Brighter Days Dog Walking
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Washington, DC 20009Neighborhood: Adams Morgan
(202) 630-3297
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6 reviews for Brighter Days Dog Walking
6 reviews in English
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Review from James T.
Washington, DC
8/22/2011
Wow - the last time I was here, Brighter Days had nothing but well-deserved high marks. Now I see that Yelp has filtered nearly all of their good reviews (23 total? really?), instead leaving only four reviews, one of them a one-star review from someone who has was never a customer?
It's too bad that their overall grade is so tainted by a single review from someone who never even used their service. My wife and I have used Brighter Days for a long time, I think well into our 3rd year now. We have nothing but praise for every single person who's taken care of our dogs. Sara, our present walker, is fantastic. When John who walked our two dogs for the first year left us, we were sad, because he was great, but Sara's proved to be just as capable. A couple other people, Devin and Orion, have subbed for her now and then, and everyone's always been 100% reliable, honest, and capable.
Our beasts are difficult too.. that is, bad walkers, and one of them likes to destroy stuff at home which Sara discovers sometimes. She never complains, always let us know about problems, and has always gone above and beyond the call of duty with, er, unexpected mess-cleaning.
So here's a vote from a very happy customer for Brighter Days. If you're looking for a good dog walking service in DC I recommend them highly. -
Review from Elizabeth K.
Washington, DC
Updated - 2/2/2011
Sarah posted a comment to my last review stating that Abigail did not like my "tone." I therefore quote my email to Abigail IN FULL so that folks can judge for themselves whether my tone was inappropriate:
"Thanks Abigail; I left a voice mail with Brighter Days yesterday saying I'd like to talk to a human before I used their service for the first time, and never got a call back, so I made other arrangements. When will businesses learn that they need to return their phone calls? In any event, is it OK if I keep your info for future reference? thanks, [Name]"
So that was the email to which I got an email back saying that I would not be an acceptable customer to this pet sitting service. I was actually wondering whether the service, on seeing my review, would contact me to say that Abigail's nastiness was not representative of their group's treatment of its customers, but I see that I was mistaken.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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1/18/2011
I'm glad so many others had good experiences with this service. Mine only got as far as a phone call… Read more »
Comment from John S. of Brighter Days Dog Walking 2/2/2011
We changed our main business phone number about a month ago,… More » -
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Review from William M.
Washington, DC
1/6/2010
The Collective rocks! I had to scramble to find a dog walker as plans for my dog, Skye, while I was going to be out of town for Christmas fell through unexpectedly. Despite the snow storm, which happened the day after my plans fell through, we were able to get it set up in time for me to feel comfortable in letting Dave care for Skye while I was gone. An extra perk was that he took Skye to his house for Christmas Eve and Day because of the bad road conditions. That's what I call above and beyond!
This was the first time I've ever used a dog walking service, and I could not have been more pleased. I would definitely use the Collective again and highly recommend! -
Review from Jack S.
Washington, DC
3/10/2011
We used Brighter Days for about 3 months while we had a foster dog. They were very reliable and made sure to let us know when a dogwalker was going to be away, and who the replacement was (and their contact info). I think sometimes they went on shorter walks when it was hot out... I can understand that. But.... for what they charge, I think they should either do the full walk or charge less. Otherwise, I recommend and will use these folks again.
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Review from kim s.
Washington, DC
6/1/2009
I've had a lot of different services for my pug, Buddy, in the seven or so years I've lived in DC, and Brighter Days is, by far, the best dog walking service I've ever known.
The impression that I get from every contact I've had with Brighter Days is that the folks who work there are doing it for the love of animals, and the joy of their companionship.
Buddy can be picky about his people, and, more than that, is full of
quirks. the folks at Brighter Days got every detail down from the first visit and have earned Buddy's high esteem. Recently, when dog walker Joshua and I were in my apartment, Buddy was clearly having a hard time deciding who to waddle up to --- I can't think of a better endorsement from a dog than that.
Brighter Days has also been really flexible about scheduling, from planning with me months in advance, to coming to my rescue when I had an emergency.
I am completely at ease leaving Buddy in Brighter Days' good care, and
knowing they are looking after Buddy makes my travel much less stressful. -
Review from Daniel L.
Walnut Creek, CA
4/9/2008
It is true that I am not in the market for a dog walker and I do not currently own a dog, but I have in the past and I truthfully couldn't think of anyone I would trust more to walk my dog than Devin Miller. I can personally vouch for him and the company he keeps. Any friend of Devin is a friend of mine. He is truly a stand up and stand out guy!
