We previously used a different pet sitting service but weren't entirely happy with the…read morecommunication we received from the company. After checking reviews on Yelp and Facebook, we decided to try Tucker'd Out. We were very pleased with the level of communication and with the care our cats received. We were in frequent communication via text and received pictures of the cats during the pet care visits. Everything went smoothly and the rate was reasonable. We will use this company again in the future.

We've had several cat sitters over the years, but now we use Margaret exclusively. She's perfect…read more Our cats adore her, and they never show any signs of stress. She is, by far, the best cat sitter we've ever had.

Wonderful!!!! Leslie has been taking care of our dog, Sydney…read morefor 8 1/2 years, since she was a puppy (might be one of her first clients) and we could not be more pleased. Sydney is so excited to see her every day and comes home ready for a nap. Sydney has lots of energy and goes out on trail runs daily with small groups of other dogs. Leslie and her staff are extremely reliable. We trust her with our fur baby and coming into our home every day. They never miss a day regardless of weather or whatever. Totally reliable!! She truly loves caring for and exercising the dogs. She is a pleasure to communicate with and will always accommodate me if there is a special circumstance. I would highly recommend Doggonerunnin, Leslie and her team for exercising and socializing your pets. Marianne~Sudbury

After being a loyal client for about a year, I emailed Leslie, the business owner, to inform her…read morethat I was moving, giving her my new address, and requesting that she let me know if she'd be able to continue including my dog in her hiking service from the new address. She did not respond and when she came to pick up my dog for a scheduled and prepaid hike two days later, she called me at work. Almost as soon as I picked up, Leslie began a harangue of verbal abuse. Apparently she had taken my message as an attempt to immediately cancel all services, which it was not. Instead of allowing me to clarify or get a word in at all, Leslie yelled at me for the duration of two phone calls, hung up on me, and refused to listen to my voicemail. Her behavior was borderline unhinged. She turned a misunderstanding on her part into a verbal assault and complete severance of our contract. This episode was extreme enough that I would no longer trust her with my dog or as a reasonable person with whom to conduct any sort of business.

Nervously pulling up to Home Away From Home, I sat in the car with my dog, Rusty, so scared how my…read moredog son would do with Lizz. I got out of the car, brought Rusty with me, and all I had to do was see the smile on Lizz'a face when she saw Rusty and I. Everything melted away. She took Rusty and I in the back where he smelled EVERYTHING. Lizz could tell I was relieved of any tenacious nerves that I had. We stayed in the back yard and her husband brought out their dog, Zajka. She was so great to my Rusty! I've never ever felt more comfortable and connected with dog people before. The inside of the home is clean as well! Rusty still smelled out the whole place. (He's a Bloodhound) He had a look of peace on his face. I couldn't be happier. After talking for what seemed to be 2 hours of laughing and fun, I would absolutely suggest Home Away From Home. Not only for my Rusty, but for your fur child, too!!! Much love!!!

There is no one I would trust more with my fur baby! I know she's in great hands and is always…read morehappy and relaxed with Liz.

Suzanne is fantastic! Such a great find for walking my…read moreelderly dog while I was on crutches. I found myself without dog-walking help after surgery and needed to find someone quickly. Allpet Pet Sitting looked promising and I am more than happy with the decision to give Suzanne a chance. She shows up on time, has been more than accommodating to both me and my dog and our health needs, but she also picked up extra shifts at the last minute and went above and beyond (bringing in the mail, etc). A real bargain at the price. I highly recommend Suzanne and Allpet Pet Sitting!

Suzanne is great!! Highly recommend. Extremely flexible, my dog obviously really liked her, very…read morereliable, and great price!

Nancy is incredibly friendly and watched our older dog while we were away many years ago. She sent…read moreus pictures and kept us posted the entire time. It was nice having someone who you can trust with your dogs .

