The best care for your best friend
Head to Tail provides dog walking, behaviour training and pet care services in your own home, and on site group classes at convenient locations around Christchurch
Pet care and behavioural services
Dog Walking
We all have busy schedules, let us help take the pressure off by taking your pooch out for a stroll around the block or further, when you are at work or out for the day or simply just to help out.
Puppy Classes
Puppies have a critical socialisation period which unfortunately falls amongst vaccinations so we bring pups together in a safe environment to expose them to other pups. We also have classes for older pups to teach obedience and manners.
Private Training
These training sessions are for dogs of any age and are based around teaching general obedience and anything requested by you in the comfort of your own home at a time suited to you.
Behavioural Issues
Experiencing any frustrating, embarrassing or worrying behaviours being displayed by your doggy pal? I conveniently come to you to explain why this is occurring and work towards a solution.
Mobile Vet Nursing
We offer an array of in-home nursing services that can safe a lot of potentially stressful trips to and from the vets. From nail clips, to cat grooming to administering medication, we can help you with your animal’s health needs in the comfort of your own home.
Professional, experienced vet nurses and trainers
Our team are passionate about providing the best care for your best friend. All our staff are background checked and trained in pet first aid.
What our clients say about us
Head to tail has the best service ever. Rosie attended the teenage classes and absolutely loved them. She now goes on weekly walks with Kaiya who must have the patience of a saint putting up with Rosies mischief. Staff really know what they are doing and I am so grateful for the amazing care they provide for our wee mates.
My dog loves the dog walker! great staff! Helpful instruction and advice when I adopted my rescue dog, can only highly recommend - came with high praise from the local FB community group as well.
"I used to get left alone for hours on end. While human mum and dad went to work. A good friend of my humans suggested this great place called Head to Tail, where they come to your house, pick up us dogs and take us on these amazing adventures. I couldn't believe my little Schnauzer ears. But then a couple of days a week it started to happen. These delightful ladies would arrive up the drive way. They would have the biggest pocket of treats and always had new play date for me to meet. They even let me ride shot gun if I'm good. But I must say it didn't take long for me to meet my bestie Bertie and now his human mum and mine make sure we always get walks in together. I truly have the best time ❤️ "
So happy with head to tail. The dog walkers are amazing, they personalise the walls to sit the dogs and their abilities. Always in contact if things aren't right and always happy to change days if required. Highly recommend!!
Head to Tail has been the BEST thing we’ve done for our boy! He absolutely loves it when the walker turns up and it’s great for us knowing he is in safe hands and getting his play time while we’re at work. He’s quickly made friends with the other doggies and his behaviour has improvised so much! Now in public he greets other dogs and humans appropriately and is now much better at using his ears!!! Could not recommend this more. Thanks for all you do 😊😊😊
The team at Head to Tail are great. They are very friendly, responsive, and really love what they do. I can't say enough good things about Nicole and Kim, I'm not sure how we got along without them before!!
Lovely, cheery, dog-savvy people who have been walking my dog while I have a broken leg. They are a godsend! My dog absolutely loves them and they are happy to tailor the walks to his needs. He had a bandage on his foot, which mustn't get wet, and they made sure it didn't. They were very keen to discuss everything about him before taking him out, and they give me a good debriefing after the walks! He is an easily distracted young huntaway cross. 10/10 would recommend!
FIVE STARS Nicole and the walkers are sensational. Nothing is too much trouble. Rodger and Ralph simply love their walks with Nicole and their doggo friends. Can’t imagine their life without Head to Tail in it. Awesome people.
These women do a great job of looking after our dogs by walking them and loving them when we are away. Highly recommend Head to Tail!
Would definitely recommend Nicole for dog walking. She’s super friendly and easy to deal with. It’s cool seeing the insta stories of what your dogs are getting up to each day too. Thank you!
Nicole was amazing so much knowledge, the boys loved her! Can't wait to start the training and have her back for more one on one!! Thanks so much again
Couldn't recommend Nicole more! We have just finished the 'teen pup' class and have learnt so much, great small classes that allow for lots of one on one time! Nicole is so helpful and has so much advice for this challenging puppy stage. Highly recommend Head to Tail to all
Head to tail has the best service ever. Rosie attended the teenage classes and absolutely loved them. She now goes on weekly walks with Kaiya who must have the patience of a saint putting up with Rosies mischief. Staff really know what they are doing and I am so grateful for the amazing care they provide for our wee mates.
My dog loves the dog walker! great staff! Helpful instruction and advice when I adopted my rescue dog, can only highly recommend - came with high praise from the local FB community group as well.
"I used to get left alone for hours on end. While human mum and dad went to work. A good friend of my humans suggested this great place called Head to Tail, where they come to your house, pick up us dogs and take us on these amazing adventures. I couldn't believe my little Schnauzer ears. But then a couple of days a week it started to happen. These delightful ladies would arrive up the drive way. They would have the biggest pocket of treats and always had new play date for me to meet. They even let me ride shot gun if I'm good. But I must say it didn't take long for me to meet my bestie Bertie and now his human mum and mine make sure we always get walks in together. I truly have the best time ❤️ "
So happy with head to tail. The dog walkers are amazing, they personalise the walls to sit the dogs and their abilities. Always in contact if things aren't right and always happy to change days if required. Highly recommend!!
Head to Tail has been the BEST thing we’ve done for our boy! He absolutely loves it when the walker turns up and it’s great for us knowing he is in safe hands and getting his play time while we’re at work. He’s quickly made friends with the other doggies and his behaviour has improvised so much! Now in public he greets other dogs and humans appropriately and is now much better at using his ears!!! Could not recommend this more. Thanks for all you do 😊😊😊
The team at Head to Tail are great. They are very friendly, responsive, and really love what they do. I can't say enough good things about Nicole and Kim, I'm not sure how we got along without them before!!
Lovely, cheery, dog-savvy people who have been walking my dog while I have a broken leg. They are a godsend! My dog absolutely loves them and they are happy to tailor the walks to his needs. He had a bandage on his foot, which mustn't get wet, and they made sure it didn't. They were very keen to discuss everything about him before taking him out, and they give me a good debriefing after the walks! He is an easily distracted young huntaway cross. 10/10 would recommend!
FIVE STARS Nicole and the walkers are sensational. Nothing is too much trouble. Rodger and Ralph simply love their walks with Nicole and their doggo friends. Can’t imagine their life without Head to Tail in it. Awesome people.
These women do a great job of looking after our dogs by walking them and loving them when we are away. Highly recommend Head to Tail!
Would definitely recommend Nicole for dog walking. She’s super friendly and easy to deal with. It’s cool seeing the insta stories of what your dogs are getting up to each day too. Thank you!
Nicole was amazing so much knowledge, the boys loved her! Can't wait to start the training and have her back for more one on one!! Thanks so much again
Couldn't recommend Nicole more! We have just finished the 'teen pup' class and have learnt so much, great small classes that allow for lots of one on one time! Nicole is so helpful and has so much advice for this challenging puppy stage. Highly recommend Head to Tail to all
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