As more Big Apple pups are home alone, NYC dog walkers and sitters are once again booming in business, with fur parents desperate to ensure their four-legged friends cooped up in tiny apartments get fresh air.
“As pandemic era remote work policies begin winding down, we’re seeing an uptick in demand for dog walking services,” Megan Teepe, Rover’s senior vice president of global growth, told The Post. “Dog walking bookings on Rover have officially surpassed pre-pandemic levels. A factor that could reasonably be driving this is that teams are being called back to the office.
O’Callaghan noted seeing an uptick in services such as Rover as owners want to ensure their pets are cared for during the day when they can’t be home. Briggs agreed, and “only sees Rover going up” in business as more people shift to in-office work.“A lot of the walkers that I do know are having to set a limit when they’re at capacity,” Leach told The Post.“Especially clients that work part time in the office, when they go in, they feel a little guilty,” she added.
“People are going on work trips more often, so it is inevitable for them to leave their dogs to be taken care of others’ hands,” she told The Post.