YeeePaw! Pet Care Solutions

Absolutely the best dog care service I have ever used. Caring, loving, supporting, genuine. Recommended 1000% and I am extremely particular over who I expose my dog to. Thank you Eliot :)

Eliot is the best. I completely trust him and his partners with my quirky rescue dog who needs a little more attention and patience than the average dog. Eliot is patient, caring, reliable and trustworthy. He’s willing to go the extra mile and check on houseplants, bring in packages, etc., when you need him to. He really cares about his clients and their dogs and wants to provide the best service possible. He was recommended to me by another dog walker, and I personally would recommend him to anyone looking for a reliable and trustworthy dog walker as well. Thanks, Eliot!

As most Fur Parents know, Nommo is our world. As my husband and I both have full-​time jobs and cannot be with our little girl during the day, it was so important to find someone to care for her in the manner she is accustomed to. Eliot and Yee Paw! have exceeded our expectations. From our first meeting, it was clear that Eliot has a passion for pet care, and is much more than a dog walker. He is truly an extension of our family. With the addition of Richard to the company, we trust him because Eliot trusts him. Not only do they love Nommo, but they take good care of the parents too with Customer Appreciation mixers, and flower deliveries as photographed below. If you want to come home to an exhausted and happy pup that gets regular conditioning and daily report cards, it DOES NOT get better than Yee Paw!

The folks at Yeepaw are the best dog walkers! They care for my 9 year old Boston Terrier and 14 year old senior citizen Mutt. I couldn’t have better things to say. They always provide consistent and friendly service and care incredibly for each of the dogs they walk.
I avoided using a dog walker for years because of the horror stores I heard. Dogs being treated roughly or being left in a hot car or in the dog park by themselves– yikes no thanks. Luckily I haven’t I don’t have to worry about that with Yeepaw. I trust Eliot completely and didn’t think twice about leaving my babies in YeePaw care. I see how he and his employees interact with the dogs at the dogpark and they do a wonderful job. They even have a variety of options depending on how active your pup is. I would highly recommend them to any dog owner! Thanks Eliot and Yeepaw!

Eliot is great with dogs. He has been a great part of our pup’s everyday routine for some time now. He gives her a lot of 1:1 treatment and really cares about her well being as well as she affects others. If you are looking for someone who is reliable, caring, and a dog lover to care of and watch over your pup, I highly recommend eliot to you!

I highly recommend Yeeepaw as a concierge service for your dog. They are always very friendly and attentive with our dog and really helped him break out of the shyness most rescues suffer from. We contacted Eliot (owner) a week before an unplanned trip, for 4 days of overnight care. To our surprise he scheduled a meet-​and-​greet the next day, the interaction between our dog was great and we were hooked. We continued using his playtime services for daily outings, in less than a month our dog’s personality actually changed. He became more confident, plays catch (AWESOME), is amiable when we are in large crowds or the elevator. Who knew old dogs really could learn new tricks. We’re always confident that our dog is in good hands while we are away. If there is an open slot in his pack, I’d say reserve it quickly.

We met Eliot when our puppy Miles was only 12 weeks old on one of many potty training walks around our neighborhood in Hayes Valley. Miles started sniffing around Eliot’s feet, and within seconds the two of them were rolling around on the sidewalk playing with each other.
That was back in February of 2014. We have been loyal and satisfied customers of Eliot since then, and more importantly, Miles comes home every day and gives his seal of approval by immediately taking a 4 hour nap in the middle of the living room.
The one benefit that I did not realize we would get with Eliot and his staff at YeeePaw! is the continuous attention they pay to reinforcing positive behaviors. Eliot’s team employs positive reinforcement techniques to encourage the good behaviors we spent so much money getting our dog to learn in the first place! They will even work with you to identify and correct any behaviors that you are concerned about or want adjusted.
Overall, we’ve been thrilled with the service YeeePaw! provides, and the responsiveness of the entire staff. They provide exemplary service, and we our only hope is that we never have to leave San Francisco so Miles can continue being pampered by Eliot and crew.

Eliot has been taking great care of my pup for about a year and a half now, and I’d highly recommend him to anyone in need of the services he provides. He’s totally reliable, kind, friendly, and clearly LOVES dogs — and they love him! Eliot is a wonderful guy, and Yee-​Paw is a great business that provides rock-​solid service.

Eliot has been taking care of my two-​year-​old Boston Terrier Darwin for a year now. I love the service Eliot provides, and I trust him completely. I’m Darwin’s sole caretaker (no partner or anything), so it’s really nice to know that someone is always there and has my back if there’s ever an emergency I can’t directly address myself. Eliot is a pleasure to work with, and he’s my go-​to guy as long as I’m living in the mid-​Market area.

