My dog, Yumi, always has a blast on her afternoon walks. The business owner is very responsive and takes great care of the dogs. They have even helped me find someone last minute to walk my dog on the weekend when I had an unexpected plan arise. read more

Jared's been taking my dog to Fort Funston for a couple of years now, and it's just one of my dog's favorite things, and a great break for me. Jared's super-reliable, accommodating and very sweet with the dogs. Highly recommended! read more

Best Buddy Dog Walks - Before Jared arrives...'Go beach now?!?!' - Dog Walkers Near Me

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Jared has been walking our dog, Domino, for a couple of years now and he's nothing short of amazing! Jared picks Domino up from our home for afternoon walks several days per week and is always great with communication. We can tell Domino loves going to Fort Funston and loves Jerad (no barks when he comes into our home and tail wags). I highly recommend reaching out to Jerad if you're looking for a reliable dog walker who makes sure your dog gets a ton of exercise and makes it easy. read more

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Jared is amazing! Trust him completely with our dog. We have been using him for over 4 years now. He is so kind to all the dogs and gives them a great time at Fort Funsten. Highly reccomend! read more

Jared and Best Buddy Dog Walks is the greatest! We love Jared. He is so good with our rescue dog, who is not always easy. She can be timid and scared of other dogs. Jared is very patient with her, and she always comes home exercised and tired. Jared walks the dogs off leash in a National Park. Sometimes, when we take our pup there, Jared is also there with a pack of dogs. Our dog is so so happy to see Jared and the pack. This gives us certainty that she does so well when Jared takes her. Jared is as great dealing with people as with the dogs. That is, he is always responsive and totally, totally reliable. Thank you, thank you, thank you Jared, for all you do to make our pup so happy. read more

Best Buddy Dog Walks (BBDW) is amazing. Jared is an absolute dog whisperer. I have been using BBDW for well over two years and only have positive things to say. My dog Ralph, is a rescue that come with lots of quirks. Jared is extremely patient with Ralph and always makes sure that each situation is appropriate for Ralph. As an added bonus with BBDW, Jared gets pretty awesome photos of the dogs. One of my favorite activities at the end of the week is to go through BBDW Instagram posts with all the dogs running around and playing. Ralph is typically the smallest in the group and seems to pull up the rear on walks, but Jared is always able to get some pretty great photos that I snag to share with friends and family. Thank you Jared, we are so lucky to have found you and BBDW!! read more

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Jared with Best Buddy Dog Walks has been one of the best things to come from our pandemic move across the country! We have a sensitive pandemic rescue pup, who didn't get the socialization she needed during the beginning of her life, so we have been super cautious about exposing her to new experiences. Jared took that very seriously and was so attentive to her needs during the first several weeks it took her to become acclimated. They sent us detailed reports on each walk as she was getting more comfortable, and always answers our first-time dog owner questions! Jam has the best time and always is pooped for at least a day or two after. We're so glad she gets to go out and explore this new city of ours with new friends. We've seen her grow exponentially in her confidence since she has started with Best Buddy Major perk - their Instagram @bestbuddydogwalks where they post daily AMAZING action shots. Great way for our friends & family in Chicago to stay connected :) read more

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Best Buddy Dog Walks is the absolute best! We started with them when our dog was a few months old, and more than 2 years later, Jared is still the only one we trust. Our dog is as lovable as he is a handful -- we've battled extreme isolation distress and compulsive eating -- and I cannot say enough about how kind, patient, thoughtful, and helpful Jared has been about everything since the beginning. They notice behavioral changes or health issues and proactively point them out to us, they know every single dog's personality and quirks in their pack, and they go above and beyond to take the best care of our pup and just give us the most incredible service (fitting in schedule changes at the last minute, etc). The cherry on the cake is how much they love what they do: just go to the Best Buddy Instagram. One video of Jared howling and yelping for joy with their doggo best friends on the sand dunes at Funston, and you'll know they're the best. So grateful we found Best Buddy!!! read more

