Ally M.
Ally M.
Highlights
Pet care experience
Experienced Dog Walker & Trainer +
I’ve always had dogs in and around my life, in 2020 I co-founded a dog walking and sitting business that has successfully grown over the past 6 years. I recently qualified to become a dog behaviourist and trainer with my business growing successfully since I started. I have joined rover to gain some more experience working with dogs and reading their behaviours and happy to give advice to my clients when asked for. My methods are ethical and I only use positive reinforcement training (no prong, e-collars etc.) As you can tell I have a strong passion for caring and walking dogs and yours will be in good hands and well looked after. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
Qualifications
Ratings and reviews
Ally M. cancelled a booking 3 days before it was scheduled to begin.
Ally was absolutely amazing with our dogs Remi and Buster! From the start he was friendly, professional, and clearly very experienced with dogs. He kept us updated throughout the day with messages and photos, which was so reassuring and really showed how much he cares. It was obvious that Remi and Buster were having a great time they absolutely loved him! Seeing how comfortable and happy they were made us feel completely at ease.We’re so grateful for the care he gave them and wouldn’t hesitate to book with him again. Highly recommend Ally to anyone looking for a trustworthy, caring, and reliable dog sitter! Thanks again 🐾 🐾
Absolutely fantastic!! Lots of updates whilst we were away, which really helped reassure us. A perfect house guest too - would definitely recommend to anyone and definitely hope to book again!! Thanks so much 😃
Ally walked our dog Moose and was brilliant. She is a strong and reactive dog so we have struggled to find dogwalkers we feel comfortable with, but Ally had brilliant control and also combined the walks with training for her which was very helpful. We'd get sent videos of Moose on her walk with tips about how to keep her calm in situations where she often gets stressed. Highly recommended!
I can’t recommend Ally enough. It’s always nerve-wracking leaving your dog with someone else, but Ally is brilliant with Benji. You can tell he truly cares about the dogs he walks. Benji gets so excited whenever Ally shows up! Five stars for a professional and caring walker
Ally has been walking and sitting for our two nervous Whippets for around a year. He’s taken the time to get to know them as individuals, and shows great care and patience in looking after them. They love spending time with Ally and have made good progress since he’s been looking after them. We would absolutely recommend Ally to anyone with sensitive or reactive dogs. Thank you so much Ally!
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Schedule
I’m currently studying to become a dog behaviourist and trainer and have a part-time wfh job with flexible hours so I can move my studying and work around dog walking & sitting.
Where your pet will stay
Home characteristics
Safety, trust & environment
I have a full DBS check, pet first aid qualification and plenty of experience both pet sitting and boarding. I also had my own dog so I understand the importance of making your dog feel safe at home when a stranger is round.
A typical day
Typical dog walking day will be to come and pick up the dogs and take them somewhere familiar for their first walks until they get more familiar with me. I use lots of enrichment games as well as reinforcing training commands and ensure the dog gets the correct amount of walking based on their breed. When dog sitting, I like to provide loads of enrichment games indoors to keep the dogs stimulated and relaxed, also ensuring regular toilet breaks.
- 0 to 7 kg7 to 18 kg18 to 45 kgover 45 kgDogs over 1 year oldAlly can host up to 2 pets per night
- Please let me know if your dog has any current medical issues I need to know about - including dietary requirements or intolerances. It will also be helpful to know if your dog has good recall, fine to go off lead or if they have any kinds of reactivity issues towards humans, dogs, cats etc.