Mark Drahozal

Mark has been part of my family ever since we adopted Maggie, a hound mix, in 2009. We lived in the city with her from 2009 until 2013. During that time, he walked her daily, boarded her when we needed, and trained us on how to be better dog owners. Maggie and Mark have a very special relationship. Now that we’ve moved out to Long Island, we still contact him first to board Maggie when needed. Even though it’s almost an hour away, we still feel its important for Maggie to have Mark in her life. I believe Mark is at the top of his field when it comes to exercising your dog, trusted professional for boarding and if needed a consultant who can assist you on how to best raise your dog in the city. He’s extremely reliable!

Where to begin…
Mark has been walking/​dog sitting my dogs for the last 5 years (my husband’s dog 3 years longer). Mark walks the boys 4 days a week and has watched them while my husband and I vacation a number of times.
There is no one else in the NY area that I would trust as much as Mark. He is reliable, considerate and truly has a natural connection with dogs that is special. I have confirmed this many times by bumping into Mark in the neighborhood, on a day he doesn’t have them, and seeing their reaction. Sometimes I think they’d leave me to go hang with him!
Mark doesn’t treat walks as just a job, taking them out for 15 minutes to do their business. He spends quality time with our dogs. There have been times we’ve caught wind of Mark spending hours at the dog park with the boys!
The times we have left the boys with Mark while vacationing has always been fantastic. They come home exhausted! My husband and I joke that they look forward to their vacations with Mark as much as we look forward to going away.
Mark isn’t just someone we trust with our dogs. We trust him coming into our apartment, daily, for the last 8 years. We have never once been concerned about giving him our keys.
If you love your dog, let him/​her have the joy of spending time with him. You WILL NOT be disappointed.

Mark watches my dog during the day. He’s incredibly flexible and accommodating to my changing schedule and provides text updates on how my dog is doing.
Good communication, reasonable price, good care.

It’s very simple. I’m a bit of a dog fanatic and my three dogs are beloved members of my family.
Mark is the ONLY dog-​walker in New York I will trust with my dogs. If I need to go out of town and he happens to be unavailable, I will drive my dogs back to CT to be with my mother instead.
If someone else besides me is going to walk my dogs, I need to have PEACE OF MIND. Mark provides all of that and more. Mark is extremely knowledgeable about dogs as well as patient (my guys can be very temperamental at times), thoughtful and extremely trustworthy.
If I have a question about health-​care or nutrition for my dogs, Mark is always the first person I consult. He has inevitably researched the subject and is able to provide helpful insights and suggestions.
Mark has an amazing way about him — just super good energy. As soon as you meet him, you immediately know he loves dogs (and all animals) and will take amazing care of your own furry family members.
Case In Point: I met Mark for the very first time in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, where he was saving a massive snapping turtle which had escaped a fenced-​in pond and was unable to find its way back to the water. This turtle was angry and scared and HEAVY. Saving him was no easy feat!
I include story because, for me, if I can’t walk my dogs myself, I want them to be with a true animal lover who I KNOW is going to be super-​sensitive to their needs and will give them the kind of quality care they deserve.
I can’t recommend Mark highly enough. Your dogs will be so lucky to have him in their lives!