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Brighter Days Dog Walking
Category: Dog Walkers [Edit]
Neighborhood: Dupont Circle1519 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 536-4222
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Dupont Circle (Red)
4 reviews for Brighter Days Dog Walking
We used Brighter Days for our weekend getaway and we were not disappointed. John S. took great care of our two dogs, Lucy and Greta, and our cat, Mouse. He was kind, considerate and the dogs took to him almost immediately. We wouldn't hesitate to use their services again and again.
John is our dogwalker. He is the best. He's completely committed to his job, and it shows in the care he gives our dog. Ruby, our dog, gets really excited when she sees John coming, and I know that he doesn't shortchange her on her daily exercise. Reliable, trustworthy and flexible -- I wouldn't use any other service. They also do in-home dogsitting, which I haven't used. But I wouldn't hesitate to let them stay at our place, given our past experiences with them.
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!
Brighter Days is now in my top ten favorite things about DC list. (Coming soon on Yelp!) They are responsible, reliable and flexible--my work schedule changes frequently. When I first used their services, my dog was recovering from a medical treatment. Our walker (Kiki) gave us updates on how our dog was doing during their walks, and even called a few times if she was going to be late--though if she hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known. I appreciate that level of honesty and respect. Yet again, they saved me at the last minute, as I realized I needed a midday walker for a few days while I was out of town. I like the way they do business. My dog certainly benefits from that, I can rest easy and I trust them completely. After hearing coworkers' horror stories about dog walkers who got paid and never showed up to do the walking, I was happy to recommend they check out Brighter Days. Updating this about a year later, I still rely on Brighter Days--the collective is truly fantastic.
Comment from Joshua S. of
Brighter Days Dog Walking
5/11/2009
We actually don't have employees (though we understand how…
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Specialties
We're a collective of dogwalkers. Some of us have been in this line of work nearly a decade, and many of us have histories in movements and organizations for animal rights and animal welfare. What we do is quite simple: Dogwalking, dog-sitting, and the occasional cat-sitting gig. What makes us different is that we're worker-owned, and worker-run. In other words, our operation thrives on a transparency that traditional petcare agencies avoid like the plague. Our clients interact directly with the people servicing them, and decisions about our work are made by those directly engaged in it -- *not* some owner enriching themselves at a distance. If you've used us, you know precisely what a difference this makes.
History
Established in 2006
Joshua Stephens and John Seager had been collaborating on everything from music to political education for a number of years. Joshua had made his living as a dogwalker since 2001, after leaving an office job with an animal advocacy organization, and John found his way into the industry in 2005. By 2006, it was apparent to the both of them that the job could simply be done a lot better -- for clients, for workers in the field, and with an attention to workplace democracy and ecological sustainability. And by the end of the year, Brighter Days was launched. By November of the following year, the collective had more than doubled in size. A year later, the collective moved out of their respective livingrooms and into an office in Dupont Cricle -- each member managing a significant client base and enjoying access to paid leave, health benefits, and support for sick days (all relatively unprecedented for the industry).
Meet the Business Owner: The Collective G.
We all own this. We make the decisions that affect our clients and their companion animals. More importantly, we make the decisions that will ultimately affect us as workers. Bosses (nearest we've been able to discern) are parasites, whose allegedly disproportionate qualifications and superior judgment have left american workers with little better than pink slips and the prospect of working oneself into the grave or (if one is lucky) retiring into poverty.
