Dog Walker Insurance
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- Protects pets in your care, custody, and control
- Built-in vet reimbursement
- Coverage that follows you
- Customizable coverage options
- Same-day COI
What Is Dog Walker Insurance?
Dog walker insurance is liability coverage for dog walking businesses from solo walkers to pet care agencies with a team and route. A lot can go wrong when it’s just you, clients’ dogs, and the open road or trail. Your clients trust you to keep their pets safe, but even the most careful dog walker can’t plan for every detour, squirrel, and weather change along the way.
That’s where dog walker insurance from Insurance Canopy comes in.
- If a dog bolts into traffic or hurts a paw during a walk, Animal Bailee Coverage can help cover costs like vet bills and expensive claims.
- If a dog starts showing signs of overheating on a summer walk, Vet Reimbursement is designed to help pay you back for emergency vet visits, so you can get pets help without a moment’s hesitation.
- If a dog in your care bites another dog or knocks down a jogger, your Animal Liability limit is designed to help with medical bills and legal costs.
- If a dog digs up a neighbor’s yard or scratches a client’s door on your watch, your General Liability Insurance includes coverage to help pay for property damage to others.
- If you drop the client’s keys somewhere on your route, Lost Key Liability Coverage is designed to help with the expenses of rekeying a client’s home or replacing locks.
- If you need to cover your employees, equipment, or other services, Insurance Canopy keeps coverage flexible with a wide range of add-on coverages to choose from.
Get Additional Coverage
Insurance Canopy offers endorsements, or policy options, that can be added onto your base coverage. If you are a dog walker that also performs house sitting, you can add an additional option to your policy. We want to make sure you feel comfortable that all of your business services are covered, so please be thorough on your application. Other endorsements will be easy to add to your policy during checkout.
Benefit from Cyber Liability
We also offer a Cyber Liability Insurance that can also be added onto your base coverage. Nearly 1 in 4 businesses have experienced a cybersecurity event. If your business collects or stores customer information–including names, addresses, and payment information–that information needs to be secured. Compromised or stolen customer information can put your business at risk of liability and this policy has coverage for those risks.
Purchase Easily
Insurance Canopy offers the ease of purchasing your policy online in 10 minutes or less. If you have any questions, you can chat with one of our certified insurance agents, or if you’d prefer you can give us a call. We make it easy for you to sign up through Facebook or Google and also offer the option to set up an account with your email address to purchase your policy.
Coverage Details
General Liability Aggregate
The most your policy will pay in a 12 month policy period for bodily injury and property damage claims that you become legally obligated to pay due to your business services.
$2,000,000
Animal Liability Limit
The most your policy will pay in a year for bodily injuries and property damage to others because of an animal in your care
Limit per Incident: $100,000
Limit per Year: $200,000
Products & Completed Operations Aggregate
The maximum amount your policy will pay in a 12-month period for bodily injury and property damage claims that result from the products you use to perform your services.
$2,000,000
Personal & Advertising Injury Limit
The amount that your policy will pay for claims arising out of one or more of the following offenses:
- False arrest, detention or imprisonment
- Malicious prosecution
- Wrongful eviction or wrongful entry
- Oral or written publications that slander or libel a person or organization
- Oral or written publication or material that violates a person’s right of privacy
- The use of another’s advertising idea in your advertisement
$1,000,000
Each Occurrence Limit
The maximum your policy will pay for a bodily injury or property damage claim that you become legally obligated to pay due to your business services.
$1,000,000
Damage to Premises Rented to You
Applies to damage by fire to premises rented to the insured; also applies to damage regardless of cause to premises (including contents) occupied by the insured for 7 days or less.
$100,000
Veterinarian Expense Reimbursement (Regardless of Fault)
This provides coverage for medical expenses—regardless of who is at fault—for a client’s pet in your care, custody, or control.
Limit per Incident: $1,000
Limit per Year: $2,500
Deductible: $250
Animal Bailee Coverage
This provides your pet business with coverage in the event that you are legally liable for injuries or damages sustained by an animal in your care, custody, or control.
Limit per Incident: $2,500
Limit per Year: $5,000
Lost Key Liability Coverage
If you were to lose the keys to a client’s residence, this coverage could help you manage the cost of installing new locks or having the building rekeyed.
