We used Everythingandthedog again and it was great!!! We really felt at ease this time since it was our 2nd time using them. Shannon really loves Yogi and it shows. We had text updates and even a few pictures while on vacation. Never ever, ever, ever leave your dog at the kennel when they can stay at home and visited on the schedule you set. Is there a 6th star I can click...5 isn't enough!!! read more

Lydia sets the standard for what an animal care business should be.

We hired Everything and the Dog to watch our dog, Butch, for eight days over the holidays. The dogsitter assigned to us was Theresa. She came out for a personal visit about a month before our vacation to meet Butch and have a quick interview. We had a couple communication problems with their office at the very beginning regarding scheduling, but after that it was smooth sailing. While we were away, Theresa emailed us pictures of Butch and gave us a couple notes on how things were going. She also brought in our garbage cans and recycling bins on the day we left. When we got back, we found that she had written detailed notes about each visit, which we were very glad to see. Our dog was in great spirits when we returned and it was apparent that he had been well taken care of. We would definitely use them again and recommend them to others. read more

We love Lydia!! We would never trust anyone else with our dOgs, cats, and frogs. They are simply the best

Lydia, Chas, and the entire team are responsive & prompt! Great business model in that you can book & pay online! I'm always a "last minute emergency" non- planner & the team always comes through! Emily is our dog-walker -- don't you be stealing her from us & we and our shih-tzu & golden adore her!!! We are not into boarding at all, pups are happy at home -- Everything & The Dog is wonderful!! read more

I am very disturbed that the business owner of Everything and the dog is dishonest and not trustworthy to perform the services contracted. It is Shameful! I contacted everything and the dog for a job of a walk a day over the three days while I was to be out of town. I have used them in the past and the walker we had Stacy was fabulous. THIS TIME COMPLETELY the opposite. The first day of service I knew the trackers didn't alert me that my dogs had left the yard. (they have GPS tracking on the collars that they wear) I texted the owner who was to do the visits himself to see if he had been at the home. I figured it was a technical error of some sort when he replied he was there at around 1130. The next day the owner text me that the dogs were already outside with my daughter running and he would just cancel the visit. I text back immediately that no they needed the walk. When I set up the service I even noted that the dogs may or may not be in the crate and someone may or may not be home depending on the time of the walk. When he decided not to walk them because he didn't think they needed it and were already outside I began to question the Friday visit. Our home has cameras and motion sensors on all the doors in addition to the gps trackers the dogs wear. I checked the cameras on all doors and was shocked to see the owner arriving our home11:37:03 and then leaving less than 3 1/2 minutes later at 11:40:26 Even more disturbed to find the dogs didn't even get let out to potty none of the doors opened to let them out. I wanted to give them a chance to come clean and respond about the two days so I text and emailed to ask if they actually had a walk Friday. I did not receive a response to either of those communications. I am honestly so shocked that this occurred and more so that my walker the first two days was one of the owners. How could anyone ever trust a company that the owners are not honest and would neglect the care which was contracted to do and then charge for care not given? In defense of the walker that was scheduled the last day she did show up and walked the dogs exactly as I had hoped would be done all three days. I have high energy dogs that require a great deal of exercise. That is why I hired them. I know their needs and tried to make arrangements on the days I would not be able to make that happen myself. I absolutely would not use this company. read more

I love Everything and the Dog! Lydia and her team are the best! They care of your dog as if it was theirs. My puppy is happy and taken care of, and I have a sound mind that I know that he is very well taken care of! read more

Lydia and Everything and the Dog have been taking care of our golden retrievers for over six months and I would never allow anyone else to take care of our Furry babies. We have an older golden and they are so caring and loving and have gone the extra mile when our boy is having some health issues. They are flexible, professional, and thorough. John has been taking care of our goldies and they love him and that means the world to us. When schedules change, when issues arise, they accomodate us and make the entire situation run smoothly. I can call, email and I always come home to a written "report" of how the goldies did while we were not home. I have received calls from our sitter asking how our goldies are doing if one had an issue earlier in the day. The people Lydia hires represent her and her love of animals. This is not a business to Lydia, but a "calling" and I'm so glad we found her and she will always be the person we call to be there when we can't. read more

