I would like to know their energy. If the dog is confident, passive, aggressive or shy. I feel these are important because each dog reacts differently to certain situations. I would like to know what to expect on a walk. Can they meet other dogs? Do they like people? Is there certain areas to avoid? Is there words to use to help the dog go to the bathroom? Words to use to make them sit or heal? What is their body language like when they are scared ? I am going based off of what I told my dog walker when I hired her and I think that overall knowing the dog and what they do will help both myself and the dog feel comfortable.

I can walk the dog in areas in which the owner and the dog are comfortable with. when it comes to playing if it is nice outside and it is a fenced in area a game of fetch would do but i have noticed at least with my dog I hardly receive the ball back. I could probably do a nice jog as well with a smaller dog since the larger dogs tend to beat me in the race and pull me along.