New puppy parent in Lincoln Park - dog walker recs? (she's a handful lol)
So my girlfriend and I just adopted a 4 month old aussie mix named Beans two weeks ago and honestly... we were NOT prepared for this level of chaos. She's the cutest little demon but between both of us working downtown (I'm hybrid, she's full in-office) we're realizing we desperately need a dog walker for midday.
Here's the thing - Beans is still working on her leash manners and gets super overstimulated around other dogs. Like full on screaming at them. It's embarrassing. We're doing training classes at Tucker Pup's but in the meantime I'm nervous about just throwing her on Rover with some random person who has 15 dogs at once.
Does anyone have recs for walkers who do solo walks and have experience with puppies/reactive dogs? We're in LP near the Diversey Brown Line. Budget is flexible - I'd rather pay more for someone trustworthy than cheap out and have her escape or learn bad habits.
Also if anyone has used Lakeview Pet Care or knows individual walkers in the area please drop their names! I've heard good things about neighborhood FB groups too but not sure which ones are active.
Puppy tax in comments. Send help. And coffee.
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