Angus, our 3 year old frenchie, has had a much better pandemic than we have - thanks to Jared! They do big walks out at the beach and other parks, and Angus always comes back happy and exhausted. They walk Angus off-leash, which seems miraculous to me - he's not the most attentive dog, and I've never trusted myself letting him off leash. On top of all that fun stuff, Ang sometimes gets scary-aggressive with big dogs. He's even been kicked out of other dog walking services. But Jared has figured out how to make him feel safe, and tamed our angsty little guy - no fights while they're out on their walk! Honestly Best Buddy Dog Walks is the best. You can trust your dogs to Jared! read more

Lobo loves going on walks with Best Buddy dog walks and always comes home happy and well exercised. A lot of thought goes into ensuring the dogs get along in the pack and are well taken care of while out on their beach adventure. read more

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Jared with Best Buddy Dog Walks is the absolute best! We were fortunate enough to find him through a friend referral when we moved to San Francisco from the East Bay and he has been an absolute life saver for us with our precious fur baby. We have a very shy and sensitive golden retriever who was absolutely terrified of the loud city street noises and surroundings when we first moved here. Thankfully we found Jared because he takes the dogs to the best offleash places away from the busy city streets every day (they're Fort Funston regulars!!) so our timid pup is now playful, confident and excited to play with her friends every time Jared pulls up. Most importantly, Jared is incredibly professional, reliable and loves each of the dogs like his own. He uses an app based booking and payment system too which is by far the easiest and most professional service I have come across with respect to dog walks. He also posts pictures from the dogs daily adventures on his Instagram page so you can always see the fun they had together each day! I can't recommend Jared and Best Buddy Dog Walks enough! read more

Best Buddy Dog Walks - Our dog Remi with her friends from Best Buddy Dog Walks at Fort Funston! - Dog Walkers Near Me

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Jared and best buddies have been such a gift for our dog scout! Scout is a rescue with some stranger danger tendencies. Jared was so patient and gentle with her as she got used to going with them. Jared's enthusiasm is so contagious- they're are all having so much fun every day it was impossible for her to keep her guard up more than a couple days. Communication is great, which helped ease my nerves too! Because of Jared and the pack walks, Scout's confidence has grown tremendously. She now thinks humans are all here for belly rubs and fetch. I highly recommend Best Buddy Dog walks to anyone but especially those of us with shy, pandemic pups who are learning to trust others but really just need to let loose and zoom through the dunes. I also love the pictures and videos of their walks, they've become a highlight of MY day. read more

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We wanted our puppy, Zoe, to socialize as well as get some exercise and were lucky to find Jared. Zoe absolutely loves Jared and all the buddies. We love that we can follow the fun for every walk on Instagram. read more

Just a shoutout to wonderful Best Buddy Dog Walks in Bernal Heights who I couldn't recommend more highly! You are the best! Donner, my yellow lab, has now been going for over 18 months - fantastic morning walks at Fort Funston mostly where she has so much fun with her doggie group. Jared takes excellent care of the pups. Thanks for the daily Instagram posts Jared! Always love the wonderful photos and hilarious videos of the dogs having such a blast and being safely cared for! read more

My dog, Gericault, and I love Best Buddy Dog Walks! We've been using them since we moved to SF in 2019. In the beginning, it took a while for Gericault to warm up to them, but they were super patient and worked with me and Geri, and now he happily greets Jared at the door! Gericault always comes back happy and tired, and Jared is super communicative and posts the best photos on Instagram. On the occasion we see Jared in the neighborhood, Gericault is thrilled, which is just darling. So happy to be able to support this small business. read more

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We have been clients of Ellyn and Jared's for over a year. They are THE BEST!!! We rest easy knowing our greyhounds are safe and happy in their care. We love the easy communication, and the pups always have a blast on their adventures. Ellyn and Jared are super reliable, and truly care about the pups. They are dedicated to fostering healthy pack relationships with the dogs. They have gone above and beyond when one of our 2 greyhounds needed extra care for a boo-boo. They actively plan in advance, which is a huge help, and have recommended other fantastic dog walkers or sitters when they were not available. We can not recommend them more highly!!!! read more

