7 promeneurs de chiens disponibles à Charlottetown
| Service | Fourchette habituelle (CAD) |
|---|---|
| Promenade individuelle de 30 minutes | $15–$22 |
| Promenade individuelle de 60 minutes | $24–$34 |
| Promenade en groupe | $13–$19 |
| Visite à domicile | $18–$22 |
| Garde de nuit | $40–$70 |
Rates exclude HST. Five 30-minute walks a week runs roughly $75–$105; full-day daycare $28–$38. It's a small, walkable city, so short distances mean efficient routes and competitive pricing. Summer tourism drives a real surge in pet sitting and drop-in demand — good walkers book up, so arrange summer coverage early. Winter is severe: PEI takes the full force of Atlantic storms, so a walker who communicates early through cancellations is worth keeping.
Traitez la rencontre initiale comme une entrevue. Demandez à voir une preuve d’assurance et toute certification en premiers soins pour animaux, demandez deux références de clients que vous pouvez réellement appeler, et confirmez comment les clés sont gérées (une entente écrite sur les clés est la norme professionnelle). Observez comment le promeneur accueille votre chien — un bon promeneur se met à sa hauteur et laisse le chien s’approcher. Convenez par écrit du service exact, du tarif, de la politique d’annulation et du plan d’urgence (quel vétérinaire, qui appeler).
Charlottetown's rules come from the City's Dog Control Bylaw, alongside PEI's provincial Dog Act. Enforcement is contracted to the PEI Humane Society, whose animal protection officers cover Charlottetown, Stratford, and Cornwall.
Dogs must be on leash at all times in public, except in designated off-leash dog parks. Under the provincial Dog Act, no owner may allow a dog to run at large — and any dog found at large is deemed to have been allowed there by its owner. Off-leash is a common problem here and officers do ticket for it; Victoria Park's wooded areas are a known hotspot.
Fines for letting a dog off-leash in public start at $100, and offences under the Dog Control Bylaw can run from $100 up to $500.
Dogs must be licensed — available from the PEI Humane Society, Access PEI, or your municipal city or town hall. It matters practically: if your dog runs off, a licence means whoever finds them is one phone call from getting them home, and your dog may never see the inside of a shelter. An unlicensed dog gets a shelter trip and an impound bill. Confirm the current licence fee with the PEI Humane Society.
Hillsborough Park Dog Park (off Acadian Drive) is roughly 27,000 sq ft, fully fenced, with separate play areas for large and small dogs, waste bags and bins, benches and play equipment — open 7 days a week, 8:00 a.m. to dusk. A second dog park sits behind the PEI Humane Society shelter at 309 Sherwood Road (confirm current status before relying on it).
Posted rules include:
There are domestic-animal restrictions on PEI National Park beaches. Don't assume you can take a dog onto any Island beach — check the current rules before you go, especially in summer.
PEI takes the full brunt of Atlantic weather, and post-tropical storms are a serious, recurring reality (Fiona is the recent memory). Walks get cancelled — ask a prospective walker what their severe-weather policy is.
Charlottetown gets heavy snow and the Maritime freeze-thaw that glazes everything into ice. Traction cleats are professional equipment here, not a luxury. Wind off the water makes the felt temperature far colder than the reading. Rinse and dry paws after every winter walk; balm or boots help.
PEI has established blacklegged (deer) tick populations and Lyme disease risk, and ticks are active whenever it is above roughly 4°C — on the Island, much of the year, not just summer.
PEI's famous red soil stains. After a wet walk a light-coloured dog comes home distinctly orange — and it gets into car seats, floors, and furniture. A good Island walker carries towels and wipes paws and bellies before your dog goes back inside. It is a small thing that tells you a lot about whether someone has actually done this job here.
Mild but humid, and the beaches are the reward where dogs are permitted. Hot pavement still burns — do the seven-second test.
The question to ask a Charlottetown walker: what is your storm policy, and do you towel off the red mud?
Prince Edward Island's Dog Owners Act puts strict, no-fault liability on a dog's 'owner' — and it defines 'owner' to include anyone who has possession or control of the dog. That means a walker is not merely exposed in negligence: the Act's strict liability can reach you directly while the dog is in your care, on top of common-law negligence.
Ces règles à l’échelle de l’État s’appliquent partout au Prince Edward Island ; les règles locales qui régissent la promenade au quotidien se trouvent dans l’onglet Règlements municipaux.
