Dog walks and exercise visits across Markham, booked on your schedule.
Dog walking and exercise visits across Markham keep active pets moving during busy weeks. A vetted walker comes to your home, takes your dog on a 30 or 60 minute walk, offers a water break, and returns them with a quick update. This works well for high-energy breeds, growing puppies past the vaccination window, and working households in neighborhoods like Unionville, Cornell, and Cathedraltown where midday walks are hard to fit in.
Walkers on the platform cover routes through Berczy Village, Wismer, and Markham Village and reach most central addresses quickly. You can filter by experience level, by comfort with reactive or large dogs, and by preferred walk duration, then message a walker directly to confirm start time, leash handling notes, and any pickup details before you book.
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Markham has an extensive park network that includes Milne Dam Conservation Park, Toogood Pond Park, and Rouge National Urban Park, centred around the Rouge River watershed and the surrounding York Region countryside. Ontario municipalities require leashes in most public spaces outside designated off-leash zones, and winters bring salted sidewalks where paw protection matters for small breeds and shorter-legged dogs. Experienced Markham walkers usually plan route variety so dogs get mental stimulation as well as physical exercise on their regular visits, often working Cornell and Cathedraltown into the weekly rotation.
Summer heat in Markham pushes morning and late-evening walks over midday ones, and July and August peak temperatures can make afternoon exercise unsafe for flat-faced breeds. Walkers adapt route selection to the weather, choosing shaded trails and cooler paved routes, and many carry portable water bowls for longer loops.
Walking rates in Markham depend on duration, group versus solo walks, and the walker's experience. Many walkers offer a lower price for recurring weekly bookings and a standard rate for one-off visits. You see each walker's price, walk duration, and any additional-dog charge directly on their profile and again on the checkout screen, alongside payment processing fees, before you confirm the booking.
Yes. Every sitter who offers services on Hello Marshy must complete a two step verification before their profile can appear in search or accept bookings. Step one is identity verification using a government issued photo ID matched to a live selfie. Step two is a Canadian criminal record check run through a licensed background screening partner.
The verification fee is a one time payment at checkout, not a recurring charge, and it covers the cost of running the background check with the screening provider. The fee amount is shown before you pay.
Experienced sitters who already have a proven record on Rover or Wag can skip the verification fee by linking their existing profile so the Hello Marshy team can review their history. After bookings on the platform, pet parents can also leave public reviews, and those reviews come only from real completed bookings rather than from anonymous visitors.
Enter your city and the type of care you need on the Hello Marshy homepage or search page. You can then browse nearby sitters and view photos, a short bio, the kinds of pets they care for, and starting rates for each service.
You can narrow your search by distance, service, price, pet type, and availability. When a sitter looks like a good fit, open their profile to read reviews, check their cancellation policy, and see what services they offer.
If you want to learn more, you can send a message before booking to ask questions, share your pet’s routine, or see if it feels like the right match. There is no cost or commitment to reach out. You only pay once a booking is confirmed through the platform.
Yes. We always recommend a meet and greet when booking with a sitter for the first time. It is a good opportunity to go over your pet’s routine, feeding, medication, behaviour, and any other important care details before the booking begins. Many Hello Marshy sitters offer meet and greets, often at no extra cost, depending on the service.
If it does not feel like the right fit, you can continue your search and message another sitter. You only pay once a booking is confirmed.
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