When my wife went back to work full time recently, we realized we'd need a mid-day walk for Tango, our Akita mix. Challenge was that Tango is picky--and so are we. He's two years old, strong, and can sometimes go nuts on the leash when he sees a squirrel. We wanted to know he'd be walked by someone who could handle him, but not be hard on him. Found PugetPets from the reviews here and from their winning that DictyDog Contest for Seattle's best dog walkers. What we liked best is that as part of the get-to-know-you-meeting THEY brought up the idea of us all to going on a walk with Tango, so they'd get the best sense for him. I was impressed. And better yet, they got it as to what I wanted for Tango. The walker was firm with him and still very kind. It's hard to describe, but it worked perfectly for Tango. They've been walking him for three weeks now and things are great. We get updates every day, and Tango is relaxed and not crazy with wanting to go out immediately when we get home. PugetPets was a great decision for Tango and for us.
Pros: excellent process for getting to know our dog
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