$2,000 Each Occurrence
Additional Insureds
Add businesses, clients, or landlords who require coverage under your policy in case they’re named in a lawsuit because of your business
$10 for unlimited additional insureds
Employee Coverage
Protects your business against lawsuits and claims because of your employees’ actions
$7.08/month or $85 per employee
Independent Contractor Coverage
Protects your business against lawsuits and claims because of your contractors’ actions
$7.08/month or $85 per contractor
Equipment and Inventory Coverage (Inland Marine)
Helps pay you back for pet care gear or business equipment like work computers that get damaged or stolen
Three options, starting at $4.08/month
Commercial Auto Coverage
Designed to cover your liability for property damage, injuries, car accidents, and other risks of the road while you or your employees drive for work
free custom quote
Workers Compensation Coverage
Designed to help you pay medical bills if an employee gets injured on the job
free custom quote
Cyber Liability Coverage
Helps cover costs related to stolen or leaked client information online – good for businesses that accept online payments or store client records online
Two options, starting at $6.58/month
Employee Dishonesty Coverage
Similar to bonding, this is coverage for your business if your employee steals from a client
$4.92/month
Broadened Property Damage Coverage
Helps pay for accidental damage to clients’ personal belongings (like furniture, decor, or pet accessories)
$5.67/month
Additional Animal Bailee Coverage
Three options, starting at $7.92/month
Additional Veterinarian Expense Reimbursement
$5.25/month
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Did you know that most standard business insurance doesn’t cover a dog walker’s biggest risk: injuries to pets in their care, custody, and control?
Insurance Canopy’s pet business insurance for dog walkers includes Animal Bailee and Vet Reimbursement to keep dogs and your business safe. It’s real protection designed for the realities of pet care.
Animal Bailee
Covers expenses related to animal’s injuries or death–which you are legally liable for–while it is in your care, custody or control. The base policy provides $2,500 per occurrence and has a $5,000 aggregate limit. Higher limits available if needed.
Policy Date & Certificate of Insurance
- Policy Date: Your policy is effective the date that you set as the effective date. The policy effective date is set when you are purchasing your policy.
- Certificate of Insurance: Once you have purchased your policy, you will have instant access to download proof of insurance documents.
Site Seals
We provide a badge of proof of insurance for each of our policyholders. This is so the policyholders can display their proof of insurance how they’d like–on their business cards, in their office, on their website, etc. Being Insured helps your clients trust you more and adds credibility to your business.
Wherever you are on your dog walking journey, Insurance Canopy is here to help you take the next step confident and protected. We offer easy, straightforward coverage that moves at the speed of your business.
- Instant Certificate of Insurance (COI)
- U.S.-based, licensed customer support ready to help
- Easy online application
- 24/7 access to your policy documents
- Top-rated insurance carriers
Questions About Dog Walking Insurance
How Do the Animal Bailee and Veterinary Expense Reimbursement Work?
Your policy comes with two coverages that protect you in case of a wide range of accidents involving pets:
- Veterinary Expense Reimbursement: Can cover up to $1,000 per incident (after a $250 deductible) if a pet gets sick or hurt while in your care and needs a vet right away. In an emergency, it helps you focus on the pet, not the bill.
- Animal Bailee Coverage: Can cover up to $2,500 per incident if a pet gets injured, sick, lost, or even dies while in your care. Not only can it apply to vet bills, but it can also help pay legal defense costs if a claim turns into a lawsuit.
Need more protection? You can increase your limits for either coverage at checkout, so your coverage grows with your business.
Why Should I Have Insurance?
Being insured is an essential part of being a dog walker. It’s an important component of your business to protect your financial assets if you were to be sued as a result of your business operations. You could be held liable for common slip-and-fall accidents, client injuries or illnesses, or damages arising from your dog walking services. The legal costs alone from any of the above could put you out of business. With Insurance Canopy, you’ll be protected from common claims and have coverage in the case that something goes wrong.
How Much Is Dog Walking Insurance?
Dog walking insurance, which includes both general and professional liability insurance, starts at $194 per year.
Still have questions regarding our policies? Feel free to reach out to our licensed insurance agents. We are available Monday through Friday from 8am–8pm ET.
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