I learned so much from Peter and his team; they have a real connection with the dogs they care for. My dog is very attached to me, and I wouldn't leave him with anyone but Peter when I have to be away; he truly loves Peter and it is obviously returned. read more

This place deserves nothing but a 5 star. You really just have to see for urself. You will never find better people to watch over your babies than Peter and Catherine. They have been taking care of my dog for almost three years now, Everytime I'm outta town I drop Marley off at their place and I don't have to worry about a thing. I would not leave my dog anywhere but with them because I know they are serious dog lovers and they love and care for each and every one of them. read more

* Peter came highly recommended by the owner of a local pet store. She told me she would leave her own dog there. I took Nigel to meet Peter just before Christmas, a preview for an overnight stay a few days later. The place looked great and Peter was friendly. One thing I noticed, however, was a pool with only a partial fence. I asked Peter about this and he told me "the dogs are never left alone". I should have paid more attention, and listened to my intuition. I left my dog with Peter at 2:15pm and drove to San Diego. When I left, Peter thanked me for trusting hiim with my baby.He suggested that I not linger so as to help Nigel adjust to his new surroundings. I did not know that this was the last time I would ever see my dog. Upon my arrival 3 hours later there was a voicemail, urgently and eerily telling me to call him right away. My beloved Nigel was dead already. As the story was relayed to me by Peter himself, he was downstairs in "the man cave" while another employee was supposedly watching the dogs. Meanwhile, my dog drowned in the pool. I do not know any more details about that day, as I was not there. But, as I reflect upon this business, including my reading of their defensive responses to negative reviews, I feel that something is not right, in spite of the good intentions. Perhaps they have become too casual,too smug. Maybe they've grown too large so that individual dogs may not get the attention they need. What I know for certain is that my Nigel died within 3 hours of dropping him off in Peter's care. RIP, sweet Nigel. read more

Have A Nice Walk - I miss you, Nigee - Dog Walkers Near Me

Thanks to Peter and his walkers -- Franklin and Amber -- my dog, Halo, is alive. I am not a client, but I'm often at Laurel Canyon Dog Park at the same time, and can see what fun the dogs are having. On April 1st, Peter, Franklin and Amber actually helped to save Halo's life! I threw a ball that was a direct hit at Halo, and got stuck at the top of his throat. No amount of shaking could get it out. As Halo was passing out from lack of oxygen, Peter, Franklin and Amber were amongst those who helped to hold Halo down, and as he went limp, someone was able to pull the rubber ball from his throat! Just ... in ... time. My little guardian angel, Halo, had many guardian angels that day. Thank you! read more

Have A Nice Walk - Eric & Halo - Dog Walkers Near Me

We've been using Have a Nice Walk for about a year and are so lucky to have Peter and his helpers take care of our dog, Mini. She gets picked up in the morning and taken to Laurel Canyon Dog Park for several hours of doggy fun and then brought home in the early/mid afternoon. When she gets home she is happily exhausted! And in the rare occassion that we need to go out of town- we leave our pup in Peter's care and she has a blast with all the other pups at his house. He takes care of her like she is his own. Whenever I go to the dog park with our dog during the week- I see Peter there with his pack and he is always engaged with them and keeps them moving. If you ever need a person to take your pup to the dog park during the week so they get some exercise in- don't hesitate to call on Have a Nice Walk! read more

Thankyou for everything..well maybe not everything but you know what i mean..lol. God bless you and Catherine and may you have much success in your buisness.Take care. read more

This review is for Catherine, who keeps my precious babies, Magnolia and Herman whenever I travel. Catherine is a god-send. My Magnolia is a difficult little girl - she had a horrible life before I rescued her and is very, very fearful of new people. Catherine has taken such great care of her, even tolerating her peeing all over her house the first time she stayed! She took note of Magnolia's itching, and suggesting I get her allergy medicine, which ended up helping her behavior immensely. Herman, as well, has a penchant for "romancing" her dog beds, and she loves him just the same. I cannot think of a better surrogate dog mom for my pups while I am away! I've met Peter and some of the other Have A Nice Walk staff and they are all incredibly nice and very attentive to the dogs (and each of their personalities). Cannot recommend Catherine enough! read more

