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Dexter and I live in a historic district in Golden, Colorado. We have tree-lined streets and shady sidewalks nearby. We are two blocks from the trailheads to the iconic "Castle Rock" on South Table Mountain. We also enjoy walking along the Clear Creek Trail. Sometimes we walk through the outdoor portions of the Golden History Museum, which has interesting sights like a chicken coop, where I sometimes help tend the chickens. In good weather, we love to jog over to the Golden Community Garden, where I volunteered for many years, where we can smell the flowers and watch the life cycle of the garden. If our guest's Mom & Dad say, "OK," we can continue to the newest Golden dog park across from the community garden, where we have room to play with the "Chuck it." From the dog park, we can take the pedestrian bridge up to a beautiful park. It is grassy and green with beautiful views. If we want to take it a little easier, we walk two blocks to the grounds of the Colorado School of Mines (CSM). The grounds of CSM are flat and we like to walk around the grassy quads and the adjacent old historic district. We love Golden and find it to be incredibly dog-friendly. We always leash and clean up after ourselves and we often see other dogs walking their humans. If they look nice and everyone agrees, we may say hello and give a sniff. We carry water but when we get home, we always enjoy a nice big drink of water, ice optional, and usually a good snooze!

Walks are customized for each dog! If all they want is a walk around the block, we can definitely do that. If what they need is a hike in the mountains, we can do that too! I can walk up to three dogs at once (price varies with number of dogs), but will need to walk them on a standard 6 ft leash (no retractable leashes, please!).

Walks will depend on your dog's energy level and conditions. The Daycare option may be a better choice, if you would like your buddy to have a morning hike. We can stroll the neighborhood, do your dog's regular walk, or drive to hike up one of the Table Mtns. and explore Red Rocks or Bear Creek Park.

We can stroll the neighborhood, do your dog's regular walk, or drive to hike up one of the Table Mtns. and explore Red Rocks or Bear Creek Park.

My husband and I both work from home and can come walk your dog on various times throughout the day. Our availability may change from week to week but we are pretty flexible. We only walk one family at a time so your pup(s) gets the attention they deserve!

Hello and welcome to Michael's House. The true joy of pets was discovered when our kids left the nest. Dogs get lots of attention at our home now and it's so much fun to get to know their personalities.

My husband works from home and I am now able to stay home and do what I love. Michael is our 7 lb Yorkie; he's a little old man that tests our visitors, but he's missing most of his teeth so he's harmless. We don't have a fenced in yard, but we take the dogs out for supervised potty breaks several times a day and go on walks to release anxiety and energy. If weather is inclement, we just run around the house!

I will follow your house rules. Tell me all the special things your special ones love and I'll make sure they're happy while they're at Michael's House.