Stephanie
Stephanie is an artist from Las Vegas, NV. Soon after moving to Brooklyn in 2013, she realized just how much she missed living in a home full of pets. That’s when she discovered dog walking as a profession. She has been loving on your fur-babies ever since!
Stephanie is TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) certified by Neighborhood Cats and works with local rescues to care for stray cats and feral cat colonies.
When she isn’t slinging leashes and poop bags, you can find her out shooting street photography, jamming on the bass, teaching at Gowanus Darkroom, or vegging out all day watching movies with her partner Dino and their pets, Nunu and Rocko.
Dino
Dino has been walking pups in Brooklyn since 2013. After a brief stint in a Manhattan restaurant, he found a job working for a company as a dog walker in Park Slope. He quickly discovered the joy that comes with taking care of animals, particularly when you treat them to their favorite time of the day. He has a soft spot for senior dogs and those who require special care.
After working for dog walking companies for a few years, he decided to take a restaurant job working nights in order to build up his own company. In 2019 he was able to leave the restaurant and began walking dogs full time as an independent dog walker. He eventually joined forces with his partner Stephanie and formed Maw and Paws.
Aside from caring for your creatures, Dino is an independent musician, song writer, and music enthusiast. He spends his free time biking, skateboarding, making music, and playing shows around NYC.
What our clients say..
“It’s with great pleasure that I recommend Maw and Paws Dog Walking. I am the former owner of the dog walking service “I Wanna Walk Your Dog!” and have known Dino and Stephanie as colleagues for more than five years. They are kind and caring people, who love dogs and are reliable, experienced, personable and knowledgeable. Over the years they helped me out by taking on some of my dogs when I went on vacation. It was my practice that before engaging a substitute walker, I would observe them walking their clients’ dogs, which is how I first came to ask Stephanie to be a backup for me. I saw that she and Dino are attentive and kind during their walks. I would also get feedback from my clients following my vacations and never heard anything but the highest praise. When it came time for me to retire after 19 years of dog walking (to become a stay-at-home dad), I had the opportunity to sell my business to a larger one or pass it on to dog walkers with whom I was familiar and that that I knew would provide a high level of service to my clients. My clients’ satisfaction was key in this decision, as I felt that I had to established more than a solely professional relationship with them and their dogs. I chose to pass the bulk of my business to Dino & Stephanie, knowing that they were capable of living up to the high standards I had set for myself. I trusted Dino & Stephanie with “my dogs”, and I have no hesitation saying that you can feel secure trusting them with yours.”
— Vincent Collazo, former owner of “I Wanna Walk Your Dog!”
“I have known Stephanie for more than a year. She was a dog walker for my beloved dog Toby. Stephanie is kind, sweet, responsible, and loving. She was the perfect dog walker. Toby loved her so much that Stephanie soon became part of the family. Stephanie was also so much more than a dog walker to our family. When I had my locks changed, she went and got extra keys made, without me even having to ask her. When Toby had surgery, she coaxed him around the block. When I was sick and taking care of my 6 month-old-baby, she went and got me ginger ale and crackers. I cannot say enough about Stephanie’s work ethic. When my mom came to visit for three months, Stephanie walked her two-not-well adjusted poodles like it was no problem at all. I am a criminal lawyer. I am very intense and critical and Stephanie was an absolute pleasure to be around.”
— Rachel
“This is the best dog walking, cat sitting, lovely people service ever! We have tried several walkers, local companies, etc and nothing beats Steph and Dino walking your pup and looking after your cat! They're unbelievably kind, flexible, thorough, and will take amazing pictures while on the walk - highly recommend.”
— Vivek
“Dino has been a FANTASTIC addition to our pups life. Our fur baby is not the most trusting of people in general. Dino worked slowly, respectfully and thoughtfully with our dog to gain her trust.
Highly recommended!”
— J.