Meet your dog’s new best friend

Kie first knew he wanted to work with dogs after spending two years developing training and exercise programs for his own dog, Badger.

Living at that time in Oakland, he made a go of running dogs for clients the same way he was exercising Badger. His experiences with the dogs and clients were great, but after a year of trial and error he knew he wasn’t ready to run his own canine business and had to briefly return to his restaurant career.

Realizing he needed more specific professional experience to achieve his dreams, Kie left his job as a restaurant manager to find employment with a dog walking company in Marin County. During his time there, he helped grow the business from one employee to three, while gaining significant canine experience working with about 20 dogs each day.

After four years, Kie felt ready to move back to his hometown of Sonoma, and go into business for himself. His experience walking so many dogs further convinced him that many dogs would benefit more from a run than a walk, and he is determined to make that service available, with the goal of increasing the number of fulfilled dogs and happy people in the world.