Our History

Stacey Wiley first began Woofwalks in back in 2000 to be able to spend more time with her pups, Scout and Giotto. She started taking out small groups of dogs and opened her home to her client’s dogs when they needed boarding. Since then, Woofwalks has been happily walking packs of dogs through the Oakland Hills. We’ve built strong relationships with our clients and they and their dogs have become family to us.

As of October 2023, Woofwalks’ longtime Office Manager Kate Wolfson became the owner under the new LLC – Woofwalks East Bay. As the new owner, Kate wanted to provide stability in income for her walkers, and as such, have converted them all employees. Now the walkers have their much-deserved sick pay, Workers Comp Insurance, reimbursement for their mileage and a team they can call their own. There are more big changes ahead for Woofwalks and we’re looking forward to providing more services for the dogs in our community!

Why Us?

Legally permitted with East Bay Regional Parks District
We are Insured with Pet Sitters Associates, LLC
Member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers
Member of the International Association of Canine Professionals
Most importantly, we love our pack. Our clients love us - Just ask them
A green company - our walker’s cars are balanced by Terrapass

Staff Bios

Gerry Goodman

Gerry has been with Woofwalks since 2012, doing two off-leash trail hikes a day for several years now. He loves the pups and the trails. He is a certified Dog Walker Academy graduate, and also holds a first aid certification.

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Noelle Lautt

Noelle is Woofwalks senior dog walker and absolutely loves hiking with us. She is great handling the dogs and has been working on and off for us for several years.

Jessica

Jessica has been working with dogs for the past 15 years. She has a background in professional dog training. She prides herself in her ability to read dog behavior to ensure that her pack is having a fun and safe time out on the trail! She loves being a dog walker because it gives her the opportunity to spend the day out in the wild.