4 Paw Friend walks dogs in Pimlico. We collect your dog from home, drive them to open green space south of the river, and bring them back the same day.
Dog walking in Pimlico
Pimlico is mansion blocks, period conversions and garden squares. The squares are pleasant to look at but most are not somewhere a dog can be let off the lead, and a lot of Pimlico flats have no outdoor space at all.
That is the gap we fill. Rather than another circuit of the pavement, your dog gets driven to somewhere with real room and brought home afterwards.
Where your dog is walked
Pimlico sits in Westminster, north of the river. We walk dogs in Lambeth parks, where we hold a professional dog walking licence permitting off-lead walking, with a maximum of six dogs off lead at any one time.
Your home does not need to be in Lambeth for us to collect from it. Where you live and where your dog is walked are two different things, and the driving is our job.
Collection from mansion blocks and porter buildings
Every service is door to door. Plenty of Pimlico buildings have porters, entry systems or their own procedures – tell us how yours works at the meet and greet and we will fit around it.
You do not need to be at home. Many clients leave a key with us, and we are fully insured for key holding.
Group walks or solo walks?
Group walks suit sociable dogs. Solo walks suit dogs who are nervous, reactive, elderly, recovering from injury, or simply better one-to-one. No dog joins a group without a meet and greet first.
Puppies and nervous dogs
For puppies not yet ready for a full walk, home visits cover feeding, toilet breaks, company and check-ins during the day. Nervous and reactive dogs start on solo walks.
What you get after every walk
Every walk is GPS tracked, and you get photos from every single walk. If you are at work across town, that is how you know your dog has been out. Photos stay available for 14 days.
Insured, DBS checked and permitted
- Fully insured, including key holding
- Every walker DBS checked
- Permitted for professional dog walking in Lambeth parks
We are not a boarding or kennelling service and we do not house dogs at any premises. Dogs are walked and returned home the same day.
Areas we collect from near Pimlico
Pimlico and the surrounding SW1 streets, plus Vauxhall and Albert Embankment just across the river, Nine Elms and Battersea, Stockwell, Clapham, Oval and Kennington. See our services or full South London coverage.
What owners say
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Pimlico dog walking questions
Do you actually cover Pimlico?
Yes. We collect from Pimlico homes and drive dogs to open space for their walk.
My building has a porter and an entry system. Is that a problem?
No. Tell us how it works at the meet and greet and we will fit around it.
Do I need to be home?
No. Many clients leave a key with us and we are fully insured for key holding.
Where will my dog be walked?
In Lambeth parks south of the river, where we hold a professional dog walking licence. We do the travelling.
Is my dog in the van for long?
Pimlico is a short drive from the parks we use and from our base in SW9.
How do I book a dog walker in Pimlico?
Book online at book.4pawfriend.co.uk or call 07777 791440. Every new dog starts with a free meet and greet.
Book a free meet and greet in Pimlico
Every new dog starts with a free meet and greet at your home so we can meet them properly before anything is booked. No obligation.
Book online or call 07777 791440, or send us a message.
Pimlico has almost nowhere safe to let a dog off a lead, which shapes the whole week. Our two long-form guides go through the whole of South London area by area: dog walking in South London covers the green spaces, the routes and the off-lead rules, and dog daycare in South London covers what a full day out actually involves and which dogs it suits.
Outdoor daycare in Pimlico
Pimlico has almost nowhere a dog can safely be let off a lead. Every green space here has a road on at least one side and most have four: St George’s Square, Pimlico Gardens and the smaller garden squares are pleasant for a lead walk and none of them is somewhere a dog can run. Dolphin Square’s gardens are private. That is the whole case for a full day out rather than a walk – we collect from your door, drive your dog to genuine open space, and bring them back in the afternoon.
Pimlico also has an older owner profile than most of our patch and a lot of small and senior dogs. A fourteen-year-old terrier does not want eight hours with bouncing adolescents, so we match quieter dogs into quieter groups, and we will say outright when we think a long gentle walk suits your dog better than a full day. Where daycare does fit Pimlico it is usually the younger dogs in the newer riverside flats, for the same reason as everywhere else: no garden, nowhere safe off lead, and an owner at work.
The practical constraint in SW1V is parking. Residents-only bays are strictly enforced across the stucco terraces and there is very little legitimate loading space, which is what sets your collection window rather than the distance.
More on how a full day works, and which dogs it suits, is on our outdoor daycare page and in our area-by-area daycare guide.
If you are working out where and when to walk your own dog, our local guide to walking a dog in Pimlico covers the garden squares worth using, the river path, and why there is nowhere in SW1V you can safely let a dog off the lead.
Frequently asked questions about dog walking in Pimlico
Do you offer dog daycare in Pimlico?
Yes. We collect from your door in Pimlico, drive your dog to proper open space for the day, and bring them home in the afternoon. It suits dogs with no garden and owners who are out all day. Quieter and older dogs go into calmer groups, and we will tell you honestly if a long walk would suit your dog better.
Do you actually cover Pimlico?
Yes. We collect from Pimlico homes and drive dogs to open space for their walk.
My building has a porter and an entry system. Is that a problem?
No. Tell us how it works at the meet and greet and we will fit around it.
Do I need to be home?
No. Many clients leave a key with us and we are fully insured for key holding.
Where will my dog be walked?
In Lambeth parks south of the river, where we hold a professional dog walking licence.
Is my dog in the van for long?
Pimlico is a short drive from the parks we use and from our base in SW9.
How do I book a dog walker in Pimlico?
Book online at book.4pawfriend.co.uk or call 07777 791440.
Do you cover Pimlico?
Yes. Pimlico (SW1V) is one of our regular service areas. We collect from your door and bring your dog home the same day.
How much is dog walking in Pimlico?
Everything is booked through the 4 Paw Friend app, where you can see exactly what is available for your dates. Ask us for a quote and we will come straight back to you.
Do you offer outdoor daycare in Pimlico?
Yes. Our daycare is outdoor daycare — your dog is out and active with the team for the day rather than kept in a unit, and comes home the same evening. We do not board dogs overnight.
Are you insured and DBS checked?
Yes. 4 Paw Friend is fully insured and licensed, and every walker is DBS checked.
For Pimlico flats and busy weeks
If your dog lives several floors up and your week is unpredictable, the 4 Paw Friend app does the admin: book a walk when you need one, see the photos from it, and get a notification the moment your dog is home.
Nearby areas we cover
See every area in the areas we cover across South London, or read more about our dog walking and outdoor daycare services.