Specialties
We are the CT Shoreline's trusted team for recurring dog walking and Adventure Hikes! Since 2010, busy pet parents have counted on us for weekday walks and small-group hikes that keep dogs exercised, socialized, and happily tired. Our recurring families enjoy consistent schedules, a familiar rotating team, and a service report with pictures after every single visit.
When our recurring families travel, we've got them covered - vacation drop-in visits, overnights, and our Homestyle Boarding, where your dog stays in a real home with a fenced yard, not a kennel. Recurring clients receive priority booking and boarding discounts.
We also offer cat visits, pet taxi, vet tech visits, and specialty care for pets who need extra attention.
What makes us different: we are a real local team of W-2 employees - trained, insured, bonded, and Pet First Aid certified - never gig-app strangers. Your pet gets a dedicated care team backed by our office staff, plus easy communication through our app, text, phone, or email.
Serving 20+ towns from Old Saybrook to Mystic. Come join the SHP family!
History
Established in 2017.
Founded in 2010 in Doha, Qatar, as the country's first full-time pet sitting service, where Adriana built her first team caring for expat families. Her husband Chris joined the pack in 2015, and in February 2017 the family moved home to the US, rebuilding the company on the CT Shoreline from scratch.
For our first years in CT it was just the two of us - all seasons, sick or healthy, we always showed up. COVID nearly ended us; bookings dropped to 2 walks a day. We powered through, bounced back, and by 2021 demand had outgrown what two people could serve. We began building our team.
At our peak we were 12 people offering everything under the sun. We learned that doing fewer things exceptionally well serves pets best, so we specialized: recurring dog walking and Adventure Hikes, with travel care reserved for families we see every week. It keeps everyone safest.
Today we're a curated team of trained, insured, W-2 professionals - longest tenure 4 years strong - serving 600+ families.
Meet the Business Owner: Adriana V.
Animals have always been part of my life - the 8 Boxers we had at a crazy point, the farm animals at my grandparents, the stray dogs of El Salvador, and the stray cats of Qatar. Caring for animals isn't something I found - it's something I've always done.
It became my profession in 2010 in Doha, Qatar, where I started dog walking in 110-degree heat and built my company from nothing. In 2017, I brought it home to the CT Shoreline.
I'm still learning like it's day one. I'm a Certified Pet First Aid & CPR Instructor through PetTech, teach monthly Pet CPR classes, and am pursuing a dog behavior certificate from CATCH Canine Trainers Academy. I've attended many industry conferences - yes, they exist for dog walkers! There's always so much to learn, and I love that.
A proud bilingual Salvadoran-Latina business owner, I live in Essex with my Corgi, Cannoli, and hedgehog, Gnocchi. Come say hi at our community hikes and events!