Yuppie Puppy Of Boston, LLC

The whole Yuppie Puppy team is great to work with — Elizabeth walks our pup and he loves her! We’ve been using Yuppie Puppy since January 2015.
Earlier this week I observed Elizabeth picking up Moose and you could tell he was SO EXCITED to see her. Not only does Moose love Elizabeth, but he loves his walking buddy too. It’s nice for him to both get out of the house and have social time. The team is also careful to schedule the walks so that they never have more than a few dogs at once, the small group (usually Moose and a friend) is key to ensure he has enough attention and is safe!
Katrina, the owner, is so easy to work with and the pet check technology allows you to feel confident that your friend is being picked up daily. (You can schedule it to alert you for pick up/​drop off and it even gives you a map of where they explored that day. :D) Scheduling is a breeze and Katrina is flexible. Need to work late? No problem — just let them know and your friend can have two walks! Have another dog visitor spending the afternoon? No problem — they can walk them both.
Yuppie Puppy provides a reliable service and is staffed with true dog lovers!

Our dogs LOVE Katrina! One of our dogs does not get along very well with strangers. Since he’s a pitbull, it can be rather intimidating when he’s growling at you. After a week of Katrina not giving up on him, he was hooked! They are both always stoked to see her walk through the door.
The Pet Check technology she offers is also very cool in the fact I can get live updates at my desk and feedback from each visit.
Katrina has been a godsend for us especially not giving up on our difficult «child» while some other walkers we tried previously said no. She has been walking our dogs about 4 months now and has always been 100% reliable. I can’t recommend her enough!

Katrina has been walking our Norwich terrier, Charlie, for a few months now. We were both nervous at the thought of having a stranger take our dog on walks everyday. As soon as we met Katrina we knew she would take care of Charlie like she was her dog. I was home sick one day when Katrina came to walk Charlie and it was evident how much Charlie loved Katrina and vice versa. Katrina is super reliable and a pleasure to do business with. We recommend her highly!

Katrina has been amazing for us and our dog Gunner (he’s a 65 lb pointer). He’s got a TON of energy, loves being outside more than anything and needs more exercise than my husband and I can handle in the morning and at night– we exercise him as much as we possibly can while were home.
It is a blessing to have Katrina walk him in the afternoons to get him outside. The days she walks him, I come home to a sleeping dog, instead of hyper-​Gunner waiting at the door for me.
She really treats him as her own and is very responsible and goes out of her way to make sure he gets enough exercise. Our neighbor has even mentioned that she will take him out for much longer than the normal time, which just tells you how much she cares for the dogs needs.
I haven’t personally met Gabe, but he has walked Gunner before and I feel completely comfortable with him since Katrina is so wonderful.
Highly recommend her and Gabe.
Thanks, Katrina!

