Hunting for a Dog Walker
Posted by Lizz on 11/12/2006
Categories: Walk and Wag
On the hunt for a dog walker to fill a boring afternoon for your dog with sights, sounds, and other hounds?
Here are a few places to find that special someone who loves dogs enough to spend days on end with them on the streets of NYC:
-Check with your local dog park group for dog walker recommendations.
-Ask other dog owners that you meet on the street.
-Read the forums at Urbanhound to learn who may be reputable and who to avoid.
-Try Find A Dog Walker (a Seattle-based site that has listings for New York, Brooklyn, and other cities).
-Call your Veterinarian
And remember, you dog walker loves dogs. He or she is also trying to run a business. You should expect to trust the walker (who has the keys to your home), and the person should always put the safety of your dog first and foremost. You should also expect to pay for the private care your pet receives, whether your walker runs a one-person show or works for a national chain.
If all of this sounds too strange for you, maybe you and a few dog-friendly neighbors can trade pet watching duties. (Is anyone doing this in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn?)
(Drawing of girl walking dog by Melanie. Thanks, Melanie!)
Are Pigs the New Dogs?
Posted by Scott on 09/30/2006
Categories: Link Hound, Walk and Wag
Gowanus Lounge writes about sitings of a pig being walked on a leash in Park Slope.
In any case, we noticed on the Park Slope Forum that people are discussing a pig that has been spotted being walked down Seventh Avenue on a leash. The first report was posted on Monday and there have been a number of follow ups. Does this mean that Park Slope has its own pet pig? Or is it Emmett, the somewhat famous Fort Greene pig, about whom much has been written?
We wonder, are pigs the new dogs in Brooklyn?
Event: American Cancer Society Dogswalk, 05-07-06
Posted by Lizz on 04/17/2006
Categories: NYC Event, Walk and Wag
The American Cancer Society is hosting the Dogswalk Against Cancer on May 7th. Meet at Riverside Park near 89th Street. You can register at 9 am the day of the event or online a couple days ahead. This event supports cancer research related to people and animals (10% of proceeds will go to the Animal Medical Center).
Finding Dog Walkers
Posted by Scott on 04/14/2006
Categories: Walk and Wag
Gawker sister blog Lifehacker provides this helpful link to Find a Dog Walker, an online directory of dog walkers organized by neighborhood. Has anybody used this service and found it helpful? What are other ways folks have found dog walkers? Anyone have any recommendations for walkers in the upper UWS/Morningside Heights/Harlem area? CityPets is looking…