Richard Somers, 32, struggled with his mental health during his 20s
Dog walk for Mental Health .. Richard Somers pictured with his dogs Bailey and Bella at his home at Scarcroft, Leeds..Picture by Simon Hulme
Since then, his business has done"brilliantly" and he has even taken on an extra employee to keep up with demand.Before the lockdown pandemic hit the country, Richard launched a monthly 'mental health walk', where people could bring their dogs toDog walk for Mental Health .. Richard Somers pictured with his dogs Bailey and Bella at his home at Scarcroft, Leeds..
Even at this early stage, Richard said he had seen a change in the mindset of many of the attendees and looked forward to the future of the walks.Dog walk for Mental Health"I make sure at some point in the walk I go around to every person and ask them how they are feeling. "It started off with friends and family mainly on the walks but now I have people who come and say they had seen it online, on social media or been told about it and wanted to come along.His Cavapoo dogs Bella and Bailey helped him enormously."They just give unconditional love, it doesn't matter how you are feeling."It has been a fairy tale really."He recently took on an employee to help grow the business."It has become a bit of a support network", he said.
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