Taken back when I worked at a daycare in Williamsburg. A still photo can’t capture the energy in that room. Most people assume daycare and dog parks are automatically good for dogs. More activity, more social time, more stimulation. On the surface, that sounds completely reasonable. And to be fair, for some dogs it actually is. There are definitely dogs who handle those environments just fine. But I also know what some people might be thinking reading this. “Of course he’s sa

A practical safety guide for dog owners and anyone walking dogs in a city I’m writing this after hearing about a deeply upsetting incident reported today here in Hoboken involving three off leash dogs that allegedly attacked a dog walker and one of the dogs in their care, leaving the client’s dog seriously injured and hospitalized. Situations like that hit close to home for anyone who spends time around dogs in a dense city. They are a reminder that what people often dismiss

A Hoboken Dog Walker’s Perspective After 15 Years on These Sidewalks Hoboken is intense for dogs. Narrow sidewalks. Constant foot traffic. Other dogs every block. Delivery trucks. Scooters. Lobby doors. Street level windows facing busy streets. After 15 years as a professional dog walker in Hoboken, I have seen the same patterns repeat across breeds, buildings, and neighborhoods. Reactivity rarely appears overnight. It builds slowly through repetition in a high input environm