It’s A Dog’s Life

My intro to nose work class ended a couple of weeks ago. Lauralea is an amazing trainer and my dog and I had a blast. This class was not only fun for me and my doggie but all of the other students had a great time too. There were some really shy dogs that Lauralea took her time with and by the end of the class they were different dogs. It’s amazing and wonderful to see this happen. I will definitely seek out It’s a Dog’s Life for future services based on my experience in this class.

It’s a Dog’s Life, with Lauralea at the helm, is the only service I have ever used for my dogs. I have found Lauralea and her staff to be professional, knowledgeable, responsible and true dog lovers. Our furry kids get very excited when Lauralea arrives for their walk and when they’re back they continue to want to give her love and kisses. I trust and feel confident in highly recommending Lauralea and her staff!

Lauralea and Its A Dog’s Life are amazing. First of all, Lauralea helped me find the perfect dog to add to my life. She scoured the pounds and found exactly what I needed. And she is always available by phone or email when I had a question about training my new puppy. She has watched and walked my dog many times and I trust her to come into my home and take care of my dog! You couldn’t go wrong with Lauralea when it comes to dog-​walking, pet sitting or animal training. I recommend her to everyone!!!

Lauralea is great if you can get ahold of her! We bought a groupon for training services and she came over and was extremely helpful. However after that, we’ve left numerous voicemails and emails trying to schedule a pet sitter and more one on one training but haven’t heard back from her. It’s rather unfortunate because we really liked her when she was here…

I’ve never used the service and am instead going to review the company based on the fact they never responded to any of my inquires regarding dog walking services (I’m looking for a dog walker M-​F).
I called twice stating that I’m looking for someone to walk my dog during the week, Monday through Friday, and never heard back from them despite having left messages both times (the company voicemail claims they’ll return calls within 24 hours). I also tried to contact them online by filling out the form on the company site. Again, no response.
The company gets an F for the simple fact that they never responded. I guess they’re not interested in taking on new clients.

My wife and I cannot say enough great things about Lauralea and the members of her team — Joey, Jason, and Jonathan — who took care of our basset hound Hoss for the three years we had him. Lauralea was pretty much with us from the beginning once we rescued Hoss, and we knew from the first time she came to meet him that she was the right person to take care of him. Generally, she or one of her team took Hoss for a 30-​minute walk in the early afternoon every weekday, and we never had any issues with someone not showing up or showing up at the wrong time. They’d take him for a walk or just sit with him in the shade or play with him inside if it was too hot (Hoss could be pretty stubborn when it was 100+ degrees). Over the years we came to rely on the It’s A Dog’s Life team more and more, and there was not a single request they couldn’t accommodate… a second visit in the evening to feed him dinner because we realized we were going to be working late? Done. A last-​minute cancellation because Hoss had a vet visit we overlooked? No problem, we’ll credit you for next time. Our boy had his share of medical problems, and we knew we could count on Lauralea and the team to keep an eye out for anything out-​of-​the-​ordinary. If it was possible, I think they loved him as much as we did, and when cancer finally took him from us just a few short weeks ago, I think they cried almost as much as we did. If you don’t really care who walks your dog, then you might as well call someone else, because what makes Lauralea so special might be lost on you. But if you want someone who not only knows dogs and how to take care of them, but also loves dogs and wants to take care of them — call Lauralea. We could not have asked for more when we found Lauralea and her team.

Lauralea was recently a life saver to my 3 dogs! I had my baby earlier than expected so I didn’t have a dog walker lined up. Not only was she able to start right away, but she accommodated my schedule perfectly. She didn’t even complain about my crazy Wheaten (like most people do!). But the best part is that my dogs absolutely LOVE her! I highly recommend It’s A Dog’s Life! Christie — Lake Balboa

One of my adopted pups was raised by human hands since she was five days old. Those hands belong to one of the co-​owners of It’s a Dog’s Life and, obviously, I am forever grateful to her for her dedication to saving my precious pup’s life. With over 20 years of combined experience working, training and living with dogs, It’s A Dog’s Life offers professional dog walking and pet sitting. In addition to adding that special spark to your pet’s day while you’re away, they are licensed, bonded, insured and very reasonably priced. If you live in San Fernando Valley, West LA, Pasadena or San Gabriel Valley, you owe it to your homebound pet to give one of the great pet sitters /​dog walkers at It’s A Dog’s Life a call!