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Does anyone charge more for dogs who pull heavily?

My standard rate is $15 and puppy rate is $20 for 30min walks. I've been walking an 11-month old dog, who recently turned a year old and therefore not automatically categorized as a puppy. However, this dog pulls really hard, has no impulse control and lunges at people. I therefore think that I should charge a higher rate. Does anyone do this? How do you approach this price with the client? I've offered to work more with her on leash walking, so the owner is very aware of the issue. Should I just state the extra fee on my profile? And I do mean that this would be for dogs who pull non-stop, not for the occasional pullers.

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I don't charge extra so it's up to you if want to charge extra. As a walker, I always use my own leashes when walking clients. For strong dogs or pullers, I use this leash harness with excellent luck https://www.aquatherapups.com/walk-ez...

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in my experience, none of the no-pull solutions work for constant pullers without significant training. prong collars work as short term solutions for non-nervous dogs. Isnt that just a slip lead? do you only walk one client's dog(s) at a time? any considerations for behavioral issues?

I'm also a bit concerned that if my leash breaks, then I would be more at fault then if I used the client's leash. For some reason, people always buy too long of a leash, 6-8' and I have to wrap the leash around my hand several times so that I don't get my arm pulled out of its' socket.