Prince Edward Island replaced its old Dog Act with the Dog Owners Act (R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. D-13.01, enacted S.P.E.I. 2024, c. 64). Its section 13 imposes strict, no-fault civil liability: the owner of a dog is liable for damages from the dog biting, attacking or injuring a person or animal, and s. 13(3) says liability does not depend on knowledge of any propensity, or on fault or negligence. Crucially, the Act's definition of 'owner' (s. 1(i)) includes a person who has possession or control of the dog — so a walker or sitter in physical control can fall within the strict-liability net, not just the titular owner. Common-law negligence also runs alongside (the Act preserves fault-based apportionment), and PEI has an Occupiers' Liability Act (Cap. O-2), though for a bite on the owner's own premises s. 13(6) directs that liability is decided under the Dog Owners Act instead.
The Dog Owners Act also codifies control duties. It prohibits letting a dog run at large (in public a dog is at large unless on a lead of no more than 3 metres), and defines 'injuring' broadly to include wounding, worrying, terrifying or pursuing — which captures livestock and sheep-worrying harm; a commercial-animal owner or officer may in defined circumstances kill a dog attacking livestock. Part 4 sets out dangerous-dog proceedings in Provincial Court, allowing orders to confine, leash, muzzle, post warning signs, sterilize, surrender or destroy the dog, or ban ownership. Some of these provincial provisions do not apply within a municipality, where the municipal by-law governs instead. Act offences carry fines from about CAD $250 up to CAD $10,000 depending on the part breached.
Inside a municipality the local by-law governs licensing and control. Under the Charlottetown Dog Control Bylaw, dogs must be registered annually (fees around CAD $25, or CAD $15 if neutered or spayed) and wear the city-issued numbered tag on a collar. A dog must not run at large — unleashed in public or on another's property. Owners must immediately remove feces from public and others' private property and carry a bag or scoop whenever the dog is off the owner's property. The by-law sets fines from about CAD $100–$500 for a first offence and CAD $200–$1,000 for a subsequent one. [VERIFY: current Charlottetown fees and fine amounts against the live by-law.]
Identification is by licence tag. Provincially (outside municipalities) the Dog Owners Act requires a licence certificate and a tag suspended from the dog's collar or harness (s. 5). In Charlottetown a dog must wear its city-issued numbered tag on a collar, and removing another dog's tag is an offence. Microchipping is not mandated by the Dog Owners Act or the Charlottetown by-law — the Act mentions a microchip number only where one already exists. Check the local by-law for the municipality you work in. [VERIFY: tag rules in municipalities other than Charlottetown.]
A 30-minute dog walk in Charlottetown typically costs $15 to $22, and a one-hour walk $24 to $34. Five walks per week works out to roughly $75 to $105. Summer is peak season for pet sitting and drop-in visits, so book early. Rates exclude HST.
Dogs must be on leash at all times in public in Charlottetown, except in designated off-leash dog parks. Under Prince Edward Island's provincial Dog Act, no owner may allow a dog to run at large, and any dog found at large is deemed to have been allowed to be at large by its owner.
Fines for allowing a dog off-leash in public start at $100, and offences under the City's Dog Control Bylaw can range from $100 up to $500. Enforcement is carried out by PEI Humane Society animal protection officers.
Yes. Dog licences can be purchased from the PEI Humane Society, Access PEI, or your municipal city or town hall. A licence means a found dog can be returned to you with a phone call, often without a trip to the shelter.
Hillsborough Park Dog Park off Acadian Drive is a fenced area of roughly 27,000 square feet with separate play areas for large and small dogs, open daily from 8am to dusk. There is also a dog park behind the PEI Humane Society shelter at 309 Sherwood Road. There is a limit of two dogs per person in the parks, all dogs must be licensed and vaccinated, and handlers must keep a leash with them at all times.
Yes. Prince Edward Island has established blacklegged tick populations and Lyme disease risk. Ticks are active whenever temperatures are above roughly 4 degrees Celsius, so this is not only a summer concern. Check your dog after every trail or long-grass walk and speak to your vet about tick prevention.
No. SnoutWalker charges zero commission. Walkers set their own rates and keep 100 percent of what they earn. Every walk is GPS-tracked and owners receive a photo report card.