A thoroughly reliable and trust worthy outfit. I've been to the dog park and seen the attention and love each of their dog walkers gives their pack. For three plus years, my two dogs have received the best of care from Have a Nice Walk. All of their dogs get along and have fun at the park. A top-notch company! read more

I absolute LOVE this company!! my dogs have been having a nice walk for the past year and when i meet them at the park its a joy to see them in their pack. this company has several employees and I feel my doggies are safe, loved, and happy. Thank you Peter and company!! Jessica A. read more

Peter, Catherine and everyone at Have a Nice Walk are wonderful caring people. Peter has been taking my dogs to the park 3 days a week for over 3 years now. Peter and Catherine even found us the perfect addition to our family when we wanted another dog. We now have 2 beautiful Golden Retrievers who love Peter and are looking out the window with such eagerness every morning hoping this is day they get to go with Peter. Peter and Catherine always watch my guys when we go out of town and I feel assured that they are being well taken care of. Peter has always given great advice when needed and I would trust my dogs with him anytime, anywhere. On a personal note, I think very highly of Peter and Catherine. They are always available to help out in a pinch, and I feel they would do anything to protect the dogs in their care. If you need a dog walker or to board to your pup....Peter is your guy!!! read more

I'm leaving this review because I never thought I'd meet anyone who loved dogs more than me, but Peter and Catherine proved me wrong. Having previously been a pet caretaker myself, I'm usually a pretty harsh critic. I even admit to spying on them at the park before deciding to leave my dog in their care. I had nothing to worry about, though, because all of the dogs were well monitored and behaved much better than the rest that were in attendance. When it comes to Peter and Catherine's home, it's less of a house and more of a dog sanctuary. I'm almost inclined to stay myself when dropping Dougie off, and he always returns to me happier than when I left him. Sometimes it's a chore to even get him to leave their pooch haven, but he knows he'll be back (I've become a customer for life). The safety and happiness of my fur-baby is the most important thing to Peter and Catherine; I know when I leave Dougie in their care that he will be well looked after and loved. Have A Nice Walk has become a second family and I could not be more pleased. read more

I've been a client of these guys for 4 years now, and I happened to be present today when an unfortunate incident involving one of their walkers happened. He went overboard to punish HIS OWN dog after he attacked another one, and his unacceptable gesture upset and shocked a lot of people present at the park. This is quite understandable but it pains me that this one mistake from one employee (who was immediately fired on the spot) would reflect badly on all the good and hard work these people do while caring for all our dogs... I understand that some present this morning would feel the need to write about it, but they're basing their comment on a single incident versus some of us knowing these people for years. read more

Peter is a life saver! He comes to pick our dog up at home twice a week. Our puppy used to be so scared of other dogs but with Peter's love and care she has really acclaimed to the dog park and LOVES her time out with Peter and his crew. Peter takes out a whole pack of dogs and also does cage free boarding at his home. We haven't boarded our little one yet but will be visiting his home soon to check it out. He knows all of the dogs by names and he is in the business for the love of animals. He has several staff members that help him out and it is truly a load off of our backs to know that our puppy is getting exercise and socialization during the day while we are at work. I believe he picks her up around 9am ish and she gets home a little after 3pm, has a kong and then passes out. It's a nice break during the busy work week. We used to take her to Four Paws but she hurt herself jumping off of one of the slides there and we didn't really care for the way that the owner handled the situation. Furthermore, after her injury we were told that she would have to have an extremely expensive surgery and through a lot of research found out it is really bad for your dogs joints for them to play on the slippery surface inside. At the Laurel Canyon dog park where Peter takes her she is outside and has tons of space to run around and play AND the cost if the same. I think its a no brainer. read more

Peter takes our two dogs to the park as often as five days a week. They both love him and go insane when they see him. When we go out of town, our dogs stay with Peter and Katherine at their home. They roam, cage-free, around their house, and at night, the little dog gets to sleep in their bed! You can tell the difference in them on days they have spent with Peter. They are happy and tired out. Don't know what we would do without Peter, Katherine, and the staff at Have a Nice Walk. read more

Wouldn't leave my dog with anyone else. This team and Peter and the best. Pet LOVERS!!!

