Mary has sit for our cat for over five years. She understands cats better than anyone I've met and…read morealways goes above and beyond (e.g., brings a variety of toys for playtime to accommodate each cat's different tastes, takes care of our plants, etc.). Our cat is afraid of anyone entering our apartment except Mary, and is always relaxed when we come home. She even took care of our cat shortly after he had surgery for a urinary blockage and he was at ease when we returned - I would have cancelled our trip if we didn't have Mary, who sent us regular, detailed updates and lots of photos throughout. Mary is truly a cat expert and we are very grateful to have her help whenever we're out of town.

Having moved around a lot, we've had the need to hire a number of cat sitters over the years. Mary…read morehas been the best by far! She really, truly does go above and beyond when it comes to making sure our cats are well cared for while we're away. The initial consultation was very thorough and she asked a lot of questions to get to know our cats' needs, likes, and dislikes. She has taken the time to get to know ours cats on her visits and allowed time for them to get to know her. We have one very shy kitty that most people aren't able to get close to. Mary has gained his trust and he will walk right up to her and play with her. She is very good at sending us updates and photos when she is visiting. I'd recommend Mary to anyone - it feels wonderful to know our cats are well-taken care of whenever we leave home.

Jane is the best! Over the years, she has been kind, safe, reliable, consistent, and adorably…read moreloving with my cat and has been always in good communication. She is the best, and I highly recommend her services.

We're so happy we found Jane, who was highly recommended by a friend. Jane had taken such good care…read moreof our friend's dog. Our family went on a 1+ week long vacation, and we didn't have to worry about our 8-year old small dog, because he was happily having his own vacation with Jane. Our dog was able to meet & play with other small dog friends (Jane also took care of throughout this period), go on long walks in different parks, lay on soft surfaces, sleep in the bedroom, look out windows onto the street-basically everything he loves to do. Jane sent us daily email updates with photos, which we loved and looked forward to during our vacation. We picked up a very happy and content dog after our vacation. We would definitely use Jane's pet sitting services again and highly recommend her.

In May, I moved to the Central Richmond of SF from living in the inner Sunset of SF for four years,…read moreand I was looking for a place I could trust for dog walks/play group and occasional boarding. WLTDO is the place! As an anxious dog owner myself, it makes me nervous to have my dog with strangers or unknown dogs. The owner, Lauren made me feel immediately comfortable and welcome and she took the time to talk about, meet, and understand my dog, his needs and my needs to match him with an appropriate doggie play group and dog walker. Shoutout to my dog walker Brandon, he is so kind, helpful and always sends me pictures of my guy playing, active and having a blast with other dogs. Shoutout also to Apollo who has watched my dog for 3 trips I've been on from the lengths of 3-6 nights. He did an incredible job and was very communicative. My dog absolutely loves time with Brandon and Apollo and the other doggies Who Let The Dogs Out (WLTDO) is reasonably priced compared to other companies and I could not been more grateful to have found them. Going back to my job this week 8-4. I have a lot of peace of mind, knowing my dog has found a doggy playgroup for an hour every day that will come to the home and take him to a doggy park and give him some excitement and social socialization in the middle of the day so I am not panicking to get home at the end of each day like I used to be. Thank you so much WLTDO team!

Lauren is great at front of the house, always keeping us up to date and being flexible with…read moreschedules. Our 2 Aussies love Brandon and come home tired, which is saying a lot for them! He always sends us photos and takes the dogs to different places all the time. Really appreciate the peace of mind from WLTDO!

We have been with Born to Run for many years. Robert and Eli (and Peter) have walked and boarded…read moreour dog Charlie until he passed and now our dog Henry is in Eli's pack. We trust them to care for our dogs as we do. Robert has a great eye and has taken some of our favorite photos of both our dogs over the years. I highly recommend Born to Run.

Excellent, reliable service that my dog loves!…read more Eli picks my dog up every day & she is absolutely smitten. It's honestly ridiculous how much she loves him. She ran into him once randomly on the street and flipped out with happiness to see if her bestie! My dog comes home happy & ready for a nap. I honestly don't know what I'd do without Eli & Robert. I recommend them every chance I get. Robert also takes amazing photos that are absolutely frame-worthy. I plan on ordering some for some holiday cards. You can't do better than these guys. They're caring, reliable, safety-oriented, and have a true love of dogs.

Great pet sitting service for my dog! Bree really cares and gets to know your pet and provides a…read moregreat spot for them while your away.

We feel so lucky to have found Bree to board our senior cat, Scout. Traveling has always been…read morestressful for us because Scout needs inhalers, medication, and extra special care, but Bree gave us complete peace of mind. She is responsive, communicative, and sends great updates that reassure us Scout is safe, comfortable, and happy while we're away. The sweetest part is seeing the connection Scout and Bree have formed -- Scout truly loves being with her. We couldn't recommend Bree more highly!

Alex from SF Dog nanny has been a part of our pup Sky's l life for the past year (since she was 4.5…read moremonths old!) and he has been nothing but wonderful! Alex forms a great connection and trusting bond with his pups. Sky is excited when she sees Alex and most importantly we trust him with our baby. In addition, he is flexible with our schedules and prices are reasonable. Going out with Alex and his pack has greatly contributed to Sky's socialization, we are so grateful for that! We plan to continue to use Alex's services for years to come!

Alex is professional, reliable, pleasant to communicate with, and passionate about his work. What i…read moreparticularly love is that he truly enjoys his work and time with dogs. Our dog loves him, too. The positive energy really shines. It's been about 6 months and Im super grateful to have found him. The dog walking and boarding services have been great.

