How to price your dog walking work: group walks, solo walks and visits

TL;DR: Work out how many walks you can do in a day and what each slot costs you in time and travel, then price group walks, solo walks and visits differently. We haven't found a dated, citable UK price survey for dog walkers, so instead of an "average" this guide shows you how to build your own price list, and suggests checking three or four local walkers' published prices and noting the date.

• Your time: the walk plus pickup and drop-off.
• Travel: fuel and vehicle costs between homes and walking spots.
• Capacity: how many dogs per walk your insurer, council or park rules and your own judgement allow.
• Kit: leads, towels, vehicle crates, cleaning.
• Overheads: insurance, phone, booking software.

1. Map a day: how many walks, how many dogs each.
2. Set your target day income and divide by slots.
3. Price solo walks higher than group walks, as they use a whole slot.
4. Add puppy and home visits as separate services.
5. Offer weekly bundles with a cancellation rule.
6. Check the result: a day's walk fees ÷ the hours from first pickup to last drop-off (including driving between homes) shows what you really earn per hour. Tight rounds earn more.

• Per walk: group and solo priced separately.
• Weekly bundle: steadier income.
• Home visit or pop-in: shorter, priced by time.
• Extras: second dog from the same home, weekend or bank holiday walks.

As your round fills, check GOV.UK's Register for VAT guidance to see when it applies to you, and talk to an accountant before it does.

Review once a year, and message each owner with the new price and the date it starts, in line with the notice your terms give.

The Dog Walkers Price List & Service Menu (£4.99) covers group walks, solo walks, home visits, daycare and weekly bundles. The Dog Walkers Pricing Calculator — Premium (£14.99) is an 8-sheet Excel workbook covering hours, materials and a printable quote. The Dog Walkers Round Management Pack (£9.99) is an Excel workbook for organising your round, with per-dog tracking within multi-dog walker slots.

To keep the money side in order once your prices are set, the Dog Walkers Financial Forms Bundle — Premium (£19.99) has 10 financial record templates (fillable PDF, editable DOCX, or fill in online).

See every dog walking product on the Dog walking hub. For cover, read Dog walker insurance UK.

Usually, because a solo walk uses a slot that could take several dogs.

Many walkers add a smaller fee for a second dog from the same home. Write it on your price list.

Set a cut-off in your terms, such as the evening before, and say what you charge after it. Apply it the same way to every client.

All accessed 16 October 2026.

• GOV.UK, "Register for VAT"
• LaunchKit product pages linked above (checked live, HTTP 200, 16 Oct 2026; prices as shown on the page).

This article is general information, not financial or tax advice. We don't set prices for you. Check your own costs and figures before you decide.