How many additional dogs, if any, would you feel comfortable with a dog walker taking along with your dog? 1, 2, more?

I have two dogs, and I would not be comfortable with the dog walker walking any other dogs with them.

First, I think it is impossible to control more two dogs if something goes south when you are out walking them.

Second, my greyhound can go after other dogs (although he does not do that when on a leash), but I am careful about letting him interact with other dogs, especially small dogs.

Well first I would walk my own, and second, if I had to have someone else walk my dog, they I guess the answer would be, just my dog.

As long as none of the dogs are aggressive, he can walk as many as he wants…

I would make the sell on the “socialization” part of walking multiple dogs together. Sounds more like you’re offering an extra service than multiplying your earnings, which might be their first thought.

Probably just one other, maximum.
My dogs gets socialization through doggie day care and dog parks. If I were paying someone to walk her, my goal would be that the dog’s getting exercise and having some fun. I hate when I see dog walkers with multiple dogs all tangled up in each other. They’re constantly stopping to pee, the dogs on the inside can’t sniff around the outside, they all have to walk at the same pace… it just seems like assembly line dog-walking, you know?

@likeradar I don’t mean this in a rude way, I’m just curious….why do you have dogs, if you have to send them to doggy day care?

I have two dogs, and I wouldn’t want a dog walker walking any other dogs except my own. My two dogs are company for each other.

Walking lots of dogs can become pretty messy if the leads become tangled, one dog wanting to walk one way, and another dog wanting to go another. One dog wanting to stop for a ‘sniff’ while another dog wants to continue walking.

So most certainly not more than two dogs (total) maximum

@cheebdragon
My reason is different than most people’s, I think.
And just to clarify, I’m not talking about kenneling. I’m talking about day care with total access to lots of indoor and outdoor space, lots of other dogs to socialize with, and a trained staff that supervises, reinforces training, gets to know each and every dog’s personality, puts out wading pools on hot days, etc.

This is the usual reason, which I think is totally valid: In a big city, most people don’t have yards. When everyone has to go to work, the dog is left at home alone, bored, not peeing for many hours. Doggie day care gives a dog opportunities for exercise, peeing when they need to, and socialization with dogs and the human staff. The city isn’t the ideal place for a dog, but I firmly believe apartment living with loving people who do their best to create a good life for it is freaking heaven compared to living a shelter or worse.

My reason, which I also think is totally valid: My boyfriend works from home, so our dog is rarely home alone and gets walked a few timed during the day. She’s a rescue dog, and is a sweetheart but socially awkward and timid. She’s also really attached to us. We send her to day care one day a week so that she can learn how to be around other dogs and learn that other people aside from me and my guy can be nice to her. She loves it, and it has really helped her learn how to be around other dogs.

I have two large, strong dogs so I doubt my dog walker would be able to handle more than my two boys.

I have a German Shepherd that is very well adjusted and could easily walk with any number of other dogs:)

I think they could only walk as many dogs as would behave together. When I used to walk my two dogs, they would start out fighting with each other, and took about ½ a block to calm down. Sometimes one dog is too much.