving, swimming, scent work, and basic obedience with positive reinforcement training is practiced on every walk, whilst giving the dogs the chance to build and maintain friendships in a safe and controlled environment.
As someone with deep understanding of the breed's unique traits, energy levels, and exercise requirements, our walks are equipped to provide the necessary care and attention that your Labrador needs to stay happy and healthy.
Combining physical exercise with mental stimulation, it’s the perfect place for your Lab to be socialised with likeminded dogs in groups where each dogs’ play style and preferences are matched. With a choice between a weekday wander or adventure day, give your Labrador the walk they deserve.
IMDT Qualified Dog Walker
I am an IMDT qualified dog walker. The Dog Walking: Care, Welfare and Professional Practices helps give understanding of body language, behaviour, welfare, risk assessment plus so much more. I'm also an advocate for a world where the industry is regulated with dog walkers with the appropriate knowledge.
Expertise in Labrador Care
Labrador have specific needs when it comes to exercise, training, and socialisation. As a Labrador mum and with over seven years experience in the professional field, I have deep understanding of these needs and will be able to provide specialised care that meets your Labradors unique requirements.
Building a Bond
It's important for me to create a strong relationship and bond with all of my dogs over time and as early as from the day they come home, leading to greater trust between myself and your Labrador. This is essential so I can track their progress and flag up any issues that may occur.
Winchester's Best Dog Walker
I'm thrilled to announce that we've been awarded The Best Dog Walker in Winchester for 2024 by the Quality Business Awards! I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to all our wonderful clients, both past and present, for their amazing reviews. Our testimonials truly highlight the joy and fun our dogs experience.
Safety First
Ensuring the safety and security of your dog is top priority. Rest assured, I am covered by specialist pet business insurance and have undergone thorough DBS checks. Additionally, I am first aid trained. Our van is equipped with proper ventilation and professionally fitted crates to ensure safe travel.
At Holly and The Dogs, we exclusively welcome regular dogs, fostering a close-knit community.
Ensuring regular dogs means all our Labradors knows and loves one another, and it's wonderful. Our commitment to maintaining a tight bond among our Labradors means a harmonious and enjoyable experience for all. As a testament to our dedication, our regular members always enjoy guaranteed spaces, emphasising the importance we place on familiarity and comfort during their walks. Clients also benefit from exclusive services such as house sitting, home visits and weddings. See below how we can enrich your Labrador’s life.
Group Walks
Looking for more than your average walk? We organise fun, dynamic and enriching Adventure Days for your dog that will keep them coming back for more. Adventure Days also gives your dog the chance to socialise in a different perspective - each dog will experience wildlife, different terrains and be exposed to different smells, scents, whilst maintaining focus around humans and animals.
Adventure Days give your dog a fun packed day with like-minded dogs in the beautiful surroundings of the New Forest, one of our gorgeous nature reserves or Hampshire beaches. They will be collected in the morning and returned in the afternoon, happy and content and eagerly awaiting your return. Adventure Days are a minimum of three hours walking time and require a trial walk beforehand to ensure your dog is suitable. Adventure Days are the perfect treat for your dog to help develop their skills and fill their lives with enrichment!
Adventure Days
Our aim is to focus on breed characteristics in fun, dynamic and enriching walks, ensuring we make the most out of every outing. Retrieving, swimming, scent work, and basic obedience and positive reinforcement training is practiced on every walk, whilst giving the dogs the chance to build and maintain friendships in a safe and controlled environment. Combining physical exercise with mental stimulation, it’s the perfect place for your pooch to be to socialised with likeminded dogs in groups where each dogs’ play style and preferences are matched.
Our walks are structured so I can gain leadership and trust from all my dogs. Creating strong, healthy relationships with all of my dogs as individuals is paramount, where both individually and in a pack, they can flourish. Our group walks are a minimum of an hour and we spend the majority of our walks in the gorgeous Hampshire countryside, often by water for keen swimmers.
"Holly is so much more than a dog walker as anyone who knows her can attest. Beyond the walking and sitting she cares deeply for each of the dogs she looks after and has helped immensely with training and confidence from the earliest weeks. We trust her completely; can’t recommend enough."
- Francis Roper
Get in Touch
From the Solent to the South Downs, we love to explore! Sign your Labrador up to a world of adventure.
07792851147
Covering Abbots Barton, Badger Farm, Bar End, Barton Farm, Compton, Fulflood, Harestock, Hyde, Olivers Battery, Romsey Road, Shawford, Sleepers Hill, St Cross, Stanmore, Teg Down, Twyford, Weeke, and West Hill.
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Monday - Friday 7:30 - 15:00
Weekends by appointment only.
