# Helping Hound — Local student dog walking

> Local student dog walking (iPhone/iPad app by Helping Hound.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/helping-hound/id6802470253 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Helping Hound](https://appshunter.io/developer/6802470256)
- Category: Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 37 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-07
- Data updated: 2026-10-02
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/helping-hound/id6802470253/reviews.md

## What is Helping Hound?

Helping Hound connects London dog owners with trusted, local student walkers — reliable walks, fair prices, right in your neighbourhood.

Finding a walker you can trust with your dog is harder than it should be. Helping Hound is built to be local and transparent: browse walkers near you, see their profiles and reviews, book and pay securely in the app, and follow every walk with live GPS tracking.

FOR OWNERS
- Find local walkers in your area
- See profiles, reviews and identity verification
- Book and pay securely in-app
- Follow walks live with GPS tracking
- Clear, fair cancellation terms

FOR WALKERS
- Flexible, local, well-paid work
- Set your own rates
- Build your profile and reviews
- Fast, reliable payments

Every walker completes identity verification before they can be booked. Payments are handled securely, and Helping Hound never holds your funds.

Launching in north London, around Hampstead Heath — and growing across the city.

Helping Hound Ltd · helpinghound.dog


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.0.2 — 2026-09-10

Booking further ahead is simpler and safer: your card is saved once at booking and the walk is charged the day before, so you're never asked to authorise the same walk twice.

Walkers can now open an owner's profile — their rating, walks booked and the dogs they'll be meeting.

Fixes in this update:
- Walks that have already happened no longer sit under Upcoming, and the count on your home screen now matches your bookings list.
- Tapping "pups need you" takes walkers straight to the jobs it's counting, instead of an empty board.
- Your profile picture and About me no longer disappear after logging in.
- Saving a walk photo to your camera roll now asks only for permission to add photos, not to read your library.
- Reviews are checked for abusive language before they're published.
- Plus fixes to cancellations, walk reminders and payout figures.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-09-09

Regular weekly walks
Book the same walk every week — choose a weekday and how many weeks, and see every date listed before you confirm. Each walk is charged on its own day, and you can move or cancel a single one without affecting the rest.

Overnight stays and day sitting
Stays can now be accepted with a tap, showing the arrival and return times and the price per night. Owners get a day-by-day log of every walk, with photos and routes, so you can see each day of the stay.

More than one dog
Bookings now name every dog going out, and your walker's own extra-dog rate is included in the price and shown on the card, so nothing is added or dropped without being stated.

Safer meetings
Owners now confirm their identity before paying, so a walker always knows who they are meeting.

Easier cancelling
Cancel a walk straight from your conversation, and your walker is told immediately rather than finding out from an empty diary.

Clearer earnings for walkers
Money still on its way is now shown separately from money already released to you.

Also fixed
Declined quotes now stay declined, dog photos show correctly on multi-dog walks, listings no longer post twice, and finished walks record their real distance and time.

### 1.0.0 — 2026-09-07

No release notes.

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