I’ve been working with Eliot at YeeePaw! for a year and a half and he has transformed the creature I once knew as my slightly neurotic, timid dog into a fine, urban citizen who willingly and happily plays well with other dogs of all sizes.
Eliot’s skills at socialization, mixing the right dogs together, and the love he shows her has made all the difference.
He’s responsible, super-​kind, and I trust him implicitly with my girl. Thanks for doing the work you do, Eliot!

Eliot has been looking after my Vizsla pup for about 6 months. He is the third dog «walker» I’ve been through but high energy breeds require the off-​leash exercise his group play outings offer in addition to what I provide in the AM and PM.
I travel A LOT for work and Eliot has either picked my puppy up from my dog sitter (in close proximity) or housed my puppy himself. Without such loyalty I could not have a dog that has such a fulfilled life.
Thanks!

We were trying to find a playgroup for our 2 years old golden retriever MiuMiu and Eliot the YeeePaw!‘s owner was referred by our leasing agent. So we decided to give it a try and so far I feel he is great. He is considerate and organized. Eliot communicates with us daily when pickup and drop off, and he will pickup and drop off when you are not available, and he is very kind, he will help you as much as he can. The price is reasonable and service is excellent, I will give him 5 stars. Thank you Eliot.

Arya has been in the YeeePaw playgroup for a little over three months now, and we both couldn’t be happier. Arya has been more calm and obedient and she is so exhausted some nights that she won’t get off the couch to eat dinner! A tired puppy is a happy puppy.
Eliot clearly loves all of his dogs. I trust him completely with Arya. As a terrier, she has a tendency to dart off after birds and so I am uncomfortable having her off leash in unenclosed areas. Eliot only takes Arya to fenced in parks, and I absolutely love the videos he sends of her running around with her new dog friends. He has been working on recall and other training exercises with her, which i know has contributed to her being more obedient with me. Someday soon she will be able to go off leash, something I never thought she’d be trained enough to do! I also love that he sends me texts every day when he picks her up and drops her off. It’s also great that she has her own crate in the back of his van, so I know she is safe when they are driving around.
I highly recommend YeeePaw’s services. Thanks, Eliot, for taking such great care of my pup!

Before we started working with Eliot, our pup Lady was highly anxious. She was so anxious (afraid of the streets of SF), that she would refuse to leave the lobby of our building. Our previous dog walker told us she had severe anxiety that he couldn’t do anything about. Eliot did nothing but take her under his wing and love and adore her. His high energy, sweet and loving demeaner, and affection, completely transformed our pup. Within just a week, he got her exiting our building without fear. From there, it only get better and better. She is the happiest pup she has ever been in her life, and honestly, a completely different dog. Not to mention, she comes home utterly exhausted every single day. Sometimes Eliot even keeps her for a double session, lets us know, and she comes home so happy and pooped that she literally doesnt move all night! Eliot is also incredible at communicating — he lets us know before he picks her up, and when he drops her off, and Lady is always gone for a minimum of 2, usually more!
We cant thank Eliot enough for all that he has done for Lady and us. She and us adore him, and we have never seen her tail so wag this much.

Why hire a walker when you can hire someone who will take your dog on a play group?
I met Eliot a number of years ago at the Collingwood/​Castro dog park. He approached me and asked if I had considered a play group for my dog, and given she was a new addition to my family timing was great. When a few years later I got another dog, and was on my own, I immediately contacted Yeeepaw to get back with him.
The services are great. Eliot takes great care and love with each pet. He is worried about health and well being and gives great status and updates on what is going on. He is a great guy to work.

We were in a bind trying to find a playgroup for our Doberman and Eliot was able to accommodate us. We tried out a few dog walkers and liked Eliot the best. He is considerate and organized. Eliot communicates with us daily and our dog looks forward to seeing him everyday. In the event that Eliot is on vacation or is sick, he let’s us know in advance and offers options for a replacement. We appreciate his attention to detail when it comes to communicating changes and schedules. I would highly recommend Eliot. Eliot also sends great photos of the dogs having fun. We are very happy to have him as our dog walker.

Being a first time dog walker comes with a lot of uncertainty & questions. I am so thankful that I met Eliot at the dog park 4 months ago & he is willing to be my «Google!» Eliot has been such a great resource for all of my doggie related questions (i.e. best groomer in the area, vet recommendations, training classes, health/​diet, etc.) and keeps me posted on anything out of the norm during playgrounds. I feel more in touch with her day to day activities, especially when he sends photos from the day! You can tell our dog loves Eliot and has blossomed in his playgroup!
Overall, I would definitely recommend his services to any one looking for a full time dog walking service. If you would like more specific examples of Eliot’s service, feel free to contact me. I could go on and on (slightly obsessed dog owner) but wanted to keep it short & sweet :)

