Flyer ideas · 7 min read · Updated September 29, 2026

Dog Walking Flyers: Ideas, Wording and Examples for Walkers and Sitters

Dog walking flyers need your rate and walk length, such as "$18 for a 30-minute walk", the days and hours you walk, the streets you cover, and a free meet-and-greet before the first walk as the call to action. Kids and teens should give a parent's number, never a home address, and meet each owner with that parent.

Examples made with Toybox

Weekday midday walks with a meet-and-greet call to action. Business type, Modern style, Light colors, Illustration pictures, Tall size. Prompt: Flyer for Leashwick Dog Walking. Headline: "Midday Walks While You Work". 30-minute solo walks $18, 60 minutes $28, second dog from the same home $6. Weekdays, 11 AM to 2 PM. Serving Linden Street, Harbor Park and the Maple Row apartments. A text with a photo and potty notes after every walk. Insured. Text 555-0109 for a free 15-minute meet-and-greet. Warm cream and teal design with an illustration of a happy mixed-breed dog on a leash. Use this prompt
Dog walking flyer from two kids, with their mom's number to call. Announcement type, Playful style, Vibrant colors, Illustration pictures, Tall size. Prompt: Neighborhood flyer. Headline: "Ivy and June Walk Dogs on Linden Street". Ages 12 and 13. 20-minute walks for $8 after school on weekdays from 3:30 to 5:30 PM, and Saturdays from 10 AM to noon. We only walk dogs on Linden Street and Harbor Park, and every new dog starts with a meet-and-greet with our mom there. Text our mom, Rachel, at 555-0133. Along the bottom edge, add tear-off tabs showing "Ivy and June dog walks 555-0133". Bright, playful look, illustrated with two original cartoon dogs and a leash. Use this prompt
Holiday dog sitting dates for a neighborhood group post. Announcement type, Elegant style, Dark colors, Illustration pictures, Portrait size. Prompt: Flyer for Whiskerfold Pet Sitting. Headline: "Holiday Dog Sitting, Booking Now". Overnight stays in your home $70 a night, or 3 drop-in visits a day for $55. Available December 19 to January 3. Serving Harbor Park and Maple Row. Includes walks, feeding, medications and a nightly photo update. Reserve dates by Sunday, November 15: text 555-0177. Forest green and gold palette. Illustration of a sleepy dog on a rug by a fireplace. Use this prompt

Dog walking flyers go where dog owners already stop: the vet's front desk, the pet store corkboard, the lobby of a building with a dog run, and the neighborhood group chat. An owner reading one wants to know what a walk costs, when you're free, and whether they'd trust you with a leash and a key. Below: the checklist, wording for weekday walks, kids and teens, and overnight sitting, print sizes, and step-by-step settings for Flyer Maker.

What to put on a dog walking flyer

Start with the details an owner needs to say yes, biggest type first:

Must have

Rate and walk length. "$18 per 30-minute walk, $28 for 60 minutes." Say whether it's a solo walk or a small group.
Days and hours. "Weekdays, 11 AM to 2 PM" is the slot an owner who works away from home is looking for.
The streets or buildings you cover. "Linden Street, Harbor Park and the Maple Row apartments."
A free meet-and-greet. "Free 15-minute meet-and-greet before the first walk." It's the easy first yes for a nervous owner, and your chance to meet the dog.
How to book. A phone number that accepts texts. Kids and teens list a parent's number.
Which dogs you take. "Up to 2 dogs from the same home" or "Dogs under 60 pounds". An honest limit prevents a bad first walk.
What owners hear after each walk. "A text with a photo and potty notes after every walk."
Your first name or business name.

Optional

Drop-ins and pet sitting, each with its own price.
Experience that's true. "Grew up with two retrievers" or a pet first aid course you actually finished. "Insured" or "bonded" only with an active policy or bond.
Key handling. "Keys kept in a coded lockbox, never tagged with your address."
A weather plan. "Rain or shine, with shorter shaded walks on hot days."
Holiday dates. "Booking Thanksgiving week and December 19 to January 3."

Dog walking flyer ideas and wording

These dog walking flyer ideas cover the flyers walkers and sitters post through the year. All names, prices and numbers are made up.

Weekday midday walks

A flyer for dog walking during the workday sells one thing: a reliable midday break.

