Get Pet

I don’t know that I can do much to expand on my earlier very complimentary review of Get Pet — but I felt compelled to post more supporting comments about why they are the BEST. I think my next step will be to create a Wikipedia entry for ‘best dog walker ever’ and insert a picture of the Get Pet crew. Our dog ‘Fargo’ was a super happy client — but unfortunately for him his heartless humans decided to follow their dream and move to San Francisco — and despite my attempts to convince Kyle to open up ‘Get Pet West’ and/​or share our moving truck with Fargo’s walker and best friend Ryan… we were unsuccessful. I thought if we pushed Fargo’s walk back by an hour or so Ryan would be able to make it from Chicago to San Francisco every day — but geography was never my strong suit. Apparently it takes longer to get here.
Kidding aside, I’m assuming if you are reading this you are in the market for a dog walking service. I can virtually guarantee you and your best friend will be extremely happy with your decision to hire Get Pet. On the other hand, you will regret not giving them a try. If I had to rank all the things I miss about Chicago — Kyle/​Ryan and the Get Pet crew would be in the top 3 for sure. After a year we really considered them to be part of our family (the part that we like). Fun, extremely trustworthy, honest, caring, and dependable are some words I’d use to describe Get Pet. I agree with the other poster — JW… I can’t recommend them enough and would find myself jealous that Fargo would be able to spend time with them every day — they are just very good people.
There are a lot of dog walking options in Chicago — some good and others not so good. Get Pet is in a different league altogether — although we moved and can’t use their service anymore we miss them and feel lucky to have had the time that we did. Best of luck in your search — and for your dog’s benefit I hope you give Get Pet a try!

Kyle and his team having been taking care of our furry children, Eva and Cooper, for a year and a half and they do the BEST job. Kyle is truly passionate about animals and prides himself in providing a superior level of service. He’s flexible with people who have crazy schedules and he even boards our dogs on weekends that we’re out of town. Eva and Cooper were mildly timid around Gatsby, Kyle’s dog, during over night stays but he did an amazing job socializing them. Kyle even took them on NYE 2012 and sent us a picture of the puppy party he was having with all his furry visitors :) Our dogs are walked twice a week and each time the get pet employee arrives I receive an email alert letting me know their walk is starting, I can track their walk online if I’d like (never have because I trust them implicitly) and I receive another alert when they return home. Kyle supplies each client with a doggy diary that lets me know what the walker encountered while with my dogs, including what mood they were in, training accomplishments, misc. notes, type of «potty», time of arrival and departure. Our initial dog walker, Ashley, left the company to pursue a new job and Kyle called us to set up a time for my husband and I to meet our new dog walker. He wanted to make sure we were comfortable with the person who would be taking care of our dogs and entering our apartment while we’re at work — I really appreciated that. Get Pet is a fantastic service, if you love your dogs as much as I do then it’s the only service you should consider.

I am not even sure if I can put into words how INCREDIBLE Get Pet, Kyle and his team are. After having a bad experience with one dog walking company, I was lucky enough to find Kyle. Kyle came to visit and meet me and my dog (Cosmo) before the walks started and we immediately felt comfortable (and relieved). As a team, Get Pet truly does take tremendous care of Cosmo on walks and every time Kyle/​Ryan walk in the door Cosmo is the happiest dog alive! Cosmo can be a bit stubborn on walks and Kyle and Ryan have done a wonderful job at gaining Cosmo’s trust and working with him!
I definitely think if you consider ANY other dog walking in Chicago, you’d be crazy. They are not only a great team but also very accommodating to your schedule. They also have a great website and system so that you can keep track of your pooch at all times. If you’re like me, your dog means the world to you and it is hard to imagine trusting someone else with them. Not the case here, each and every one of the peeps at Get Pet are very trustworthy and caring!

Kyle, Ryan, and Mike are all absolutely fantastic. They’re very responsive, trustworthy, and accomodating (to our crazy schedule changes). Kyle also organizes really fun events for dogs and owners alike.
I can’t recommend Get Pet enough. I’m actually really jealous that our dog gets to spend so much time with them and we don’t!

