# Private dog walking, one household at a time > Private one on one walks from $30+. Never a group. Puppy, senior, and multi-dog from the same household. Start photo, end photo, and a real report. URL: https://naturesrealitydogservice.com/services/dog-walking Updated: 2026-09-02 ## Quick answer A private dog walker means your dog walks with your dogs and nobody else, never a group from other households. Walks run 30, 45, or 60 minutes, timed from a start photo to an end photo, and start at $30+. An extra dog from the same household adds +$10. ## TLDR Private always, never a group walk. 30 minutes from $30+, timed start photo to end photo. Every walk ends with a note covering stool, limp, water, and mood. ## 30 Minute Walks The standard walk. Half an hour on leash covers a real neighborhood loop for most dogs. The clock starts at the start photo and ends at the end photo, so the time you paid for is the time your dog got. - Start photo and end photo - Timed, not estimated - Most common length ## 45 Minute Walks More distance, or a slower pace over the same ground. Forty five minutes suits a high energy dog that needs more than a loop, and it equally suits a senior who needs the same distance taken slowly. Same clock, same proof. - High energy or slow pace - Same timing standard ## 60 Minute Walks A full hour for dogs that need it. An hour is for dogs whose day genuinely does not work without it. A private dog walker can hold that pace because there is no group to keep together. Heat still shortens the walk, and we would rather bring your dog home early than push through unsafe pavement. - Full hour on leash - Heat policy still applies ## Recurring Walks Same days each week, billed monthly. A set schedule gets your dog the same private dog walker on the same days, which is most of the value. Recurring monthly pricing covers 30 minute walks. Longer walks bill at the per walk rate. - Same days, same walker - Billed monthly - Recurring rate covers 30 minute walks ## The Meet and Greet The one thing that has to happen before a first walk. Before any recurring walking starts we meet you and your dog at your home, and this is not a formality we could skip if you were busy. It is where we learn how your dog behaves at the door and whether the leash goes on easily. We find out what happens when another dog appears on the pavement. We also learn which direction your dog genuinely wants to go. It is also where you tell us what is obvious to you and invisible to anyone else. A recall word that works, a neighbour dog to avoid, or a gate that only latches if you lift it. - Always at your home, never a phone call - Covers leash behaviour, reactivity, and route preference - Where access notes get written rather than assumed ## Heat and Pavement Policy When we shorten a walk, and why we will not push through it. Our summers are hot enough that pavement temperature, rather than air temperature, is what decides a walk. Asphalt holds heat long after the air starts to feel tolerable in the evening, and it can burn a dog's pads well before a person in shoes notices anything wrong. So we check the ground rather than the forecast, we shift toward grass and shade where a route allows it, and we shorten or cut a walk when the surface is not safe. You are told when that happens and why, and you are not charged for time your dog did not get. What we will not do is walk the full booked time on hot asphalt so that an invoice looks tidy. - Ground temperature decides it, not the forecast - Shade and grass routing before shortening - A shortened walk is reported and not billed in full ## Puppy Walks Shorter and more frequent. A puppy needs frequency more than distance. Two short outings in a day beat one long one, and the notes tell you what actually happened rather than just that someone showed up. - Short and frequent - Two visits in a day available - Accident and progress notes ## Senior Walks Slower pace. The clock still runs. A slow walk is not a short walk. Senior pace means we cover less ground in the same paid time, with flat routes and water breaks, and we note stiffness or hesitation for you. - Slower pace, same paid time - Flat routes where possible - Stiffness and limp noted ## Multi-Dog Walks More than one dog from the same household. An extra dog is an add on from your house. It is never a pack pulled together from different households, because that is not what private means. - Same household only - Extra dog is an add on - Never a street pack ## Private Walks One household. Always. Private means your dog walks with your dogs and nobody else. There is no group, no shared leash line, and no other family's dog on the same outing. This is the rule, not an upgrade. - One household per walk - No group walks, ever - Not an upgrade, the standard ## Midday Potty Breaks A short relief visit while you work. A crate at two in the afternoon is a welfare problem, not a scheduling one. A short midday visit gets your dog out, relieved, and