How Much Did You Walk Your Dog This Week? Keep Track with My Dog Pal

Log your dog’s walks, save routes and see how the week adds up with My Dog Pal’s dog walk tracker.

Little M and Big Papa Hig · 27 September 2026

Somewhere between the school run, the washing and deciding what to have for dinner, someone asks a simple question.

“How much have we walked Teddy this week?”

We remember going out. We remember the longer walk. We remember standing beside a patch of grass while Teddy investigated something that apparently required several follow-up enquiries.

But how many walks? How many minutes? More or less than last week?

That takes a little more thought.

Those are the kinds of everyday details My Dog Pal helps you remember. Its dog walk tracker lets you record a walk as you go, add one afterwards and look back at your walking time for the week.

You can also record your route, distance and the steps counted by the phone you carry.

So when someone asks how the week is adding up, you have somewhere to look.

Teddy remains responsible for deciding how much of each outing involves standing still.

Log a dog walk when it suits you

There are two ways to record a walk in My Dog Pal.

If you are heading out, open Log walk and tap Start a walk. You can use the timer on its own or set up distance and step tracking before you begin.

If you are already home, choose Manual log and add the walk afterwards.

That second option matters.

Sometimes you leave the house with a dog, a lead, bags and every intention of remembering to press a button. Then something happens, and you are halfway down the road before you think about your phone.

You can still add the walk when you get back. Timed walks and manual entries belong in the same walking history.

It fits around the day you actually had.

Teddy’s contribution is to wait by the door while we locate everything we should already be holding.

Record your route, distance and steps

To record more than time, tap Set up distance & steps before your walk.

My Dog Pal asks for Location and Motion & Fitness access, then shows what is ready. You can check whether route tracking and step counting are available before tapping Start tracked walk.

The step count comes from the phone carried during the walk. It records the person’s steps, rather than counting your dog’s footsteps.

You can also add an optional photo at the beginning. In our household, another photograph of Teddy is unlikely to meet much resistance.

Once the walk starts, the screen shows the timer, distance and available step count. You can pause the walk or end it from there.

Live stats update while My Dog Pal is open. Keep the app open and visible for the most complete route.

If all you want is a record of how long you were out, choose Start timer only. You can use that without location access.

And when you want to return to a saved route, choose Follow saved route from the walk menu.

Some routes are worth repeating. Teddy would argue that a smell can change considerably overnight.

See how your dog’s walks add up

Individual walks are fairly easy to remember.

The whole week is where things become less clear.

Once you save a walk, it becomes part of your dog’s activity record. Open the Walks charts to see your logged walking minutes across the days.

You can tap a bar to see details and notes, or change the date range to look further back. The summary brings together your walking minutes, number of walks and any recorded distance and steps.

A short outing before work, a longer walk at the weekend and the walk you added after getting home can all appear in one place.

There is room for the ordinary outings. The ones where nothing especially exciting happened and nobody remembered to take a photo.

Although we cannot confirm that last situation has ever occurred with Teddy.

Are we walking as much as last week?

This is the part that makes the record especially useful to us.

My Dog Pal’s Weekly walk check-in compares your logged walking time this week with the same point last week.

In the example shown here, Teddy’s record has 93 minutes across four walks, compared with 114 minutes at the same point last week.

That is 21 fewer logged minutes.

You can see the difference without scrolling through entries and adding them up yourself.

Perhaps the walks were shorter. Perhaps there were fewer of them. Perhaps one still needs adding.

The numbers give you a starting point. You can look back at what you saved and decide what the next few days might look like.

There is an important detail here: a blank day means no walk was logged.

It does not automatically mean your dog stayed home.

The chart reflects what you save. If you forgot to record Wednesday’s walk, you can add it afterwards. Until then, Wednesday stays blank.

That distinction matters when you are trying to understand a routine.

One less thing to keep in your head

Some weeks are straightforward.

Others involve late meetings, school holidays, rain at precisely the wrong moment or a dog who feels the front door was quite far enough.

Keeping a walking record helps you see what happened through all of that.

You can check how often you logged a walk, how much time added up and which routes you might want to do again.

If you also record meals, treats and weight in My Dog Pal, you have those details available when looking back at your dog’s routine or talking to your vet.

The chart shows recorded activity. It does not decide how much exercise your dog needs or explain why their weight has changed. Those questions depend on your dog and any advice from your vet.

Its job here is simple.

To help you remember the walks, so you have a clearer picture when you need one.

The treat record continues to receive a less enthusiastic response from Teddy.

A few questions before your next walk

Can I log a dog walk without location access?
Yes. Choose Start timer only, or add a past walk using Manual log.

What if I forget to start tracking?
Add the walk manually when you get home. It can still be part of your dog’s walking history.

Does My Dog Pal count my dog’s steps?
The step count comes from the phone carried by the person walking your dog. It is not a count from a tracker attached to your dog.

Can I compare this week with last week?
Yes. The weekly check-in compares your logged walking time with the same point in the previous week.

Do I need to keep the app open?
Live stats update while the app is open. Keep My Dog Pal open and visible for the most complete route.

Start with your next walk

You do not need to reconstruct every walk you have ever taken.

Start with the next one.

Tap Start a walk when you head out, or add it when you get home. As the week goes on, you will have a record you can look back at.

Then, when someone asks how much you walked your dog this week, the answer is there.

Request free private beta access to My Dog Pal.

We would love to hear how it fits into your day. What feels useful? What gets in the way? Does it make remembering the little things easier?

The current beta is free. Invitations are limited and access is not guaranteed.

Little M & Big Papa Hig
Supervised by Ted, CEO
Chief Eating Operator

Teddy would like it noted that time spent inspecting a hedge is still time spent outside.