Tails on the Town

I can’t say enough wonderful things about our experience with Maria. First and foremost, our dog (Oliver) loves her and is always so happy on days he gets to walk with her. Beyond that, she is incredibly flexible, responsive and reliable. We have a very varied schedule and Maria makes it easy to make a plan (even when we need to do so last minute).
I would recommend Maria to anyone looking for a dog walker in the area!

I highly recommend Maria (and Doug) who has been my dog’s walker for the past year. She is very professional and communication couldn’t be easier (very responsive and flexible). She’s always on time and can even update a dog walk log with any notes. Look no further if you’re in need of a dog walker!

Tails on the Town were always really great to work with. Maria and Doug and super straight-​to-​the-​point and no frills but they are reliable, available and quick to reply. They always came through for me when I needed afternoon walks, left me informative notes and my dog always seemed happy and well cared for. I think they take the dogs in their car, so that’s something to note. I used them until I moved out of Brooklyn. I would recommend them any day.

We love Maria — and most importantly, so does our dog Gus! I have kind of a weird work schedule and she’s always super accommodating when I have to switch days around. And it’s really great knowing our pup is in good hands and walking with good «friends.» (Seeing her Facebook pics of «the gang» and reading her notes about what Gus does every day are really fun, too.) It’s clear Maria knows her stuff and always does what’s best for the dogs she walks — she recommended a special harness doe our guy, for example, because he tends to pull on the leash. Going back to work and leaving our «baby» in the care of someone else could have been really hard, but we like and trust Maria so much that she makes it easy.

Maria is a wonderful dog walker. Our dogs are not the easiest to manage and she is great with them. She puts extra time and effort into giving our pups a stimulating walk, and always accommodates our last-​minute freelance schedule. We appreciate her post walk notes!

We’ve been working with Maria for 4 months training our rescue mutt, Ruby! When we first got Ruby she was an anxious pup especially hesitant of people, and who knows what else. Maria has been amazing! Flexible, knowledgable, patient, accessible — she’s wonderful with Ruby and equally as good with my husband and I. She’s helped us work with Ruby and given us so many useful tips and training tools that in a mere 2 months Ruby was a different, much more confident dog. We trust Maria without question and can verify that every suggestion and direction she has led us in has been spot on. We will continue to work with her now and throughout Ruby’s life. She’s the best!

Maria and Doug came highly recommended to me. They are what I like to consider consistent and reliable, not only as dog walkers and people– but for my guy. I have an 80 pound lab/​pit mix, being 2 ½ he is a ball of energy and I know he loves going out with them. It’s nice to know that I have people from the neighborhood walking and taking care of Hunter. It’s very common for me to see them out and about walking dogs or in their car with them too.
They have been walking Hunter for over a year now and they are always there for us when we need them– which is a great feeling. They have not only been great caretakers for Hunter for when I’m at work but a very valuable source for advice and information. One day Maria emailed me and said she noticed Hunter ate his dinner very fast, and told me about possible health problems from this. From her advice, I purchased a slow feeder which has been working out great. This is a great example of them taking that extra step to keep me in the loop of something I would have and had been over looking.
I highly recommend Tails on the Town to everyone and I’m very happy to have them.

Maria was recommended to us to for training for our beagle, Luna. Luna came home from the shelter with a lot of anxiety, what we initally thought was separation anxiety. She wouldn’t go potty outside for over a week, and she howled and screamed anytime we left the room. We went to our vet who put her on Prozac & Xanax, but also strongly suggested we pursue training. Luna clearly hadn’t had any training before, not so much as «sit.» But with Maria’s help, she was a very quick learner! She will always be a shy dog, and Maria was very sensitive to that. But in just a handful of lessons, Maria was able to teach Luna sit, go to mat, shake, high five, and lay down as well as get us started with shaping/​clicker training. It has built Luna’s confidence tremensely and really helped us to bond with her. The combination of medication and training has been just amazing, and Luna is like a whole new dog and finally a happy member of our family.

Maria is great. She walks my dog Owen five days a week while I work in Manhattan, and is always awesome when it comes to helping out last minute with extra walks during my sometimes unpredictable schedule. I always know my dog is getting a great walk and exercise in, sometimes with his buddies walking for hours a day! This service is also the most affordable and reliable I’ve found in Park Slope, and I know my dog is well cared for everyday.

Maria has been walking our dog for the past year and she is wonderful. She is punctual with her walks and also very attentive to our dog– leaving us notes and sending texts about anything she thinks we might want to know. I would recommend her without reservation!

Maria and Doug are the best! They are low key, flexible and true dog lovers. They’ve been walking our dog Ziggy for a year now and he always comes back super happy from their walks. They show a lot of care for him, putting us as owners at ease and are also super reliable. Can’t recommend them enough!

Doug and Maria have been walking my dog, Jean Claude, since I moved to Windsor Terrace 4 years ago. A friend in the neighborhood referred us. It’s been fantastic to have such caring, dependable dog walkers who have been able to work with my always-​changing schedule. In a pinch, they’ve been able to squeeze in late afternoon 2^nd walks, to help with late days in the office in the city. Very highly recommended.

Tails on the Town is the best. For about 2 years, Doug and Maria have been walking Falco, my dog, almost every weekday afternoon. They started walking him a few days after he came home from the shelter as a 6-​month-​old puppy. And I do not know what we would do without them.
Doug and Maria have not only been reliable, flexible caretakers, but they have also been invaluable sources of advice and contacts for puppy rearing and training. Falco is an anxious soul, and there is no one I trust more outside my family to handle and care for him than Doug and Maria.
Anytime we run into Doug or Maria on the street, Falco is thrilled to see them. That is the true testimony to their excellent care — as he is never remotely enthused to see his groomer or vet or even doggie daycare team.
I highly recommend Tails on the Town any chance I get!

I posted a review about Maria and Doug in 2012 and just wanted to update it to say that they continue to be wonderful with my dog, Rocket. Rocket isn’t an easy dog to walk — he tends to be a bit uncooperative (he continues to be nervous about leaving our apartment with someone other than us) but Doug manages to get him out and about regardless. I completely trust and rely on Doug and Maria and highly recommend them!

After a brief email conversation Maria quickly came to the rescue. Tails on the Town is flexible, thorough, responsible, reliable and trustworthy. They care about little Newton the Dog almost as much as I do and we both appreciate it.

Maria and Doug are great. I have two schipperkes and they can be quite a handful. Doug usually walks them and takes great care of them. I get a daily poop report so I know what happened during their walk. It is very hard in NYC to not only trust someone with the keys to your house but to also entrust them with the lives of your little babies. I have the kind of dogs that would run into the street in a flash if a leash was dropped and I know these guys are careful with my babies because they also LOVE animals & treat them with great care, even if they are a little weird. :) You can trust Tails on the Town!

We’ve been extremely fortunate since the arrival of our black lab/​mastiff mix puppy Carys a year ago, that Maria & Doug have been a part of her life. She loves them both immensely and is always über excited to see them. It gives us massive peace of mind to know that while we are both at work, Carys is in the very best hands.
Very chill, accommodating personalities mixed with an obvious love of the canine variety make it very easy to trust that Carys is well looked after.
Whether it is on-​lead training, going to her favourite park, filling water bowls, crating or puppy proofing, extra help on evenings or weekends, making sure she has her favourite toy or treat filled kong at paw, they both have it all covered.
Carys would agree that she is a very lucky pooch.

Tails on the Town is the greatest! Maria started walking my puppy, Freddie, when he was 4 months old and horrible on a leash. He improved so fast, and I always feel good leaving Freddie in her hands. I trust Maria and Doug totally with my pup and with the keys to my apartment. Freddie adores Maria, and she’s so patient when dealing with his crazy puppy energy. They’re also really responsive and available, which is a huge deal, as my schedule can change quickly. I couldn’t be happier that I was referred to them!

Our little buddy can be an absolute joy to behold. But it wasn’t always that way. When we first got him from a shelter, he had a few issues. Maria and Doug are patient and helpful and have given us some great advice on working with his quirks.
They’re also super flexible about schedules and extremely reliable.

Maria and Doug are wonderful. If I could give them 100 stars, I would.
They are seriously just the best. They started walking our little guy last January and we do not have one single negative thing to say over the entire time period. They are reliable, flexible, patient, they take amazing care of Jake and we know Jake just adores them.
We used another dog walker for a short time before finding Tails on the Town and there is a stark difference in Jake’s behavior from the old walker to the new-​and-​improved Jake after being walked by Doug and Maria. He is happier, healthier, and it gives me such peace of mind to know that he is so well cared for while we are at work all day.
We are, sadly, moving away and I cannot tell you how heartbroken we are to be leaving the Doug and Maria dog-​walking district. We will miss them dearly. If you have a furry little pet friend, do yourself and favor and call them immediately. Your pet will thank you for it.