Fenway Fido & Feline

Caliga may be compassionate to dogs but she treats people like dog crap– no respect. Every single time I have run across her in the South End, including just stepping outside our brownstone (she must have picked up a dog next door), she finds a reason to scold. She feels it is her right to tell anyone what she thinks (after all, she claims to be a nurse, she’s part of the neighborhood police– things we learned as she screams at us). Well, we all have a right to not be harrassed.

Caliga has been my dog walker for over 10+ years. When I got my first dog, I literally went through 3 dog walkers (some of whom are well known in the South End and also very good) before Caliga because my dog would not leave the house with them. I don’t know what it is but my dogs absolutely love her!
Caliga is very good with socializing dogs. She will sometimes walk multiple dogs in «packs» according to how they get along. And much more often then not, she will walk them way more than 20 – 30 minutes. They always come home happy and well exercised.
In regards to a review listed below: During the warmer months, after she has finished walking dogs, you will see her gardening and she will sometimes take dogs who she is babysitting (with the owners permission) with her while she is gardening. My dogs enjoy it (they are in the picture shown below).
Caliga is a nurse and I trust her. She is very reliable. About 3+ years ago, I went away for the weekend and Caliga was taking care of my then elderly 12 and 13 year old dogs. After bringing them home for a short walk (she is good with dogs of all ages), one of them died unexpectedly (Vet said it was a heart attack). As my dog laid dying, Caliga called me to tell me what was going on and I could hear her comfort him until he died. While I am/​was so sad that I could not be there for my dog, I am so thankful that Caliga was there for him. He truly loved her. She then transported my dog to Angell Memorial (my Vet) until I could get home.
I cannot say enough great things about this company!

This review was purely about observations of Caliga with dogs, she demonstrates great passion, her approach is simply different.

We had a planned vacation to Spain for 8 days and I did a quick search on line and landed on Fenway Fido and Feline. I called and spoke with the owner Gary and was instantly pleased on how the relationship started. He explained everything from A-​Z and also sent me a very thorough application to fill out regarding Frankie (my Persian cat). He has a partner that boards the cats in her home so it is not a prison sentence for cats.
Gary and Caliga made arrangements to come to my house and pick up my keys and go over everything we do for Frankie (medicines, special food, brushes, toys etc). Caliga is most definitely a cat lover and I saw her instant love for animals and actually talked to Frankie more than my boyfriend and I… lol.
They sent me an email halfway through letting us know how things were going.
They even dropped Frankie off the day before we got home and everything was perfect.
When we got home, Frankie looked beautiful. I am a demanding woman in regards to how Frankie’s eyes are cleaned because it is a very necessary process I take pride in each day. Nobody has ever done it right and she usually has eye infections because of it.
Caliga cleaned her eyes beautifully and I noticed that she must have brushed Frankie everyday because her coat looked beautiful.
The price is so much less expensive than any other place I researched and when I told my friends they were shocked at how reasonable it was.
Gary is wonderful and so efficient and proactive and Caliga is DEFINITELY an expert in cats.
Please do yourself a favor and call them next time you go away.
I couldn’t have been happier.
Tracey

Making the decision to use a dog walker was something that I knew I needed to do but it was not easy for me to trust someone with my «baby». When one of the owners of Fenway Fido & Feline came for the initial consultation I knew instantly that they knew exactly how to interact with my dog. Because my dog had little socialization with other dogs, they suggested that she be included in a small group of similar sized dogs (she weighs 6 ½ pounds!) It turned out to be the best thing I could have done. I walk my dog at least 3 times a day, but I am elderly and the walks are short ones. Her walk with the Fenway Fido walker was longer and at times he did admit he had to carry her. She came home tired but really didn’t want to leave the 2 other dogs she had been with! I strongly recommend using these people. Their service and love of animals is so apparent and seeing my dog so happy reassured me that I made the right decision.