If you are looking for a dog walker or a sitter, the butler is the way to go. They make my long…read moredays at work so much easier. I never have to worry about whether or not someone will show up, I just work and wait for my photos and story of the days events to show up on my phone. The best part, I know they love on my fur babies just like I would if I was home. Hiring an independent contractor, you are not going to get this kind of customer service or consistency. They go above and beyond every time. I can update my schedule very easily, add a walk in case of an emergency and they send out holiday reminders if you need to cancel your walk! And cater to your pets needs such as medications or special instructions. I have recommended them to everyone in my building and I will keep recommending them to everyone!

If you want to use these walking services, you MUST commit to 2x per week or they will not let you…read morebe a client. That means, not when you travel, not sporadic, but committed to 2x per week. Not being able to meet the dog walker prior to giving them a key to your house? Guessing I'm not alone in thinking that's pretty whack.

Fern is amazing! We adopted a doggy from Saint Louis Humane Society in January for our son. At…read morethe shelter this cute little doggy seemed very well mannered, which she really is but little did we know that she has separation anxiety. She cried and scratched up the door pretty bad when we just went downstairs to do some laundry. Well long story short.....I needed to get back home (Hawaii) but I know my son and his new best friend, Daisy, would need some help. Of course, I look on Yelp. I see only 5 star reviews for Extended Arms. So, I called and spoke to Fern for about 30 mins. I was giving her the situation that we were in and she was giving us advice. I asked her if she could come over and speak to my son and show him some of her "tricks or hints" that could help Daisy with her anxiety. She was more than willing to help us. My son was very impressed on how thorough Fern was and how much time she spent with him and Daisy. Fern is very honest and open lady. She's been helping and taking care of fur babies for many years and she truly loves it....it really shows! Thanks again, Fern.

I am so glad I found Fern, she is amazing! As well, one of her associates, Carolyn, was wonderful…read more They watched my two kitties while I was away for a week and did a great job. Normally when I leave for the weekend I come home to shredded toilet paper, things knocked over, and just general destruction... But with the love and attention from Fern and Carolyn I came home to no destruction and two very happy kitties! Fern sent me pictures and videos of my fur babies while I was away which was awesome. As well, she was very flexible with my schedule and even coordinated a key swap with my sister instead of me due to my schedule. I have never used a pet sitter before and I am so happy that I found Fern because my first experience with pet sitting was fabulous. I will definitely be using her services anytime I go out of town.

I would definitely recommend this company. They are my go-to whenever we need someone to take care…read moreof our fur babies. SLDW's caregivers are so very reliable and patient with our very delicate (and nervous) chihuahuas. One thing I REALLY like about SLDW is that the same person visits each time--you know exactly who's coming and going in your home, whereas other companies may assign different people per schedule. My pups get to know their caregiver, get lots of love and attention, are fed correctly, cleaned up after, and I always receive photos and videos with each visit. All this has really allowed me to focus on whatever business may be at hand while away or to completely enjoy a vacation. Trustworthy, reliable, friendly, patient, takes time and gives love to my animals...A+

I've used Peter and his team for years, and they're great. They send me pictures of my cat every…read moreday along with a note to let me know how she's doing, and whenever I get home, she's happy and relaxed - I can tell that she likes them!

I have used Brian twice and will definitely use him more in the future. My new job requires a lot…read moreof travel, so the idea that I can leave my little dog at home where she's comfortable (and not a kennel) and have Brian walk her throughout the day is a very comforting feeling; and he is very accommodating to requests and needs; he is responsive to messages when I'm out of town and want updates, and he's always been willing to send pics of her so I can see how she's doing. He has a great feel for dogs and makes my little girl feel very loved. Definitely worth the investment!

Brian has been walking our doggie Bruce for almost a year and he has been very dependable. He comes…read moretwice a week and will check in to see how Bruce is doing with training. We discussed with him walking Bruce for 30 minutes and Brian will walk him for a longer period of time many times. This gives Bruce more exercise while we are at work. Brian has also helped us in a pinch when we needed boarding. We highly recommend Happy Dog STL!

WOW! I cannot say enough about how absolutely wonderful Dog Tired and Heidi are. We had a pet…read moresitter back out of watching our foster dog (through the foster agency) and I called Heidi in tears at 9 pm at night. She was already watching our other dogs for our vacation and we were leaving the next morning. Heidi came over to meet the foster at 10 pm and was amazing with her. She is not an easy dog and Heidi was fantastic. The foster broke out of her kennel later in the trip and Heidi cooked her sausage and bacon and gave her peanut butter Kong's. Not to mention, Heidi is our go to person for our dogs every vacation we take. She sends daily updates with photos. This is the third time we've used her and I was completely at ease the entire trip as I knew all of my dogs were in the best of hands. The dogs adore Heidi so much and give her kisses when they see her. You can tell she truly loves what she does and goes above and beyond. Thank you so much, Heidi! We don't know what we'd do without you! Katie, Jon, Hampton, Moose, RJ and Charm.

Heidi is my top choice when I travel and need a pet sitter for my two dogs and older cat. She is…read moreso good with my lab-pit mix rescue who can be a little anxious when I'm away. Outstanding service at an affordable price.

Took great care of our elderly cat, including brushing her and giving her medicine 2x a day…read more Definitely will use this service again!

