Nathan’s paw blog

If you’ve ever found yourself clinging onto tasks long past the point of exhaustion - “because it’s easier if I just do it myself” – this one’s for you. In this episode of The Pet Business Wellbeing Podcast, I’m joined by Dawn Melbourne of Wild Paw Admin Services, a...

Recently I was invited to speak to a brilliant service-dog community about something a little different from my usual wellbeing chats – how to turn their existing Zoom conversations into a podcast. They already had hours of gold-dust discussions sitting on YouTube -...

Dog walking is still wildly misunderstood. Some people see it as “just taking dogs out for a stroll”… when in reality it’s a professional service, a safety-critical role and (when it’s done well) one of the most impactful jobs in a dog’s life. Recently I was invited...

If you’re a dog walker or pet pro who’s trying to juggle everything - clients, invoices, kids, school runs, clubs, family, dogs, actual sleep – this one’s for you. In a recent episode of The Pet Business Wellbeing Podcast, I spoke with Shelina Duke (Shelina the Poodle...

With Andrew Hale ~ As pet professionals, we’re brilliant at supporting animals but far less practiced at supporting ourselves. In this conversation with behaviourist and emotional wellbeing specialist Andrew Hale, we dig into why so many dog walkers, trainers,...

If you’ve ever thought: Who am I to be doing this? Everyone else seems more confident than me. One day someone’s going to realise I don’t know enough… You’re not alone. In fact, if you’re an ethical, caring dog walker or pet professional, there’s a strong chance...

For many dog walkers, the word visibility can feel overwhelming. It often gets tangled up with ideas of constant posting, going viral, or putting yourself out there in ways that feel uncomfortable, inauthentic, or exhausting. But visibility doesn’t have to mean...

“Collaboration over competition.” We see it everywhere in the pet industry - in bios, hashtags and captions. It sounds lovely. Reassuring, even. But real collaboration isn’t something you say. It’s something you live. In this solo episode of The Pet Business Wellbeing...

In the pet care industry, taking time off can feel uncomfortable. There’s always another client to reply to. Another rota to tweak. Another dog who needs support. So when dog walkers do stop, it’s often only when they’re already exhausted. In this solo episode of The...

If you work with dogs long enough, especially rescue dogs there’s a good chance you’ve felt it. That quiet emotional exhaustion. The constant pull to help just one more dog. The guilt that creeps in when you even think about stepping back. This is known as compassion...