RILEY D.
RILEY D.
Highlights
Pet care experience
Experienced, dependable dog walker
Nearly 20 years of hands-on experience working with dogs, including ownership, training, and care of military and ex-military service dogs. Extensive training expertise in obedience, handling and behavior modification. Veterinary nursing experience providing medical care, triage, and daily welfare for canine patients; skilled in recognizing health issues, administering medications, and post-treatment monitoring. Proficient in managing aggressive and giant breed dogs, employing proven de-escalation techniques, safe restraint methods, and tailored behavior plans to ensure safe, positive outcomes. Strong risk assessment and safety-first mindset, with a track record of maintaining calm, controlled environments during high-energy activities. Personal proficiency managing a high-energy household of four dogs, coordinating exercise, enrichment, and socialization to maintain balance and well-being. Excellent communication with clients, trainers, and veterinary staff; dependable, punctual, and detail-oriented with a passion for animal welfare. Cross-disciplinary experience with horses and livestock (20+ years), including care, handling, and husbandry in diverse environments. I currently have a business as a Dressage trainer and sales yard.
Cat care experience
RILEY also cares for cats. Learn about their cat-specific care experience.
Qualifications
Pets
Safety, trust & environment
All pets will be treated individually like they were my own (with endless love) with priority being their safety and wellbeing. All pets are monitored at all times with close guidance from the owner of their specific need.
Ratings and reviews
I can't recommend Riley highly enough. She is just amazing with all animals. Riley has cared for my dogs, cat and chickens on a number of occasions and I go away completely worry free. She has her own dogs who I have met and they are highly trained and incredibly well behaved.
Riley walks our two retrievers and they absolutely love her! Riley is very confident with the dogs and can manage them in all situations. Our dogs are happy, safe, and get plenty of exercise and attention. She takes them on good walks to tire them out and is trustworthy, punctual, and flexible. We've noticed a real positive impact on our dogs confidence and wellbeing since they started walking together. We would highly recommend Riley to anyone looking for a dependable, caring, and knowledgeable dog walker. It's reassuring to know our dogs are in such capable hands.
Riley is a brilliant pet owner, very responsible. She has dogs of her own and is very knowledgeable in terms of dog training. Reliable and very trustworthy and always on time.
Riley is just incredible with our dogs! They love her more than us I think! Always on time and super knowledgable with the healthcare side of things. Very lovely and professional person and highly recommend we even started using her for house sitting when we travel.
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Schedule
I work for myself so I’m able to work around other peoples schedules! This flexibility means I can try accommodate your routines and needs.