Rocky Mountain K9 | Dog Boarding, Daycare, Training, & Grooming Park City
Park City, UT
6 dog walkers available in Park City
| Service | Typical range (USD) |
|---|---|
| 30-minute solo walk | $20–$30 |
| 60-minute solo walk | $30–$45 |
| Group walk | $16–$25 |
| Drop-in visit | $20–$32 |
| Overnight sit | $55–$95 |
These are national guideline ranges — local rates in Park City vary with solo vs group walks, peak after-work times, and the number of dogs.
Treat the meet-and-greet like an interview. Ask to see proof of insurance and any pet first-aid certification, ask for two client references you can actually call, and confirm how keys are handled (a written key agreement is the professional standard). Watch how the walker greets your dog — a good one gets low and lets the dog approach. Agree in writing on the exact service, rate, cancellation policy, and the emergency plan (which vet, who they call).
Utah imposes statutory strict liability on "every person owning or keeping a dog" — no one-bite rule — so a walker or keeper is a named strictly-liable party for a bite (statute amended 2025).
These state-level rules apply across Utah; the local rules that govern day-to-day walking are on the Local bylaws tab.
Utah (Utah Code § 18-1-1) is a statutory strict-liability state, and the language reaches the walker directly: every person owning or keeping a dog is liable for injury the dog commits, without needing to prove the dog was vicious or that the owner or keeper knew it. There is no one-bite rule — the owner or keeper is liable for a bite even the first time and even with reasonable precautions. Utah firms confirm that keepers, handlers, and dog-sitters can share liability.
A 2025 amendment (Chapter 311, effective May 7, 2025) added a defense where the dog was reasonably secured within a fence or enclosure on private property, and refined the law-enforcement-dog exemption; there is also an at-large definition (§ 18-1-1.2) and an optional binding-arbitration process (§ 18-1-4, awards capped at $50,000 plus medical). The strict-liability statute covers bites; purely non-bite injuries (knockdowns, chasing a cyclist) generally run through negligence. Comparative fault reduces recovery, and the defenses include trespass, provocation, the new fenced-enclosure defense, and police or military dogs. The personal-injury limit is four years.