Northern Virginia Dog Walking Services

Paw Pals Dog Walking service is the perfect solution for busy pet owners anywhere in Northern Virginia who really care about their dogs, but don’t always have the time to walk or care for them during the day as much as they’d like. Our pet-loving professional dog walkers offer the area’s “Best Care for your Best Friend.” Paw Pals offers highly customizable and flexible services to accommodate your schedule, no matter how hectic it gets. We can guarantee that all of Paw Pals experienced dog walkers will treat your dogs with exceptional care during each and every visit.

Mid-Day Dog Walks

Our Mid-Day Dog Walking service is designed to give dogs a mid-day potty break or dog walk between the hours of 10 AM and 4 PM Monday through Friday. Many pet owners in the area have long commutes and long days at work, sometimes leaving dogs lonely and hungry at home during the day. Paw Pals’ amazing dog walkers will provide dogs their much needed walks, playtime, brushing, and treats, along with fresh food and water whenever needed during a visit. We can come by for 15, 30, or for 45 minute visits, depending on how much attention and care is desired. We can also administer pet medications, and if a pet needs this, please see our Medication Administration service below.

Mid-Day Dog Walks Pricing

Give your pal a mid-day potty break or dog walk between the hours of 10 AM and 4 PM Monday through Friday. Provides dogs a needed break if your work and/or commute requires long hours

Includes:

• Walk, Playtime, Brushing, Treats
• Fresh food and water at scheduled visit
• Medications, if required (see medication administration)
• Attention and love as if they were our own!

Weekend and After-Hours Dog Walks

If a pet owner needs outside of our normal mid-day dog walking hours of 10 AM to 4 PM, our Weekend and After-Hours Dog Walking service will apply. Paw Pals can take your dog(s) on a potty break, as well as feed and water your pets during these visits any time of the day on weekends or between the hours of 6:00 to 9:30 AM or 5:00 to 9:00 PM, Monday through Friday. This service is great for dogs with owners who have inconsistent work schedules or who have other plans.

Weekend/After-Hours Dog Walks Pricing

Give your pal a potty break or dog walk scheduled any time of day on weekends, and between the hours of 6:00 – 9:30 AM or 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Provides dogs a needed break if your work or plans are inconsistent.

Includes:

• Walk, Playtime, Brushing, Treats
• Fresh food and water at scheduled visit
• Medications, if required (see medication administration)
• Attention and love as if they were our own!

Additional Services

Dog Supply Pick-up

We can shop at your preferred specialty store or the nearest pet supply store to pick-up any of the food, supplies, or litter, etc, a pet owner needs and is unable or unavailable to do. Whether someone is just too busy or is out of town, Paw Pals dog walkers and pet sitters can get all of the supplies your pets need to stay cute.

Note: We will shop at a nearby pet supply store. If a particular specialty store is requested, depending on the distance, additional costs may be incurred.

Cost: $20 plus amount of receipt

Dog Transportation / Dog Taxi Service

Paw Pals Pet Taxi service is able to help dog owners more effectively manage their time, and can be very useful for when an owner is unavailable or on vacation. With this service, we can transport pets to the groomer, to the vet, or other places they might need to go in our service area. We will be able to remain with a pet through the entire visit in order to reassure and give them the attention they need. Paw Pals requires our clients to make prearranged payments with their groomer or vet, and we must also require our clients to be reachable to make any important decisions during these visits. This service is available by appointment and can include up to 2 pets, with an additional charge for more pets.

Calculate Your Cost Estimate:

• Go to Google maps: Driving directions to get the route distance
• Multiply the distance by $3.00
• Add $5.00 for Drop-off and/or Pick-up charge
• Add $15 per half hour waiting time (You do not pay both a Drop-off and Pick-up charge if we wait.)
• Add $10 each for over 2 pets

Note: Minimum charge is $15.

Dog Medication Administration

Your Paw Pals Pet Sitter has training to administer pet medications. In most cases, pets will take the medication with a little coaxing, or willingly, and administering medication in food or treats would not require an additional charge when feeding your pets. However, medications including subcutaneous fluids and injections such as insulin require additional expertise, and an add-on fee.

Cost:

• Topical – $0
• Oral in food – $0
• Oral without food – $5
• Injections – $10
• Subcutaneous Fluids – $25

Dog Waste Pickup (Poopie Patrol)

Sometimes dog owners are not able or available to pick up all of the dog piles in the yard. Nobody wants a shoe emergency on their hands, so our Poopie Patrol service can handle the realities of this task. This can be performed by Paw Pals as an add-on to a regular pet sitting or dog walking visit, or can be scheduled as a separate service.

Stand-alone Cost:

• $15.00 for the first 15 minutes
• $8.00 for each 15 minutes

Add-on Cost:

• $8.00 for each additional 15 minutes

House Sitting / Garden Watering

No pets, but you still need your house taken care of while you are away? We can visit your home once
or twice a day to take care of the minor household tasks that you would usually do. Your home is made
more secure by crime-deterring measures taken by your pet sitter, including:

• Bringing in papers, mail, and packages
• Watering house plants
• Feeding fish and refilling bird feeders
• Opening/Closing blinds
• Alternating lights
• Taking out/Bringing in trash and recycling

Cost: $20 per day/per visit

Garden Watering
Garden watering can be added onto either House Sitting or Pet Sitting visits.

Cost: $8.00 for each 15 minutes

Dog Walking Policies

Paw Pals has policies and procedures in place for certain situations which include:

Safety First!

First and foremost, our professional dog walkers put safety first. We do our absolute best to make sure there is nothing that could go wrong during any of our visits. Each of our dog walkers and pet sitters is certified in PetTech PetSaver First Aid and CPR and must recertify every two years in order to keep up with the best safety practices which could save the life of a pet in an emergency. Each of Paw Pals dog walkers and pet sitters is truly an animal lover, and that is how we can always provide the care and attention your dogs crave during the day.

New Client Setup / Meet & Greet

Before someone becomes one of our dog walking or pet sitting clients, we require an initial “Meet & Greet” at your home to make introductions with you and each of your pets. We’ll take this time to discuss the needs of you and your pets and to determine a pet’s temperament and behavior and analyze whether a dog is an acceptable candidate for our dog walking or pet sitting services. Once this has occurred, we can talk about a pet’s normal routine as we fill out all of our required paperwork and inform new clients on our policies and procedures.

We also use this as an opportunity for you to show us your pet’s routine, and for us to complete all the paperwork and go over our policies and procedures. However, you are under no obligation to obtain services as a result of this visit, and we reserve the right to refuse service if a pet is not a good candidate for our services.

Cost: $25.00 (This fee will be waived if Paw Pals determines that your pet(s) will not be a good
candidate for our services.)

Note: For existing clients, who add a new pet to their family and wish for their pet sitter to meet them and the pet before services begin, there will be a $15.00 visit fee.

Late Bookings

We understand that not everything happens as planned and will do our best to accommodate last minute requests. These requests are not guaranteed and are subject to sitter availability. Please note that requests made after business hours will be considered as having been received the next business day.

• Existing clients: Requests made with less than 2 business days’ notice will incur a $10.00/visit surcharge. Same day requests will incur an additional $25/visit last minute booking charge. (If the request is for a series of visits, the surcharges will apply only to the visits within the late booking period, not all the visits in the series.)
• New clients: All new clients must have an initial Meet & Greet completed before any visits or services can be confirmed. Please see New Client Setup/Meet & Greet section above.

Inclement Weather

For days when there is severe inclement weather, a $20.00 fee may apply. This policy is most often associated with a federal government shutdown or if Fairfax County Schools are closed.

2019 Holiday Schedule