Kelly’s K-9 Adventures

Simply put, Kelly is THE BEST. Kelly is an intuitive animal person; she immediately connected with our dog and we could tell he felt safe with her. She’s also very educated about animal care and knows how to handle all kinds of pet situations. Kelly is not only amazing with the dogs, but she’s wonderful to the owners as well. She sends us pictures of our pup and always keeps us informed if we are traveling and she’s dog-​sitting. Our dog absolutely loves her, and goes bananas when he sees her, which was a litmus test for us. It is such a relief to know he’s in good hands when we travel. With other pet-​sitters he would sometimes get depressed and stop eating, but with Kelly he couldn’t be happier. We give Kelly and Sunny Dog Adventures our highest recommendation!

It’s hard to overstate how much more skill it takes to be a good walker than just A) loving dogs and B) being able to walk. We are very, very careful about whom we trust in our home and with the care of our beloved (and vulnerable) family member. A great deal of research goes into this decision and, as a result, we’ve been blessed with truly excellent care for our furry pal.
Kelly is simply among the best. OF COURSE she’s wonderful with dogs, and runs a great pack, and leads them on happy adventures. She’s also a consummate professional, with the skills and judgment to handle any contingency. Day-​to-​day communication, scheduling, billing are all top notch. For the rare occasions when she’s not available, Kelly has not only secured first-​rate backup to keep our dog on our (tightly-​balanced) schedule, but done the diligence of introducing them to each other in advance to make sure all goes smoothly. (Oh, and maintaining the off-​leash access at parks and beaches that we simply take for granted? She’s got her thumb on that pulse, too).
The result? A happy, loving, well-​adjusted dog, living the kind of life that, despite our «grown-​up» responsibilities, makes us smile every day — and especially when a new photo or video comes in from Kelly. Give her a call and do something really wonderful for your dog (s)…

Kelly is a total pro and the dogs in her charge are incredibly lucky! She is completely trustworthy and has a real gift with dogs. Our GSD adores Kelly. I don’t know what we would do without her — my husband and I have long work days and it’s comforting to know that our dog gets exercise and socialization while we are out. Kelly is the greatest, she provides our dog with so much more than we expected. Long outings, beach runs and play-​time with the other dogs in the pack makes for a tired and well-​behaved dog when we get home from work. Kelly is very caring and we are grateful to have found her!

My dog is my kid– I love him to pieces and am pretty overprotective. Not only is Kelly awesome with dogs, she is very safe and takes their well-​being into account constantly. For instance, she stays away from areas with fox tails during the fox tail season. I love the fact that she used to be a vet tech, she has lots of experience, and the dogs just love her.
My dog gets so excited to see her when she comes over, he was peeing on her for a while! He comes home happy and waggy and is ready for a long nap.
On the business side: her billing and scheduling methods are super easy to follow and very straight-​forward.
We LOVE Kelly and can’t say enough great things about her and her service.

Hiring Kelly was hands down the best thing we could have done for our dog, Waldo. We have a one-​year-​old, extremely active Lab and we’ve been with Kelly for more than 6 months now. We seriously cannot imagine life without her. Waldo is so happy (and tired) on the days that she takes him. She always leaves us little notes about where they went, how he did, other funny stuff, etc. Not to mention frequent pictures by text or on facebook. It totally makes our day! She has calm assertive energy, that we could sense from our first meeting with her. Being first time dog owners, we sort of treat our little guy like our baby, and we trust her 100%. She has been flexible on weeks that we have needed more help, and made it work when we needed her. She is super responsive by phone, text, and email. And we see how beneficial it has been for Waldo to be with a pack of dogs in a controlled setting like that. He’s got such great doggie etiquette now. I could go on and on! We love Kelly so much!

We have been with Kelly’s K-​9 Adventures for about 6 months now. Kelly is fantastic with our lab. She is very reliable, professional, and takes such great care of the dogs. She is good about checking in, leaves a note about our dog’s time with her, and emails her clients on any updates or concerns about the dogs care. I would highly recommend Kelly! Our high-​energy lab is so tuckered out after his adventures. Thanks Kelly!

Kelly is simply wonderful with dogs!
Our two high-​energy, rat terrier rescues recently had the opportunity to spend an entire week hiking around the Bay Area with Kelly, while their regular pack-​leader Vicki Stephens of Vicki’s Little Rascals was out of town. Kelly had no problem wrangling the wily duo during the off-​leash outings, and even emailed us photos of the group’s daily adventures. I would strongly recommend her to anyone interested in providing a safe, healthy outing for their furry companion in the North Bay.

Our dog is a 13 year old cattledog mix. She doesn’t let most people in the door, but Kelly inspires her trust and respect. Tica loves her. Kelly was subbing for our regular dog walker when we met. She was the first person to notice that Tica didn’t seem to be hearing as well as the other dogs. Fresh observer, fresh observations.
Time and time again, Kelly pulls through to keep our dog happy while we’re away. This last trip, the key wasn’t where she expected and I was out of phone service. She kept emailing and texting until we connected. Thank you, Kelly.
Kelly is professional but takes the well-​being of her charges very personally. Cannot recommend her highly enough.

Kelly is wonderful with pets of all kinds. She has taken my elderly dog into her capable hands as well as my two cats, my fish and my bird. I wish she could do my taxes. I never worry about any of my pets when I am out of town and she goes over and above the call of duty to make sure they are safe and well cared for. I highly recommend her.

Kelly is really great! My dog goes out for at least 2 hour adventures every day with her while I’m on a long shift at work. My dog has been so much happier since we started working with Kelly. She is really amazing at identifying the specific needs of each dog and tailoring her service as needed. My dog has explored about 4 times the amount of dog parks and local trails than I have because of Kelly’s great service! My adult rescue dog Charlie and I are so grateful for all of her help… we couldn’t do it without her!!!

Kelly is AMAZING! She clicked with my pup right away, and Rory has been in love with her ever since! My 2-​year old puppy is full of energy and life, and Kelly has been the only person that has her tuckered out at the end of the day. Kelly takes her out rain or shine, and leaves a daily log so I can read about my Rory’s adventures! I am so glad Kelly came into our lives, I really don’t know what we would do without her!

Kelly is great, she is reliable, professional and most importantly she loves our lil 4 month old pup like her own. I would highly recommend her!