Let your dog feel the joy of running with a pack.
There’s nothing better for a dog than other dogs, getting out and socializing, running with a pack, and safely interacting with new environments. We’re Wolf Walking Wellington is a dog walking service based in Wellington New Zealand whose core purpose is to guide your beloved hound into finding their place in the pack through structured walks and play, as we explore Wellington’s hills, valleys, beaches and surrounds.
SOCIALIZATION
Regardless of your pet’s breed, age or behavior. Socialisation within a pack remains the most important factor in your dogs physical and mental health. I endeavour to guide your dog to becoming more socially aware and accepting by maintaining pack calm, cohesion and inclusion in a safe and fun manner.
EXERCISE AND PLAY
Nothing on this planet is as happy as a dog doing zoomies off leash. Although the walks themselves are leashed, I allow significant off leash play, when and where appropriate, in managed secure situations.
STIMULATION
We’re wolf walking takes your pet places they might not normally go, with a pack of friends surrounding them for fun.
POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT
“We’re wolves not swear wolves” not just a line taken from a film, it’s our motto. We reinforce good behaviour with adventures.
WHAT WE DO
We’re wolf walking is based off a fairly simple principle, exercised dogs are happier, healthier and mentally switched on. We pick up your wolf from a set location be it home or work, run the dog with a pack for no less than three hours and return your exercised dog to the secure pick-up point. We take photos of your doggo playing with pack and on the walk and post on the Instagram page. So you can see what they get up to while your at work!
STRUCTURE
Living in a modern human world has rules, sounds and stimuli that aren’t easy for dogs to cope with. We take the time to introduce dogs to new experiences amongst a calm pack environment to help them cope with these, while encouraging calm, impulse control and trust bonds.
COMMERCIAL DOG WALKERS PERMIT HOLDER
As a responsible commercial operator I work with Wellington City Council to maintain good relations with the Public and uphold a standard of care on and off council grounds to protect our parks, wildlife and the dogs I walk.
WHERE? WHEN? WHY?
My business model is 3 hour pack walks of no more than 10 client dogs 5 days a week, excepting public holidays.
Typically a two hour leashed walk followed by an hour of free play (as trust bonds build where and when safe)
When everyone has been well behaved we will occasionally hit the beach as well for a bit of a splash or swim and some acceptable hole digging. No matter the weather I walk. I post photos of the pack daily on Facebook and Instagram.
https://www.facebook.com/werewolfwalkingwellington/
http://Instagram.com/werewolfwalkingwellington
Standard pack walks typically start around 10 am with a pickup time between 8:30-9:30am depending on where we are walking. Walks finish 3 hours later with drop offs generally in order of who lives closest to where we have been walking, between 1:30 and 2:30pm.
Regardless of pickup and drop off times the pack walks themselves are 3 hours.
I walk the dogs on slip leads, this is for the benefit and safety of both the dogs and myself.
No dogs are walked on collars or harness.
No intact dogs are being accepted at this stage.
All dogs must be fully vaccinated including regular boosters for canine cough.
Due to the length of walks, no dogs younger than 18 months are being accepted without approval from a vet.
Due to the average size of pack members, acceptance of dogs lighter than 15kg are on a case by case basis.
Casual clients are not accepted.
Placement is dependant on assessment, Tuesdays are a very special pack and are closed to all but the most trusted dogs. If s/he’s successful in joining my packs and I ever say to you “s/he’s welcome on a Tuesday” it’s kinda a big deal.
All dogs coming into the pack are subject to a meet and greet with my lead dogs where your dog/s will be expected to be able to show an understanding of basic obedience.
Meet and greets are possible to do any weekday afternoon (EXCEPT Wednesdays) after 3pm. That being said, I prefer to do the meet and greets before twilight (when all the cats come out) and on reasonable weather days. Set the dog/s up to succeed ae.
Meet and greets traditionally take around 45 minutes, at the location where your dog/s will be picked up from. They involve your dog/s acclimatising to my presence in their space as well as an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have, before a short walk to a local park with you to demonstrate your dog can perform basic obedience for YOU, I don’t expect your dog/s to do anything for me until we have a trust bond built up. Don’t worry, I’m not asking for your dog/s to jump through burning hoops or walk a tightrope, it’s basic stuff that every dog owner works on with their dog/s.
-what is “basic obedience”?-
Name recognition
responding to their own name
sit/down stay
the ability to stay in a down or sit position without moving until released
recall
will come when called
walk at heel
does not pull on leash constantly
polite interaction with new dogs
“Reads the room” when meeting new dogs, and adjusts behaviour accordingly.
If while walking with the pack your dog/s continuously display…
-overtly nervous behaviour
-consistent over excitement
-defensive behaviours
-needs remedial basic obedience training
For their own safety s/he will be suspended from walks, I will suggest trainers that specialise in the problem/s your dog may be having.
I must be transparent, I’m not a trainer, other than basic pack behaviour required to join walks with multiple dogs in a safe manner. I can however recommend several trainers that specialise in different breeds and behaviours.
I know it sounds like a lot of rules, but these rules are in place for the safety of the dogs I walk, yours included.
PRODUCTS
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WHO AM I?
Cameron (Cam)
I’ve pretty much always lived around dogs, their big hearts and life loving personalities Resonate with me. In 2018 my wife and I rescued our girl “Pineapples” in Australia who had had a terrible start to life, bringing her out of her terrified shell and turning her into a gregarious bundle of joy has been one of the defining points of my life. During the first lock down we got our girl “Trouble”. I’d been working hospitality for decades which left me with my days free. Sometimes I was lucky enough to look after friends/colleagues/partners/flat mates dogs during the day and realised there were all these dogs at home bored out of their skulls, not because their owners didn’t care, but because they didn’t have the time they had planned to have to run their dogs.
So when covid closed the brewery I was working for I had some time to figure out how to turn hanging out with my dogs into a business. It didn’t take a huge stretch of imagination to move from throwing cocktails to throwing sticks.
GIVE ME A HOLLA!
Please get in touch if I can help you with your wolf!
02102367055