Your dog deserves
the best.
Whether you’re a shift worker, heading back into the office, or a retired professional, bwd Petcare’s reliable dog walkers, report cards, media, and GPS tracking will give you and your dog peace of mind.
Private Dog Walking
We offer dog walking services that are both physically and mentally engaging for dogs. The bwd Petcare Blockwalks are leashed, one household at a time, and allow for us to concentrate on your dog's unique needs.
While we can absolutely customize your appointment according to your needs and preferences, we specialize in providing focused on-leash exercise in your neighbourhood.
This complete activity fulfills your dog's innate desire for migration, human leadership, and usefulness. This also allows us to work on any undesired behaviours, such as dog reactivity, in your stead with great success.
The longer walks are great for adding some sniff time to the walk! Not only does your dog need to be a dog but decompression can help de-stress and build confidence.
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Peace of mind is one click away.
There are no contracts or obligations. Once we create your account, you are welcome to schedule any of our services, anytime.
If you’d like to talk to someone before you book, you can! After creating your free account and adding your pet(s), you can then book our free phone consultation.
Become one of our 1000+ lifetime customers and take control of your pet care.
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BLOCKWALKS ARE SINGLE HOUSEHOLD, LEASHED, FORCE-FREE & HUMAN LED.
Dog Walking occurs between 9am and 9pm, weekdays and weekends.
As Ottawa’s premium pet care service, all Blockwalks include:
notification upon arrival and completion of service;
report card with a written update for your peace of mind;
photos of what your pet(s) got up to;
GPS tracking at no extra cost.
Thirty Minutes
$35 each
Structured & focused exercise.
Forty Five Minutes
$43 each
Most popular daytime service; a good mix of structure and sniffing.
Sixty Minutes
$50 each
For those dogs that just need more.
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Why should you choose bwd Petcare?
First, we’re the best dog walking and pet care company in Ottawa.
We have employees, not subcontractors, and if your regular walker calls in sick we can send another of our skilled staff members! You don’t have to worry about finding a replacement walker.
We provide reliable service. We are out in all weather conditions and you never have to worry that we’ll cancel on you because we won’t.
Booking with us is easy. You don’t have to negotiate dates and times or worry about pack dogs not getting along.
With our app, bwd Petcare, you can control your schedule on the go. We also have an online portal for pet profile management.
Daytime, Nighttime, Anytime.
Howlin’ Reviews
JULIA
Great service, and my standard poodle Jazz loves his walkers! Due to smoke/ poor air quality today, the walker came inside and engaged Jazz with intellectual play. Just great 👍!
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HANNAH
Everything has been super smooth and easy […] getting set up with the app (which makes it so easy to set up walks and check our schedule) to emails after each walk with photos and a summary.
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AUDREY
My dogs have some issues. One is reactive to other dogs - sometimes my other dog joins in. The other loves to sniff and mark EVERYTHING. BWD handles them with no problem. I'm deeply appreciative of their services!!!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Got a question for us that you don’t see below? Get in touch here. We love to answer your questions about our dog walking services, dog training, or dog behaviour educational services.
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If you’d like to speak to a human, you can call us anytime. Once your account is created, you can also book a free phone consultation in our app.
For our Blockwalk or Comfort Care services, the first appointment must be a First Blockwalk. During this, our most experienced staff will meet your dog to assess any safety risks.
We prefer that you are not present for the first appointment, if you plan to book our services while you’re at work or out on a dinner date, as this will allow us to get an objective look at your dog's actual behaviour and will mimic the situation when we send a dog walker to your home to provide service at a later date.
However, if you plan to regularly book our services while you’re home, you are most welcome to be present for the initial walk.
Please note that if you are present for your First Blockwalk then you assume all risk should we provide services when you are not home and your dog injures a bwd Employee. This and more is outlined in more detail in our Terms & Conditions which all account holders are emailed.
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As experienced pet care providers we can handle meeting dogs without prior introductions. If your pet enjoys making new friends, we can take care of them, while you are out and about. We accept lockboxes and other keyless entry methods.
For access:
Detached/Semi-Detached: Use outdoor lockboxes, front door keypads, garage keypads.
Apartments: Provide buzz code and have a lockbox on your door or leave a key with your concierge.
More entry methods are detailed in the Terms and Conditions emailed to every account holder when logging into the bwd Petcare app for the first time.
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We ask that you list available parking options in your profile, such as free on-street parking, your driveway, or your garage spot if you’re not home. If our employees need to pay for parking for any reason - such as no space in your driveway, lack of free street parking, or parking bans due to weather - any costs incurred while providing services will be added to your invoice.
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Dogs being walked by us are required to have current vaccinations for rabies and DHPP. You can list your pet's vaccinations in the Medical Section within their profile in our bwd Petcare app.
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Absolutely; we offer the flexibility, reliability, and accountability that you need. Many of our clients are Nurses, Doctors, Paramedics, Firefighters, Dispatchers, Bartenders, etc.
You are not locked into a schedule and there’s no weekly minimum service requirement. We walk dogs 9AM to 9PM, 7 days a week and there are only 5 days throughout the year when we are closed.
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You can request walks anytime. The more notice that is given to us, the more likely we can accommodate your preferred start-time.
We charge a Last Minute Booking fee on any requests that are made within 48 hours from the top of an arrival window.
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Any cancellations made to an already approved and assigned appointment must be made with a minimum of 48hrs from the top of your requested arrival window for the cost to be waived.
Giving fewer than 48hrs notice from the top of your arrival window will incur the full charge for the service.
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It depends.
How often are you booking and does your schedule coincide with our staff member’s availability? We do our best.
The reality is that we walk dogs from 09h00 to 21h00, seven days a week and we do encourage that our staff keep a healthy work/life balance.
Our training program assures consistent service so that we can have a qualified walker assigned to your request whenever that might be. The more consistent you are then the more consistent we can be.
You may ask fort a specific employee with a Furbaby Sitting request.