Bend, Oregon
Thicket & Trail Dog Walking publishes what every walk and daycare day covers and what it costs, then confirms both at a settling visit, before a dog is collected for the first time.
Every service has a written scope and a published price. A price that begins with “from” is confirmed as a figure at the settling visit, before the first collection.
Thirty minutes for one dog on its own, collected from the door and returned to it.
from $26
An hour on the trails in a group of no more than four, matched by size and pace.
from $32
Up to five hours in the daycare room, as a morning or an afternoon session.
$38
Up to nine hours with a midday walk, two rest periods and the same handler throughout.
from $42
Twenty minutes for a puppy too young for group work: a garden break and a short handling session.
$22
A home visit to meet the dog and say plainly which service fits, if any does.
no charge
The dog is met first, the route and the price are confirmed out loud, and every walk is reported back against what was agreed. A dog that turns out to need more than the booked service is re-quoted, never quietly upgraded.
The captions say what each photograph shows. None of them claims to be a booking completed by Thicket & Trail Dog Walking.
Four walkers, each concentrating on two of the six services. An owner may ask for a particular one through the contact form.
Founder and lead walker
Leads the group trail walks and every meet-and-settle visit, matching a new dog to a group by size, pace and play style rather than by breed. Ends a walk early when a dog has had enough, and says so plainly in the note that follows it.
Senior trail walker
Takes the morning trail groups and the solo walks that need quiet handling, including dogs that pull or bark on the lead. Keeps a dog on the lead wherever the ground is open, and lets one off only where the recall has already been seen to work.
Client and dog coordinator
Collects the details that make an enquiry useful: the dog’s age and size, its recall, its lead manners and how it behaves around other dogs. This role helps choose a service without making veterinary claims or promising a place through the form.
Daycare-room assistant
Runs the rest periods, the midday feeds and the calm transitions between the yard and the daycare room. Keeps water, bedding and crates clean, and writes down anything the lead walker should raise with the owner.
The walker collected our dog at the same time every day and left a short note saying where they had been. Nothing about it was ever vague.
Roman S.
Our dog was introduced to her group slowly and was not taken out with it until she was ready. That mattered more to us than we expected it to.
Layla F.
The published information matched the actual conversation. Nothing felt hidden and there was no pressure to add a day we did not need.
Percy T.
The daycare room was calm rather than chaotic, and the same handler was there at drop-off and again at collection.
Anouk G.
The contact form asked only for useful details, and the right next step was clear without pretending a place was already held.
Miles K.
Half days were easy to arrange, and the price printed on the website was the price we actually paid.
Greta W.
Every dog starts with a meet-and-settle visit. A group is chosen by size, pace and play style, and a dog that does not settle into one is walked on its own instead.
Published prices apply to the stated scope. Any “from” price is confirmed as a figure after the settling visit and before the first collection.
Vaccination dates, feeding times, any medication, and an honest account of how the dog behaves around other dogs. The business confirms anything else directly.
Yes. Use the contact form to name a preferred walker; availability is confirmed separately.
The contact form takes a question and sends it to the office. Book goes to the arrangements page; neither one confirms a place by itself.
An email address only, used to send occasional notes about the routes and the daycare room. No offers chased by a countdown and no third party.
It is published in the open, where anyone can copy it, so it is left short of its final polish and audit pass. The design chosen is fully audited and polished before it goes live.