Katrina and Gabe started out as our dog walkers but now we consider them family.
Let me back up a little bit: I hired Katrina to take care of my then 10-​week-​old dachshund mutt Biz over four years ago. Because I am psycho, I outfitted my tiny apartment with a pet cam and also followed her for a few days to make sure she was taking care of my «first born» adequately.
Not only was she taking great care of Biz (who at the time was a bit of a problem child), bringing him on long walks and showing him a great time, she was also trekking it around the South End with 20+ appointments, working harder than I’ve ever seen anyone work.
I remember the moment I knew for sure she was the real deal: I ran into her late at night in the South End (even though she lived in the Fenway) and found her struggling to keep hold of a leash. On the other end of the leash was a massive Boxer who was clearly frazzled after being cooped up for too long. «His parents left him alone for the night and ordered only one visit. But I had to come back. I couldn’t leave him alone that long,» she said.
That’s Katrina in a nutshell. Her dogs are like children to her, just as they are to us.
When the demand for Katrina got to be too insane, she hired Gabe. I admit that in the beginning I was skeptical that anyone could keep up with Katrina’s pace and dedication to her customers. Good help is so hard to find. But lo and behold, she found the male version of her.
We had gotten a second dog, Chloe, who had anxiety issues that were exacerbated around men. But Gabe won her over quickly.
He also won me over when my husband was away and I found a dead mouse in my house. I called him and he literally was there in 10 minutes. Got rid of the thing and refused to take money. He is an angel.
Katrina and Gabe have amazing natural control over the dogs. It’s hilarious to see my normally crazy pups walk obediently to the side or behind Katrina and Gabe. My husband and I are like «why don’t they do this with us?!» Katrina and Gabe are always prompt and will take the pups for longer than you pay for if they have the time. Rain is not a deterrent to their great service. They’ll sooner be soaking wet to the bone than skimp on a walk.
Katrina has house-​sat for us for over a week on several occasions, and I remember coming back to find the place not only cleaner than I left it, but with some homemade pastries on our dining table and the dogs happier than they would have been if my husband and I had been taking care of them. o
In four years, KATRINA WAS NEVER SICK AND NEVER MISSED A DAY OF WORK. I remember being slightly relieved for her when she hired Gabe because it allowed her to take the occasional vacation. I don’t know how she did it alone for so long.
Katrina was actually part of our wedding. She walked Biz down the aisle for us, and then he sat on her lap during the ceremony. It was too cute.
When we had our (human) son we had to move out of our South End condo, and my husband and I actually considered buying based on where Katrina and Gabe would be able to travel. After much agonizing we settled in Charlestown, which was too far for them. We make sure that our babies still see them from time to time, and they always watch Biz and Chloe when we go away for the weekend. But now we just really really hope they’ll expand to Charlestown. (Our new dog walker Marta White is great too — see my review on her. But Katrina and Gabe are family and we’d use them again without hesitation if they expanded their coverage.)

We stopped using Katrina’s service in early 2014. We were not happy with any of her assistants. We now have Rose from A Walk In The Park. Check her services out.

Katrina and Gabe are absolutely the best. I have a geriatric golden retriever who adores them both. He needs a little extra help at times to get up and down stairs and they are very patient and helpful. They are very accommodating and have been there for a lot of last minute requests for help. When I travel, one of them will stay at my house which I prefer for my pet, and everything is spotless on my return. I could not do my work travel without them! There really are fantastic.

Katrina came highly recommended by a colleague of mine and I’m really glad we went with her company. She and Gabe have been highly reliable and great with our little pug. They leave notes after every walk, letting us know that our pup did his business. I especially appreciate the occasional photos they send of our pup out having fun on group walks. It’s very nice to know he is out having fun and not sitting at home missing his masters while we are away at work! And finally, Katrina has been really great about working with our dog on behavior issues and complying with our requests on how to care for him. I would highly recommend Katrina!

Katrina came into my life about a year a half ago. She immediately took to my very large, sweet dog, and my rather standoffish dog took to her. She has stayed at my house while I’ve been in Europe and taken extraordinary care of my dog and my sister’s dog. There is no one I trust more than Katrina. She is amazing!

I met Katrina while she was walking another dog in the neighborhood. I could see she was attentive and the dog was happy, and I was looking for a new overnight dog sitter at the time.
She came by my apartment for a visit with my dog to see if it would be a good fit, and he just melted for her. He’s a little bit in love with her. I was not at all worried to leave him with Katrina for the weekend. They had a great time together, and he came back happy and appropriately tired.
Since then Katrina has been walking him once a week, and I know I can count on her for overnights as well. She is punctual, reliable, responsive and very trustworthy. She runs a good business, and my dog adores her. The last time I picked him up from an overnight, he was definitely sad to leave her! To me, this is a very good sign.
LIke another reviewer noted, she sends me pictures and updates when he boards with her, and it’s great to get that reassurance that all is well. I highly recommend her services.

I have trusted Katja to take care of my geriatric Sheltie for a few years. She is a constant and steady presence in the South End, a disciplined business woman and caring provider. Because my pampered pup has never spent a night alone, I ask Kat to stay with him at our home and also take care of the cats. I have always had the luxury of travelling without worrying about my little buddies and a very pleasant return to happy pets. Highly recommend.