These guys come to the dog park on Mulholland everyday at like 10am. It's usually three people with 20-25 dogs. They have a hard time controlling them and just the other day one of the dogs freaked out on my dog and tried biting viciously. One of the guys turned and said good boy to the dog. I nearly knocked him out for saying that. These people shouldn't be watching dogs. I own a german shepherd and he has never shown aggression. I would not let these guys watch my dog. One day the dogs will attack like a pack and I want to see them control it. Yelling just doesn't cut it when a dog fight starts. A lawsuit is a coming if they insist on bringing a pack of dogs to the park. You've been warned. read more

Today I witnessed horrible treatment of a dog by one of the walkers from this company at the Laurel Dog Park on Mulholland. One of the many dogs in their "pack" acted out in some way and the walker reacted by lifting the dog up over his head, then threw the dog down on the ground, and punched it in the chest. This was his method of "discipline" or something. Many people at the park witnessed this and we were all horrified and deeply disturbed by his violent treatment of a dog, someone's loved animal that was placed in this company's care. I urge you to not use these people or this company. If you had seen what we all saw you would be scared to let them be responsible for your dog's well being. read more

I've had nothing but a great experience with Have A Nice Walk. Peter and his staff are very accommodating when it comes to taking care of my dog and understanding his individual needs. When they take my dog on an outing I fully trust my dog's safety is of the upmost impotence. They even send me updates and pics of my little guy having fun at the park. I can thoroughly recommend Have A Nice Walk! read more

I see them in Laurel Canyon Park; seems like way too many dogs. There website says that Peter walks 6 to 10 dogs at a time; I think this may be off by a factor of 4. There are 25 to 30 dogs that I have seen on several different trips to the park. Lot to keep track of. It is easy enough to see this for yourself; just go to the park most days around 10:30 to 11 and see for yourself just how many dogs he has in tow. read more

I was just at the dog park down on Mullholland/Laurel Cyn and my dog was under attack by a pack of dogs poorly handled by this company. This company brought a giant pack of dogs to this park and they have maybe 4-5 people for I'd say 50+ dogs. It was absolute chaos with all the barking and yelping and trying to get all these dogs corralled in to the park. Within a few minutes they started chasing after my 20lb dog who was barking and shrieking at the top of her lungs trying to break out of the pack. There was this one male fawn boxer who was determined to get her and was zoned in on her and outrunning the handlers. My dog couldn't get out of this pack because no one could control this pack of out of control dogs. One guy sprayed some sort of substance at the dogs which pissed them off even more and ended up backfiring as he wasn't going after the right dog. What are you out on a hike in bear country? I'm trying to get to my dog but she's so not focused on me and so afraid and trying to get away while defending herself. The other handlers were nowhere within immediate reach of these other dogs and doing nothing to try and break them up. THANK DOG my dog is not hurt but was/is absolutely traumatized by this. This went on for I'd say 45 seconds before she was finally able to escape and run towards the fence where I finally got up to her shaking uncontrollably and exhausted & defeated. There were a few people at the top where my dog & I were calming down telling me this company cannot control these dogs, there's too many (that's obvious) and they bring dogs that are NOT dog-park friendly, this boxer being the top of that list. They frequent the park and say they've asked this company not to bring this boxer on multiple occasions. If you girls read this (you know who you are), thank you, seriously, for calming me and my pup down. You didn't have to and you were really calm and helpful and apologetic for something you absolutely didn't do. It took about 10 minutes that just as I was about to leave and one of the handlers came up to apologize. The owner, who was there? No. The handler who was trying to handle these dogs? No. But another one of the handlers who was off to the side witnessing the whole thing. He explained this one boxer was being trained and his focus was to make my dog submit and cower and they were trying to break him of this. WHAT?! At a public dog park where people bring their dogs?!! WTF!!! I'm not dog trainer/behaviorist but I'm an adult who knows the difference between right and wrong. I've been to this park on numerous occasions without any issues and will never, ever go back. This company and that owner of the boxer and any other dog who needs specialized training should absolutely NEVER allow them to be brought to a public park. I imagine any other dog walker/trainer would agree. This company is wide open for a lawsuit as well as any dog owner who trusts them to take care of their dog. This is absolute disregard for the care and well being of any animal much less person. I feel it also goes to show the lack of care on behalf of the dog owners who let these people bring their dogs along with 30,40 others to a park to run around for 3 hours a day. Think twice about who you hire to take care of your dog or where you board them and how many dogs each person takes care of at a time. 5 is a lot, but this is out of control and shameful. read more