back settled without you leaving the office. - Short relief visit - Built for the work day - Note sent after ## Meet and Greet Before the first walk. We meet your dog, agree the leash setup, confirm which doors and rooms are off limits, and write the access notes down. It happens before the first walk, not instead of one. - Before the first walk - Leash and door setup agreed - Off limits rooms recorded ## Walk Reports Time, route note, stool, limp, water, mood. You get a start photo, an end photo, and a short note that tells you something useful. Stool changes and limps go in the report because those are the things you would want your vet to hear about early. - Start and end photo - Stool, limp, water, mood - Sent before we leave the street ## Our process 1. Meet and greet first. Before anyone walks your dog alone we meet, agree the leash and harness setup, confirm which doors and rooms are off limits, and write the access notes down where the ticket can carry them. 2. Start photo starts the clock. Your paid time begins at the start photo, not when we parked. Thirty, forty five, or sixty minutes, timed rather than estimated. 3. Private, one household. Your dog walks with your dogs and nobody else. An extra dog is an add on from your house. There is no group and no shared leash line, and that is the standard rather than an upgrade. 4. Heat and weather adjust the walk. Hot pavement shortens the route and moves it earlier. We carry water. We would rather bring your dog home early with a note than push through conditions that hurt paws. 5. End photo and a real note. You get an end photo and a note covering time, route, stool, any limp, water, and mood. Stool changes and limps are in there because those are what you would want your vet told about early. ## What is included - A private walk, one household only - Timed at thirty, forty five, or sixty minutes - Start photo and end photo - Written note covering stool, limp, water, and mood - Meet and greet before the first walk - Fresh water on return - Heat adjusted routing and timing - Same walker where routing allows ## Not included - Group or pack walks, which we do not offer at any price - Dogs from another household on the same walk - Training, grooming, boarding, or sitting - Overnight or extended stays - Medication administration ## Questions ### Are the walks private? Always. Your dog walks with your dogs and nobody else. There is no group and no other household on the same outing. An extra dog is an add on from your house, not a pack pulled off the street. ### What happens in the heat? Heat shortens the walk. Inland pavement gets hot enough to injure a dog's paws, so we move to the early window, cut distance rather than pushing through, carry water, and note it in your report. We would rather bring your dog home early. ### How much does a dog walk cost? A thirty minute private walk starts at thirty dollars. Forty five minutes starts at forty and sixty minutes starts at fifty. An extra dog from the same household adds ten dollars. Recurring thirty minute plans are billed monthly. ### How often does a puppy need to go out? More often than most work schedules allow, and for shorter stretches. Two short outings in a day usually beat one long one for a young dog. We can also step up yard frequency, because a puppy changes waste volume fast. ### Can you walk a senior dog slowly? Yes, and the clock still runs. Senior pace means less ground covered in the same paid time, flat routes where we can, water breaks, and a note if we see stiffness or hesitation that you would want your vet to hear about. ### Can you come twice in one day? Yes, and for a young puppy two short outings usually beat one long one. Frequency matters more than distance at that age. It is priced as two visits because it is two visits, but the individual outings are shorter. ### Will the schedule need to change as the puppy grows? Almost certainly, and we build that in. Volume roughly doubles between three months and six, then settles. We revisit the frequency at three months and again around a year rather than locking you into whatever suited the week you called. ### Will a slower walk be shorter? No. You book the time and the dog gets the time. Senior pace means less ground covered within the same booked minutes, not fewer minutes. If a walker is cutting an old dog's walk short to stay on schedule, that is a routing failure being passed to you. ### Will you tell me if something seems wrong? Yes. Stiffness, hesitation, a limp, reluctance to continue, or a change in stool all go in the report. Those are the things you would want your vet told about early, and a walker who sees your dog weekly often notices a change before you do. ## Contact Natures Reality Dog Service 29279 Boreham Ln, Winchester, CA 92596 (951) 400-4484 contact@naturesrealitydogservice.com Monday to Friday 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Saturday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM