Our two goldens have been with the pack for 5+ years and we could not imagine life without Vince,…read moreKatie, Chris or the rest of the incredible crew. They are the backbone of the family, helping make owning dogs easy. They are always available in a pinch, even after hours when my wife was going into labor. The pups have a blast, but most importantly, we just trust them and know they will be safe.

My dog and I love Vince and all the walkers at penny and the jets! They really exercise the dogs…read moreand he's tired when he comes home. They are easy to get in contact with and I feel like they genuinely care about my dog. I'm very thankful!

I reached out to Elaine to help take care of my cats over a weekend. She arrived promptly at the…read moreappointed time, dilligently took notes about what needed to be done, asked clarifying questions, followed instructions, and went the extra mile on top of that. She put my trash bins out for me as part of her service, she took care of some feeder mice for my partner's snakes, she emptied litter, she fed wet and dry and kept the big boii from stealing the slower, pickier eater's food. She spent real time with the cats, she did not just enter and leave. She checked in and made sure that she did everything correctly. Elaine is a professional and did an outstanding job. I am a highly satisfied customer and intend to call on her services again when I need them. Cannot recommend enough for anyone in SF.

After scanning the pages and pages of five-star reviews for Elaine and her business, I feel at a…read moreloss to write something that provides additional insight or perspective on how fantastic Elaine is. The reviews here get all the details - deeply caring for your beloved fuzzball, plant whispering, coming back to find the house cleaner than you left it, medication administration, the heartwarming and occasionally hilarious notes... The truth is that it's all been written over and over again; Elaine cares deeply for your pets and your home. Elaine has taken care of my cats since 2014 on more occasions than I can count, and I trust her implicitly. She has demonstrated a level of care for my cats, my plants, and my home that is unmatched by any pet-sitter I've ever known. She is overflowing with compassion and intellect, and she is organized and detail-oriented in a way that is dizzying to contemplate. I remember that, when I moved, she had a system for updating my records so the transition was flawless: new key, new alarm code, house preferences, new garbage night - because yes, she takes out and brings in the garbage! Perhaps one novel perspective I can offer is the deep confidence I have in her ability to figure things out if the unexpected arises. I have taken several long hikes where I am away from any cell coverage for up to three weeks at a time. Before the first of these hikes, Elaine and I discussed some contingencies and made arrangements, including a veterinary care directive and emergency plan. If veterinary care is required, Elaine will be able to address it and advocate for my pets the way that I would. This gave me a comfort that is beyond words when I was off in the wilderness. I know that, if I've forgotten some detail, Elaine will take care of it thoroughly and completely. I have recommended Elaine to everyone I know with a cat, and if you're at all on the fence, don't be - get in touch with her and save yourself and your pets from a "learning experience" elsewhere. Elaine is a true professional, a local small-business-owner who provides a service far superior to any corporation's, and she will impress and endear you in a way that exceeds expectations.

Steve has walked our dogs in his group walks and he has walked my puppy on single walks. He is one…read moreof the most caring dog walker I have every met! He is picky about who he walks and he works hard to teach good behavior. You should know your pup and your home are in good hands with Steve! Susan

Hookers Hounds is great. Our pup loves his long walks on the beach and always comes back home nice…read more& tired. Steve is awesome and our dog LOVES him!

Great small business. Our dog Sadie spent a few nights there recently - before she'd only done…read moreoccasional day care and a one night stay. They knew I was a little nervous and on her first night, I got an email with photos of Sadie and her new friends. We will definitely be using them again for overnight. We've only had good experiences with both our dogs for day care and now for boarding.

My dog has been going here since he was about 7 or 8 months old; he's now 14 months old. The pure…read morejoy he expresses every time we drive up to the front door to drop him off tells me all I need to know -- he is having the time of his life! The staff here love all the pups and they take great care of them. They will follow any instructions you have about what to feed your pup, when, medications, etc. They're all just so nice. We use High Tail for daycare and boarding.

We used Dog Tales for the past 4 years for our senior pup, Pablo, and they were absolutely…read morewonderful to him. Pedro was our walker and was always so patient and sweet to Pablo, even when he got too slow for the senior dog group and had to be moved to individual walks. We are so grateful for the care he got from Pedro and the Dog Tales team over the years.

I am so happy I found Deborah and Dog Tales!…read more I recently changes jobs, and my new office does not allow dogs...I was so worried about leaving my little guy at home all day. Suffice to say, all my worries are gone! My dog LOVES Deborah and his walks with her group. He's a small/old guy, so this group is perfect for his energy/social level. He's gone for a few hours each day, and always comes back very happy and exhausted, sleeping the rest of the afternoon. Deborah is professional, reliable, and very kind. I highly recommend for anyone with a small dog looking for a regular walking group!

First time getting my cat professionally groomed and Sharon was such a delight to work with. She…read moreupdated me on what she was doing, how my cat was feeling and just providing brief updates on the grooming session. I went with a lion cut for my cat and it turned out just the way i imagined. It's been almost a month and my cat still smells and feels super clean. Will definitely bring him back for grooming.

During the past few years, we have asked Al to take care of our two cats whenever we went on…read morevacation. We decided to go to Hawaii at the last minute last week and we asked Al to take care of our cats. Despite our last minute request, Al was very accommodating and he did such an amazing job as usual! Our cats were super soft from good brushing when we returned. In addition to taking very good care of our cats, he took very good care of our mail, newspapers, trash collection, etc. Our place was very clean when we came back (one of our cats vomits sometimes and Al must have cleaned them well). He always updates us with nice photos of our cats while we are away and he communicates very well with us. He is very trustworthy and dependable. Also, his charge is very reasonable for all the things he does. I could tell our cats were very happy with Al, as they were quite mellow when we returned. Our cats were quite loud and needy when we had a different sitter. We found Al through Yelp when we desperately needed a new cat sitter. We wanted to write our review to help out those who need a very good cat sitter. We strongly recommend Al for anyone who needs an excellent cat sitter.

I highly recommend Kate's Kitty Sitting Service as the perfect cat sitter to take care of your cat…read more I began using Kate's service during two trips we took over the holiday season and her services were amazing. Kate took care of our cat Lily for over 10 days during this period and visited Lily either once or twice each day. For every single visit, we received a text message from Kate describing her play time with Lily and how Lily was behaving. Amazingly - we also received multiple text photos of Lily during Kate's visits!! I have used multiple cat sitters over the years and my biggest concerns have always been whether and how long the sitter was at the house taking care of Lily, with Kate's many emails and pictures, I know she is there when promised and playing with our cat. I also gained extreme confidence from my first meeting with Kate's Kitty Sitting Service as she had a thorough "meet and greet" meeting with us and Lily before we left for our first vacation. Kate asked numerous questions about Lily's favorite toys, hiding places, games, veterinarians and mannerisms. Besides seeing how well Kate would take care of Lily, it was also very comforting to know that she was a great person and that our house would be safe! While I am usually worried about Lily when away from home, it was great to relax knowing that Lily was healthy and safe......and that Lily was having a fun time playing with her new Aunt Kate! We will definitely use Kate again when we travel!!

For a fee that I consider a steal (especially compared to boarding), Kate came to our house for a…read morepre-visit, then came by 3 times over the weekend to check on our cats, give them food and water, played with them, and even cleaned up a hairball (above and beyond the call of duty!). She also sent us an e-mail with a photo and an update on the boys on Saturday. On the pre-visit, she had a sheet to write down the details on the cats, including their vet's phone number, their names, and feeding instructions. She was friendly and inspired confidence, which is important when you're handing over the keys to your house and your cats' well-being to a stranger :) She also offered to do all kinds of extra things, like water plants. And, she did all this on less than a week's notice, which I really appreciated. This was the first time we'd had anyone cat-sit our two boys, Jack and Ralph. We've taken them previously to Cats' Inn in Belmont and to Pet Smart in San Carlos--and while the people there were nice and all, the hassle of proving immunizations, paranoia about them finding a flea (and rejecting the cats hours before we would be boarding a plane), and the drive with two unhappy, confused kitties was always harrowing. I loved coming home to find them calm and happy, and I will definitely call on Kate again to watch our kitties.

We just discovered Speedy's Pet Care and highly recommend it. Andrea is wonderful and we will…read moredefinitely board our two dogs with her again. We set up an initial meet and greet with her (and her dogs) at her place and knew our pooches would have an excellent time there. Andrea even sent us a few cute text messages with photos throughout their stay so we could see how they were doing. This was the first time we boarded our dogs at someone else's home and we are so happy it was such a pleasant and worry-free experience. Thanks Andrea!

I'm slightly obsessed when it comes to my dog. Ok, maybe a little more than slightly. But he IS my…read morebaby! My wedding was this past weekend, and of course my family was going to be there, so I had no one else to watch Parker (my lil chihuahua mix, and cutest dog ever!). I was really nervous about dropping Parker off with a stranger until I found out Andrea does dog sitting. She let me come by one night to introduce Parker to her house and I immediately knew I could trust leaving him with her. She sent me text messages and pictures every day showing how well Parker was getting along with the other doggies. Seeing daily pictures really put me at ease and helped me feel better about being away from him. You don't need to think twice about leaving your precious pup with Andrea! Highly recommend her.

I've known Silvia for years and she took care of my cat since he was a kitten (+ numerous other…read morepets from people I know). Her love for pets is unconditional and she really takes a good care of them as if it was her own. With her background as a Vet Tech, she is highly knowledgeable and you can be assured she knows what she's doing. Not only she is devoted, flexible and available but she is also experienced and truly cares for any fur babies she's been taken care of and that shows. I 100% trust her for all my pet sitting needs and would recommend her to anyone.

In response to business owner response to my original post…read more When we first met I stated I was looking for someone to build a relationship that I could trust my high maintance breed to & specfically someone that knew how to work with this breed, which business owner stated was familiar with. I would have liked for all this to worked out but sadly from this experience I no longer will be able trust anyone to care for my pups. Yes, it was my first time leaving them so of course, I felt off and would miss them during my time away.Which is even the more important and would have appreciated my pups be cared for as asked. If red flags were noticed these should have been addressed.Business owner should have said NO to caring for my dogs. As well as been more clear about service right then and there...why would I pay for overnight or open my home if not to make sure pups are ok overnight. When the 60 pound puppy was jumping, I went to grab him but I recall a statement stating it was okay with they were familiar with bulldogs and grew up with eb's something along these lines. After the meet and greet and before I left them in business owner care I made sure to trim nails with a groomer because I know those scratches can hurt! My dogs are trained dogs and I always keep them in training and on routine,schedule.Anyone with experience with this breed would know they are jumpers especially if they want attention. both in the puppy/teen stage. Which I mentioned to business owner during the meet and greet when it was happening. Also, when business Owner reached out to me for payment for the day I asked her to leave my home- in the same email with that included the invoice I stated why I would not pay per what I saw on cameras and also vet confirming illness of pups & distress from this experience-all in original post. I never got reply email back or heard back from business owner. My dogs are on schedule and potty trained but yeah you got to open the patio door and let them out. If they were not let out at their indicated time as stated in my 7 page long notebook of step by step instructions I left, of course they will urinate inside. The patio had artificial grass and I clearly stated walks were not a priority especially on hot days because playing ball with them inside would suffice and they overheat fast because of their breathing issues, this was also stated in notebook btw. In my many emails to business owner I state I had been working with pups leaving them alone, a month and half prior to leaving them for my trip to prepare to be away from me. I told business owner I worked them up to 3 hours at a time which is what was stated by business owner would be out the most at a time but not all the time throughout the day due to their work. Yes I had never left them pups alone prior to more than 20 mins but once Booked service I knew I needed to get used to me leaving and increased time. If notebook would have been read with instructions it would have been clear to open the pen and let pups roam around. Everything we spoke about in person or maybe an email was written out in the notebook. Im not going to go back and forth with this as I am still dealing with the huge vet bill and still traumatized about this situation. Im over this and only trying to heal and move on. Yelp is a platform to let others know of an experience and voice opinions. Not everyone can work with this breed and its hard as it is to find someone who really knows how to as it is, so I had to share for this bulldog owners at there. So I do not feel I ruined the reputation of the business owner or their business or set out to "destroy". I am sorry they feel that way and wished this experience would have not gone the way it did,especially for my pups. Never again & never again with any pet sitter at all.

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.