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The Paw Bus: the dog goes on a hike while you're in a meeting

Structured group hikes and adventure outings for Ottawa dogs — picked up, exercised properly, dropped off tired.

The Paw Bus

What they do: Dog adventure outings and pack walks
Where: Ottawa, Ontario
Website: thepawbus.ca

Who they are

The Paw Bus is a dog adventure and pack-walking service based in Ottawa, running safe, structured group hikes and outdoor experiences for dogs. The focus is exercise, socialization and personalized care — supervised outings with reliable transportation, so the dog is picked up, taken somewhere real, and returned.

This is a different product from a twenty-minute leash walk around the block, and it's worth being clear about the difference. A structured pack hike gives a dog sustained movement, novel terrain, and controlled social contact with other dogs. For a bored, under-stimulated, or adolescent dog, that combination does more in one outing than a week of laps around the same cul-de-sac.

A dog that comes home from a real hike doesn't need to be told to settle. It just settles.

Why Scoop Dog partners with them

The dogs whose yards we clean the most are, unsurprisingly, the dogs with the most energy and the least to do with it. The Paw Bus is the direct fix. We also like the model: transportation included means it actually works for people who are at an office all day, which is most of the people asking.

How The Paw Bus and Scoop Dog work together

Out on the trail, clear in the yard

The Paw Bus takes the dog out. We take the yard back — weekly, from $30/week.

Pickup and gate access

If they're collecting your dog from the yard while you're at work, our schedules can be coordinated. Just tell us.

For the dog the yard can't satisfy

Digging, fence-line pacing, and destruction are usually energy problems, not yard problems.

Two Ottawa small businesses

Local, independent, and accountable to the same neighbours.

The short version

Structured group hikes and adventure outings for Ottawa dogs — with transportation included.
Focus on exercise, socialization and supervised care, not a quick loop around the block.
Best for high-energy, adolescent, or under-stimulated dogs.
Book at thepawbus.ca. We'll handle the yard.

Questions people ask

What is The Paw Bus?

A dog adventure and pack-walking service in Ottawa. They run structured group hikes and outdoor outings for dogs, including transportation, with a focus on exercise, socialization and supervised care.

How is a pack walk different from a regular dog walk?

Length, terrain and structure. A pack hike gives a dog sustained movement in a new environment plus controlled social contact with other dogs — a much bigger physical and mental workout than a short neighbourhood leash walk.

Do they pick my dog up?

Transportation is part of the service, which is what makes it workable for people at an office all day. Confirm pickup zones and scheduling at thepawbus.ca.

My dog destroys the yard. Will more exercise help?

Usually, yes. Digging, pacing the fence line and destructive chewing are most often boredom and unspent energy rather than defiance. A structured outing addresses the cause; we handle the aftermath.

Does Scoop Dog work around a dog walker's schedule?

Yes. Tell us who else has gate access and when, and we'll fit our weekly visit around them.

Weekly dog waste removal in Ottawa — from $30/week

Scoop Dog handles the job nobody wants. Bagged, hauled to your bin, gate double-checked, every visit.

Get your free quote Call 613-400-4040

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About this partnership: The Paw Bus is an independent business. Scoop Dog partners with them because we work with the same Ottawa dog owners and we trust the work they do — not because either of us is paid to say so. We don't take a cut of their services, and they don't take a cut of ours unless they've joined our referral program.

Sources: Business details summarized from thepawbus.ca and from Scoop Dog's partners page. Last reviewed: 7/12/2026.