Peter has been our dog's "camp counsellor" since we rescued her five years ago. She enjoys her time with him so much that she literally leaps into his truck when he comes to our house to pick her up. This is not just a job for Peter. I truly believe that he cares as much about our dog as we do. Another friend of ours who works with Peter had one of their dogs in the animal hospital for awhile and Peter and Catherine actually went to go visit the pup in the hospital several times. What other dog walker would do that? Peter is responsible, trustworthy, and very competent. Whomever wrote a negative review on here knows nothing about this man and his business. read more

Love this company! I always trust them with my dogs and have for a very long time. All of the dog walkers are very sweet and know all the dogs by name and personality. They really care about what they are doing and look after each and every dog! read more

Peter is a great dog walker, dog watcher, dog sitter, dog advocate and a great human being. I trust him with my animals and with my grandchildren. If he was alarmed by this woman Wendy'd behavior, he must have had good reason. I have known and observed his work for 6 years. He is professional, calm and caring. If there was a clash of personalities, accept it and move on. What is most important is the care and Peter is the best at caring for his clients dogs. His work is 10 stars in my book. read more

This is my first review on yelp, but not my last. I have noticed that most people are more than willing to write a negative review than a good one, even if they have been treated well by a business for years. I have a few more less than raving reviews to write for other businesses, but I wanted to start out positively so I'm writing about Have a Nice Walk. I was skeptical at first, as some of the negative reviews were really bad but as i looked closer they appear to have been written by either disgruntled dog walkers or dog boarders. So I go to the park every day, and I used to go later in the day, around 2 pm. But i found that this is when there are a lot of dogs that trainers are bringing, and they aren't as friendly as the pack I have seen with Have a Nice Walk. I like my dogs to socialize with other dogs and they love to play, but i also don't want to bother other dog walkers or people at the park. The only reason I went earlier (as I work graveyard and sleep until about noon) was because one day I was there at the park when Peter, Franklin and a few other employees (I regretfully don't remember their names, but they were female) were there. I approached them and asked if it was OK that my dogs played with theirs (I have big, playful dogs that think they are still puppies) and they were positively happy to do so. Most of the other packs later in the day aren't as friendly...not un-friendly dogs, just the trainers don't want other dogs really playing with them. But between 10am-1pm when Have a Nice Walk (the biggest pack usually with the most amount of walkers, about 7 per day) are there, it is one big happy family. When their dogs do get a bit too playful, they use this neat little thing called pet corrector which is basically compressed air; it gets the dogs attention right away, and doesn't hurt them in any way. They then leash the troublemaker for a few minutes while they forget what had their attention so vividly. I have been going to the park when they were there for a few months now and have never seen any of these instances these other bad reviewers are writing about. Their dogs have never maliciously gone after someone else's, and each employee has 5-7 dogs. Most other trainers/walkers I see there have about 10 dogs and they are usually sitting down in chairs, getting paid to "Exercise" their clients dogs. I have seen many a dog from other trainers bothering other people and dogs, and they don't do anything about it because they are not paying attention. Have a Nice Walk seems to always have eyes on all of their pups, including an employee who stays in the Tiny Town area with the timid and small dogs that go in there. My final remarks are this is a great company and Peter and his employees LOVE these dogs. They all follow and stay with the pack and are well-behaved. Sure, some are knuckleheads but they are dogs and they are going to play and Have A Nice Walk allows them to be that: dogs, and also be safe doing so. They seem to take preventative measures instead of reactive, as I have seen several fights break out in other packs and the Have a Nice Walk employees keep their dogs attention instead of letting their dogs rush to the commotion. I am glad I decided to see how they were for myself, instead of listening to the bad reviews I see on here. I usually abide by bad reviews when they are sincere, but the ones on here seem baloney. i wish more of their clients would take some time out of their day to give this company a good review. Peter has been doing this for almost 10 years and some of his clients he has had as long. I might become a client one day, as getting up early to get to the park kinda wears on me working late like I do, but it is well worth it if my dogs get to play with the Have a Nice Walk pack. They are good dogs, and good people. read more

