The Dandy Dogwalker
PERSONAL, PREMIER & professional CARE FOR YOUR CREATURE’S COMFORT
EST. 2013
“The Dog Walking Company That Helps Pups & Humans Find Their Pack.”
Noël Duan, Argos & Artemis
Land Acknowledgement
We walk on stolen land. We acknowledge that we work and play on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ohlone. We recognize that we benefit from living and walking on their traditional homeland, and we affirm their sovereign rights as first peoples. The Dandy Dogwalker believes in land rematriation. Learn more here.
Trooper, Hank, Julio, Hazel, Mabel, Maizie, Luna | West Oakland, CA (2021)
The Dandy Dogwalker has been offering professional, personal and premier dog walking, pet sitting and dog boarding services since 2013 in both The Bay Area, CA and Brooklyn, NY. A calm, confident, gentle, experienced, and intuitive person with firm behavior boundaries, founder Hadley Raysor is able to connect with creatures and to form long-lasting, deep bonds with the critters they walk and care for. The Dandy Dogwalker has received awards recognizing excellence in community-building, branding and pet care, and was voted “Best of Alameda” in 2019.
Overview of Services
STRUCTURED PACK WALKS | Alameda, CA
Driving around The Island of Alameda picking up dogs in their Honda Fit “PuppyPartyBus,” Hadley takes upwards of 11 dogs out for on-leash pack walk “class time” to various locations primarily around the East Bay. Dogs are generally out of the house for 3+ hours, and their day includes: learning to ride in a car in close proximity to other dogs; upwards of 1.5 hours of active walk time, including leash manners & impulse control work; regulated recess, play & socialization time; snuggle puddle nap time close to other dogs. After each walk at drop-off, you will receive your dog + a detailed note of your dog’s day & bathroom moments + an edited portrait photo of your dog + an edited pack photo from the day’s walk.
ONE-ON-ONE DOG/HUMAN COACHING & CONSULTING | In-Person + Remote
Hazel and Maizie | Treasure Island, 2022
Hadley has over a decade of almost daily experience working directly with nervous, anxious, reactive, and aggressive dogs of all breeds and sizes. They learned positive reinforcement tools from Gus Buttolph of Kate Perry Dog Training (2011-2012) and learned balanced training techniques under a mentorship with Elijah Weiss of The Working Walk (2015-2017). Hadley is happy and excited to coach you in how to be a pack leader for your dog, how to tackle separation anxiety, how to set up in-home boundaries and expectations, and how to have enjoyable walks with a calm, deferential canine companion.