The people involved in this company are great. After we lost Jenny the Shepherd my dog walkers of 12 years retired or found a full time job so I had to hunt for new walkers. I when through two companies until I found one whose people were reliable and were able to deal with the traffic at my location. They have never missed a day. Now Shady the poodle is 13 years old, and Polly the cat is 18 and needs more care than ever. We've asked Everything and the Dog to take care of Polly when we are out of town to give her meds and socialize with her. She's getting senile now, going into abandonment yeowling (and keeping me up half the night) but after coming back from a three day holiday, we found her better than when we left her. This company was quite a find. read more

We have been using Everything and the Dog for many years. Whenever we travel and can't take our dogs we have the pet sitter spend the night at our house. They have always been very accommodating and our dogs love their pet sitter. We had one dog that was fairly large and could not navigate the deck steps into the yard. The pet sitter(Teresa) was very good about assisting him up and down those steps. For the last few months when he was wearing a doggie-diaper, Teresa was great with him. As an added bonus, the plants get watered, the mail gets brought in and it is quite obvious that the house is occupied. Several years ago we had a death in the family and had to text the sitter at the time (not Teresa) before we left in the middle of the night. No problems - everything was taken care of and our fur-babies were well cared for. We have recommended this business to many friends and neighbors. read more

Chuck was the gentleman we worked with from Everything and the Dog and we were so happy with all he did for us! Our dog, Bailey, was well cared for and happy while we were out of town for a week. It was such a relief to know that she was getting lots of one on one attention while we were gone. Chuck was very easy to work with and went above and beyond (put out our trash, watered my plants, etc). We will definitely use Everything and the Dog again! Love them! read more

Lydia from Everything and the Dog came highly recommended by a friend for pet sitting services. She was extremely pleasant and patiently answered all my nervous mom/first time client questions. The online service for payment and confirmation of services makes the paperwork part easy and efficient. Michele is our sitter and we appreciate her immensely. Our pets took to her immediately upon the first visit. It's such a relief knowing that our furry ones are well cared for and that our home is being monitored while we are away. The daily notes are great too! We were able to go away knowing our girls were in Michele's very good hands, and we'll be sure to use them again for all our future pet sitting needs. Highly recommend! read more

We have been relying on Lydia and Everything & The Dog to provide in-home care for our cats for many years. The cats love their sitter, who even adeptly gives our tuxedo boy his daily pill. The company is always very responsive to our requests and questions. We highly recommend Everything & The Dog! read more

They have been great over the past year for my two cats. Don't know about the negative reviews........perhaps one sitter is unreliable. Sometimes I have to prod them for a confirmation or an invoice, but they always come through. Will keep using them for sure. read more

LOVE, LOVE LOVE these guys! I always know my dogs are in great hands when I use them. There are very few people I would trust with my dogs and Everything and the Dog is part of that small group. Thanks, especially to Terri and Susan for their extraordinary care of my pups. FYI - I don't live in Ocean City MD - I'm in Aldie VA read more

My husband and I have 2 cats. One gets really ticked off when we are not here and goes into "destructive mode." We have used the service multiple times over the course of a year. We have had two different sitters come in and take care of the felines. While there are differences in the way each sitter does the routine, the house is always clean and it looks as if our felines were perfect angels. We know better, so we know the sitters are going above and beyond to curb any damage before we return. You know how finicky cats can be, but ours have been relaxed. They are happy to see us, sure, but they are not upset to have encountered someone else. read more

They have taken excellent care of my cat- they leave little notes about her each visit and there's never been a problem requesting service even at the last minute. I have and would recommend them to other friends for pet care easily. read more

It started out well...I contacted Pat and Lydia and was able to meet and hire a dog walker within a few days. Initially she left detailed notes and the pups seemed happy. The notes got shorter, the times became inconsistent and then suddenly the dog walker was out of town for two days. Two weeks later my dog walker quit, no replacement was available and I received no further communication about when I would receive a new dog walker. My poor pups have been left stranded. I would recommend future customers request to meet, and have the contact information for back-up walkers so they don't fall into the predicament I find myself in now. I'm cancelling my service. read more