Kyle and his crew are fantastic. Our dog would look forward to his walks, and we would look forward to not having to get home right from the office during the week. Kyle is very attentive to emails about schedule changes, and our dog really likes staying with him on weekends that we have to head out of town.
Kyle came to our apartment for a consultation prior to his first walk, clearly knows a ton about pooches, and is completely trustworthy in our home.
I can’t speak highly enough about Get Pet — sign your dog up now.

I absolutely love this company!
I met with Kyle, the owner, last week. He was very good with my skiddish Chihuahua mutt from the get-​go. He went over their policies, and together we built a a walking schedule for Panther, my dog.
The pet profile sheet is very detailed, which is perfect for OCD dog owners, such as myself. They even went as far to ask if my dog should have tap, bottled, or filtered water, which I have never had the luxury of choosing with a dog walker.
The following day, during the first walk, Kyle sent me a picture of Panther with her new dog walker. The next day, I got home early, and got to see Panther with her dog walker. After one day, Panther was completely comfortable and excited to go out (this never happens)!
GetPet goes above and beyond with their service, and I would highly recommend them to anyone.

There aren’t enough stars on Unilocal to give Get Pet the stars it deserves! Seeeeeeriously. Kyle is more than a dog walker, he’s my Clover’s cool Uncle K – you know, that awesome uncle you’d rather hang out with because it’s so much more fun than being with boring old mom.
For five stars… Clover adores him — he loves her just as much it seems! She gets a lot of good, healthy walks to new places (more than with me!) and socialization with other pets when she’s with Kyle, and for good measure some schooling as well… Cloves used to have the worst leash manners but after she spent a full week in Uncle K’s custody, she’s perfect on the leash. How does he do it? I don’t know, but my coffee-​burn-​free hands which are no longer yanked here and there by an excitable pup are thankful though. Plus, Kyle is both your point of contact and the person who walks your dog — no calling a manager and hoping the message gets to your walker in time or in the right way. It makes things so easy for you and more comfortable for Clover to have just Kyle and only Kyle to deal with. When interviewing other services, it was made clear that the person I was talking to about my dog was not likely to be the person dealing with my dog… a definite no, especially when their prices were higher or comparable to Get Pet.
For five stars… Kyle really goes above and beyond with service. He’s super responsive with emails and calls, and it doesn’t even have to be about his walks — I’ve asked him about grooming, pet friendly places in the city, etc. It’s so great to have him as a resource. He also runs a neat blog which shares these tips. Then, after walks, Kyle leaves a map (reusable laminated! sustainable!) marking where they went and a brief summary about what happened during their walk — how Clover acted, what they worked on training wise, any hilarity, etc.
For 7 million stars… it’s not how he is with the dog, but how he is with me. This service exemplifies «above and beyond.» Basically, my boyfriend agreed to watch Clover over the summer while I was out of town for work, and we needed a dog walker to take Clover out midday while he was at work. After much searching, enter Kyle. Things were all set, but then, the boyfriend (messily) turned into an ex-​boyfriend two days before I left town. Although the ex still took care of Clover, I couldn’t count on him anymore to keep me updated with her or how she was doing. It was so upsetting and frustrating for a mommy like me who missed her pupster so desperately… Kyle was a SAINT. He took pictures of Clover during their daily walks and kept me updated on email on how she was doing. He answered all my nitty little questions from why her eyes looked like they were tearing up excessively to whether she had finally gone into the water at the beach. And then, he patiently dealt with the mess and confusion of having me and ex barely talking to each other (and arguing when we do) who can’t keep track of anything… This extra stress is all in addition to his regular, agreed-​upon dog walking duties, and Kyle handled it with such professionalism and understanding. Like I said, a SAINT.
With Clover in Kyle’s care, I feel 100% comfortable that both my dog and my anxiety are going to be well taken care of. He’s a Godsend. Get Pet is an absolute prize and I would recommend it in a heartbeat to any doggy parents!

