A Walk In The Park

We have had great experience with this company so far! I don’t board my cat (siamese) or my dog (female boxer), and they were able to take care of both of my animals, in my own home, for a week at a time over the holidays without me needing to hire a live-​in sitter. It was perfect and they did a great job. The office was extremely responsive — when we were nervous about the animals doing alright with new people, they would promptly email us updates which was very reassuring. The notes they wrote were so sweet — my husbands only complaint was that the notes don’t have a check-​box for the dogs «doing their business.» We will certainly be using them to take care of our animals in the future.

After adopting my cat Ulysses earlier this year, I knew there’d be a few times each year when I’d need to be out of town. When I started looking for a pet sitter, I tried a few agencies in the that had decent reviews on Unilocal — one never responded to me and one responded with a curt message saying they were booked full. Not exactly good customer service on either account.
I decided to try A Walk in the Park since they were right in my neighborhood, and I’ve been very pleased with my decision! The woman who did the in-​person consultation was pleasant and professional, and asked all of the important questions about the care I wanted for Ulysses — even down to asking how many treats to put out and where extra food (beyond what the plenty in his auto-​feeder) could be found if needed.
I have used them twice now (with another service scheduled for the Christmas holiday) and have been very happy with their service. Each day that they come, they leave a pet sitting report indicating what time of day they came, what services they provided and some cute notes about the visit. On their notes for the last visits’ reports they noted how sweet and affectionate my cat was and that they spent their time together giving plenty of head and chin scratches.
While some may be wary of letting strangers into their house, I can say that I’ve never had any problems and I’ve returned to everything exactly how I’ve found it. I also think their prices are reasonable and worth it to know that your pet is getting the attention it deserves while you have to be away.