I chose to work with Merry Puppins because hearing about Rover's mixed reviews made me nervous…read more I am glad I found Anne. She has taken care of my cat on several occasions now. She is very dependable and communicative and always sends some really great pictures when she visits my cat. I highly recommend working with her!

Anne and her company Merry Puppins are so great to work with! She's a true local of the…read moreneighborhood and is a great resource for all things dogs and people. I love knowing that someone just down the road is taking care of my pup, and truly loves her job! Anne is a wealth of knowledge and can provide good tips for training, walking, and other doggie things. Scheduling is a breeze and the whole process is very reasonable. I'm always a bit hesitant with bigger services because I know it's easy to lose the personal touch when there are so many dogs in the mix. Anne doesn't overload herself with work, which means she spends quality, unrushed time with the pups! Anne and Merry Puppins are bonafide family now. If you live in Lincoln Square/Ravenswood/North Center, don't think twice about calling Merry Puppins.

We were fortunate to meet Angelica through another dog-walking platform a couple years ago. We were…read moreimmediately impressed with the level of care our pups got when with her, and with her thorough documentation of and communication during their time together. We were thrilled to learn that she had opened Wiggly World Services, and have since taken advantage of those services on multiple occasions. Our dogs stayed with her while we honeymooned in Thailand, and her frequent updates kept us so at ease, allowing us to fully unwind and enjoy our time. We are now becoming more regular visitors for daycare services, and our dogs benefit SO much from the activity and socialization with other dogs and cats! I've attached some photo proof of our happy girl, and our tuckered-out boy. I can't recommend Wiggly World Services enough--please check them out if you're in need of daycare or boarding services.

Angie is super professional, caring, and attentive. I always received pictures and updated and I…read morealways felt like my pets were safe and cared for

Andrea is the first caretaker that my eleven year old Sheltie Stanley has taken to. Stanley does…read morenot trust many people as I rescued him from an abusive situation. Andrea is my go to and has always come through I travel (business or leisure), Stanley has hip and other aging issues. Andrea has been a blessing in her care and companionship for Stanley in his old age. I can't recommend her enough. A true professional.

Best daycare! I just got a new lab 3 weeks ago, and I have been trying to find a daycare that I…read moretrust. It's hard when a dog can't talk to you. You know when you finally find the right place when a dog has a smile like this. What dog would rather be outside in the fresh air vs in a concrete warehouse?

The BEST daycare ever! We had tried other doggie day care places but our girl Olive just wouldn't…read morelet loose and play. She was rescued from a situation where she was primarily outdoors so playing on cement or indoor artificial flooring seemed to be too foreign for her. But when we were recommended Dog Country Dog Camp and learned the dogs get to be outside on acres of fenced in land, we thought this sounded perfect for her. Indeed it was! Being able to be outside in nature with lots of room to run, roll around, dig, play, and even drink from a stream there was no competition. She can let loose and do long stents of zoomies across the land and has made some best dog friends. She returns exhausted and is snoozing and dreaming within minutes. She has been going to Dog Country Dog Camp for about a year now and it is still by FAR her favorite place in the world to go to. If we happen to be home when they come to pick her up and she sees the van pull up she pulls us to it. In fact, she loves Dayna and Zach so much she often doesn't even look back at us when they come, where we would have to force her to go into the other daycare places and try to ignore her sad eyes looking at us. This is such a HUGE relief to us and feel so thankful to them to take care of our girl. They are the most kind and loving guys who are dog people so you can rest assured your fur baby is in good hands.

There's a reason Active usually has a waitlist... simply put, it's incredible. It's hard to find…read morelocally owned businesses where the entire staff has as strong of a passion for what they do as the owner, but Active is that type of place. Alex cultivates a culture where people actually get excited to come to work every day. Our dog Lincoln has been getting picked up from Active for 3 1/2 years (since he was a little pup) and there's not been a day where we doesn't wait at the front door excited to see who is picking him up. He's learned vital social skills and always feels at home. This is also the only place we feel comfortable boarding him, as they make him feel safe. If he wants to go in the crate, awesome - it's there for him. If he wants to stay up and stretch the legs with friends, that's cool too. My only advice is, if you're lucky enough to send your fur-babe here, parting ways will be the hardest thing emotionally (both on you and your pup) because this place will quickly become an extended family for you both. Please bring Active to every city, specifically Denver, because every pup deserves a second home as passionate and warm as this place.

Not sure what I would do without Alex and his team. They have consistently been a source of such…read morepositivity in our dogs' lives. There are other good doggy daycares in the city but I have never trusted anyone with our dogs more than Active, and since the dogs are our family, that trust is hugely important.

Home Alone Pet Services will not disappoint you!…read more Erin has been walking my two golden retrierview for over 10 years. She is not only our dog walker and sitter, she is our family member. We Call her Auntie Erin!! She is the only person I have found who is caring, reliable, dependable, honest and loves our golden's as much as I do. Our dogs get excited every time she walks in the door and we couldn't be happier with her and her company! Thanks Erin for the last 10 years of being a part of our family!