I grew up in Hudson and left at 18 vowing never to come back. I lived all over the world,…read morecollecting dogs in my travels, and moved back to Hudson at the beginning of the summer with my now husband and 2 dogs. We work A LOT so I was blowing through dog walkers and dog sitters left and right. My dogs are small. They're sweet. They're emotional. They require some patience and tenderness that I was sure I was never going to find in a dog walker/pet sitter. I have an irrational obsession with both of my dogs -- I found one in kennel in South Korea, sick and abused. The other we got at another shelter and she is vivacious and social when comfortable, but often uncomfortable. They sleep in the bed. Eat salad. You get it. I'm crazy, my dogs live well and I want them to always live well. My husband told me a few weeks after moving to Lake Boon that there was a dog daycare on our street, 3 houses down. I thought he was seeing things. I had spent the entire summer interviewing, hiring and being disappointed by dog walkers/pet sitters. "She hid under the couch so I didn't walk her" "he didn't eat... last meal was 3 days ago. is that ok?" On and on. So, there was NO WAY there was a pet sitter on my street. And my husband now can say "this is the one meaningful, useful thing I have contributed to our relationship" - he found the BEST dog sitters ever! 5 doors down. We recently traveled internationally and for the first time ever, I gave my dogs to someone who doesn't share half my DNA. This was not easy. We are back now and my dogs are so happy and I can tell they have been happy since we were gone. I know they missed us but they were SO well cared for. They slept in beds. They snuggled. They played. They walked. They got individual attention - they were cared for as well as I would care for them and that is soooooo perfectly wonderful. You all are fantastic and we thank you so much! I feel like I'm leaving my dogs with... myself away from myself. Does that make sense? Maybe not. Do not hesitate to contact Nancy for all your pet care needs. Patient, thoughtful, reliable, loves what she is doing, you're all the best!

I just moved to Shirley MA and I was very concerned because I work 30 min away. I didn't want to…read moreleave my doberman alone all day & having to worry about coming home to an accident. Pack leader dog walking has exceeded my expectations! They are extremely knowledgable and I couldn't ask for a more professional staff! The owner is hands on & My dog absolutely loves her walks! I would highly recommend Pack Leader to anyone who's looking for a reputable, honest and caring walking service! A++

Russ and the team at Pack Leader are just wonderful…read more I've used them for all sort of services. For our older dog who needed walking during the day, we had Pack Leader walking services several times a week. He also was having increasing trouble staying in kennels, so we had Pack Leader do some overnight services for him as well. When we got our new dog, who never had any training, Russ worked with us to help us train a non-food-motivated dog. Pack Leader is full of folks who love and care about dogs, and treat them as their own.

Very satisfied with Fresh Trails! They are passionate, flexible staff and they have treated our…read morepups like family. Highly recommend to pet owners that need a dependable, caring team of animal lovers ready to assist with care giving , walking dogs while absent from home. They are thorough, professional in the notes about how the visits went and if there was anything out of the ordinary to correct. Raising puppies isn't always easy in the beginning and they are very good at noting behaviors to correct on.

My boyfriend and I first contacted Fresh Trails Pet Sitting in February concerning a planned…read morevacation we're taking in May. We have two young rescue dogs, one of which was horribly abused and is thus very shy and afraid of people and takes a long time to warm up to anyone. We wanted to schedule several visits over the course of Feb-May to be sure our dogs would be comfortable with their caretaker while we were away. We met with the owner, and then with a caretaker, which seemed to go well. Then when we tried to schedule another visit, we got put off and put off multiple times over weeks with various excuses ranging from weather to injury and no callbacks, we always had to initiate communication. After several weeks of this treatment, we were informed by the owner that our dogs were too high maintenance and that Fresh Trails was not willing to work with us. Let me say, for the record, that I totally understand rescue dogs being difficult to work with, especially one who was as abused as our poor girl was. I do not fault Fresh Trails at all for declining to work with a dog with issues of that nature. Where I do find fault is with the incredibly unprofessional way we were treated, especially as Fresh Trails was well aware of our time constraints and our desire to give our girls plenty of time to get used to their caretaker. It should not have taken 2 months to come to the decision that our girls were too challenging, especially when several weeks had elapsed since the last visit.

