ABOUT US
WE ARE PET OWNERS OURSELVES, SO WE GET IT
As urban pet parents you have a very specific set of challenges, and pet guardianship in NYC is a huge commitment.
Founded in 2005, The Perfect Pooch NYC is a PROFESSIONAL and EXPERIENCED family-owned pet care company. Led by a wife and husband team, we personally make sure our clients and their pets are cared for like they are an extension of our own family. We treat the care of your pet as we do our own because we know that the love of a pet is irreplaceable.
OUR STORY
How It Began
The Perfect Pooch NYC was created to bring a little love and balance into an otherwise topsy-turvy world.
The Perfect Pooch NYC Owner, Leeland Allen.Founder Leeland Allen had lived in the city for five years, pursuing a career in the performing arts but only finding peace each day while walking dogs part time for one of Manhattan's oldest walking agencies.Having grown up on a small farm in New Hampshire, surrounded by and working with animals of all sorts, Leeland not only had the experience needed to do the job, but it filled her with a much needed reminder of “home”. After her boss decided to dissolve the company , Leeland stayed on as walker for her regular clients and began to build what is now The Perfect Pooch NYC.
The Perfect Pooch NYC Owner, Leeland Allen, age 6, with her dog, Etcetra and age 4 with her goats and cat.Our Family
In 2011 Leeland met Franco, an animal-crazy, native Brooklynite who wooed her with his Pekingese sidekick, Charlie. Three years later they were married and in 2016 they had a baby girl. Together they now run the company, often with their daughter, Esme, in tow.
Leeland and Franco view pet care as a labor of love and something they hope to one day pass on to their daughter.