Finding a dog walker is a bit more stressful than one can imagine. Finding a GREAT dog walker is all the more daunting. I mean, think about it, not only are you trusting this person wiht your dog (who for many of us blurs the line of being our child), but this person has full access to your home. That being said, we feel unbelievably thankful to have found Kyle and Get Pet Chicago. Right off the bat we knew we had found someone with integrity and kindness, and a dog lover and professional to boot! There aren’t enough great things we can say about Kyle, my suggestion would be to hire him yourself, and see the hard work he puts in to every walk. Even something as simple as clipping nails is something he takes with the utmost of professionalism.
Thanks Kyle for taking care of our Molly!

Kyle has been walking my Rat Terrier, Sammy, for a couple of weeks now. Sammy really seemed to like Kyle when we both first met him. And Kyle seems to genuinely love animals. So far everything has gone great. Kyle leaves a detailed note about where they walked and what they did while out on their adventure together.
I would highly recommend Get Pet.

After calling every dog waking service in the area, I decided to go with Kyle with Get Pet. Besides, answering all of my questions and making me completely comfortable, Kyle seems to go above and beyond with my dog Sasha. He doesn’t seem too busy with managing other clients and is always willing to answer my weirdest request. I look forward to the clever notes he leaves when I get home from work. Along with the map of their route with my dog and the things they did. He has great payment options and by far the most reasonable in town! Check because I did. With Kyle with Get Pet you get way more than what you pay for. Try him out you will not be disappointed!

I realized after rescuing our first pup in 2003 that I was a «mom» with separation anxiety, so unless the dog could travel with us, my husband and I weren’t going anywhere far for long. Road trips instead of flights were fun for a little while, but we soon lost our zest to make anymore travel CD soundtracks to hold us over. Even our poor dog looked bored as hell a mere thirty minutes into each trip.
With each of us working well over forty hours each week, we had hired a dog-​walker from a local neighborhood business and, although there were never messes to be cleaned up when we got home, we suspected the care given was half-​assed because there were times the leash had not moved from where we had left it that morning and the water bowl was near-​empty. We were looking for a change, but hoping to wait until after an upcoming trip home (out-​of-​state) to start the process.
Enter: Kyle from Get Pet. A friend of mine had referred Kyle’s information to me and, after we were told last-​minute our current dog-​walker would be unable to help us over the weeks leading up to our trip, I contacted him to get some information. It was instantly unmistakable that I was one pet-​lover speaking to another. Kyle agreed to come by the next day and meet with me and my pups (we adopted another one in March 2009.)
Puppy love at first sight! Not only did my girls allow Kyle to sit and walk with them, they were following him around instead of me! Kyle was very mindful of the age difference between them (8 years versus 9 mos) and even helped me with puppy training techniques (no jumping, walking on a leash, etc.) and nutritional info on both age groups. The results I saw in a matter of a few days convinced me to go where I’d never gone before… we FLEW home for our visit, leaving our babies at home for the first time ever! I wish I had discovered Kyle sooner — he sent me daily picture messages and emails of their status and whereabouts and they were so happy! To date, Kyle is the only person I trust to watch after our pups.
I cannot recommend Get Pet highly enough! I was never a person comfortable with the idea of leaving my little companions with anyone else, nor the thought of someone being in our house while we’re away, but, it’s a completely reassuring experience on both concerns the minute you meet with Kyle. He’s totally dependable and genuinely enjoys taking care of animals. I truly think my dogs would agree with me when I say he’s their «mom-​away-​from-​home.»

I’ve used Get Pet several times and I am ecstatic about my experience. They treat you with the respect you would expect being a client — but, they also offer incredibly personalized services. They often offer insight and tips relevant to training, diet, etc. — and you can tell they love animals, which makes me feel more than comfortable leaving my dog in their hands! I would recommend Get Pet to anyone looking for personalized and animal loving pet services that are always punctual and helpful.