Walks-and-Wags
Dog walking and pet sitting services for your pets...peace of mind for you!
Dog walking and pet sitting services for your pets...peace of mind for you!
Welcome to Walks-and-Wags!
Walks-and-Wags provides dog walker and pet sitter services that offer peace of mind for the pet owner while you are away. Dog walking and pet sitting services are offered in Belchertown, Granby, Ludlow, Palmer, South Hadley, Amherst and other Western Mass towns.
We provide quality, reliable, loving care through dog walks and potty breaks, pet sit visits, transportation to vet, grooming, kennel, and other services to ease your concern about your pet and home.
We provide quality, reliable, loving care through dog walks and potty breaks, pet sit visits, transportation to vet, grooming, kennel, and other services to ease your concern about your pet and home.
My Story
Hi, I'm Marlene Layman. I have always been an animal lover and especially have a heart for shelter dogs that need a home; in addition, my dream has always been to work with animals on a daily basis. As a result, we have adopted shelter dogs for the last 20 years, and now are happy to have a unique mix of 3 dogs that make their home with us. Because my husband and I have both worked at increasingly busy corporate jobs for many years, we always are concerned about getting home in time to care for the dogs and making arrangements for senior dogs to have a potty break mid-day. One day I was talking about this concern with a fellow dog owner at work, and she said "why don't you get a dog walker?". Because my love for animals was beyond my enjoyment of the corporate life, I thought, "Why don't I BE a dog walker?".... I decided to pursue my passion and provide a valued service to other pet lovers in the community.
My Experience
Sharing our home with multiple adopted animals over the past 20 years has given me a variety of experiences that enable me to provide quality care for your pets. In addition to formal pet sitting and dog walking experience with my Walks-and-Wags customers, other experience is as follows:
How Walks-and-Wags Can Help You and Your Pet
Walks-and-Wags is a high-quality pet care service that has a goal to provide peace of mind to pet lovers like you. Please consider Walks-and-Wags with confidence to provide the following loving care for your pet while you are away at work or travelling:
Hi, I'm Marlene Layman. I have always been an animal lover and especially have a heart for shelter dogs that need a home; in addition, my dream has always been to work with animals on a daily basis. As a result, we have adopted shelter dogs for the last 20 years, and now are happy to have a unique mix of 3 dogs that make their home with us. Because my husband and I have both worked at increasingly busy corporate jobs for many years, we always are concerned about getting home in time to care for the dogs and making arrangements for senior dogs to have a potty break mid-day. One day I was talking about this concern with a fellow dog owner at work, and she said "why don't you get a dog walker?". Because my love for animals was beyond my enjoyment of the corporate life, I thought, "Why don't I BE a dog walker?".... I decided to pursue my passion and provide a valued service to other pet lovers in the community.
My Experience
Sharing our home with multiple adopted animals over the past 20 years has given me a variety of experiences that enable me to provide quality care for your pets. In addition to formal pet sitting and dog walking experience with my Walks-and-Wags customers, other experience is as follows:
- Walking single and multiple dogs;
- Participating in a variety of dog training and agility classes;
- Working to rehabilitate adopted dogs with unique behavioral issues;
- Caring for senior animals with special needs;
- Administering a variety of medications to dogs and cats;
- Prior local nursing home volunteer to provide pet visitation services;
- Current volunteer at local humane society;
- Trained in safe animal handling; and,
- Enrolled in Animal Behavior College to obtain obedience training certification.
How Walks-and-Wags Can Help You and Your Pet
Walks-and-Wags is a high-quality pet care service that has a goal to provide peace of mind to pet lovers like you. Please consider Walks-and-Wags with confidence to provide the following loving care for your pet while you are away at work or travelling:
- Insured and bonded services and membership in a pet sitting industry organization;
- Daily dog walks and potty breaks;
- Pet sitting and home care, playtime, walks, and feeding while you are away;
- Transportation to and from the kennel if you need to leave before a kennel is open or arrive home after they close;
- Free with the above services while you're away--bringing in mail, putting lights on/off, watering plants.
- Services offered in Belchertown, Granby, Ludlow, Palmer, South Hadley, and Amherst Massachusetts. Services available in other Western Mass towns. Additional charge may be applicable depending on exact location.