A Dog’s Life Boston

Great people and service! Our Pomeranian poodle is hyper and energetic so she loves it when they come by. She knows she’s going to get a lot of off leash time running in the woods and she’s always excited when she gets a chance to swim in the lake!

Kelly and her carefully selected crew are AMAZING. Our first dog, Zoe, is a 4 year old 50 lb shepherd mix and throughout her life we’ve use both daycare and dog walking services so we know the drill. We first reached out to A Dog’s Life several months ago after moving to Cambridge. We were looking for an off leash, «hike» experience rather than the standard walk around the neighborhood on a leash situation. Kelly’s service provides that and so much more! Zoe has been going on 2 hikes per week for 4 months now, and a couple of months into her hikes we adopted another pup — a 1 year old giant schnauzer mix. Kelly and A Dog’s Life have been awesomely helpful with him as well, sending weekly progress emails and working with him on his recall (off leash commands) while he’s out with them.
In summary, we love A Dog’s Life for (1) their awesome service at a reasonable price — pick up, drop off and several hours of off leash time out in the woods — and (2) Kelly’s communication. She sends email updates, photos, and videos regularly so I know how our pups are doing and how much fun they’re having! Again, we’ve used multiple services since our first dog was a puppy so I’d like to think we know a good dog walker when we see one. Kelly comes HIGHLY recommended by us and our dogs!

What can I say? They are amazing.
My dog goes bananas when he gets picked up, which is a true test. Kelly and Jill take such great care of our boy, its as if he is theirs. Trustworthy, reliable, professional, patient, friendly… what more can I say?
My boy runs, swims, and plays for hours and comes home exhausted and clearly just had the best day of his life… according to his memory of course.
Working with a dog worker can be tricky since they have your house keys and most importantly, take care of your dog every day… so its very important you are comfortable with them. I cannot speak highly enough of how comfortable we are with Kelly, Jill, and the rest of their team.
I’d recommend them to anyone!

My girls LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Kelly. I have had three dog walkers over the past several years and they have never enjoyed their time as much as they do with Kelly and the gang. It is a huge weight off my shoulders.

My dog is loving her off– leash time with A Dog’s Life! I was interested in getting my dog some hiking time during the week, instead of just on the weekends with me, and it has been working out great. Ellie comes home happy and tired! Kelly always takes her to the «not so crowded» off leash spots and none that make her return home really stinky.
Kelly has been really flexible and the communication about Ellie’s days and activities have been very thorough. A Dog’s Life’s hikes are a great supplement to my dog’s walking schedule.
I’m very choosy about my dog and would highly recommend A Dog’s Life.

Best. Dog. Walker/​Photographer. Ever.
Kelly is an amazingly talented and professional individual. Her photography is also incredible. I highly recommend her services to anyone who truly loves their doggy.

I (and my pup) were so lucky to have been recommended Kelly over 3 years ago as a great option for me to have my beloved 4-​legged kid have the best excursion during the day I could imagine. Kelly is so dependable and so amazing with my dog. I can leave for the day knowing that once the key is put in the door when she arrives that he is loved, cared for and taken care of as if he were her own dog. My pup has the best time running, swimming, meeting great friends and most of all being a happy dog. I know that after rescuing my dog that he learned how to properly walk off leash as a result of going out with Kelly and her pack. She has consciously kept her groups small so that each dog is taken care of. All I can say is that when looking at walking services versus Kelly’s hiking service, there is no comparison. I will also warn that after a day with Kelly, if you dog does not come running to the door to greet you, it is only because he/​she is so happyily exhausted from having a great day, that they will wait to let you come to them to thank you for letting them go out with Kelly for the day.

If I tried to document all of the ways in which A Dog’s Life Boston has been a tremendous service to myself and my pet, it would be an epic fail on my part. Kelly has gone above and beyond what I expected from a dogwalker. She’s always on time, reliable, and friendly. My dog greets her with enthusiasm and excitement that he normally reserves for myself and close friends. He couldn’t be happier and it shows when he gets home and falls asleep after letting out a big, content sigh, as if to say «today was a good day.»
If you’re debating between dogwalkers and unsure who you can trust, all you have to do is look at Kelly’s blog and ask yourself if you’ll be able to find anyone who cares more about dogs (and lets it show)?

Two years ago I was transitioning from law school with a 8 month old puppy to a law firm. I was worried that I would not be able to find a trust worthy company that could actually exhaust my hyper lab/​border collie mix. A few weeks before I started work I had visited several doggy daycares, which seemed ok, but I was worried that my dog would pick up bad habits (barking) and not get to actually be outside. I took my dog for one of my favorite off leash hikes in the area and like magic, A Dog’s Life’s owner (Kelly) appeared on the trail surrounded by about four or five dogs. The dogs around her loved her, seemed well behaved (they stopped when she stopped to talk to me), were off leash and thoroughly enjoying themselves! I think I freaked Kelly out when I nearly jumped on her and asked if she was a dog walker. She gave me her card and said that she would come to the apartment and discuss a schedule. Thank goodness she did! I don’t know what I would’ve have done without her. My dog © went through serious separation anxiety issues (chewed wall, chewed favorite pair of shoes etc…). After about a week of my starting work and C going out with Kelly, Kelly agreed to take him for the full day (insert songs of angels). For the last two years she has picked my pup up in the morning between 9:30 and 10:30 and dropped him back off in the afternoon between 3:30 and 4:30 (he would be with her for two trips). She would give him a Kong when she dropped him off so he would settle in. She would also make sure when he was out of the car, he would pee one more time before dropping him off. Now he’s mellowed a little (thank goodness!) and goes on just the morning trips. Everyday she writes a note saying how C did — though we’ve never met them, we know the names of the dogs C plays with. Kelly was also a huge help in training, working with us on different methods to help our dog with his urge to chase joggers (no longer!). Every day he comes back and he is exhausted (seriously — knocked out). Every time she comes and gets him, he is always SOOOOO excited to see her! She has been extremely flexible and has picked our dog up from my parents house when we’re on vacation, and taken him for a weekend stay at her house when we’re away for the weekend. In two years, she has never cancelled! I also actually believe she really loves our mangy mutt (even though he once had explosive diarrhea in her car, which she graciously forgave him for (that was embarrassing)). I really can’t say enough about what an amazing service this is. Yes, you are paying somebody (a fair amount of money) to walk your dog. But her prices are on par with just about everyone else’s in the city — if not better (we had a dog walker (only for 2 days) who charged $ 15 to take the dog out for a 15 minute leash walk!!!). Look at her website, she is obviously someone who cares about dogs and is not just doing this to make money. I completely trust her. I love my dog, and I love knowing that while I’m stuck in the office, he’s out tromping through the woods and swimming in streams (as a dog should).