Daria is fantastic! I was searching for a cat sitter about a week before my trip, and Daria…read moreresponded promptly, and was quick and efficient with setting up our contract. She came over to meet the kitties and get a key, and even brought them a toy! While I was away, she sent photos of both cats every day at the same time along with updates. She is truly excellent at what she does, and a very caring person on top of that. I will definitely hire Daria again.

We had an excellent experience with this service! It's rare…read moreto find a company that combines reliability with genuine care for their customers, but this team nailed it, especially Natalie, the owner! The convenience they offer is unmatched. Honestly, who wants to pick up after their dog, especially in cold weather? Thanks to this service, I don't have to worry about it anymore. I'll be using them regularly and would recommend them to anyone looking for a dependable and hassle-free experience!

This business is an administrative mess. We used them for about 9 months. They were supposed to be…read morehere on mondays. There was NO option for setting a few hour block time range for their service technician to arrive, they would just show up at random times of the day so we had to constantly be looking out for them to arrive all day to keep the dogs inside. We discussed with the company & technician that this lack of a specified time block of even a few hrs was problematic as we have three 100 pound excitable labs and we need advanced notice to ensure the dogs were not in the yard when they picked up the poop so that the dogs didnt jump up on the technician. They agreed to give us a 5-10 minutes text warning when on the way. But then we started experiencing many times when they didnt come on the schedule day at all because they claimed to be short handed or had staff vacations or it was too wet or too cold etc. when they decided to come on a different day we would not get any notice of what day that they were coming instead, they would just show up and sometimes we would not see the 5 minute advanced text in time to make sure the dogs were inside since we had no idea even what day they would show up. We again discussed the importance of knowing what day they would come so that we could be watching out for the text 5 minute warning, that we cant be connected to our phones 7 days a week for them to show up any random day of the week. Additionally when they dont come on the scheduled day and theres no notice of cancellation this resulted in us having our dogs cooped up inside for hours on end waiting for the technician to arrive, who doesnt end up showing up at all sometimes. You would think that a dog poop service they would realize this issue of needing advanced notice to the homeowner to keep dogs inside OR if thats not possible then at least maintain a consistent day/time of service. In warm months the scheduling issues became even worse, we started to have trouble with our lawn company because when the poop company didnt come on the scheduled day (day prior to the lawn company), it left our lawn company unhappy about mowing over dog poop resulting in dog poop stuck all over their equipment, and smashed dog pop stuck all over our lawn. We tried to switch the poop company to a day earlier, so that we didnt have this problem with the lawn company anymore if the poop company would be a day late. But poop 911 wouldn't accommodate a day change. We discussed that we really needed them to at least be here before the lawn company came or the lawn company was going to quit servicing our home. The technician for 911 poop agreed that he would be here no later than 8:00-8:15 on Wednesdays before the lawn company comes at 9 going forward. We tried this for about 5 weeks he never once made it here before 9. Today, he was supposed to be here no later than 8:15AM. I kept my 3 dogs inside since 8AM with no potty & outside play breaks. The technician text me at 9:50AM saying he would be here in 15 minutes at 10:05AM. By this point the lawn company had already come and gone again, with poop covered equipment, leaving smashed poop all over my lawn. So i text the technician again telling him the lawn company already left and we just need to switch days because he isnt getting here by 8:15AM like promised. No response at all from technician. At 10:40AM i finally text the company again asking when he is getting here because it's almost an hr passed when he said he was on his way here and my dogs have been inside for almost 3 hours now. The technician responds that they have to cancel the service. That being said the technician was a very nice person and he did do a good job of finding and removing the poop. We gave him a Christmas cash bonus. Unfortunately, the company is poorly run and apparently not interested in ensuring their technicians done get jumped on (or bitten, but thankfully my dogs are not aggressive, just over playful and excitable) by dogs, and not concerned with making their service predictable or reliable so as to not create stress and problems for the homeowner. This would have been 1 star review for this company if not for their employee/technician.

We had a great experience with Robyn! Very communicative, great with our dogs, and left our house…read morein better shape than we left it. Would definitely recommend!

I have been using Thoughtful Home Services since this summer. Someone (Robyn-the owner) comes by…read moreevery single work day to walk my sweet pup while I am at work. She brings in packages when they accumulate on my front porch, took my trash out, she cleans Atticus' (the pup) paws and gives him all the love while I am away. When she was unable to come due to illness, she had someone else come that I trusted to ensure my dog got his walk. Robyn and the team at Thoughtful Home Services are so easy to work with, incredibly nice and trustworthy-what more could you ask for?? She will be doing an overnight stay for me soon and I will be able to enjoy my vacation so much more knowing she is there with my dog.

Grateful Pets has a great partnership with Stray Rescue, and generously grooms foster and shelter…read moredogs! My foster dog recently was groomed at Grateful Pets, and I was so appreciative of their professional and kind service. My foster is a husky mix who had experienced neglect and had lots of matting, and had likely never been groomed. The Grateful Pets staff really put me at ease and communicated throughout the process so I knew what to expect. They were so patient and loving with him, and really treated him like one of their own pets. I would recommend Grateful Pets to anyone looking for caring groomers!

Two times we've called to schedule an appointment and been told we could get our pets hair cut…read more Today this happened again and we were told first they didn't have time and then when we talked to the owner he changed his story to we don't cut that type of hair. Beyond the inconvenience he was INCREDIBLY rude. I will never bring a pet here again to be talked to like that.