Central Maine & Midcoast
Pet Sitting & Dog Walking in Augusta
Maine's capital has a fenced dog park, a river trail and woods right in the city. Dog walks, drop-in visits for any animal and overnight stays in your home, with a photo and a text after every visit.
- Walks from your door, paws wiped after
- Drop-ins for any animal, medications on time
- Free meet and greet at your home
Augusta keeps long hours. Meetings run over, commutes stretch, and a dog waiting at the door doesn’t know why you’re late. We’re the answer to that wait: someone who knows your dog, your cat or your rabbit, arriving on a schedule you set.
Augusta is Maine’s capital and the seat of Kennebec County, with the river running right through it. That means a lot of busy workdays, and a lot of dogs who’d love a midday walk. Ours start and end inside your door, and muddy paws get wiped on the way back in.
A midday visit changes your pet’s workday
A dog left from morning to evening has a long stretch to get through, and a puppy or an older dog can’t always manage it. A drop-in splits the day in two: a potty break, fresh water, lunch if you want it, a little play, and a photo and a text so you know how it went.
Drop-ins run from 15 minutes to an hour or more. They suit cats well, too. A cat home alone gets company and play, and a hand at the bowl, which is often what it was waiting for all afternoon.
When a pet needs more than a visit, there’s constant care: someone with the animal the whole time, not on a schedule. It’s for puppies who can’t be left alone, elderly animals who need help getting up, outside or settled, pets recovering from surgery, where we work from your vet’s written discharge instructions, and big packs, where paying per animal gets costly.
Walking dogs in Augusta: the city rules in one place
- Augusta Dog Park at Mill Park: the city’s fenced off-leash park, with separate areas by dog size. Open dawn to dusk; leash on until you’re inside, and pick up inside and out.
- Kennebec River Rail Trail and the Greenway: a paved river trail, about 6.5 miles one way to Gardiner, and a shaded 0.9-mile Greenway with granite benches. Leash no longer than 8 feet.
- Viles Arboretum on Hospital Street: about 5 miles of trails, open sunrise to sunset every day. Dogs welcome on a leash, and please clean up after them.
- Bond Brook Recreation Area: 270 acres of city trails near the Civic Center, shared with mountain bikers and, in winter, Nordic skiers. City leash rule applies.
Whatever the route, your dog is walked alone or with the dogs it lives with, never mixed with dogs from other homes. A walking buddy happens only with the other owner’s consent, a meet and greet, and a trial walk.
We pick up and drop off inside your home, with the leash, harness or boots, then finish with fresh water. Puppies learning the leash and seniors who take the hills slowly are both welcome.
Ticks don’t take the winter off
Maine CDC says ticks can turn up any time you’re outside, and asks owners to check pets after time outdoors. After a walk in the Arboretum or at Bond Brook, a quick check is a good habit.
In winter, we rinse or wipe paws after every walk. Road salt cracks pads, and dogs lick it off. On the coldest days, a dog who won’t wear boots gets a shorter route.
Keeping your pet at home in Augusta
For a night away, your sitter comes at 7pm and stays through 9am. Your animals keep their own beds, their own yard and their own schedule.
Meals are measured the way you do it, with fresh water, litter, potty breaks and any medication at its set time. After that comes play, a walk or quiet couch time, depending on the animal.
Pets settle fastest when the night runs the way it always does. So we ask when the last trip outside is, whether the cat sleeps on the bed and which lights stay on, then we follow it. You get a photo before bed and another in the morning, and if something goes wrong, like a pet off its food, a leak or a power outage, you hear right away.
If boarding suits your pet better, it lives in a sitter’s home with the household and sleeps in the house, not in a kennel run. We meet every boarder first, and we’ll tell you honestly if it isn’t a good fit.
License season
Augusta dog licenses are due every year by December 31, with a late fee after January 31. The dog park asks for licensed, vaccinated dogs wearing their tags, so it’s worth doing early.
Nearby towns we also cover
Boarding stays are at our quieter Portland home, the closer of our two to Augusta.
Don't see your town? Just ask. We travel, and distance is factored into the quote.
How we can help in Augusta
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Dog Walking
Starting @ $25.00 for 30 mins
Around your neighborhood, or along the Greenway if that's what your dog loves.
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Overnight Sitting
Starting @ $65.00 for 7pm–9am
Your sitter arrives at 7pm and stays until 9am, so your animals keep their own beds, their own yard and their own routine.
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Drop-Ins
Starting @ $25.00 for 30 mins
Dogs and cats, plus birds, rabbits, reptiles, fish and livestock. Potty breaks, meals, fresh water and medication on time while you're at work or away.
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Boarding
Starting @ $75.00 per night
Your pet stays in the sitter's house and sleeps inside as part of the family. Choose Lindsay's lively Milford home or the quieter Portland home.
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Transportation
Starting @ $30.00 round trip
Round-trip rides to the groomer, daycare, the vet or anywhere else your pet needs to go, fitted around your schedule instead of theirs.
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Weddings
Starting @ $110.00 per hour
We bring your dog to the venue, keep them calm through photos and crowds, and get them to their spot for the ceremony, so you can enjoy your day.
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Constant Care
Flat rate $150.00 per 24 hours
A sitter stays with your pet for the whole time you're away, not just on a schedule. For puppies, elderly animals, post-surgery recovery and timed medication.
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Questions about pet care in Augusta
Something else on your mind? Call or text (207) 561-7322.
View All FAQsWe keep walks to one household at a time, and a dog park is full of dogs from other homes, so that's something to talk through at the meet and greet. If you want to know the rules first: the park at Mill Park is open dawn to dusk, dogs stay leashed until they're inside the fenced area, must be licensed, vaccinated and wearing ID and rabies tags, and there's a limit of two dogs per person in the play areas.
Augusta asks for a leash no longer than 8 feet on the Kennebec River Rail Trail and the Greenway Trail, and a retractable lead extended no further than that.
Every year by December 31. The city adds a late fee after January 31.
It breaks up a long wait. Your dog gets a potty break, fresh water, a meal if you ask for one and some play, then you get a photo and a text. For a puppy or a senior who can't wait that long, it can make the difference between a rough day and an easy one.
For many dogs, yes. At home there are no unknown dogs to worry about, no fights and no passing illness, and your dog sleeps in its own bed and keeps its own schedule. Some dogs love daycare, and we'll be honest at the meet and greet about what we think suits yours.
