India, Sept. 21 -- A 30-year-old woman in the UK quit her high-flying career as a lawyer to pursue a very different profession: dog walking. Liz East, who once aspired to become a criminal defence lawyer, now runs a full-time dog-walking business and says she earns thousands of pounds more each month while working fewer hours.

According to a report by People magazine, Liz spent four years working as a paralegal in criminal defence before briefly moving into consulting. Her previous job involved everything from administrative work and court appearances to visiting prisons and meeting clients.

"Working in criminal defence was a lot, it was quite draining. I did everything from admin to going to court and going to prisons and chatting with...