Your Saturday walk, with company
Next: Sat 31 Oct · Sat 7 Nov · Six dogs · Members £5
Book my spotThe Saturday walk you didn't have to organise
An easy park walk, a dog-friendly café and five other dog owners to share it with.
Some of the best friendships start with "what's your dog called?". The nod on the morning walk turns into a chat, the chat turns into a regular walk, and before long you know the owner's name as well as the dog's.
We make that happen on purpose. We put six dog owners in a group chat on Friday, send you the route and the meeting point, and pick a dog-friendly café for the end. You bring the dog.
people have signed up to PLY
owners on a walk, one dog each
easy loop, leads on all the way
It starts on Friday, with a photo of your dog
The group chat opens the day before the walk.
Make your dog your profile picture and say hello with their name. That's it. By Saturday morning you'll know every dog in the group, so you'll know exactly who to look for at the gate.
We post the meeting pin and the route in the chat, and if you're running late you just say so.
You
Priya N.
Tom R.
Sam L.
Jo K.
Ali M.
- PLY Team
Welcome to Saturday's walk. Make your dog your profile picture and say hello with their name. The meeting pin and route are below.
- Priya N.
Hi all, I'm Priya and that's Nell in the photo. Border terrier, 9, very polite.
- Tom R.
Tom and Hector here. Labradoodle, 4, will try to carry his own lead. See you at the gate.
- Say hi
- First-timer
- Coffee after?
An easy hour, at a talking pace
Wide paths, open space and room for the dogs to say hello, at a pace that leaves plenty of breath for chatting.
We meet at a well-known gate near public transport, so nobody spends the first ten minutes lost. The loop is planned and takes about an hour, leads on all the way. It ends at a café that welcomes dogs, where the good chat happens. Coffee's optional, and you pay for your own.
Three cities, four parks dog owners already love
The exact meeting pin comes in your booking confirmation and the group chat.
How the morning runs
- Friday
The group chat opens. Make your dog your profile picture and say hello with their name. We post the meeting pin and the route.
- 10:30
Meet at the gate. You'll recognise the dogs from the chat. First one there says so in the group.
- 10:40
An easy hour's loop on the route we've sent. Leads on, chat flowing.
- 11:40
The dog-friendly café. Coffee's optional, and it's where the good chat happens.
- After
Carry on the conversation, or head home with a tired dog.
There's no host on the walk, and you don't need one. Six people with six dogs find each other easily, and the chat does the rest.
Six owners, six dogs, every one of them socialised
Everyone enjoys the walk more when every dog is calm and every owner is in control. So we keep it to socialised dogs only, and we're strict about it. Sorry, but it's what makes the morning easy for everyone, dogs included.
Most people come on their own. That's the point: you meet new people, and your dog does the introductions.
Socialised dogs only
Relaxed around people and other dogs on a lead, without lunging or barking.
One dog per person
Every owner walks one dog, so everyone stays in control.
Leads on all the way
Dogs stay on leads for the whole walk. No exceptions.
Vaccinated and ready
Puppies must have finished their vaccinations. No bitches in season.
Sign the waiver
You accept our dog walk waiver when you book.
Your dog, your call
You're responsible for your dog at all times.
What happens afterwards
The walk is the start of it, not the end.
The group chat stays open
Keep chatting, recommend a groomer, plan a walk of your own.
Walk together again
You walk the dog every Saturday anyway. If the group clicks, book the next one and keep meeting the same faces.
First pick of the next one
Walkers hear about new parks and new dates before anyone else, and everyone from your walk is in Your People on PLY.
Six places. One good hour.
PLY members. Book any date we are running.
Not a member yet? Your first walk with PLY membership included. Then £19.99 a month, cancel any time.
We email you before your membership renews, and you can cancel in the app in one tap.
Prefer a one-off? A Guest Pass for this walk is £15.99.
What your walk covers
- A group of six dog owners, one dog each
- The group chat from Friday, dogs as profile pictures
- A planned route and a meeting pin
- A dog-friendly café to finish
- With membership: unlimited Experiences, member pricing and one-to-one chat
What you sort out yourself
- Your dog, on a lead
- Poo bags and water
- Clothes for the weather
- Your own coffee money, if you stay
Questions, answered honestly
If your dog is relaxed around people and other dogs on a lead, without lunging, barking or getting wound up, they'll be fine. If you're not sure, it's probably not the walk for them yet.
Almost everyone comes on their own, and that is rather the point. Your dog does the introductions, and you'll already know every dog in the group from the chat.
No. The group chat opens on Friday, everyone's dog is their profile picture, and we send the route and the meeting pin. You all set off together at 10:30. Six people with six dogs are easy to spot. If you're running late, say so in the chat.
No, it's one dog per person, so everyone can stay in control and the group stays relaxed.
Walks go ahead in most weather, so dress for it. If conditions are unsafe, we'll let you know in the group chat and move your booking.
Members pay £5 a walk. If you're not a member, your first walk is £19.99 and includes your first month of PLY membership, which renews at the same price each month. We email you before it renews and you can cancel any time. If you'd rather not join, a one-off Guest Pass for the walk is £15.99.
Move your booking to another Saturday any time up to 24 hours before the walk. We don't refund, but we'll always move it.
You get a confirmation with the park and the meeting point. On Friday the group chat opens. On Saturday, all you do is turn up with the dog.
"Walking the dog is the one thing I never skip. Doing it with people who turn into friends is the bit I'd been missing."
Karen
Founder, PLY