The WORST. I WOULD GIVE ZERO STARS IF I COULD! The final straw was when my pet sitter admitted to NOT showing up because she "forgot"!!! I suspected there were no shows on prior days but finally just asked. A note was NEVER left with any kind of detail of how the visit went, even after asking that this be done. When I would text to inquire after the scheduled visit I would get a simple "fine" or "good". That is unacceptable to me. There were a number of times when our sitter wasn't even available and once when the backup wasn't available, so I called Lydia to discuss. She assured me we would find a third backup. After not hearing back from her after waiting for weeks, I called again, left a message and never received any type of response. My one dog, during the time I used this company, starting urinating in the house including once on the bed, and would not want to go outside when the door was opened. We have never had these problems before hiring this company, snd haven't had these problems since firing them! It horrifies me to think of the trauma he must have gone through. I emailed them to discuss the matter only to receive an auto response. When I finally chatted with Pat about the situation, he didn't show ANY signs of genuine concern but did apologize for the "inconvenience". I informed him that this situation is more of an inconvenience. He also told me he would have the keys to my home in the mail the next day. They didn't arrive. After waiting over a week, I emailed them again demanding my keys and a response. I was told my keys went in the mail yesterday. Two days later my keys were hand delivered to my mailbox with postage, but no USPS delivery stamps. These people are IRRESPONSIBLE and they lie. DO NOT TRUST THEM IF YOU LOVE YOUR ANIMALS! read more

Terrible, terrible, terrible. We hired EATD due to a lack of other options in the area where we lived. We read the reviews and really hoped they were wrong. I understand that some dog walkers are going to be better and more responsible than others. It became clear very quickly that the problem is not only with the walkers, but also the business owners. They were unresponsive, incompetent, and condescending any time I raised concerns (i.e. our walker was a no-show on a regular basis). We ended up hiring a neighbors 10 year old grandson to walk our dog during the day and he was more responsible, reliable, and professional than this company. To any new clients, I would SERIOUSLY consider the bad reviews on here before working with this business. read more

Was contacted by phone at work after paying for 1 month of services (and prior to being billed for the next month) that dog was "biting" the walker and "she needs her hands." Really?!?! Situation handled VERY poorly. Most upsetting to learn dog was being stressed for an entire month WITHOUT my knowledge. Dog had NO history of ever biting anyone. Used another local service x 1.5 years and a service in N. Chicago area x 3 years without issues. Rockville area not well staffed (took over 1 month to initiate services - fortunately was not an urgent need - took 2 meet/greet appointments). Completely lost trust in this agency. Be very cautious. Did refund 2 days of prepaid service not utilized and promptly returned key. read more

So grateful a friend recommended Everything & The Dog!! My fur babies are all older (1 dog and three cats) and I do not wish to kennel, so it was severely limiting my ability and desire to go out of town. We were set up with a WONDERFUL dog sitter (Eileen) who comes to our home. My husband and I are now able to enjoy vacations and leave when needed knowing our fur babies and home are in great hands! read more

The Idea of giving a stranger access to my house my dog makes me very uncomfortable. But after meeting Todd and speaking with him about his background I feel extremely comfortable having him take care of my little guy. He's extremely reliable and always available, even last minute. The prices are very reasonable and it relieves a lot of stress knowing that I have a backup in case I can't be there with my dog. read more

I have used this company for 5yrs and I have no complaints. Brittany my sitter is great and I plan to use this company again this summer.

For several years Todd took care of our two elderly dogs while we were away from home. He was always great with them, tendering to their special needs - one was blind and the other had arthritis. Unfortunately my dogs passed away, but I will always be grateful for the excellent care provided by Todd. read more

We've been using Everything & the Dog for over 10 years (originally as Pet Attention); they've taken great care of our cats when we've been away over the years. Most recently, the sitter even called me to say that our refrigerator was making strange noises; it gives us great peace of mind to have someone in the house to report anything strange like that. I wouldn't even think to go anywhere for pet sitting services. read more

I have used them for a few years now and they are wonderful. Love the detailed reports I receive from Kate each time she watches our 2 cats. I will continue to use their service. read more

Great service! Very dependable and professional. We've been using them for years and have big dogs. They love their dog walker and we feel comfortable with them coming in when we are not home. Reliable and resonsible! read more

I am in the Denver, CO area and I CANNOT find anything close to the services provided by Everything and the Dog. I had used them before I moved here over a year ago for cat sitting, and I really miss them. I had been using Out U Go in Denver, and they don't even come close to Lydia's services. You guys need to set up in Denver! read more

I use Everything & The Dog for sporadic occasions for when my husband works on shift work. They are always accommodating for our weird schedule and last minute walks for our German Shepherd!! Highly Recommend! read more

Used Everything and the Dog this past weekend, what a great service and Ryan did a wonderful job with our cat, Jake! We will definitely use them again, the entire experience was great, so professional and we felt comfortable with Ryan and the company! read more

