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  • If you are a professional dog walker, you may apply for a professional dog walking licence. However, the maximum number of dogs you can walk at any one time with a professional dog walker’s licence is six. One person will not be able to walk more than six dogs at any one time even with a professional dog walker’s licence.
  • If you are not a professional dog walker, you will need to make alternative arrangements. For example, ensuring there is more than one responsible adult per four dogs or walking dogs on a rota.
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Evidence suggests that the maximum number of dogs that the average adult can safely handle at any one time is four. To obtain a professional dog walker’s licence you/your business must show evidence of adequate insurance, skills and experience to safely walk up to six dogs at any one time.

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No. The Professional Dog Walker licence allows for the walking of five or six dogs at any one time. If you will not walk more than four dogs at any one time, you will not need to obtain a Professional Dog Walker licence.

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A breach of a PSPO without a reasonable excuse is an offence. You will be issued with a £100 Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) if you do not comply with the PSPO when asked by an Enforcement Officer, or if you have failed to clean up after your dog. If not paid, you may be prosecuted, for which the maximum penalty is a fine of £1,000.

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The PSPO lasts for three years at which point the council will decide whether to discharge or renew it in consultation with residents. 

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Assistance dog users may be exempt from such prohibitions. Exemption applies to blind people and people with a physical or mental disability who use a dog for assistance, which has been trained to assist a person with a disability.

Assistance Dogs and the Equality Act 2010

The Equality Act 2010 defines an assistance dog as:

(a) a dog which has been trained to guide a blind person;

(b) a dog which has been trained to assist a deaf person;

(c) a dog which has been trained by a prescribed charity to assist a disabled person who has a disability that consists of epilepsy or otherwise affects the person’s mobility, manual dexterity, physical coordination or ability to lift, carry or otherwise move everyday objects;

(d) a dog which has been trained to assist a disabled person who has a disability (other than one falling within paragraph (c)) of a prescribed kind.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission states that assistance dogs:

  • are highly trained
  • will not wander freely around the premises
  • will sit or lie quietly on the floor next to its owner and are trained to go to the toilet on command and so are unlikely to foul in a public place
  • most are instantly recognisable by the harness or identifying dog jacket they wear they wear, although this is not a legal requirement.

Dog walking guide online

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Dog poo should be picked up and put into a dog poo bag and put into any general waste bin on the street or in parks. You must take the dog poo with you and must not leave it somewhere until the end of your walk.  If you cannot find a bin, you must take the dog waste home with you.

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As part of the PSPO, the council has limited the number of dogs that one person can walk at any time to four. A professional dog walkers license allows professional dog walkers to walk up to SIX dogs at any one time.

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  • Evidence suggests that this is the maximum number of dogs that the average adult could be expected to control at any one time. This PSPO order has been introduced for public safety.
  • To obtain a professional dog walkers license you / your business must meet a number of conditions. These include providing evidence of adequate insurance, skills and experience to safely walk up to six dogs at any one time.
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  • Professional dog walkers may apply for a professional dog walking license. However, the maximum number of dogs you can walk at any one time with a professional dog walkers license is six. One person will not be able to walk more than six dogs at any one time even with a professional dog walkers license.
  • If you are not a professional dog walker, you may consider applying to become a professional dog walker, or you will need to make alternative dog walking arrangements. For example, ensuring there is more than one responsible adult per four dogs or walking dogs on a rota.
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