I utilize Home Alone's services regularly to watch our two cats while we are away on various trips…read more Erin is an awesome catsitter, always sends us great photo updates so we can see how they're doin, and the kitties are always happy as a clam when we come home from a trip. She's got great availability, is super easy to schedule, and affordable!

A very reliable and wonderful service. I have booked several cat sitting services for over a year…read morenow and get twice daily updates and pictures! Ulysses usually takes care of my two cats and is a great sitter. I highly recomend them.

Lauren is extremely knowledgeable. She always does her research and she is very passionate about…read moreher business. Whenever something happens to my pup, Lucy, Lauren knows exactly what to say to put me at ease. Lucy loves her walks and play time with Lauren. Thank you!!

While I wish things had panned out differently, I had an absolutely horrifying experience with…read morePawsome Dogs/Melissa. My experience with Melissa started with a rave review from a friend, and I hired her for 5 lessons (with a referral discount from my friend) and later added 25 minute walks while I was at work Monday through Friday ($70/week). Initially, I was happy with the way she connected with my puppy, however I always had concerns about her communication style and lack of professionalism. [sorry for the long review...scroll to the bottom for the short version] From the start, Melissa was constantly texting me about her other clients, personal life, love life, etc. Melissa offered me discounts and requested all of my payments be made in cash so she wouldn't have to report them through her business. As a new dog mom, I was happy to put my puppy first so that he was getting the care he needed. A few months into my walking and training with Melissa, my roommate decided to have Melissa walk his dog as well. At this point, Melissa notified me that she was letting some of her walking clients go, but was planning on keeping our dogs as she was making $140 most weeks (in cash) from walking them both. She also let me know that she would give me one month's heads up if she was planning on dropping me as a walking client. Living in Chicago, safety is always a concern, and for me, trusting someone with keys to your place is a big deal, and I had informed Melissa I needed at least two weeks notice to be able to find a new walker that connected with my pup. In the most recent months, we noticed from the time stamps on our security system that she was often not even walking the dogs for the full 25 minutes as per our agreements, presumably because she was getting busier in other aspects of her life. Last week, she informed me that she was dropping me as a client effective that week. Forced to scramble together and find new arrangements for my puppy, I let Melissa know that I was disappointed in her lack of professional courtesy. At this point, I have used 4 of my 5 training lessons with Melissa, and I requested that we cut off ties and that she refund me the remaining $50 from the unused lesson. I thought we'd just wash our hands of the experience and move on, but instead, she went on a rampage about how I have no right to make such a request, that I'd be forfeiting my remaining lesson, and that she was going to go and convince my friend that I was being irrational. I was most appalled by her activity on social media following our conversation where she used profanity to describe me as a "crazy lady" for my concerns (screenshots posted in the photos section of this Yelp page). TL; DR? Melissa's lack of professionalism ultimately led me to lose all respect for her business when she broke verbal and written agreements (after I spent thousands of dollars for her services), and then harassed me about it.

I only have positive remarks on Melissa's performance as a professional and ability to work with…read moreboth dogs and people. I've taken two classes and had a private lesson. She is by far the most trustworthy trainer I have worked with, and having had dogs my entire life there have been a few. My golden doodle Chester loves her and I love how well trained he is! 1) The first class with Melissa was a basics class. I've seen her take a handful of puppies and train out bad habits, teach to walk on a leash, basics commands, and turn them into overall better behaved dogs. We even learned our first trick! She takes the time to explain why we would train using certain techniques as opposed to others and caters to each dog and owner individually even in a class setting. For example, with certain dogs like mine she recommended using a walking harness where it was unnecessary for others. 2) The second class was a tricks course and there must have been about 8 dogs in the class at once. Over the duration of a few months we'd learned crawl, say your prayers, cross your paws, play dead, wave hello, and a ton of other tricks. Melissa was extremely attentive to everyone and their dogs progress while also being able to address the entire class and move us along as a group. Best part is Chester loves doing play dead and now does it just to get attention when I entertain. Its too adorable. 3) I'd missed a couple trick classes and scheduled a private to catch up. Melissa was flexible with time and we worked on not only what I missed but a couple other cool tricks like play dead and cross your paws. In an hour and a half Chester was caught up and read for graduation. On the way out she even offered to stay extra to see how his walking was going and gave some additional advise and explanation on how to train out his tugging at the leash. He has gotten significantly better on a leash with the training she gave me and Chester. All in all, you can't go wrong here. Melissa is knowledgeable, easy to work with, the dogs respond very well to her, and she's a professional. Down to how after every class she sends out a newsletter with all the commands/tricks and how-to's that we learned that week in case we the people need a little reminder. A+ all around and I can't recommend her enough (and I do to everyone)!