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Barks Dog Walking Services

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2 Birchwood Cottages
Ballogie
Aboyne
Aberdeenshire
AB34 5DQ

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About Barks Dog Walking Services

Established in 2009, Sarah Young the owner of Barks Dog Walking Services has 20 years of experience in dog handling, and provides dog walking services and pet  sitting services to clients throughout Aboyne and surrounding districts. The company is based in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire.

With experienced and insured personnel, the service provides a tailored dog walking and pet visiting service to suit the individual clients requirements. The service is designed to assist clients with their dog walking requirements whilst they are at work or whether it is for holiday or business trip cover or just simply some extra help, enabling clients to get on with their every day business knowing their pet is well catered for.

Barks Dog Walking Service covers the local area of Aboyne, Ballogie, Kincardine O'Neil, Dinnet and Lumphanan.

The business is managed by Sarah Young who has been involved in the Dog Walkers industry for many years. Having previously worked for several multi national  recruitment companies and oil and gas companies, Sarah re-thought her career after starting a family and dog walking gave her the work/life balance she was striving for, Sarah has the enthusiasm and drive needed to run the business ensuring the best care is given to her clients.

19 FreeIndex Reviews - Ranked 20th out of 212 UK Dog Walkers

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Emma Twite Davies
Aboyne
My dogs love their time with Barks Dog Walking Services. Always happy to go, always happy (and tired) when they come back. Would happily recommend Barks to others looking for a dog walker.
Julie Mitchell-Meh...
Aboyne
Sarah loves dogs and they love her. Oscar runs to the door when he hears her car! She takes great care of the dogs and is very professional and excellent at communicating with her clients. We are very pleased that Oscar has the opportunity to walk and socialise with other dogs, and that he is so well looked after when he is out.
Sarah Robertson
Aboyne
Our Milo is always so excited to Sarah pull up outside to collect him for his walks, you can tell he thouroughly enjoys his time with her and out with the pack. Sarah is always willing to help you as much as she can and cares for your whole family as well as your pets.
Fiona Imlach
Aboyne
Professional, knowledgeable, flexible and excellent value for money. Our dog just loves going out with Sarah. The off lead pack walks mean he’s well exercised and comes home tired out. Highly recommend!
Emma Kerr
Banchory
Sarah is great with my dogs and is always there when needed. I trust her with my dogs and I know they have a great time when they are out on pack walks. I highly recommend Sarah to anyone looking for a dog walker.
Wendy Rotheram
Aboyne
Our dogs always have a great time with Sarah. They are so happy to see her when she arrives. Love the fact that she does pack walks away from common dog walks, cycle routes etc and dogs are off lead. Great service, dogs are always happy tired when coming back.
Claire Basil-Ratte...
Aboyne
Sarah provides an excellent service. Bailey and I would be lost without her :).
Simon Murray
Aboyne
Fantastic dog walking/visiting service. Very handy and flexible. Always able to help out when our busy lives get in the way of being their for our puppy. Great advice too for new dog owners. Sarah was excellent for us when we just got a new pup and had no idea or confidence about what to do. Thanks. Brilliant!
Tracey Walker
Aboyne
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Very very happy with barks dog walking service, very reliable, friendly staff (that have helped me out last minute) in the past and offer great advice too! I couldn't be without them! X.
Robert Cruickshank
Aboyne
First class service :-.
Kirsty Ross
Aboyne
Sarah started walking our dog Milo a few weeks ago. As a rescue dog Milo has a few 'personality quirks', shall we say. Sarah is completely unfazed by this and is happy to adapt his walks to suit him and us.
Victoria Farron
Garforth
Sarah has started taking out my dog Steve McQueen, and she is fantastic. She came and meet us, and I felt very comfortable handing over my dog to her. She sends updates as to what he has been up too and how he is getting on.
Laura
Aboyne
We contacted Sarah at short notice and she was more than happy to help. Our dog seems happy and contented. Very happy with the service so far!
Lesley Ellis
Aboyne
Sarah is a great dog walker, competent and very helpful. She quickly got friendly with my dog which is a shy and silly lurcher and was very helpful when I phoned at short notice. Pleasant person to work with.
Toby Stanway
Banchory
We had a very active young puppy, but both my partner and I often worked during the day. It was important that he was attended for feeding and exercise during the day in the early months and for him to be socialised properly. Sarah was asked both to come to the house fro feeding and exercise at lunchtimes when we were at work and later, for two days a week, at her suggestion, she would take Bertie into her home for the day. I think this was a very good suggestion that worked well. Sarah could always be relied upon to turn up on time each day. She would bring her lovely dog "Mak" and sometimes other dogs and her son. This was excellent for Bertie's socialisation. She was also able to help with the early basic training and was very willing to note and use the commands we were using to give consistency. On the days when Bertie went to Sarah's, he would be taken out with the other client dogs - and of course able to play with his friend Mak! He always came back tired but happy!In terms of attitude, Sarah was very helpful, reliable and flexible if need be. I felt entirely comfortable giving Sarah access to my house while I was out.She was very good with Bertie and was both gentle and patient (while still being in charge!) Her support was a great help.I would not hesitate to recommend Barks.Moreexpand_more
carolyn Ewan
Aboyne
Good reliable service and my dog always seems happy to see her, very happy with service.
Judy Garrett
Aboyne
Sarah has been walking my dogs for a few months now and she is always extremely helpful, dependable (in all weathers) and has a great knowledge of dogs. The dogs are always pleased to see her and so am I. Sarah provides a wonderful dog walking service and I would happily recommend her to anyone.
Heather Pringle
Aboyne
Barks Dog Walking Services walked my dog for 7 months last year while he was staying with my parents when I was working aborad. Sarah did a fantastic job with him, she was reliable and honest and is excellent with dogs. She was also very flexible to work around any arrangements that my parents had - changing her walking times to suit them, often at short notice. My dog is not an easy dog, with some behavioural problems. Sarah took all this in her stride and was always calm and looked after him as if he was her own. I have no hesitation in recommending her as a dog walker for another dog - she does an exceptional job and I was very happy with her service.
Audrey Watt
Banchory
Whilst out at work, Barks Dog Walking Service currently provide an hours walk & exercise, for my two 5 month old Alaskan Malamute pups, Monday to Friday. I have no reservations in giving Barks access to our house to provide food & water for the pups, this is due to the friendship & trust built over the last few months. Sarah has been brilliant helping me out of a bind with the pups, throughout the upheaval of new heating installation. She offered kennel services at her premises throughout the day, taking them out of a stressful unsupervised environment, at home with workmen . This is a fantastic, friendly & helpful service with reasonable rates, to which I would recommend to anyone.

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