Doggy Lama Pet Care

Doggy Lama Pet Care Since 2005, we've been an award-winning East Bay-based pet care business. We are licensed, insured and bonded.

We do private and group dog walks, dog boarding, and kitty visits in Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, and Piedmont. We do off-leash dog romps, dog boarding in our homes, and drop-in visits for dogs and cats. All our dog walkers receive in-house training and go through the Dog Walking Academy, where they learn about dog body language, dog behavior, and pack management, as well as study Pet First Aid and

Pet CPR. We've received numerous awards, including Best Dog Walker, Best Boarding, and Best Pet Care Business from San Francisco magazine, East Bay Express, the Bay Woof, and Yelp.com. We provide these services:

WALKS--ROMPS:
We provide private leashed dog walks and (mostly) off-leash group dog adventures (up to six dogs at a time) at the beach or on the trails. BOARDING--PET-SITTING:
We board 2-4 dogs in each of our three homes, where they get daily romps at the beach or on the trails and play time. We don't use crates unless you use a crate at home. Dogs get lots of exercise and lots of snuggling and companionship. DROP-IN VISITS:
We do 30-60 minute drop-in visits for kitties, puppies, and special-needs pets. See our latest photos on Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/doggylama/

Daphne’s walk report: We had a great first walk today for Daphne. Rita and I spent some time in the house, giving Daphne...
01/23/2025

Daphne’s walk report: We had a great first walk today for Daphne.
Rita and I spent some time in the house, giving Daphne time to sniff us and take some treats at her own pace. We practiced touch and find it and then her mom put her harness on and clipped our leash to it and we were off.
Brookdale Park was quiet at this time of day and we snuck the very long long line on her, so she was able to be almost entirely free on the long line, sniffing and pausing to smell and see. We avoided the garbage cans and monitored what she was sniffing. Daphne seemed very happy.
We practiced touch and we saw another big fluffy senior dog that Daphne said hi to. We probably won’t do that again, but it worked out well today!
On the way back to the house, Daphne was very relaxed and was smiling and taking treats.
Great first walk and let us know whatever you’re doing with your trainer that we can reinforce while we have Daphne out twice a week.
✌🏾🌈, Molly

Four dogs and a… spy? Creeper? Shy girl?! If Frida doodle had thumbs, I think she would be a tree hugger! Great hike on ...
10/18/2024

Four dogs and a… spy? Creeper? Shy girl?! If Frida doodle had thumbs, I think she would be a tree hugger! Great hike on the York Trail yesterday with some fabulous Montclair and Piedmont pups!

Our kitty care expert was out sick on Saturday, making it a cat-full day for me! I had adventures and snuggles with thre...
04/21/2024

Our kitty care expert was out sick on Saturday, making it a cat-full day for me! I had adventures and snuggles with three kitties, Harlowe, Smokey, and Bandit. What a lovely feline interlude!

04/11/2024

It would be so helpful to us if you would vote for Doggy Lama for Oakland mag's 2024 Best Dog Walker & Boarding & Training biz. Most important is the Dog Walker category, but we wouldn't mind a vote in the other categories since we have those services, too!

It's very challenging to run a small business these days, especially one with our policies, practices, and education support. We see other "dog pros" on the trail with a dozen dogs at a time, using prong and shock collars to control their packs, and taking shortcuts in time or procedures. We don't work that way! We train everyone who works for us and we offer continuing education and support. We don't take out more than six client dogs together. **We will never use pain or fear to control the animals in our care.**

Please support us by voting for us for best dog walker. Thank you!

With gratitude,

Molly Kenefick
https://www.oaklandmagazine.com/best-of-oakland-ballot/ #//

My current foster pup, Fig, slays me. Of course that’s what I have said in the last few months about Curly, Lulu, Harvey...
04/11/2024

My current foster pup, Fig, slays me. Of course that’s what I have said in the last few months about Curly, Lulu, Harvey, and others. PAW FUND has the best dogs, and Fig is a gem. ❤️

I had a great hike around King Estates Open Space this morning with my two dogs, my two foster puppies, and Luna doodle....
03/26/2024

I had a great hike around King Estates Open Space this morning with my two dogs, my two foster puppies, and Luna doodle. Lots of running and sniffing. Life is good!

For the inaugural spring 2024 PPG group we had these good folks present: Tubs English yellow lab, Emily corgi-x, Hamilto...
03/20/2024

For the inaugural spring 2024 PPG group we had these good folks present: Tubs English yellow lab, Emily corgi-x, Hamilton & Lewis, cavapoo brothers, Bluey, Aussie/GSD, and two “family” members: Molly’s foster puppy, Curly, and Kristi’s Xochitl puppy, Xuba. Humans present were Merrigold, Emily, (who will go by her nickname Yuri since there is a dog named Emily here,) Kristi, and Molly.
Some notes:
Tubs—very treat motivated so easy to direct with treats. He’s a big guy and “doesn’t know his size,” so we’ll be working on interrupting play if smaller dogs want him to chill. He was a bit tough to get into the car, so we’ll work on that.
Emily corgi-x—Shy with new people and dogs. She gets private walks with Merrigold so she stuck by her a lot of the time, but we saw times over the hour that the body language relaxed and she was having fun!
Hamilton & Lewis—Brothers and littermates so they move “as a unit” a bunch of the time. We’ll be working on opening up their world to have
fun with non-family dog and human friends. They have dynamite “sits” (keeping their butts on the ground as the treats slowly descend to their mouths).
Bluey—All over PPG! He and Tubs played quite a bit but Tubs didn’t always listen to Bluey’s “OK, that’s enough” signals. Bluey needs some help with getting into the car, too.
Today we worked on getting to know the gang and supervising and shaping positive play. We have a “quiet area” that is set up in a corner of the patio and we rotated all the dogs into it. We try to have it be about two minutes of treats, water, and pets. As time goes on, puppies sometimes request a break for the play, and we can also use it if play gets too intense and we want to take the energy in the main area down.

Greetings from Murray, Meatball, Marty, and me! Brittle Leaf Trail off the MacDonald Trail in Anthony Chabot Regional Pa...
02/07/2024

Greetings from Murray, Meatball, Marty, and me! Brittle Leaf Trail off the MacDonald Trail in Anthony Chabot Regional Park ✌🏾

These are some really good buddies here, but I want to send a special shout-out to Floyd pug, in the yellow rain slicker...
02/05/2024

These are some really good buddies here, but I want to send a special shout-out to Floyd pug, in the yellow rain slicker. I’ve known him since he was a young’un and I think he’s about 15 now. He’s had some health challenges recently that have slowed him down, but he still has swagger and is still excellent company. Floydy Floyd, love you, man. 👊🏾💗🌈

As they say, this photo is a mood. I don’t know what kind of mood, but I want to be there! Thanks for the pic,
01/03/2024

As they say, this photo is a mood. I don’t know what kind of mood, but I want to be there! Thanks for the pic,

Address

4400 Keller Avenue, Ste. 140
Oakland, CA
94605

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+15105042003

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