Hello there. My name is Susan Lachlan and I’ve been walking dogs for friends, family and neighbours for as long as I can remember. I come from a long line in dog lovers. In fact if anyone remembers them, my great uncle ran the Quarry Green kennels in Bellshill. Family folklore states that he trained German Shepherds and got them to perform at shows whilst collecting money for Guide Dogs for the Blind. One dog called Major could (allegedly) walk the tightrope! And when my great Uncle came in of an evening he would bend down and Major would take his hat off and hang it on a hook by the fire. Sadly, I think there is now a supermarket on the site of the former Quarry Green kennels ...
My own career took me down a different route - for 25 years I worked in marketing, including time as Client Services Director of a Digital Design agency and latterly as Managing Director of a Graphic Design studio in Glasgow. However in the spring of 2017, I decided that it was finally time to indulge my real passion in life - dogs. I aim to bring my professional skills to this new venture - I have business and financial management experience and appreciate the importance of reliability and exceptional client service. It would be my dream to combine these with the things I love most in the world - dogs, walking and the great outdoors.
My own career took me down a different route - for 25 years I worked in marketing, including time as Client Services Director of a Digital Design agency and latterly as Managing Director of a Graphic Design studio in Glasgow. However in the spring of 2017, I decided that it was finally time to indulge my real passion in life - dogs. I aim to bring my professional skills to this new venture - I have business and financial management experience and appreciate the importance of reliability and exceptional client service. It would be my dream to combine these with the things I love most in the world - dogs, walking and the great outdoors.
Growing up in a small village in the Lake District I wasn’t allowed a dog so I solved that problem by walking everyone else’s! There were Brandy, Whisky and Sherry (the village pub’s dogs), Casper and Hey! the extremely energetic Springer Spaniels, William the totally loopy English Setter (who I adored), Bonzo the mongrel and a Jack Russell whose name I sadly forget.
My parents finally caved in and in my mid-teens we acquired Doormat, a Battersea rescue dog. Doormat lived until the grand old age of 17. About a year or so after Doormat died, we got Sammy, another rescue dog (can you spot a theme here?…). Sammy was a Lurcher-Bedlington Terrier cross. When we went to the rescue centre to choose a dog he literally leapt into my dad’s arms. As the saying goes - you can’t pick a dog, it will pick you.
My parents finally caved in and in my mid-teens we acquired Doormat, a Battersea rescue dog. Doormat lived until the grand old age of 17. About a year or so after Doormat died, we got Sammy, another rescue dog (can you spot a theme here?…). Sammy was a Lurcher-Bedlington Terrier cross. When we went to the rescue centre to choose a dog he literally leapt into my dad’s arms. As the saying goes - you can’t pick a dog, it will pick you.
In 2003 we made another addition to the Lachlan pack in the shape of Archie. Archie was also a rescue dog. He was my soul-mate and went everywhere with me - even to work where he became the office star, therapet and all-round stress buster. Archie made friends wherever he went and didn’t have a bad bone in his body. Unfortunately he was diagnosed with acute lymphoma in April 2016. We took him to the vet school in Glasgow where he received fantastic treatment - he even bounced back to be able to enjoy a last holiday on Arran but sadly he passed away at the beginning of June 2016. He is very sadly missed.
So please help me make my dream come true - helping dogs and their owners live a happy and contented life together - by letting me walk your pet for you. He/she will receive excellent exercise and will have the chance to socialise with other dogs and develop some doggy self-awareness. In return, you’ll come home to a happy, contented hound and a wonderful welcome.
Thank you for your support.
So please help me make my dream come true - helping dogs and their owners live a happy and contented life together - by letting me walk your pet for you. He/she will receive excellent exercise and will have the chance to socialise with other dogs and develop some doggy self-awareness. In return, you’ll come home to a happy, contented hound and a wonderful welcome.
Thank you for your support.