Our rules, in plain words.
Short and clear. The same rules for every client. If a rule is not here, call or text us and we will tell you.
How to book.
Give us a little notice and there is never a fee.
- Every new client starts with a free meet and greet at home. You meet your walker and the backups.
- Book a single visit 24 hours ahead or more. Less than that adds a $10 last-minute fee per visit.
- Book a drop-in day or an overnight 48 hours ahead or more. Less than that adds a $10 fee per day.
- Add a walk to your reserved walks any time. There is no last-minute fee on plan walks.
- Extra dogs are $5 more per visit. On a park visit a second dog is $10.
- Visits on a holiday are $15 more each. Plans of 4 or more walks a week skip that fee.
- If two fee rules fit the same booking, the higher one applies.
- Fees go on your invoice. Nothing is charged on the website.
If plans change.
Tell us early and most changes are free.
- Single visit: cancel 24 hours ahead or more and it is free. Under 24 hours, you pay the full visit price.
- Locked out, or the dog is not there: you pay the full visit price, unless we caused it.
- Trips (drop-in days and overnights): cancel 7 or more days before the first visit and it is free. $50 if you cancel 4 to 7 days before. Under 4 days, it is $100 or 50% of the booking, whichever is more.
- A trip that touches a holiday, cancelled under 7 days: 50% of the booking, or the normal trip fee if that is higher. Dropping days off a trip inside these windows counts as cancelling those days.
- Plan walk: cancel 24 hours ahead or more and it becomes a credit. Under 24 hours, you pay for that walk.
- A credit is worth what you paid for that walk. Spend it on a later walk, or put it toward any other service. It lasts 8 weeks and is never paid back as cash.
- Training: move a session 24 hours ahead or more at no charge. Under 24 hours, you pay for the session.
Every fee, in one table.
What it is, how much notice you gave, and what it costs. Fees go on your invoice. Nothing is charged on the website.
| What | How much notice | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| Booking late | ||
| A single visit | Under 24 hours | $10 per visit |
| A drop-in day or an overnight | Under 48 hours | $10 per day |
| A walk added to your plan | Any time | Free |
| Cancelling | ||
| A single visit | 24 hours or more | Free |
| A single visit | Under 24 hours | Full visit price |
| Locked out, or the dog is not there | — | Full visit price, unless we caused it |
| A trip (drop-in days or overnights) | 7 days or more | Free |
| A trip | 4 to 7 days | $50 |
| A trip | Under 4 days | $100 or 50% of the booking, whichever is more |
| A trip that touches a holiday | Under 7 days | 50% of the booking, or the normal trip fee if higher |
| A plan walk | 24 hours or more | Becomes a credit |
| A plan walk | Under 24 hours | You pay for the walk |
| Moving a training session | 24 hours or more | Free |
| Moving a training session | Under 24 hours | Full session price |
| Add-ons | ||
| Each extra dog | — | $5 per visit ($10 on a park visit) |
| A visit on a holiday | — | $15 per visit. Free on plans of 4+ walks a week |
Holidays: New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day. A trip is a set of drop-in days or overnights. Dropping days off a trip inside a cancel window counts as cancelling those days.
Reserved walk rules.
Hold the same time and the same walker every week. Single walks are booked around reserved spots.
- Hold the same time and the same walker every week. Single walks are booked around reserved spots.
- Set days every week, or different days each week. Both are the same plan prices.
- Different days each week: pick your days by Friday at 5pm for the next week. We text you to remind you.
- Why plans? When we know your walks ahead of time, we can plan tighter routes. Less driving means more open spots for dogs like yours.
- Plans are for 30, 45, 60 minute walks. At least 2 walks a week, no maximum. You pay each week for the walks you get.
- Your rate is the walk price minus the plan discount: month-to-month $0 off, 6-month $1 off, 12-month $2 off. On a fixed plan the rate is locked for the whole plan.
- Weeks off are built in: 2 on a 6-month plan, 4 on a 12-month plan. Tell us 7 days ahead. Each week off moves your end date back by one week.
- Need more weeks off, or on a month-to-month plan? Cancel that week's walks 24 hours ahead and they become credits.
- Stop a fixed plan early and the walks you already took are billed again at the rate of the longest plan you did finish.
- Month-to-month plans stop with 7 days' notice and nothing is rebilled. The month-to-month rate can change with 2 months' notice.
- When a fixed plan ends, it rolls on month to month at the rate we charge then, unless you pick a new plan.
- When any plan stops, credits you have left stay good for 8 weeks. Then they expire.
- Plans of 5 or more walks a week get one free 30-minute walk each month. It is added as a credit at the end of the month.
- Plans can include weekend days. Your main walker may not cover every weekend. It depends on their days off.
- Extra dogs ($5 per walk) are never discounted. The holiday fee is waived on plans of 4 or more walks a week.
- Plans run anywhere within 10 miles of Penfield.
- Single walks are still available. Book one walk at a time for $30, no plan needed. They fill the open spots after reserved walks.
- 1 Set days. Reserved walks on the same days every week are booked first.
- 2 Different days. Reserved walks with different days each week come next. Pick your days by Friday at 5pm.
- 3 Single walks. Single walks fill the open spots.
Park visit rules.
- A park visit is $60 for 60 minutes door to door. That includes the drive. 90 minutes is $75.
- You pick a park within 15 minutes' drive of your home.
- Up to 2 dogs, all from one home. A second dog is $10.
- Harness and seatbelt tether in the car. You sign the car ride waiver once, at your first booking.
- Park visits are booked one at a time. They are never part of a plan and never discounted.
Have a question?
Call or text (585) 201-8774. We answer fast and we never guess at a rule.
Ready for walks every week?
Reserve your weekly walks. We hold your spot and call you to confirm. Not ready yet? Meet us first. It is free.
Or call or text (585) 201-8774.
