Divine Canine

Natalia and the dog walkers at Divine Canine are the best. I have a job that is quite busy and I don’t have the time to call and set up/​cancel my walks. Natalia always accepts my dog’s schedule via email which is beyond helpful. They are also very understanding and flexible. I have been a client of Divine Canine for over two years now and I can’t imagine trusting anyone else with my pup! I love the progress notes of how the day went when I get home, the google calendar walk notifications, and the easy way to pay with Chase QuickPay as an option! They make it so easy!

They walked and boarded our difficult-​to-​get-​along-​with dachshund for years and did an excellent job. Very trustworthy and reliable, we always felt he was in good hands.

Natalia and her crew are amazing, very affordable, extremely good, and friendly. Wish we had done this every trip. Our cats get upset when we are gone and sometimes act out. With their visits we return to happy cats well fed and a clean smelling home. Can not recommend this service enough.

We used Divine Canine to care for our diabetic kitty while in Mexico and I cannot say how wonderful they are!!! From the moment we met Natalia for the initial visit we knew made the right choice, but they far exceeded our expectations!!! Not only did they take great care of our baby, but their daily notes gave us a glimpse into how he was without us. Our baby loved them just as much as we do, and we cannot recommend them enough. Their love for animals is overwhelming clear, and they really go the extra mile!!! We will always be using them! Great price for total piece of mind your babies are safe and loved while your gone! 4 thumbs up, 2 paws up!!!

A month after I left my initial review I received a private message from the owner that left me feeling pretty icky. I let it go because I hate confrontation, but ever since that happened I noticed that my relationship with Unilocal has really changed and that’s just not ok.
I really value the feedback on Unilocal and assume others do too. Sure, I’ve heard of people who start fake accounts for the purpose of building up or tearing down a business and people who even lie about their experiences for the same reason; I am neither of those people and would like to think that honest people greatly outnumber those who aren’t; I simply left my review based on my honest experience. Did it make me feel good? Absolutely not. But I would never have been in that situation had it not been for other positive reviews on Unilocal,and I think it’s a disservice to other consumers to withhold an experience that was not particularly positive. In doing so I didn’t get personal, I don’t think I got nasty; I don’t even know these people except from limited interaction via email and text, but assume they are good at what they do because there have been other positive experiences. Mine just was not one of them and I simply relayed what happened and how I felt about it. No more, no less.
If at that time my business *was* valued I should have received some sort of apology or explanation immediately. If I was wrong and then went on Unilocal and lied about it that would be libelous and I could be sued. Why would I do that? Instead of taking any responsibility in the couple days after or even in the message I received (a month later), the only apology I received said «I’m so sorry that you felt you had such an utterly horrible experience that you needed to leave the most negative review possible about our business.» I don’t need to be in the Psychology field to know that that isn’t an apology. Further, my review was called «shockingly extreme», «unnecessarily harsh», and «exaggerated». It was also implied that I should have waited longer or something because I «so quickly dismissed» them. I was also accused of «choosing to destroy a reputation over a little misunderstanding». I have a reputation too, and I would never write something that wasn’t true. I cannot share my long-​winded response here because of text limits, but needless to say I felt I was minimized and intentionally made to feel like crap, which is *never* what I did with my review.
All in all, I would never intentionally hurt anyone or their business, but at the end of the day if someone isn’t equipped to provide 5-​star service to everyone, handle an issue in an appropriate way, or receive negative feedback, they should not be on Unilocal

Natalia and Divine Canine have been a complete life saver to me this past year.
My Chihuahua/​Jack Russell mix has a lot of energy, and a mild destructive streak that keeps him quarantined to the kitchen all day while I’m gone, so he can’t pull the stuffing out of everything. So, when I moved to Chicago in October, I had to find a good dog walker asap. I loved that Divine Canine offered the beach playgroup everyday (rain or shine… or snow… or whatever Chicago throws at us next), and really just hoped that they’d be able to keep Buster from going nuts during his first Midwest winter and my accounting busy season. They have certainly done that, and so much more! Buster loves the time he spends with Julia everyday. The few times that I’ve happened to be home when he is picked up or dropped off, I can tell he couldn’t care less that I was there, and just hoped Julia would stay and play some more. I also really appreciate the notes they leave about what they do during the day.
On top of the awesome and reliable daily playgroups, they are great with boarding! Recently my flight was canceled on my way home from a work trip. I frantically called Natalia from the airport, who rescued Buster for the night on only a few hours notice.
I could really go on and on. They are the best.

This review is long overdue!
I have been using Divine Canine for about two years now and they are just spectacular! My schedule is pretty hectic and the past two years have required more traveling than was expected. So, the fact that I can write Natalia a few hours before my flight and be assured that my girls will be walked and pampered while I’m gone means the world to me. Natalia is not only so understanding with my crazy scheduling issues but my girls are always so happy when I return (sometimes to a fault because they want Divine Canine walking through the door and not their mom). So, Thank you Natalia for everything you do (both for me and the girls) and for being so understanding. I really feel safe leaving my pitties in your hands.
Now, as for the amazing Divine Canine walkers, they are so good with my two not so well behaved pitbulls. One of the girls is extremely difficult to walk because she is just so big and likes to pull while the other one is just a pain in the butt and commits random acts of well, anything. They really take the time to understand each of their personalities so that they have no issues when walking them. They have become experts at expecting and dealing with both random acts of «anything» as well as methods for walking the bigger one.
I highly recommend Divine Canine, I DO NOT trust just anyone with my dogs but I feel so incredibly lucky to have Natalia and the Divine Canine crew to watch over my girls while I’m gone.

Hooray for Divine Canine! I have been using Divine Canine for a few months for boarding and I could not be more pleased with the service. Natalia is really a dream come true. My dog has stayed with her on multiple occasions, ranging from 1 night to 2 weeks and he absolutely addores her. The best part is that he is treated as a part of the family which means that he gets lots of love and attention but they wont let him get away with causing trouble.
This is really a terrific service!

I worked for DC for four years, and I recommend them (Natalia) highly. She truly cares about the animals, making sure she runs things with a lot of integrity, and is very trustworthy.

Divine Canine is hands down the best dog walking, sitting etc. business I have ever found. Natalia is awesome. I hand picked Natalia, after being unemployed I would go to the dog beach daily and would see all of the dog walkers who would bring dogs to the beach. Natalia was the only one I would trust with my dog. I saw one of them leave a dog at the beach as his van pulled away, horrifying. I knew that when I went back to work I would hire Natalia and I was never disappointed. You tell her something 1 time and she has it. Our dog PJ has a severe case of epilepsy and an always changing medication schedule, but Natalia handled his care flawlessly. As other poster’s have said I’d give her more than 5 stars if I could. We just moved out of Chicago and looking for a new «nanny» for PJ has really made us realize how awesome we had it with Natalia. I could go on and on. Don’t hesitate to hire her, she is the best. We miss you Natalia and Amy:)

Natalia is known as my dog’s girlfriend. He has a meltdown when she arrives — she takes amazing care of him whether it is on a beach outing or for a sleepover. We trust Natalia completely with our munchkin. Divine Canine is 100% responsive and responsible.

Divine Canine & Natalia have been looking after our little guy for the last 5 years. They are excellent. They never miss a day, always communicate well and leave my dog happy and tired when he comes home. I can’t imagine a dog walking service that could ever do anything better than they do. If I could give them 6 stars I would.