DOG WALKING Services
Walks That Bring Out the Best in Your Dog
At Bruno’s Buddies, every walk is carefully structured to meet your dog’s individual needs, supporting ongoing training and reinforcing behaviours in real-world settings. With experience working with reactive, anxious and high prey-drive dogs, each walk provides both physical and mental stimulation while practising skills like recall, lead walking and impulse control. To maintain consistent progress, a minimum of two walks per week is required.
What’s Included?
- Pick up and drop off
- Training treats and equipment
- Post-walk / training report
- Photo and video updates
- GPS Tractive tracker
Schedule:
- Adventure Walk: 12:00 – 14:30
- Training Walks: 9:00 – 11:00 and 14:30 – 18:00
- Weekend Walks: 10:00 – 13:00 (Working Dog Walk)
Adventure Walk
90 min: £25
Group Walk (max. 4 dogs)
Adventure Walks are structured group walks, limited to a maximum of four dogs per walk. Your dogs will enjoy individual attention along with a balance of fun, exploration and socialisation. To keep dogs engaged and fulfilled we incorporate training exercises into every walk including:
- Heel & Lead Walking
- Recall
- Neutrality
- Duration (Sit/Downs)
By exploring different walking locations, your dog can generalise their training in varied and stimulating environments.
Buddy Walk
60 min: £25
Paired Walk (up to 2 dogs)
Our Buddy Walks service is perfect for dogs who enjoy shared adventures with a trusted companion. This can be with Bruno or another suitable dog.
Suitable for:
- Reactive or nervous dogs who are ready to expand their social circle and work toward being near another dog in a safe, controlled way
- Multi-dog households (will consider up to 3 dogs)
- Puppies until they are fully developed and ready for Adventure Walks
During each Buddy Walk, your dog gets the comfort of a thoughtfully chosen walking partner. This helps build confidence and reduce reactivity by creating positive social experiences, all while enjoying a fun, structured adventure.
1:1 Training Walks
Need someone to train you’re dog while you’re at work?
Training Walks are designed to meet your dog’s individual needs through exercise and education. Working Dog Walks give high-drive dogs physical and mental stimulation suited to their breed and addresses common behavioural issues such as reactivity. You will be sent a training report detailing what we worked on and homework to reinforce training between sessions.
Working Dog Walk - Fulfilment
60 min: £28
Does your dog struggle to stay engaged on walks?
Are walks not tiring them out?
The Working Dog Walk provides your dog with safe, breed-specific outlets to fulfil their instincts that are both physically and mentally stimulating. Working breeds are full of energy, drive, and have genetic instincts that need an outlet. They were bred to work (e.g hunt, track, retrieve or herd). Without a ‘job’ they can become frustrated, reactive, or hard to manage on walks.
Sessions can include:
- Lead walking
- Whistle recall
- Stop whistle
- Retrieves
- Scent work
- Flirt pole
- Tug games
- Advanced obedience
Working dog walk - behavioural
60 min: £28
Do you struggle to walk your dog around other dogs?
Is your dog nervous of strangers?
During these walks, I’ll work through behavioural concerns such as reactivity and create a tailored training plan that meets your dog’s unique needs. Training walks focus on helping your dog build positive associations and develop calmer, more resilient responses to the world around them.
I take a holistic approach to behaviour modification and consider the role their emotional state, physical comfort, nutrition, and routines can have on their progress. While obedience skills have their place, my priority is shifting your dog’s emotional response to their triggers and ensuring they are in the right mindset to learn.
What we work on:
- Reactivity
- Fear/ anxiety
- Cafe settle work
- Building food/ toy motivation
- Engagement
- Lead manners
- Neutrality
Improvers Walk
30 min: £16
Adventure Walk Preparation
Our Improvers sessions are tailored to your dog’s individual needs, offering 1-to-1 training focused on specific goals such as building confidence or improving recall. After each session, you’ll receive training feedback and videos to help reinforce progress and maintain consistency at home. These sessions are designed for dogs preparing to graduate onto our Adventure Walks. They refine obedience and assess neutrality around stooge dogs. They’re also perfect for initial bonding sessions with anxious dogs and help young puppies learn proper socialisation.
How to graduate:
- Be able to walk nicely on lead in a group
- Recall
- Neutral to other dogs
- Comfortable travelling in the van
Please note that spaces are limited and prioritised for dogs progressing to Adventure Walks once they have developed the required skills. Our primary walking services are Adventure Walks and Working Dog Walks.
Why Choose Us?
Peace Of Mind
✔ Canine First Aid Trained
✔ Insured
✔ DBS Checked
✔ Crash Tested Transport Crates
✔ GPS Tractive Trackers
Regular Updates
We ensure you stay informed about your dog’s daily activities. Through personalised WhatsApp updates, including photos and videos, you'll receive regular insights into your dog’s day, giving you peace of mind that they’re being well cared for.
Mental and Physical Stimulation
At Bruno’s Buddies, we don’t just walk your dog we work alongside you to maintain your dog’s training goals. Whether it’s lead walking, recall, or duration work, we ensure that your dog is consistently progressing.
Experienced with Anxious Dogs
I specialise in supporting dogs with behavioural challenges, including anxiety and reactivity. As a certified canine reactivity experts with years of experience, I provide a calm and structured environment for learning.
FAQs
You can book a service by filling out this form.
Payment: Payments for dog walking services are made via bank transfer. Invoices are sent at the end of each month.
Dog Walking: We cover East London and surrounding areas
Dog Sitting: East London and Essex
If you’re located outside of this area, please get in contact and we’ll do our best to accommodate you.
Walks are 30-90 minutes, depending on the service
The walk begins when we leave the car and ends when we return, this ensures your dog receives a full session of active walking and training. Pick-up and drop-off times are not included in the walk duration.
We’re unable to guarantee exact walk times. However, we offer morning, afternoon, and evening slots to fit your schedule as best we can. Solo sessions are given more precise pick-up times.
Yes, basic obedience training is incorporated into every walk!
We use each walk as an opportunity to reinforce key skills like lead walking, recall, and impulse control—helping to support your dog’s growth, confidence, and overall behavior in everyday settings.
Looking for more focused training?
We also offer dedicated Training Walks for dogs who need extra support or are working on specific challenges. These walks are ideal for proofing behaviours in a range of environments.
Your dog’s safety and well-being are always our top priority. Our van is equipped with crash-tested crates to ensure your dog travels securely and comfortably.
After every session, you’ll receive a detailed post-walk or post-sitting report, highlighting how your dog’s training went and other key observations, so you’re always fully informed about their progress.
For added security, all dogs wear GPS Tractive trackers, and client keys are fitted with tracking tags.
Yes. I am covered by Pet Business Insurance
Travel within a 20-minute drive of Barking (East London) is included in all services.
For locations beyond this, a travel fee applies to cover time and mileage (£0.45 per mile).