I couldn't say enough good things about Peter, and his services. My French bulldog goes on daily outings with him several times a week. I think he loves her as much as I do! I have used him for over five years, and would highly recommend him. His assistant Chris is great as well. He's a rare gem in the city of Los Angeles and we are lucky to have him! read more

Peter and Catherine and the whole crew at Have A Nice Walk have literally changed our lives by the unbelievable care and love and attention that they have given to our girl Panda. Panda was rescued at quite a young age and brought back to LA to join our family, from the get go I was extremely reluctant to have her socialize with other dogs due to an experience I had years ago when we had an heartbreaking incident with our new puppy due to us unknowingly being given a very sick dog who only a day after we got her deteriorated and it is too upsetting for me to go on but I think that you get the picture. Due to that experience I coveted Panda at home in case she picked up any illnesses whilst out. Over time I realized my huge mistake as Panda was acting out when new people came to the house or when out on walks, so was extremely nervous and not socialized. She is also a border collie mixed with australian cattle and so her natural herding and protecting traits became somewhat of a problem when trying to have anyone over. I enlisted the help of a trainer but it didn't work out as her methods just didn't seem to work with Panda. I then had to leave town for two weeks and began to panic as I had no idea what I would do with Panda for the time that I was away. And then we found Peter. After speaking with Catherine on the phone and explaining my situation, she had Peter connect with me and he then asked me to bring Panda up to the house for an evaluation. I was so touched by the fact that not only did Peter bring out his amazing dogs Poupon, Grayson, Dorito, Barney and the rest of the dogs and they welcomed Panda into the fold. His immediate calm and I what I would call 'Peter Magic' just calmed Panda down immediately and made her relax. What then ensued was that Peter took Panda under his wing for the two weeks that I was away, and in that two weeks, he literally turned things completely around. He worked with Panda on her 'protection issues' 'her socialization issues with people and other animals'. He has a natural inbuilt ability to connect with animals and understand what it is that needs to be done to achieve results, in the kindest way. Panda went to the dog park with Peter and the Pack every day, got to know his amazing crew, who all have gone above and beyond to help Panda socialize and to know that she was safe with them. I was being sent videos and photos whilst away seeing my dog running around being happy and integrating with other dogs and people in the space of a week and a half. Panda also had a sore paw and Peter took her to the vet and soaked her paw and gave her the meds that she needed all in his own home with his own dogs. She became a part of their family and was treated with love and supported fully as he would with his own beautiful dogs. Since I got back we have continued with Peter and the crew and Panda is a different dog today than she was when I left for those two weeks. The advice that Peter has given me and his changes including her diet and how I handle situations has been life saving and has improved not only the quality of our lives but of course Panda's. I will continue to have Panda work with Peter and the crew and Panda absolutely adores Peter she runs to him when she sees him and does a victory roll when she sees his van approaching. He is truly a miracle worker with animals and I am so thankful to him and to Catherine and the whole crew for everything that they have done for Panda and our family. read more