I have been using Alexandria Pet Care for years to care for my fur babies when I'm out of town…read more Their care team is very responsive, and they always provide details/pics of my pets to put my mind at ease. Their client app is user friendly and allows me to change pet care information effortlessly. I would recommend them in a heartbeat. Thank you, APC for all that you do!

Chose this company to watch our cat while we were on a trip last month. Staff were attentive,…read moretimely, and sent frequent updates while we were away. Pricing was affordable and fair for the work involved. Got some extremely kind comments from every staff member that showed their genuine care for and experience with animals. Would recommend to anyone in the area.

I have used this service a couple of times now. Both times Robbyn and the dog walkers (Marsha and…read moreAshley) have been amazing! Prices are very reasonable so I have gotten both 45 minute walks and 30 minute walks. My dog is a 6lb pom-chi mix. He has lots of anxiety and gets depressed whenever we have to leave him for extended periods. The first time we used this service, we left him with my brother and went on a trip out of state. Normally, he doesn't eat or poop when we leave him like this for a few days. However, he absolutely loved his walks with Ashley and my brother told us he ate and had a regular bathroom schedule! We got daily reports from Ashley and pictures with detailed information on if she gave him treats and his activities/pace during the walk. It was heartwarming to see our little guy being cared for while we were away. Because this was so great, we used the service again when I had to travel out of town. My husband was home but had to work really long hours so we had Marsha take Rockie for his afternoon/evening walks. Again, we got detailed reports and our little guy was very happy (evidenced by his regular eating and bathroom schedule). We also have a doorbell camera that automatically took a couple of 20 second videos and seeing how kind and caring Marsha was with our baby really put the icing on the cake! We have never trusted anyone besides family with our little guy before we found Run My Dog!! They are the best, they genuinely care about our pets! We feel so much better now about taking some time to travel, knowing our baby will be in good hands! Robbyn is super responsive so I know if something last minute for work should come up, that we'll have someone to help us out!

We used Run My Dog services for the 2.5 years we lived in the Shirlington area. Robbyn and her team…read moreare amazing to work with! They are responsive and accommodating. I feel very safe using them to come into our house while we're at work and take great care of our dog. They send a detailed report after each walk. I would definitely recommend their services.

As new residents to the DMV we relied on YELP to assist us with pet sitting for our fur baby and…read moreAnne-Marie and Bri of Puppy Au Pair were the absolute best! We knew our pup, Pal, was still adjusting after a big move from Hawaii so and Anne-Marie was so welcoming and went above and beyond to help us in any way she could. Our sitter, Bri, was so good to Pal and it was comforting to know our Pal was in good hands! A huge "Mahalo" (Thank you) to Puppy Au Pair for everything!

We LOVE and are so grateful for Anne Marie and the team! We have two standard poodles, Roosevelt…read moreand Lucy, with very different personalities, and they can provide both of them with what they need. We love that they take their time with Roosevelt, who is terrified of leashes, and kindly put him. They also love our wild Lucy girl! Bonus Points- they provide an email update with photos every walk! They also have pet sit for us in-home, providing sitting services. The service is terrific and lets us have peace of mind while on vacation that our muppets are well taken care of and loved. Finally, Anne Marie truly goes above and beyond for our pups, she has gotten to know them, and they excitedly greet her every time in return.

We've been using Dog Gone Walking & Pet Care for a couple years now - starting with when we got a…read moreyoung husky pup who needed some attention midday. I've always been happy with the service, but the owner Mike really has kicked it up a notch. He personally walks many dogs, including mine, and is enthusiastic and is above and beyond committed. He loves his dogs and the ones he, and by extension Dog Gone Walking, takes care of and you can really tell. At the end of each service you get a pet journal, where the walker or sitter gives a little report of what your pet was up to or accomplished, as well as a photo and - I won't lie - they're the highlight of my day. This holiday season we also used them to pet sit our two dogs. I was very nervous leaving them, but Mike (and the others - especially Brittany) were great at handling my questions and giving updates. And I think the dogs loved staying at home with people to play with! Their commitment to quality service, working with the customer, and most of all taking good care of our fur babies is priceless.

Mike and his team are reliable, caring, and trustworthy! I get pictures of my two cat daughters…read moreevery day that I'm on vacation to put my mind at ease while I'm away. I truly couldn't ask for a better service to take care of my babies. I highly recommend them!

Christy and her employees are wonderful! They took such good care of our baby while we were gone -…read moreand they did it on short notice the first time which was so helpful. :) They came by 3 times a day and sent us emails with details on how our Yorkie was doing along with pictures after each visit. It gave us such peace of mind to know that Christy and her crew were visiting him and giving him love and ear "scritches". I recommend The Unleashed Pet for anyone who needs pet sitting services.

Be careful of this one. Will agree to watch your pet and cancel on you at the last minute leaving…read moreyou thrashing to find a replacement two days before you have to leave the country. Not willing to try to find a win-win situation in a difficult position and will ignore you if you have a concern or question things in their contract. They are on the expensive side too....Good thing I found out early. This is not someone I'd want nor trust to watch my babies. I recommend looking elsewhere. I'll be sure to pass on to my military family because we don't need the added stress in an already stressful situation. Would give zero stars if it were an option.

Knowledgeable, dependable, and meticulous…read more We've known Katie and her family for 30+ years and she's the real deal. Trust your furry family with Katie!

Absolutely fabulous!! All the critter sitters (especially Karen N.) are tremendous! They send…read morelovely updates from all their visits, including cute photos of my kitties. The sitters have even cleaned up cat-created messes and brought in packages, just to be helpful. Never once had a problem and they've always been there to help. FIVE STARS!!

