The Dogfather Dog Walking & Sitting — Local services in Culver City

I was working with Eric the Dogfather to help with our dog Blue, a 2-year-old, 85-pound Yellow Labrador Retriever who can be very reactive to other dogs on walks. I initially hired Eric not just to walk Blue, but to help me learn how to manage his excitement and reactivity during walks.

Eric has been incredibly patient—not just with Blue, but with me as well. He guided Blue through focused, structured walks and taught him (and me) how to stay calm and attentive, even when other dogs are nearby. With Eric's help, Blue learned to focus more on the walk and less on distractions.

Eric showed me how to handle situations where Blue gets overly excited, pulls, or ignores commands on walks. His advice has made a difference—Blue is now much easier to walk, and I feel more confident knowing how to handle tricky moments.

I truly appreciate Eric’s knowledge, calm approach, and support. If you’re looking for help walking your dog—especially if your dog struggles with reactivity—I highly recommend Eric...

Erik has been walking our 4 year old German Shepherd, Charlie, 4 times a week for over 18 months. To say Charlie LOVES Erik would be an understatement. If Charlie is in the front yard, he goes to the gate and patiently looks for Erik. Erik is an excellent communicator—if he’s going to be even 3 minutes late, he texts to let me know. On the few occasions when he’s needed to change our regular walks, he lets me know well in advance. Also, if anything unusual happens on a walk (vomiting, diarrhea, a reaction to a strange acting person), he reports it to me. Erik walks Charlie in a trained and disciplined manner that has made it easier for me to walk him when I need to. Truly, I cannot imagine a better dogwalker for...

When I injured my ankle playing pickleball, I found that I couldn’t walk my dog! I contacted Erik same day and he responded within minutes and was walking my precious beast within an hour! Erik is professional and personable, he took photos of my dog and sent them to me, he is reasonably priced and really came through for me in a jam. I am so grateful for the Dogfather of...