Howdy

We're veterans from the District's dogwalking scene (as it were).  Some of us have been at this from as far back as 2001, covering neighborhoods from Georgetown, to Adams Morgan, to Petworth, to the SW Waterfront, to Capitol Hill. 

You've probably seen one or more of us, actually.  And you probably thought, "Damn.  That's gotta be a sweet job." 

And yes, it is.

What we do

We provide high-quality, reliable, and dynamic dogwalking and pet-sitting services.  Period.  Fact is, we love animals. 

Moreover, we've found working with them to be far more engaging, rewarding, and conducive to our overall health than any work environment involving the average two-legged American. 

Thus, we love our work, and we think it shows.

How we're organized

We're a worker self-managed firm.  This means the people doing the work make the decisions about how it goes down.  It also means that you as the client have a direct and accountable relationship with the person working with your companion animal. 

Your furry one is not out with just any yahoo; they're out with the Top Brass, because here - we're all Top Brass.

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Locations

When it comes to the traditional work-week midday dogwalk, we currently cover the following neighborhoods:

Mt. Pleasant
Columbia Heights
Petworth
Logan Circle
Dupont Circle
Sheridan-Kalorama
Adams Morgan
Capitol Hill
SW Waterfront

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What we're committed to

We think life is about more than punching a clock.  In a reasonable world, each of us would have the surplus time and energy to be fully realized community members, siblings, children, neighbors, lovers, intellectuals, parents, and whatever else our hearts might long for.  And we'd have the opportunity to meaningfully determine the course of our lives and our communities. 

Brighter Days is our way of putting that ethic into practice.

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Pricing

We like to sleep at night. We also like to be mentally and emotionally present for the people in our lives. At the end of the day, it's difficult to manage either of those when haunted by the knowledge that you've just gouged someone, or reduced them to little more than a revenue stream. "Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell." (E. Abbey)

We don't need to tell you that we have operating expenses like anyone else, or that we have rent to pay, or crushing student debt, and mothers that we occasionally like to take to dinner. Those are facts of life, not excuses to be manipulative or unfair. You can trust that any price we quote you is firmly grounded in that logic.

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