Walk A Pup L.L.C. started with some running shoes, a couple of leashes and two friendly dogs! Before co-owners Yana Fookson and Dan Carlson could say "HEEL", their soles were worn down and their pockets were filled with dog treats. In just a few months, Walk A Pup quickly established itself as a reliable, honest, premiere pet care company. Dan and Yana went from seeing two puppies a week, to caring for more than twenty dogs a day. Being compassionate animal lovers, Yana and Dan have taken a new approach to pet care that focuses on the necessary needs of individual animals.
The wonderfully mysterious species of canine is quite expansive, and yet all breeds require the same things. Exercise. Exercise. Exercise. Followed by extensive amounts of affection and positively re-enforced discipline. Now, every dog is definitely different and fabulous in its own way! Just as every parent of a furry companion sheds constant, unconditional love and needs just the right kind of attention and care for their four-legged family member. Exercise can be a tough task to complete even for the biggest families and the largest yards. That is precisely where Walk A Pup steps in!!
-After seven years of living, laughing and working together, we (Dan and Yana) decided to make it official and tie the knot, if you will!!! The engagement occurred on April 3rd, which also happens to be Dan’s birthday. In an agreed upon attempt to “do this quick” as we do not want to have to take too much time off away from our furry pack, we decided that five months was more than enough time to plan a wedding, and September 12th was chosen as the date. We are very happy to report that the planning is going surprisingly, seamlessly well!! The sad news is that our little Weimaraner Nesta, will not be attending the wedding. Shocking... we know!! Unfortunately, big families cause for big sacrifices. Although the idea of having a life size portrait of our girl at the alter, has been thrown around once or twice!!
Please note that we will be Closed Friday September 10th-Monday September 13th, returning back to regular walking schedules on Tuesday September 14th.
We would like to extend a very heartfelt THANK YOU to all of our wonderful Human clients for all the nice messages and Congratulations we have received. Not only do you share your amazing animals with us on a daily basis, but also show your support during this huge phase in our personal lives, and for that we are truly grateful!!!
To hear more of our Wedding Story, please click here!
As most of you know, we have been fortunate enough, with your help, to expand our business in these past few years since we’ve started Walk a Pup. There is something to be said about the synchronicity that has come in to play with the growth of our business. We have reached points when...
JASPER
First came Jasper! A tiny Wire Haired Fox Terrier with a huge heart and even bigger Ego. He’s fearless, curious, and stubborn of course but still eager to please. He adores all the furry friends he meets, and recently we discovered that swimming after sticks is one of his most favorite pastimes. The house was finally a home with this little guy, but it wasn’t quite a family until Mickey!
MICKEY
This little Yorkshire Terrier, with his whopping few pounds of love, filled up so much more room than his itty-bitty stature. Each and every time we show up for our visits, we are greeted with nothing but a tail wag and a big terrier smile from Mickey. The once teeny pups have now grown to about maturity and have bonded as brothers. Now that their the cool kids on the block, they get to come hang out with Rylee, Dyna, Zoe, and of course, they love to try to keep up with Nesta every time she comes around.