Dog-Friendly DC and other Pet Services
Community groups are good sources of information on dog parks and dog-friendly events. Here are our picks for the most helpful local pet resources.
By
Julie Lawson
Published Wednesday, February 01, 2006
This article is from 2006's Pet Guide package. The information may be out-of-date, so please call locations listed for new information. To see the new Pet Guide from 2008, click here.
The District's largest community group is DCDOG (groups.yahoo.com/group/dcdog). Clubs are also operating in Adams Morgan (amdogs.org); Dupont, Logan, and Scott circles (circledogsdc.org); Shaw (groups.yahoo.com/group/dogsofgreatershaw); and Capitol Hill (hillhounds.org). ArlingtonDogs.org offers directions and descriptions for county dog parks, a list of events, and a message board for arranging play dates and seeking recommendations forservices. The Dog Lover's Companion to Washington DC & Baltimore by Ann and Don Oldenburg (Avalon Travel, $19.95). Ratings of dog parks and dog-friendly places around Washington and Baltimore with day-trip destinations. MarylandPet.com lists pet and animal services throughout the state. Metropets.org is the primary source for all things animalia in the Washington area. Montgomery County Dog Owners Group (mc-dog.org) helps operate three dog parks. More Services DoodyCalls, 800-366-3922, doodycalls.com. Regular or one-time cleanings of your backyard and other outdoor areas that pets soil. Also treats brown lawn spots. In DC, Virginia, and Maryland. Frisky Felines & Friends, 202-582-7387; friskyfelines.com. In addition to pet sitting and dog walking, this company provides backyard cleanup, pet taxi, and errands services in DC only. Vet Taxi, 202-276-5744; vettaxi.com. Ilkim Boyle transports all types of pets to and from vet appointments, kennels, airports, and other destinations throughout the area. Trained as a veterinary technician, she will sit in on a pet's checkup and give customers a summary. Your Pet's Business, Woodbridge; 703-445-9911; yourpetsbusiness.com. Regular and one-time pooper-scooping service as well as pet sitting. Northern Virginia and parts of DC and Maryland.
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