Capitol Hill Dog Walker Summer Guide: What the Heat Actually Means for Your Dog
If you were warm on your walk this morning, your dog was in a different situation entirely. You sweated through your shirt. Your body cooled itself the way it was designed to. You got home, drank some water, and moved on with your day. Your dog does not sweat through their skin. They cool themselves […]
4th of July Dog Walking Capitol Hill DC: Keep Dogs Safe
A few years back, I worked with a dog who would not go outside for weeks after the 4th of July. Not wouldn’t walk far. Wouldn’t cross the threshold. The fireworks had so thoroughly frightened him that he connected the whole outdoors with that terror, and he simply refused to step out the door. His […]
Can I Trust a Dog Walker in My House? A Capitol Hill Guide
Handing your house key to a Capitol Hill dog walker you met online is one of the strangest leaps of trust a busy person ever makes. You are not just hiring a walk. You are giving someone access to your home, your dog, and everything inside, on a weekday afternoon when you are nowhere near […]
How Much Does a Dog Walker Cost in Capitol Hill, DC?
Pricing for dog walking on Capitol Hill is hard to pin down. So here’s ours, in full, along with the honest market range, so you can actually compare. If you’ve spent any time Googling “how much does a dog walker cost in Capitol Hill, DC,” you already know the pattern. Rover and Wag list prices […]
How Do I Mentally Stimulate My Dog? A Capitol Hill Guide
Your dog has had their walk. They’ve been fed. There are toys on the floor. And yet here they are at 2pm, pacing the kitchen, chewing the corner of the rug, dropping a ball in your lap for the ninth time, or barking at nothing out the window. You did everything right, and your dog […]
How Do I Know If My Dog Is Stressed? A Capitol Hill Guide
You’re watching your dog on a walk and something seems a little off. Maybe their ears are back. Maybe they keep licking their lips when there’s no food around. Maybe they just seem busier than usual, scanning, unable to settle into the walk. You’re not imagining it, and you’re right to pay attention. Dogs can’t […]
Do I Need a Dog Walker? A Capitol Hill DC Guide
It usually starts as a small, nagging thought. You are in a meeting that ran long, or stuck on a call you cannot leave, and somewhere in the back of your mind is your dog at home, waiting. You picture them by the door. You wonder how long it has been. And underneath the wondering […]
Too Hot to Be Outside? How Capitol Hill Dogs Still Get Their Walk
It is 94° on Capitol Hill and you left for work two hours ago. Somewhere in the back of your mind, underneath everything else you have to think about today, is a question you cannot quite answer. Is my dog okay? Here is the answer. Yes. And here is exactly what their day looks like […]
When Is It Too Hot to Walk a Dog in DC?
Every summer, I watch the same thing happen on Capitol Hill. It’s 2pm, the brick sidewalks are radiating heat like a stovetop, and someone’s walking their dog across East Capitol Street like it’s a normal spring afternoon. The dog is panting hard. Its paws are lifting off the ground a beat too fast. The dog […]
What Are Foxtails? A Capitol Hill Dog Danger Guide
That soft green grass in the tree box outside your door is about to become one of the most dangerous things your dog walks past all summer. Most people won’t notice until it’s already in their dog’s paw. Foxtails are a wild barley grass with bristly seed heads, and right now, on Capitol Hill, they’re […]