I can't say enough good things about Mary Littlefield who takes care of our very timid cat when we…read moretravel, which we do often. Miss Violet usually streaks upstairs when she hears a car pull into the driveway, and there she keeps watch from the top step, expecting pillage and mayhem and the demise of us all .... unless it's Mary. Then she comes downstairs quickly and purrs loudly while directing long, meaningful glances toward her sitter. She's utterly shameless in her admiration for Mary. We try to ignore Miss Violet's outlandish behaviour, but sometimes wonder if we should spend more time at home -- put a little damper on this foolish infatuation. There was a crisis three years ago when Miss Violet swallowed a long string, and we weren't due back for another week. Mary handled the situation beautifully and kept us abreast of what was going on before and after the procedure to remove it. (Thanks, Mary!) Mary has apologized for endearing herself so to Miss Vi, and we forgive her wholeheartedly. She's become indispensable to our gadabout family. I can't recommend Mary Littlefield highly enough to anyone who travels and needs to leave a shy kitty at home.

Myself being a retired dog walker, I tagged along with Mary one week. I saw many different animals…read morein many different situations. Most notable was a dog whose owners were away on a 3 week trip, and Mary was hired to take care of him three times a day. This dog was clearly depressed without his owners. Mary cheered him right up and stayed extra hours with him. She took photos of him and sent them to his owners. Mary understood his emotions and was able to comfort him. At another house there were two cats. When we arrived, they were hiding. Once Mary was there, they came running out. Mary doesn't just feed cats and go, she stays and pets them, plays with them, sits with them and puts them in her lap. What was apparent was how every animal loved and trusted her. She was able to be kind and gentle, but was also able to be firm and set boundaries with dogs that got out of control. You will love Mary's services!

The Chelmsford location has an owner and a manager who do not know how to run their businesses. Do…read morethey even know what what the dog to boarder ratio is? This location does not seem to follow the national guidelines. Doggy day cares should have a minimum of 15 to 1 dog to boarder ratio based on active dogs. Most day cares are 10 to 1. Most Boston Dog locations have a minimum 20 to 1 ratio (possibly larger) which is too high unless all dogs are considered not active! What dog is not active, especially younger dogs? None! After having evaluated the Chelmsford location, I have decided that this location doesn't warrant a good review. The manager of Boston Dog Company at Chelmsford does not seem to really care about the dogs; it's a business, that's all. If you want a caring day care, don't go here.

Just dropped off our dog Zara at the new Chelmsford location for 2 nights of boarding and what a…read morenice new facility! They only board a few dogs at a time because each dog gets their own little room complete with a dog bed. Zara was a little anxious from the car ride but I know that she will be well cared for by Christine and Kent and get lots of walks & socialization. They will even be transferring her to their Wilmington location, which is where Zara normally attends daycare, on Monday morning. Thanks Boston Dog, as always, for taking such great care of our pup!

A review I wish I never had to write. Our fur baby, Panini, was nearing the end of his fight with…read morelymphoma and we made the decision to say goodbye to him at home, where he could be with us and our other kitty in his familiar surroundings. We reached out to Betsy and planned for her to come the afternoon the next day; immediately, on the phone, I was soothed by her calm, compassionate manner and knew Panini would be in good hands. The night before, the ER vet let us know Panini was declining faster; we went over to BluePearl in Waltham (which I also recommend) and texted Betsy if she could come in at her earliest. She responded promptly and said she could. With sick pets operating on a very fluid schedule, we really appreciated her accommodating us. I thank Betsy for walking us through the procedure and explaining the steps. She had an incredible bedside manner and gave us time to grieve. I'm not sure how she does it but I'm so glad and grateful for how kindly she treated both us and Panini during this time. We had a ton of questions before, during, and after, and she answered them all with patience. If you need someone to give the best for your pet and to treat them as if they were her own, please call Betsy.

We could not have asked for a better person to provide euthanasia services for our dogs. She…read moreattended to our 14 and 13 year old ridgebacks some years apart, one just a few days ago. Betsy is technically skillful but also extraordinarily compassionate, understanding, soft spoken and gentle toward both our beloved dogs and the family members present for our dogs' final moments, one on a familiar couch and one on the grass in the yard he so enjoyed. She clearly understands and feels the trauma we were feeling and made our pet' s passing as easy as possible. She assisted at every step, and stayed to help until all was done. We are very grateful to her for making these difficult steps less painful. We were so very lucky to find her. She is the best.