We've had such an amazing experience with Best Buddy! Jared has taken such amazing care of our pup over the past nearly two years. She gets SO excited when she sees the van pull up and knows she gets to go out with all her dog friends. We started using Best Buddy immediately after adopting our dog and weren't yet comfortable having her off leash, but Jared worked with her over the course of her first few weeks and she quickly became trusting and confident and now happily runs around freely with the other pups. She truly gets the proper socialization and exercise (and love!) she needs with BBDW. read more

Ellyn and Jared are the A team. They are consistent, thoughtful and have always kept us informed about everything. Imagine meeting someone who cares about your pup the way you do. That's them! Dirt on the carpet, sore paws, boo boos on the ear...no detail goes unnoticed or ignored. Ellyn always communicates what happened during the day and if there's anything else we should know. I've never come home to a surprise. A while back, our place was burglarized and Ellyn let us know immediately that things looked off when she arrived. If she hadn't been there, we wouldn't have realized anything had happened until after work. This team has been there with us from the start with our pup. They are professional but also personal- a hard combination to find. If you're looking for a dog walking/sitting/caring team, you've come to the right place! The love, respect and kindness these two have for animals (and humans!) is infinite. We're so lucky to have found them. read more

Best Buddy Dog Walks are the BEST! We have had them walk our two Greyhounds for the past year and a half. They are attentive, communicative, and LOVE our dogs. we trust them 100% and would recommend them to anyone looking for care of their pups. read more

We've been clients of Ellyn for months now, and she has been consistently amazing. Not only does she do all of the things that you'd obviously expect from a dog walker -- she's never flaked, cancelled, shown up late, or otherwise left us in the lurch -- but she also goes above and beyond. In our case, that's meant spending time to actually get to know our dogs, figuring out what they're into vs what they don't particularly dig, and planning their activities and walks to make sure their experiences are positive ones. Ellyn's reports include all the relevant details you'd want (who did what, where, and when) along with route maps, photos, and color commentary about moods, activities, or the general vibe of the outing. Her communication has been consistently clear, timely, and thorough. On the rare occasions that she would not be available, she's informed us of those dates well in advance and even offered to help find coverage if we needed it. She somehow manages to bring all the good juju and warm fuzzies you'd want from a dog lover who clearly loves hanging out with hounds while simultaneously exuding the demeanor and calm of a seasoned professional who takes her work very seriously. read more

Ellyn is by far the best dog walker we have ever had (and we have had several!). I could swear my dogs are smiling after they have been with her! We have 2 energetic dogs and Ellyn treats them as her own: she is highly skilled with managing them on walks, continuing training we have started, and overall makes them feel safe and loved (which makes me feel great). She is reliable week after week - adjusting to my schedule and needs, and has never not shown up when she says she is going to. I trust Ellyn with my dogs wholeheartedly - she comes in the house, gets the dogs ready for walks, and when finished always let's me know, and makes sure the dogs have plenty of water. I cannot recommend Ellyn highly enough - we are so grateful to have her. read more

Ellyn is a godsend. seriously. We thought we got easy dogs but to our dismay we ended up with two very different high maintenance golden retrievers - each with a different personality and health concern. Ellyn has been absolutely wonderful rolling with the punches as we navigate life with our pups. She is always thinking out of the box and offering up alternate solutions to fit our needs. On top of all that, she is the utmost professional and at no time have we ever worried about our pups while they have been in her care. Both our dogs adore her, respect her and, i know, have a blast with her. If you are looking for a dependable person to add to your family, Ellyn is your gal. We couldn't think more highly of her or her services. Meg and Penny are two lucky pups to have her in their lives! read more

Well, I don`t know how much more I can add to these other reviews, because Ellyn & Jared are everything the other client`s have already posted and more. at an age where I cannot walk my doggie anymore, just imagine how much I had to trust this wonderful couple.....and I do, for sure, trust them 100%, and they deserve it. My Sadie loves them both very much and couldn`t be a happier rescue pup. Diane Porter read more