Professional dog walking supports a dog’s physical health, mental wellbeing, routine, and everyday social exposure when owners are unavailable. More than a simple walk, it provides purposeful movement, controlled stimulation, and predictable structure that helps dogs stay calm, confident, and settled throughout the day, while fitting naturally alongside other care options such as doggy day care.

This article explores indoor versus outdoor doggy day care from a city dog's perspective. It looks at the key differences, why environment matters so much for urban dogs, and why an outdoor-focused approach, such as the one taken by Man’s Best Friend, is often a strong match for dogs living in London.

This month our energetic (and very charitable) team took part in Battersea Dogs’ and Cats’ Homes “Muddy Dog Challenge” and raised over £1000.00 for the charity in the process! Participants from “Team MBFKC”; Jake, Chloe and Trish were joined by their canine companions; Flynn, Harley and Hazel on a VERY muddy 5K assault course based at Windsor

Man's Best Friend Kensington & Chelsea was established back in 2017 as a humble solo dog walking mission based out of Kensington Gardens and Holland Park, by our founder Emma White. In just four short years, the business has transformed into a bountiful doggy daycare paradise, manned by an ever-growing team of dog-loving professionals. Here, we take a moment to discover some fun facts about our some of our doting team members!

This week, we were fortunate enough to catch up (virtually of course) with Leading dog behaviourist and trainer, Oli Juste. We talked all things, from his career and some of his inside tips & tricks, to what exciting projects he has in the pipeline.

Mayhew, London’s animal welfare charity, are doing some amazing things to improve the lives of dogs, cats and the community, both at home in London and internationally. We recently sat down with the team behind the charity and here’s what we learned.

Our founder, Emma and her Cocker Spaniel Pippin, have spent years scouring the UK for plush dog friendly hotels, BnB’s and glamping sites that you and your pup can retreat to for a weekend out of our bustling capital. Here are some of their favorites (plus their go-to local dog walks at each destination)!