As everyone else has been saying, Lina is AMAZING with animals…read more One could say my pets would have to like their sitter for me to feel comfortable with entrusting them to that sitter. That said, a pretty good indication of how much your animals like someone is how they greet said person when they see them, and my dogs are no exception. When they see Auntie Lina, they lose their ever-loving MINDS! My Schnoodle/Coonhound Ziggy does this excited grunting when she's REALLY happy to see someone, and she'll do it every time she sees Lina. She doesn't even do it for ME, her own mama! I'm your typical fairly neurotic dog-mom, and I will not entrust my dogs to just anyone. Lina is one of only two people whom I completely trust with my furkids. The times she's looked after them, I've gotten multiple updates per day (with pictures!), and they'll sometimes go special places: the dog park, an agility course, on rides to go walk with other dogs in Lina's care (as long as those dogs are as well-socialized as my two muttsters). I'm sure all of us who have pets whom we love like family want to leave them in the care of someone who'll love and look after them just as well as we do. Look no further--Lina is the one you need!

Lina is the best person to care for my two pups. Before she walks my dogs she sends me a text,…read moreduring the walk she sends me lots of pictures, and provides a narrative of the experience. With Lina I know that Max and Shilo are having fun and are being taken care of in the best possible way. If you need a loving professional, Lina Pet Care is the choice.

Brendan is the best! I was very sad to have to find another option for my sweet dog (she was…read morestruggling with separation anxiety and needed all-day care), and hope to be able to return to Brendan as soon as possible. He truly cares for dogs and their people. He's communicative, kind, and thoughtful about the dogs he welcomes into his pack. My dog loved him and the pack! Thanks, Brendan, for taking such good care of Beezus.

Caring , loving dog facility. Your dogs home away from home! Great family owned!Very friendly team!read more

I hired Lanea for two weeks to watch my kitties while my husband and I went away to Scotland for…read morevacation. She's a stay in house/pet sitter which is amazing because I'm a bit *crazy* about my cats and I couldn't bear the thought of them being left alone for 2 weeks. The last thing I wanted was someone popping in, opening a can of food and leaving. Lanea's service was a god-send, and she lavished my kitties with love, let them in and out of the house for play-time, and she emailed me regular updates. On top of all this, I forgot to tell her that I have regular cleaners and they burst in on her unexpected -- and she handed it well. (sorry lanea!) Before I left I took all the sheets off my bed. She brought her own linens and I was happy for her to "make herself at home". She was great with everything, I came home to a clean home, just how I left it, and my kitties her happy and not spastic! I highly recommend her service for anyone who is shamelessly co-dependent on their pets. The best part of all this was how AFFORDABLE she is!

Lanea was awesome! She came to my house to meet my pets (a golden retriever, geckos and a rabbit),…read moreand asked great questions. She was very accommodating when the date of my return changed. And she sent great text message updates with fun details about what each of them was up to. Lanea was trustworthy and reliable. I will definitely use her again!

Ceslie has been a game changer in my dogs' training journey. I highly recommend her to anyone who…read moreis considering a trainer. I have two high energy pit mixes whose leash reactivity had gotten worse in the past half year, and it had reached a point where it was unmanageable because they would start barking and lunging at other dogs even from a healthy distance. I met with a few trainers to get a sense of their methods and styles, and Ceslie felt like the best match because of how she took the extra time to know my dogs and understand their behavior before recommending a plan, compared to others who jumped into training without asking many questions. There was a noticeable difference in how my dogs responded to Ceslie after their first class. She was thoughtful in customizing a plan that fit their needs, from teaching proper corrections to reinforcing obedience to providing the right equipment. She also taught me how to be a better handler (something often overlooked in training!), and it's truly strengthened my relationship with my pups. We had weekly sessions over the course of a month and there has been significant improvement in my dogs' behavior. Walks are stress-free and enjoyable again because we're able to bypass other dogs without issues, their door etiquette has improved, and we're now slowly working on their separation anxiety (slow and steady process but we're making progress!). Ceslie has been incredibly supportive and responsive through it all and I'm very grateful for her guidance with what I thought was a hopeless situation. I'm now considering sending the pups to her daycare program!

"You don't train the dog; you train the handler."…read more This couldn't be more relevant having worked with Ceslie. To be clear, while I saw training results with my pup by day 2, I didn't realize how imperative it is for YOU to learn patience and consistently implement the training. Point being, you are a student, and Ceslie is an incredible teacher. Her experience and knowledge are obvious, but what's special is how quickly she identifies the issues and gets you on track, like day 1, it was uplifting. Ceslie gets it. She'll adapt to your style and help you get to that obedience baseline you want to see in your dog. She balances compassion with firm direction-- Ceslie's a pro. For context, my guy was 7 months old at the time, rescue, half German shepherd mix w/ HIGH ENERGY... oh, and 75lbs. While he's never shown aggression, he's a liability because he LOVES everyone-- favored meeting strangers over recall, jumps on people, would be a brat, throwing tantrums when given commands. I always wanted a dog, but I was overwhelmed. Within a month (mornings, 4 days a week), I hit baseline with my dog--- he recalls, he doesn't jump, most importantly, taught him to fetch so I could properly get energy out of him... such an immense amount of weight lifted. Proof of progress with pics (she sent me photos of training each day) TLDR; Ceslie rocks. Stop looking.