As there was a lot of interest from other list-members in the results of my request for dog-walkers/sitters, I'm sharing all the responses. There are quite a few! thanks, richard • I use Elly Mae's Critter Sitters -- call Mary Beth at 412/661-5156 -- she is a delight, very professional and lives very close to Highland Park -- she has never let me down in regards to care for my dog & cat! • I live in Highland Park myself and walk dogs. I walk them and spend time with them in their own home, too. I can be reached at my e-mail address and also at 412-363-6738, cell--412-533-5211. Hope you like it here! Pat Schuster and the Treehouse Bunch • Mary Beth Howell 412-853-0715 • Try: Denise Lohr, Owner PetSitPgh, LLC www.petsitpgh.com 412-956-0787 • we use laurie gardonis 412.371.4088. She picks up and takes our dog to her house for extended stays. We love her. • We have the best dog walker in the world -- his name is Todd Twiss. He comes to our house in Highland Park and walks our two dogs five days a week. His phone number is 412-657-6462. He also watches our dogs when we are on vacation. He is incredibly reliable, trustworthy, and the dogs just love him. Todd also owns a doggie day care (King of Pet Care) in the Point Breeze neighborhood -- we take our dogs there once a week, and they love it. King of Pet Care also has a groomer, so we get our dogs groomed there as well. • I highly recommend Maribeth Lashuk and Elly May’s Critter Sitters. We have used her for several years now, and she is completely trustworthy, wonderful with dogs, reliable, and lives in the neighborhood. She has helped me out on several occasions when I wasn’t able to get home to feed my dog or let him out. Her phone number is 412.661.5156; email ellymayscritters@cs.com. Her prices are very, very reasonable. Good luck! -- Jana Iverson (N. Highland Ave.) • For a dog sitter try Patricia Schuster @ 412-533-5211. Her email is pschuster@toast.net . She is taking care of our 3 dogs. • There is a dog walker named Matt who is quite popular. He frequents Tazza D'Oro and someone that works there may be able to help you with further info about him. • I can recommend Matt McCartney as he has been walking our dog and the three other dogs on our street as well as quite a few others for some time. His email is mp.mccartney@gmail.com and phone is 412-867-6874. • You want Matt McCartney. He's terrific - reliable, trustworthy, reasonably priced and the dogs love him. (He says he'll take the dogs for a half hour walk, but more often than not, it's 45 minutes to an hour. He just likes his job : ) I don't have his phone number since I always email him, but his email is mp.mccartney@gmail.com Or you can often find him at Tazza d'Oro in the mornings. • When I can not get home to my dog I call K-9 to 5. Julie Sandson keeps a key to my house and is trustworthy beyond doubt. My dog loves her! The level of care she provides is superlative. She has all sorts of certifications and credentials. Voted best in the city by Pgh Magazine readers. 412-363-5925 (412-363-K925) • I have been using Paula’s Privileged Pets (412-661-0169) for about 10 years. Paula is great with the animals and has clients in the big blue building. • If your dog is good with other dogs, I highly recommend Bow Wow Doggie Daycare. They are located in the Strip District on Penn Avenue, so they are relatively convenient for drop off and pick up on you way in to town. Here's the link to their website: http://www.bowwowdoggiedaycare.com/ • Do not use Pat Schuster. Very unreliable. After a number of years I had to stop could not deal with the excuses. • Try Fetchpetcare.com contact kculley@zoominternet.net. I have used them to watch my dogs and they are excellent. They walk dogs, etc.