Dog Walking Contractor Agreement Generator

This Independent Contractor Agreement (the "Agreement") governs the engagement between the dog walking business named below (the "Client") and the independent dog walker retained to provide professional pet care services (the "Contractor").

The Client operates a dog walking and pet care business providing scheduled group walks, solo walks, puppy visits, and related services across designated territories. Dog walking operations require reliable scheduling, knowledge of canine behaviour and body language, first aid preparedness, secure vehicle transport for group pickups, GPS route tracking, and clear communication with pet owners regarding their dog's wellbeing. The Client engages independent walkers to service routes and territories that exceed the capacity of its core team, particularly during peak morning and lunchtime slots.

The Contractor has relevant animal handling experience and will perform the walking services described in this Agreement.

(A) The Client requires independent dog walkers to cover assigned routes, manage group walk dynamics, provide puppy socialisation visits, deliver post-walk reports to owners, and maintain the Client's safety protocols and brand standards during every outing.

(B) The Contractor holds a valid driving licence, canine first aid certification, and demonstrable experience handling multiple dogs of varying breeds and temperaments in outdoor environments.

(C) The Parties wish to record the engagement terms, including route assignments, fee structure, ownership of operational systems and route data, and obligations regarding pet owner contact information, veterinary records, and GPS tracking data.

These definitions apply throughout this Agreement unless the context requires otherwise.

"Agreement" means this Independent Contractor Agreement together with all Schedules and written amendments executed by both Parties.

"Background IP" means pre-existing Intellectual Property Rights belonging to either Party. For the Contractor, this may include existing route planning knowledge, canine behaviour assessment techniques, or pet owner communication templates developed before this engagement.

"Confidential Information" means all non-public information exchanged between the Parties, including pet owner personal details, dog health records, veterinary emergency contacts, GPS route logs, walker earnings data, territory assignment maps, per-walk pricing, and client acquisition costs.

"Deliverables" means completed walks, post-walk reports, incident documentation, route efficiency analyses, or other tangible outputs the Contractor must produce under the Schedules.

"Foreground IP" means Intellectual Property Rights created during the Services, such as optimised route plans, branded pet report card templates, or group walk management protocols developed exclusively for the Client's business.

"Intellectual Property Rights" means patents, trademarks, copyright, design rights, database rights, trade secrets, and equivalent rights in any jurisdiction, registered or unregistered.

"Services" means the dog walking and pet care services described in the Schedule, covering group walks, solo walks, puppy visits, post-walk reporting, or emergency pet transport. Statutory references include amendments. Singular includes plural.