We started working with Eliot and YeePaw a few months ago and have been extremely happy with the service he provides. He is caring, attentive, flexible, and understanding.
Our girl Marlowe was a rescue and has some slight behavioral (shyness, on/​off moods, separation anxiety) and dietary issues. I will address each below…
1. Behavioral — Marlowe is FLOURISHING under Eliot’s care. Her confidence has grown, she has gotten much better socialized, and is generally come into her own as a dog. She is a work in progress, but Eliot is a key contributor on our «team»
2. Dietary — Marlowe has a really sensitive stomach and sometimes that has really inconvenienced Eliot in ways that are quite unfair at times. He has cleaned her crate for us when he picked her up and saw that she had gotten sick there, cleaned his van after she had gotten sick in there, and also kept us looped in he notices that she isn’t feeling well during play group. He has even gone above and beyond the call of duty by taking her to vet for us when there was a particularly scary diet issue.
At the end of the day, we know that Eliot loves our dog and treats her like his own, which is probably the most important thing. All of the other things he does so well come from the fact that he cares, and for that we are both appreciative and would recommend him to any of our friends!

As a former client of Eliot’s at YeeePaw!, I speak from experience: Eliot doesn’t take his job, or your dog’s safety, seriously. My property management recommended Eliot, and he interviews well. However, the problems started almost immediately.
Issues:
1. He doesn’t deliver on promises.
a. Told me in June of last year he’d be hiring someone so my dog, Trooper, could be in an afternoon playgroup. I work late, so this is a big deal. Several months later, when I fired him (see below) this hadn’t happened.
b. Offers to run your dog to the groomer, and pass through the costs. I took advantage of this, because I have dust allergies and need my dog groomed semi-​regularly. Each time I did, it took a week or more beyond when it was promised.
2. He took an exclusive engagement to transport a particular client’s dog out of the country, and left my dog high and dry for two days with no substitute service. This sort of moonlighting is inexcusable when people are paying you to attend to their dogs’ basic needs in their absence.
3. He left my dog, who’d had an upset stomach, in a kennel that was covered in poop. All he did was move the dog’s dish, which itself was covered in poop, and put a new one in the kennel. He also didn’t bother to explain the situation to me. I came home to a shaking, scared dog, who’d been sitting in filth all day (I actually had to give him a bath to clean him up). When I called and asked Eliot why he didn’t let me know, he said he thought I’d KNOWN about the situation and left my dog that way!
The following week, I took time off work, interviewed new walkers, and then I fired him at my earliest opportunity. My complex no longer recommends him, either, after a separate incident of him swearing and yelling at one of the staff members there.
UPDATE: Eliot’s response below is very detailed and I just wanted to take a moment to write my own.
Trooper does indeed have some serious anxiety issues. He also has some significant food allergies. He’s very much a special needs dog. Dog walkers are part of the care team for your dog, somewhat like a teacher is to a child. Eliot represented himself as being available over extended hours, and yes, I counted on this. I also paid a premium for this access in comparison to the walker I hired to replace him. Now, I have a great vet that I call for advice instead.
1a) When I signed, it was agreed that the morning spot would be temporary, until another walker was hired to open up more room in the afternoon. That hire never happened.
1b) I understand schedule limitations, but «I’ll take him tomorrow» is a broken promise if I have to wait one to two weeks. I have to bathe the dog weekly, and didn’t want to dry out his skin by bathing him multiple days in the same week. Had the plan been «I’ll take him next week», I’d have been fine with it.
2) Contrary to his assertion here, Eliot DID NOT suggest a back-​up provider to me when asked. My then-​girlfriend came home from downtown on her lunch breaks (skipping lunch in the process) to take the dog outside. I understand taking time off for illnesses or vacations, but taking time off from your contracted business obligations for other business is simply not running your business in good faith. Even if he had backup service available, we were paying for Eliot, not his choice of backup while he made more money somewhere else.
3) About once a month, I’d have a meeting at 10am or before. I work in Silicon Valley, so that means leaving San Francisco before 9. This happened to be one of those days. Trooper had been kenneled that morning as he usually was when nobody was in the house — house-​training and chewing on things had been issues when he was unsupervised. Why ANYONE would assume that an owner who cares about his dog would leave him sitting in poop is beyond me. That’s cruel, and I’d never done anything of the sort.
4) I advised the building management of my disposition of Eliot’s services after he claims this other client signed on, so that may well have been true. However, I do know that my building’s management indicated they’d stopped referring tenants to Eliot.

Eliot is pretty much the best guy ever. My dog, Ramsey, looks forward to seeing Eliot everyday, and is exhausted from all the play time he gets when he finally comes home. It’s bliss.
Eliot was recommend to my husband and I through friend’s of ours who also love Eliot. Our dogs are in the same play group!
I particularly love that Eliot will give me updates about how Ramsey is doing in the playgroup, and also sends me pictures of Ramsey out at the park. I know Eliot loves his animals, and takes wonderful care of them.
I would recommend Eliot to anyone looking for quality care for their doggy friend.