Headlines: "Midday Walks While You Work" or "Your Dog's Lunch Break"
Supporting line: "30-minute solo walks, weekdays 11 AM to 2 PM, $18 a walk."
Call to action: "Text 555-0109 to set up a free meet-and-greet."

Dog walking flyers for kids and teens

Dog walking flyers for kids should sound like they came from the family down the street, and they name a parent to call.

Headlines: "Ivy and June Walk Dogs on Linden Street" or "After-School Dog Walks, $8"
Supporting line: "Ages 12 and 13. 20-minute walks after school and on Saturdays."
Call to action: "Text our mom, Rachel, at 555-0133."

A few rules keep a kid's flyer safe:

First names and a parent's phone number only. No home address, school name or walking schedule on a public board.
Every new family meets a parent first, at the owner's door, before the first walk.
Start with calm dogs you already know, one at a time, on your own street.
Post only where a parent agrees, such as your building's lobby board or the counter at the vet your family uses.

Teens who also watch kids can use the same contact rules on babysitting flyers.

Overnight and holiday dog sitting

A flyer for dog sitting sells dates, not a weekly slot, so price it per night and per visit.

Headlines: "Holiday Dog Sitting, Booking Now" or "Your Dog Stays Home While You Travel"
Supporting line: "Overnights in your home $70 a night, or 3 drop-in visits a day for $55. December 19 to January 3."
Call to action: "Reserve your dates by Sunday, November 15: text 555-0177."

Puppy visits

Headlines: "Puppy Visits During the Workday" or "Potty Breaks for Puppies"
Supporting line: "Two 20-minute visits a day for puppies under 6 months: a potty break, play and fresh water. $30 a day."
Call to action: "Text 555-0109 to book a trial week."

Summer walk hours

The ASPCA advises keeping walks on hot asphalt to a minimum on very hot days, since a dog so close to the ground heats up quickly and its paw pads can burn. A summer flyer can move walks to cooler hours and say so plainly.

Headlines: "Summer Hours: Early and Evening Walks" or "Cooler Walks, June to August"
Supporting line: "Walks from 6 to 9 AM and 7 to 9 PM, on shaded routes, with water on every walk."
Call to action: "Text 555-0109 to move your time slot."

If a dog ever slips its leash on your watch, call the owner right away and get flyers up within the hour. The lost dog flyer page has the wording and shows how to build one around the dog's real photo.

Design tips for dog walking flyers

One illustrated dog, no particular breed. A friendly cartoon mutt on a leash fits every reader, while a photo of a golden retriever says little to the owner of a corgi. Any photo Flyer Maker puts on the page is generated rather than a dog you actually walk, so Illustration is the honest pick.

Make the rate the biggest text after the headline. Write it as "$18 for 30 minutes" so the price and the walk length read together from across the pet store.

Add tear-off tabs for vet and pet store boards. Ask for a row of tabs with your number at the bottom, so an owner can leave with it in a pocket.

Use a real photo only through Smart Editor. A picture of you with a dog you actually walk, taken with that owner's permission, shows a new client who will be at the door. Flyer Maker's one upload slot is for a logo, so for a photo flyer, switch to Smart Editor (Pro plan only). It takes the photo along with an instruction that adds your rate and number.

Pick the style that matches who you are. Playful style with Vibrant colors suits kids and teens. Modern style with Light colors suits a walking business with insurance and a booking link.

Walkers who add grooming, training or pet taxi rides can borrow offer wording from flyers for shops and service businesses.

Dog walking flyer sizes and printing

Vet and pet store boards take a full page, groomers' counters take a card, and owners in the building group chat see it on a phone:

Piece	Size	Pixels at 300 DPI	In Flyer Maker
Vet or pet store corkboard	8.5 x 11 in	2550 x 3300	Tall (3:4), 4K, with tear-off tabs
Counter card at a groomer	4 x 6 in	1200 x 1800	Tall (3:4), 2K
Neighborhood group chat	Phone screen	Not printed	Portrait (4:5), 1K

Tear-off tabs need a full letter page; a small card has no room to cut them. A 4 x 6 card cut from a Tall image loses about half an inch of width, and the 2048-pixel height at 2K works out to roughly 340 pixels per inch. For printing, choose 2K or 4K, and ask before you post at a vet or store. The flyer size guide lists other sizes.

