littlebigwalks

Ryan is everything I’d ever want in a dog walker. He is an absolute professional, with a giant heart. He is always prompt for the walks and clear with his fees. My dog Max is a rescue with leash aggression and Ryan is amazing with him– he handles Max brilliantly, he understands Max’s little quirks, and how to avoid possible triggers and reward him with love and praise when he’s doing good. A few times I have run into Ryan in the street with Max and it is clear that Ryan is one of his favorite people in the world. After every walk, Ryan writes a detailed little note describing their adventures. In the past year and half, Ryan has taken a couple vacations and I was very impressed with how he replaced himself with a very capable co worker.

My pup Brooklyn loves Ryan and she gives him a hug and kisses when meet. To me that says it all. It is so hard to find trustworthy and reliable dog walker in the city so I am happy we found him. Ryan leaves daily notes with details that he also sends via text message so that I know completion of the walk and feeds my girl as per my request. He is sweet, caring and very reliable.

Ryan has been walking Faun, my miniature pinscher, since I got her as a young pup over two years ago. He’s been an integral part of her life and she absolutely adores him! Ryan is warm, sensitive and gives her his undivided attention during his visits. He’s been an integral part of her training and I couldn’t imagine anyone else walking her! He is thoroughly communicative — he provides daily notes and progress reports after each walk. He’s dependable, trustworthy and reliable. Highly recommended!

There’s no other word to describe Ryan and the service he provides other than wonderful. For the past year he’s been walking my pup, and both she and I couldn’t be happier or more grateful. Running into him on an odd day off recently, my dog’s wagging, tailless rump confirmed the adoration and happiness I know he brings into her life on a daily basis.

Ryan is a true find. He has been walking my furry monster, Petula, for more than a year now. (See the photo of the girl in the blue hoodie in the snow? That’s her!) I feel very lucky to have found him. He is wonderfully communicative, dependable and trustworthy. Not only that, but he is genuinely interested in your dog having a fun and loving experience on walks. He leaves notes (sometimes a drawing — beyond cute) after each walk, and will even text you a photo of the note if you want to know what’s up right away. He is responsive with walk requests and is clear what works for him, and what doesn’t. He conducts himself professionally when it comes to the biz part of being a dogwalker, and is one of my dog’s best friends when it comes to the walk and companion part of being a dogwalker. I would be devastated if he left our lives. I can’t recommend him highly enough.

We are incredibly lucky to have found Ryan — he has been walking our little dude for more than a year now, and we couldn’t have asked for a better experience. We love the daily written recaps (and even the occasional sketch), and our guy seems to really look forward to his time with Ryan. He’s also very responsive and does a great job keeping in touch with us on scheduling. And when I found out he’s also an Orioles fan, I decided it was kismet. But seriously, Ryan is by far the best walker we’ve ever had and we highly recommend him.

Before meeting Ryan J. we were using one of those big, online walking services, where it seemed there was a new person in our apartment every other week. After several super sketchy experiences, we decided to go another route. Friends referred us to their friend, Ryan J. of littlebigwalks, who has now been walking our pup for over a year. I just can’t say enough good things about him, but here are a few highlights:
1. Ryan is very, very organized, communicative, considerate and professional. He works hard to make sure you are on the same page with your expectations of care and scheduling, and has been nothing but solid in our entire experience. Oh, and he’s amazing with animals. I’ve even had neighbors and the crossing guard go out of their way to tell me how good he is with our dog — how many people can say that about their walker?!
3. He always leaves upbeat, thoughtful and thorough notes, including information about if something was off with our dog or if he notices something that could be a potential health concern, as well as if our dog had a particularly good day. (Sometimes he even draws adorable little doodles of our dog, which I keep, of course!)
4. Most importantly, he genuinely cares about the animals and his clients. Our dog recently broke his foot (not on Ryan’s watch) and has to wear a cast for two months. Knowing that we would have crazy bills and our dog’s needs might change, Ryan offered to work with us on prices, picking him up from the vet, and whatever he could do to make this stressful time easier on us.
We’ll eventually move to a new neighborhood, and the only thing I will regret is that our dog won’t get to see Ryan everyday. But he’ll definitely remain our first choice for dogsitting, as well as our friend. Do your pet a favor, give yourself peace of mind, and hire littlebigwalks!