Specialties
We know there is no "one size fits all" when it comes to pet care. Each animal & their daily routine is unique. Our visits are tailored to fit your pet and their needs. We provide our services professionally, but with a personal touch. It is important to us to uphold the high standards our community expects.
We are a humble 4 person team of local pet-care professionals residing in Ditmas Park with our own beloved pets. We have been caring for animals our whole lives, and doing it locally as pet-care professionals for about 6 years. We are dedicated to providing the kind of service and care we would expect for our own furry-family.
We offer:
Dog walking (regularly or as needed),
Pet Sitting (Available for Holiday Care!),
Overnight care,
Dog running (for high energy pups),
Puppy routines,
Custom portraits,
& Waste Removal.
*Please contact us via our website's inquiry form, email, or text
*We do not answer phone calls while we are with our clients.
History
Established in 2015.
Hi! I'm Kena, founder (& manager & walker/sitter) of Ditmas Paws, after a lifetime of being a pet guardian, and several years of providing pet-care services to local clients, I had a vision for creating and running an ideal local pet service company that would put the emphasis on the animals & community, not the "numbers".
I noticed that other pet service companies were so focused on making tons of money that they took on large numbers of walkers and clients, leading to high turnover in both. That method of running a company didn't appeal to us and we never want anything to slip through the cracks. We believe the consistency is important to the animals, the clients, and our team.
We provide our services professionally, but with a personal touch. We are not a huge company, we are not an agency. We will always choose high quality over quantity, our team will always stay small, personal, and dedicated. We feel that when you know your sitter, you trust your sitter.
Meet the Business Owner: Kena S.
Kena (pronounced Kay-na) leads the team. She is an all around animal enthusiast. Since childhood, she's had an affinity for helping animals in need, she has fostered and found forever homes for stray cats, chickens, turtles, and bunnies. With decades of her own pet guardianship as well (including cats, dogs, fish, small mammals, and snakes), she brings a deep understanding of various animals to her work as a caregiver and walker. Kena completed her first successful pet-sitting assignment in 2004, which sparked an interest and a goal to always give pet-guardians a "peace of mind" and pets a "stress-free" experience while the guardians were away. Since then, any animal that she has had the opportunity to care for has received top quality care.
Kena has been dog-walking and pet-sitting full time since 2012, with a constant focus on improving her skills and knowledge of animals. In early 2015, she received certification in Animal Psychology through the accredited institution Holly & Hugo.