Passionately Pets welcomed me with open arms during the pandemic. I had lost my job as a nanny…read moresince the schools were closed and the parents weren't going to work. A neighbor recommended Passionately Pets to me since I had previous experience with being a pet sitter. I applied and they responded within 24 hours. After a series of interview questions, online training and a shadowing visit, I was hired. Passionately Pets made sure I had the skill set needed to efficiently care for pet owners' loved ones. I was able to meet new people, learn more about animals, and be a part of a community of individuals who care greatly about the well-being of animals and their owners. Owner Julia Gotch, Jenna Nadovich and Passionately Pets team are the reasons I am able to pay my bills, continue to go to university and put gas in the car. And for that I will forever be grateful!

Having someone take care of your beloved peya while you are away can be a nerve wracking situation…read more With passionately pets no more nerves. They are reliable, efficient, and actually care about your dogs or cats. They have taken care of my two dogs for a while now while we travel and I always come home knowing the pups were well taken care of. Passionately Pets does its job and I will always use them.

Great name as they are the BEST pet sitters I've had for my 3 dogs…read more Elodie and Moe are spectacular. I am a neurotic owner of 3 dogs and just used them for the first time while my wife and I were out of town for a week. Each one of my dogs has a different personality and they dealt with all of them well; even my newer pup who barked at them forever the first day. I got several photos and videos each day showing my dogs playing, eating, etc. They administered pills and were able to walk all 3 of mine at once. You can really tell they are not just doing a job but really love the animals. Hire these people. They will be my default pet sitting from now on.

Unfortunately we can no longer recommend Leila Knows Best for dog boarding. We were frequent and…read moreloyal clients for years, but the relationship changed over the last 10 months as Moe increasingly focused on how to extract more money from us instead of cultivating a continued positive client relationship. It started with less and less updates and photos when we boarded our dog. When Moe did provide updates it was usually in conjunction with an offer to purchase credits for future stays (which we did and later came to regret). Then Moe started asking us to pay additional fees for stays we had previously negotiated and paid for, going so far as to request those additional fees while he was already watching our dog. This behavior started to make us feel uncomfortable in continuing to use his services and more concerned about leaving our dog in his care. Moe's behavior did not present as someone thankful to clients that consistently supported his dog watching business. We had been loyal clients for years and, this year in particular, had already used Moe's services nearly every month with more scheduled trips through the rest of the year. Despite our concerns, we continued to use Moe's services since we had pre-paid for two more stays through the end of the year. That changed when we requested to reschedule one of the stays. Well in advance of the trip, we asked Moe if he was available for a week the month before our trip. He confirmed he was, but when we requested to reschedule our original trip to that earlier week and use the pre-paid credit, Moe stated he was no longer available. When we referred him to the cancellation policy on his website, he offered the credit, but wouldn't let us use it until the end of the year. We reminded Moe that in the years we've consistently used his services, we have never rescheduled, and explained the importance of rescheduling our trip. Moe subsequently offered to board our dog for the requested week, but wanted an additional $150, despite our pre-paid credit exceeding the amount of time we were rescheduling for. We felt hustled and tried to handle this issue privately, but Moe stopped responding to us. Unfortunately we have lost over $1,000 in pre-paid and unused credit--a costly mistake that we won't be making again. We're sad that our relationship soured in this way, but we could no longer trust Moe and would suggest prospective clients be cautious about doing business with him.

Myron and his team have walked and boarded all of my dogs many times over 20 years. PawSitive Pets…read morehas always been an excellent resource. I highly recommend them. They are caring and responsible.

Mr. Myron is such a sweetheart - he boards the dogs in his own home in Old Town. He is extremely…read morepatient (even with my gazillion questions and very neurotic self), very gentle with the dogs, and is quite flexible with the pick-up and the drop-off dates - he works with you to see which time would be best, and his rates are definitely comparable, if not competitive, with other dog sitters in the NoVA area. I honestly was comfortable and was not worried when I dropped my pup off for a few days, and Myron always responded to my emails to let me know how she was doing. I highly highly highly recommend him, as he is really good as it gets. They also offer dogwalking services, too. +ask for Mr. Myron +farm trip during the summer

BEST GROOMER I'VE EVER HAD!! We love Leti!!…read more I with I could give this business a million stars!!! I have a little Lhasa Apso who is 14 years old and about a year ago she decided she hated grooming and whenever I took her in she would come back half groomed b/c they groomers couldn't handle her. I searched and searched to find someone who could do her properly, and who could come to the house, which I thought would be less stressful for her. After sending out tons of emails to the groomers on Yelp with 5 stars I heard back from Leti and she was able to come a few days later and did an AMAZING job. Nobody has been able to groom my dog's face and Leti was able get just about everything perfect. (there are a few hairs close to her eyes that just can't be gotten!). My dog also liked Leti and there were no hard feelings after the grooming session, despite how much my dog hates being groomed...in fact she really liked Leti. This really feels like a miracle, I was so despairing over this b/c my dog half the time had overgrown hair and now she looks as clean and fluffy as she ever has. Thank you Leti!

This review is only based on the lack of response and not for any services provided…read more I saw their mobile truck in my neighborhood one day and I was happy to discover a mobile grooming. Well, I called them and it went straight to voicemail in which she says to send her a message on Facebook (not everyone has Facebook smh!). I left a message requesting a quote/appointment. I also texted them and a week later and no response. You can say a lot based on a business response, so thanks I guess. See attached image.