BEST PET SITTER
Call Me! Pet Sitter
214-613-5250
CallMePetSitter.com
If Call Me! Pet Sitter were to win another award, it would most likely be “Best Business To Get A Blondie Song Stuck In Your Head.” (See, you’re quietly singing Debbie Harry lyrics to yourself right now.) Owner Dana Ball left the dog-eat-dog business world behind two years ago to start this dog-sniff-dog company. Failing to spay or neuter her business model, it’s been growing ever since catering primarily to areas like Rockwall, Rowlett, Garland, Richardson, Sachse and Wylie. Her services range from daily walks and poop pick-up to watering houseplants and even nightly status e-mails for those who are canine co-dependent. As an added bonus, she’ll even play locksmith with her spare key should you lock yourself out. It’s a small extra fee, but better than sleeping in the doghouse.
— Jef Tingley
BEST VETERINARIAN
City Vet
2727 Oak Lawn Ave.
214-219-2838
3101 McKinney Ave.
214-953-1001
CityVet.com
A trip to the doctor can be traumatic for any child, especially our furry ones. They can’t tell you where it hurts, or when they started feeling bad, or even finish the hidden picture game inside Highlights for Children from the stack of magazines in the lobby. That’s why it takes an experienced team
of professional veterinarians to figure out exactly why your pooch is dog-tired or your kitty has a case of cat-scratch fever. Whether you’re taking your pets in for routine exams and care or have a life-threatening emergency, City Vet, with multiple convenient Uptown and Oak Lawn offices that makes it especially popular in the gay community where pets are especially prized as household members, is head and paws above the rest. They’ve got more than just your pet’s medical needs at heart. Grooming, boarding, daycare and food supplies are all offered, too. That’s enough to make even a human’s tail wag.
— Steven Lindsey
BEST PLACE TO GET A PET THAT DOESN’T HAVE FOUR LEGS
Water Gardens Galore
2530 Butler St.
214-956-7382
WGGalore.com
They say the world is divided into dog people and cat people, but that’s as narrow minded as saying marriage should only be between a man and a woman. Maybe there are fish people, too! If you are one, there’s no need to be koi about it. Let your fish flag fly free. Water Gardens Galore is the place for getting started on soothing ponds or water features that transform any space into a private oasis. They provide plants, fish, filters, know-how and everything else you need to get your Zen on. Projects can be DIY or Water Gardens Galore will even install your own loon-worthy custom Golden Pond. (Warbly Katharine Hepburn impression sold separately.)
— Jef Tingley
DIVA DOG WALKER
Patrick Phelan
Pet Home Pal
Services available daily, 7 a.m.—7 p.m.
214-418-8994
PetHomePal.com
DIVA DOG TRAINING
Bark Busters Home Dog Training
3109 Knox St.
Call for appointment
877-500-2275
BarkBusters.com
BEST PET GROOMING
Petropolitan
408 S. Harwood St.
Open Monday–Saturday
214-741-4100
ThePetropolitanDallas.com
BEST ANIMAL ADOPTION
SPCA of Texas
362 Riverfront Blvd.
Open daily
214-742-7722
SPCA.org
BEST BOARDING / KENNELING
Petropoliitan
408 S. Harwood St.
Open Monday–Saturday
214-741-4100
ThePetropolitanDallas.com
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This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition March 18, 2011.
Great stuff thank you.