Using a Puppy Visiting Service in London

The excitement of getting a puppy can sometimes be tinged with some anxiety about how to ensure the best care for your puppy when you are out for some or all of the day. Ensuring you have the best possible care for your new beloved pet is important, and an option which more and more pet owners are turning to is to use a Scamps and Champs South East London professional pet carer to undertake regular puppy visits.

Our pet carers are experienced with dogs and puppies (and absolutely love them!) and can offer you a bespoke puppy visit service, visiting your dog for up to an hour (or longer if you need it) from 1 to 4 times a day, depending on your needs.  When your puppy is very young, the visits will typically entail letting your puppy out to go to the toilet, feeding them, and importantly, giving them love and cuddles, playing with them and helping to train them according to your wishes, ensuring we know which methods and words you use, to ensure consistency. We ensure good communication with you so that we are always on the same page as you when it comes to your puppy’s care, and we will give you a report after each and every visit so that you know what has happened during the day.

As your puppy develops, the puppy visits develop with them, and your pet carer will take your puppy out for short walks, helping to socialise them with the outside world and other dogs, getting them used to toileting whilst out on walks and helping to train them in road safety, for example, ensuring they respond to commands to wait before going into the road.

The benefits to your puppy in having a Scamps and Champs professional pet carer are clear; your puppy will receive, love, care and attention whilst you are out, they will get used to being looked after by another adult, who brings with them experience of looking after other dogs and puppies and can often help you with difficult challenges with your dog.

And as your dog gets older we can transition to providing you with a dog walking service, overnight pet sitting if you are away or possibly home boarding.

We have thorough procedures for only ensuring that we provide only the best staff to look after your treasured pets and to come into your home.  We interview staff thoroughly, and, once they have demonstrated their motivation, experience and reliability, we obtain references for the previous 2 years and ensure that the pet carer has an up to date DBS (police) check. Our pet carers are also fully insured whilst working for Scamps and Champs South East London.

You will meet your pet carer before agreeing to go ahead, so that you feel confident about the puppy visit service we will provide. At this meeting you can tell us all about your requirements, including the number of visits you would like, and the routines and quirks of your puppy.

During the puppy visit service, we keep in close contact with our pet carer to ensure that everything is going as planned and we are on hand to provide back up or help if needed.

The price for Scamps and Champs South East London puppy visits starts at £10 for a 30 minute visit for 1 dog.

For a detailed quotation, please contact us for further information. Scamps & Champs South East London currently provide puppy visit services in South East London and  Bromley. 

Scamps and Champs South East London are members of the National Association of Registered Pet Sitters and the Pet Industry Federation. Contact Scamps & Champs via our online form, to check availability and make a booking. Learn more about our puppy visit service  by visiting the Scamps & Champs Website.

How Often Should I Walk My Puppy In Bristol?

When can I start walking my puppy around Bristol?

I remember when our border terrier puppy joined our family and we were so eager to take him out for his first walk, to be able to put his lead on and take him to the local park for a dog walk in Bristol. Waiting for him to fully protected from his vaccinations seemed like an age! Playing in the house and garden was a lot of fun for him and us but he soon became fidgety when carrying him in our arms in public areas! However, it is essential that your puppy doesn’t come into contact with unvaccinated dogs in Bristol or areas where dogs have fouled until he is fully protected by vaccinations.

How far can my puppy walk?

This varies according to the age of the puppy (younger puppies need less walks) and the breed of dog. The Kennel Club UK recommend 5 minutes walk per day for each month of age up to 2 times a day, so 20 minutes up to twice a day for a 4 month old puppy, 30 minutes up to twice a day for a 6 month old puppy. This guidance should be followed until a dog is fully grown. Every dog owner has a duty to walk their dog at least once a day. This should be in a safe and secure area and a different environment than the garden at home to allow socialisation with other dogs in Bristol and time to explore. Walking has less impact than running and jumping putting less stress on developing bones. Over exercise as a puppy must be avoided as it can damage growing bones and joints and can lead to problems later including early arthritis.

Large breed dogs can take longer to reach maturity than smaller dogs and may not reach maturity until 12 to 15 months of age so you may need to hold off on longer walks until then. Consult your vet if you are unsure.

How can Scamps and Champs Bristol help?

Scamps and Champs Bristol offer puppy visits which can be as frequent as you would like. A fully trained, DBS checked, animal care professional can visit your puppy to provide food and fresh water, and take him out for a toilet break and some fresh air in the garden. We provide company and lots of cuddles so that your puppy is not left for too long. To prevent separation anxiety when they are little it is best not to leave a puppy alone for longer than 2 hours. Our animal care team can visit you at home to devise a personalised plan, which can be amended as your puppy grows.

Your Scamps and Champs Bristol pet carer will send you feedback and photos of your puppy during each puppy visit keeping you up to date and reassuring you that whilst you are away from your home your puppy is receiving all the love and attention he deserves.

To find out more about how we can help, contact Anne at our Bristol branch on bristol@scampsandchamps.co.uk or give us a call on 0333 200 5827.

What happens during a Scamps & Champs puppy visit?

Would you love to get a puppy but are out at work all day? Scamps & Champs puppy visits can help.

I think any animal lover would agree that there is nothing as cute as a young puppy. The puppy breath, the floppy ears and those adorable puppy eyes. Proper care, training and routine is so important. Scamps & Champs puppy visits are typically two to three times a day, around three to fours apart, depending on the age of the little one.

When we arrive, the first thing we do is take the puppy outside for a toilet break. Lots of praise will be given when the pup toilets outside and any accidents cleaned up.

We will then feed the puppy based on your instructions and then back out again into the garden.

Depending on your requests, most of our time will be spent outside. We will have plenty of playtime and most importantly lots of cuddles.

Afterwards, hopefully your puppy will be tired out and ready for a nap. A lot of puppy owners use a crate so back in the crate the pup will go with a treat if we have the owner’s permission. Some owners like us to give a filled puppy kong to keep the pup busy in-between our visits.

Once the pup has been fully vaccinated then we can start to incorporate a short 5 to 10 minute walk and build this up very gradually. It helps with getting the puppy used to having the lead/harness put on. 

To find out more about our puppy visits, give us a call on 0333 200 5827 or contact us through our website.