More dog walking flyer examples to copy

Two more flyers, for puppy visits and summer hours. Change the invented names, prices and number to yours.

Flyer for Leashwick Dog Walking. Headline: "Puppy Visits During the Workday". Two 20-minute visits a day for puppies under 6 months: a potty break, play time and fresh water, $30 a day. Weekdays between 9 AM and 4 PM. Serving Linden Street, Harbor Park and the Maple Row apartments. A photo update after every visit. Text 555-0109 to book a trial week. Soft pastel blue and yellow design with an illustration of a small puppy with a chew toy.

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Summer flyer for Leashwick Dog Walking. Headline: "Summer Hours: Early and Evening Walks". June to August, walks from 6 to 9 AM and from 7 to 9 PM, on shaded routes, with fresh water on every walk. 30-minute walks $18, 60 minutes $28. Serving Linden Street and Harbor Park. Text 555-0109 to move your time slot. Bright sky blue and sunny orange design with an illustration of a dog walking under a leafy tree.

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How to make a dog walking flyer in Flyer Maker

There's no fixed dog walking flyer template to fill in. Your description is the brief, and Flyer Maker builds the design around it.

Go to Flyer Maker and enter the full flyer text under "Describe your flyer". Open with your headline inside quotes, then the rate and walk length, the days and hours, the streets you cover, what owners get after each walk, and the meet-and-greet call to action.
Choose a "Size". Tall for boards and cards, Portrait for neighborhood groups.
Open "More options". For a walking business, set Flyer type to Business; for a kids' flyer, pick Announcement. Set Pictures to Illustration and name the scene in your description ("a happy mixed-breed dog on a leash").
Write a tear-off tab line into the description when the flyer is going on a corkboard: "tear-off phone tabs with 555-0109 on each one".
Enter the booking number under "Contact info". For a kid's flyer, use the parent's number there and in the tear-off tab line.
Hit "Create flyer" and wait about half a minute. The cost is currently 80 credits for 1K, rising to 90 for 2K and 100 for 4K.
Proofread the rate, walk length, hours, streets and phone number, and remove any tagline you never typed. Small fixes go in the "Want to change something?" box (currently 60 credits at 1K, 70 at 2K, 90 at 4K); bigger ones are easier to make by editing the description and starting a new flyer.

Frequently asked questions

How do kids make dog walking flyers safely?

Use first names only, put a parent's phone number on it rather than yours, leave your address off, and say that every new family gets a meet-and-greet with a parent present. Start with calm dogs on your own street, one dog at a time. Post flyers where your parent agrees, and never put them inside mailboxes.

How much should I charge on a dog walking flyer?

Look at what other walkers near you post, then print one clear rate with the walk length, such as "$18 for 30 minutes". Add a price for a second dog from the same home and for holidays, so nobody is surprised. A kid or teen can list a lower rate for a shorter walk, as long as the length is on the flyer.

Where can I post dog walking flyers?

Vet offices, pet stores, groomers, dog parks with a community board, library boards and apartment lobbies, after asking whoever runs the space. A Portrait copy works for neighborhood group posts. Keep flyers out of mailboxes, which are for stamped mail, and tuck one into a door handle instead.

What is the difference between a dog walking flyer and a dog sitting flyer?

A dog walking flyer sells a regular slot, priced per walk with its length and the days you walk. A dog sitting flyer sells dates, priced per night or per drop-in visit, and needs your available dates and a book-by deadline. If you offer both, list walking first and add one line for sitting.

Should a dog walking flyer offer a meet-and-greet?

Yes. A free meet-and-greet before the first walk gives the owner a low-stakes way to say yes, and it lets you see how the dog behaves on a leash and with strangers before you agree. Put it in the call to action, such as "Text 555-0109 for a free 15-minute meet-and-greet."

How much does it cost to make a dog walking flyer with Toybox AI?

One flyer currently costs 80 credits in Flyer Maker, or 90 and 100 for the sharper 2K and 4K versions. At top-up prices that is about 80 cents to $1, and top-ups start at $4.99 for 500 credits, no plan required. The 20 sign-up credits don't reach the price of one flyer.