Hudson Dog Walker

My husband and I work full-​time, and last spring decided to look for a dog walker to come by during the day and walk our two dogs. We looked at a few local people/​businesses, and decided on Nancy and her service of friendly, reliable dog walkers. She is simply the best, and we’ve loved each walker that has entered our lives to take care of our «babies» when we’re not around. Her service is much less expensive than other businesses, but the quality is great. The dog walkers write little notes after each visit to inform you of how your pets did that day, and they’re incredibly flexible if your hours or days change at the last minute. Like other dog-​lovers, our dogs are like family to us, and I was really worried about a «stranger» coming in to walk our dogs and managing them on a leash (one is a Greyhound). We’ve had nothing but positive experiences, and I’d highly recommend Nancy and her crew!

I grew up in Hudson and left at 18 vowing never to come back. I lived all over the world, collecting 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!