Southern Maine
Pet Sitting & Dog Walking in Brunswick
Brunswick sits on the Androscoggin River and Maquoit Bay, home to Bowdoin College and plenty of leash-friendly trails. We look after Brunswick pets at home, with a photo and a text after every visit.
- Leashed walks on the Town Commons and beyond
- Drop-ins for any animal
- Free meet and greet in your home
Brunswick is a Cumberland County town on the Androscoggin River and Maquoit Bay, home to Bowdoin College and the former Naval Air Station Brunswick. Whatever your own schedule looks like, we fit around it: walks from your door, drop-ins for cats and small pets, and overnights when you’re away.
Leashed walks around Brunswick
Brunswick’s town parks and its land trust are clear about dogs: welcome, on a leash, dawn to dusk.
- Brunswick Town Commons: the town’s oldest park, with wooded trails and a trailhead on Harpswell Road.
- Maquoit Bay Conservation Land: 124 acres with a 0.6-mile trail to a rocky outcrop over the bay. Hunting is permitted in season.
- Coffin’s Ice Pond: a small conservation park off Harpswell Road with a footbridge over the spillway.
- Crystal Spring Farm: the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust’s farm and trails near downtown. Pick up after your dog and stay on marked trails.
A good place to learn the leash
Every trail above asks for a leash at all times, which suits a puppy still working out how to walk beside a person. We keep young dogs on a pace they can manage and let them sniff, and we take older dogs slowly on the same routes.
Parks that close at dusk mean a short winter window for walking. A midday visit lands in the daylight your dog has, so it isn’t waiting until you get home after dark.
What your pet gets from each visit
Before we ever book a visit, we meet your pet at home. We sit down with you and go over feeding, medications, where things are and what makes your pet nervous, and nothing is booked until you’re comfortable.
Drop-ins then run from 15 minutes to an hour or more. For a cat home alone they bring company and play, fresh water and litter. For a rabbit, a guinea pig, a bird or a reptile they mean the right food and the right enclosure conditions, not just a full bowl. A photo and a text arrive afterwards.
Away overnight, and not alone
On an overnight stay, someone arrives at 7pm and stays until 9am. Your animals keep their own beds and their own schedule. We follow your evening routine, including when the last trip outside happens and whether the cat sleeps on the bed.
A photo arrives at bedtime and another when you’d be waking up. A pet off its food or a power outage gets a call, not a note the next day.
When your pet needs a person nearby
Some pets need more than a visit. A puppy who can’t be left, an elderly animal who needs help getting up, a dog on medication that can’t be missed, or a dog with separation anxiety who hurts itself alone can have a person with it the whole time. It’s also a good fit for big packs, where paying per animal gets costly. After surgery we work from the vet’s written discharge instructions, whether that means a cone, crate rest or stitches.
Getting there and back
A vet or grooming appointment on a workday is simpler when someone can take your dog for you. We drive dogs to the groomer, daycare, vet or anywhere else, each one buckled into a dog seatbelt, and a crate is there if you’d like one.
That helps with appointments that land in the middle of your workday.
Why not a crowd?
Some dogs love company, and a busy room can still be the wrong place for them. You may know your own dog well, but you can’t know every dog enrolled in a daycare’s program, and mixing strangers is how fights and illness start. With a sitter at home the risk is gone, and your dog hears the sounds of its own street.
Weekend and holiday visits cost a little extra, and last-minute bookings are possible when we have availability.
Seasons on the bay
Hunting is allowed at Maquoit Bay in season, so bright colors on you and your dog make sense in the fall. Maine CDC says ticks can be active on any day above freezing, so tick checks after trail walks are a year-round habit. In winter we rinse or wipe paws after every walk to clear off road salt.
Boarding in Portland
If you’d rather your pet stay with us, our quieter Portland home is the nearer of our two boarding homes. Pets live in the house with the household, not in a kennel run, and a bed or blanket from home comes along. Every boarder has a meet and greet first, and we say so honestly if it isn’t a good fit.
Nearby towns we also cover
Boarding stays are at our quieter Portland home, the closer of our two to Brunswick.
Don't see your town? Just ask. We travel, and distance is factored into the quote.
How we can help in Brunswick
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Dog Walking
Starting @ $25.00 for 30 mins
Your dog is walked alone or with the dogs they live with, never in a pack of strangers. All sizes and breeds, from puppies learning the leash to seniors taking the hills slowly.
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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
At our quieter Portland home, the nearer one for Brunswick.
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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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What families say about us
Real Google reviews from the people whose pets we care for.
Questions about pet care in Brunswick
Something else on your mind? Call or text (207) 561-7322.
View All FAQsThe Town Commons, Maquoit Bay Conservation Land, Coffin's Ice Pond and Crystal Spring Farm all welcome leashed dogs, from dawn to dusk.
Yes, on a leash, and the land trust asks you to pick up after your dog and stay on the marked trails. It's open dawn to dusk.
Yes. Drop-in visits are for any animal, from 15 minutes to an hour or more, with a photo and a text after every visit.
Yes, we walk puppies as well as adult dogs and seniors. We put the leash or harness on inside your door, take the walk at a pace that suits a young dog, and bring him back to fresh water and wiped paws.
They keep their own bed, smells and routine, and they aren't sharing space with animals their owners have never met. For a pet that's anxious, old or sick, that steadiness is often the point.