We have used Everything & The Dog for over almost a year now two walk our 8 year old Lab and 1 year old Great Dane. Margo was assigned to us and was a dream since the moment she walked through the door! Both dogs LOVE her and she has worked with both dogs to get them to be better on the leash...Kudos Margo!! She also gives us a detailed itineray of what occurred during the walks and it shows how much she loves them. I would highly recommend Everything & The Dog because of the level of professionalism and care that is provided to us each and every month. read more

If you are looking for pet the way it should be, then look no further. I have had the pleasure of using this service twice this year and I must say I have not been disappointed. My rep Todd is absolutely amazing. He is so attentive and dependable. He goes above and beyond, making sure I am kept up to date on my little Harper's day. He sends pics and little messages on the well being of my dog. I must also say this service is affordable even on a budget! Last but not least, I have to say thank you, both times in which I used this service was in an emergency last minute situation (funeral and family member ill) and Todd made everything seemless and so easy. He was there in no time, had contract and all in hand, ready to serve. Todd and this service is my go to for sure for all my pets needs. You wouldn't trust your children, family, or friends to just anyone, so why do the same with your pets. My dog is my family, so I entrust her to only the best: Everything & The Dog! Thank you for always taking care of my Harper as if she were your very own. We love you! C. Alce & Harper read more

Excellent service with dog walkers who care about your dogs. I've used this service now for several years and can say the following: 1) The owners of the business value you and will take the time to address any concerns you have. The one time I had a concern, they spent 15 minutes on the phone discussing it and took immediate action. I have had no issues since that time. 2) The walkers they hire are well-screened, love animals, and are very responsible. They don't just hire whoever is cheapest or some kids who will bail on them if a friend calls to hang out. I have never had an instance where they failed to show. Any time they need to reschedule, they always contact me first to request it. 3) I occasionally telework and have seen Sampson (my dog) get excited when our walker comes and know that he is in good hands. I also very much appreciate that the walker not only tries to follow our rules for our dog, but also takes the time to bring in a package out front on her way in. I've also noticed that FedEx tries to show up when she is here so that she can sign for packages for us (which, alone, is a life-saver when you have a long commute). Overall a great service and worth every penny. It means a lot to me that I can have someone trustworthy and caring spend a little more time with my dog during the day when I'm in the office and I would highly recommend them (and have) to anyone who needs a dog walker during the day. read more

I have been using Everything and The Dog service for 3 years. I have 4 cats - one cat hides, so I ask the cat sitter to count heads at every visit and to text me the results. They have been very accommodating to this request, which puts me at ease. I come home to a report of every visit. I really enjoy the service I have received. read more

Have used Everything & The Dog over the past 2 years on an as needed basis and could not be more pleased!! Easy to arrange appointment, walker leaves me a sheet noting her visit and usually texts me as well. Feel completely comfortable leaving my dog under the care of EATD. read more

I have used this service for years. Sadly, Christine, my pet sitter is moving away, and she won't be with them after this Xmas! Always been a great service. I have 6 cats, and they all know her - now that she's cared for them so long. I love that the service has extra keys (in case I lock myself out, I can always call to get a key - that's a neat feature of the service.) They take out the trash as needed, follow any written instructions, and know to contact me if necessary. So far, they haven't needed to, but I trust they would handle things right if I wasn't able to be there. So, you can have confidence with this service that your pets will get the care they need (including the formerly feral cats, shy dogs and other pets that don't warm up fast to people.) Everything and the Dog is great. read more

We have had the pleasure of partnering with the team at Everything and the Dog for five years - they are very organized, very reliable and most importantly very attentive to our pups - We absolutely recommend their services. read more

We are grandfathered in to Everything & the Dog from a previous pet sitting company, and have stayed with them for years now. We have had 'difficult' cats in the past with various health issues and no complaints from the sitter(s) about having to do a little extra for the care. We certainly do recommend them to those who inquire. read more

Based on some recent reviews, I have concerns as to whether there have been changes in their personal situations that have caused the delays in response - the alternative of course is that the lack of response is part of a poor business model. In short, we used to use their service for dog walking but for a number of reasons decided to part amicably. Starting in May and continuing in June and July i have attempted to reach either Pat or Lydia, but have gotten no response. I am seeking the return of my house key but an email to their business address and phone calls to two separate company numbers i have yet to receive a response about my key being returned. This is beyond troubling. Again, if there are personal reasosn for the lack of response I wish them the appropriate support, however this has reached the stage where i may have to seek third party intervention. Anyone else having this level of difficulty? read more