About Sit Happens
Sit Happens started with one overbooked owner, one very patient coonhound, and a neighborhood full of dogs who deserved better.
Our story
Sit Happens was born in 2019, when Erica Shorr was juggling a demanding job with a coonhound named Gus who had serious opinions about being left alone. After one too many apologetic texts to neighbors, the lightbulb went on: what if professional, trustworthy pet care was as easy as texting a friend?
Erica started with a handful of daily walks on one street. Today Sit Happens covers the whole neighborhood, but the idea hasn't changed — reliable care from someone you'd actually want knocking on your door, delivered with a photo report and a very good dog cameo.
Still local, still independent, and still on a first-name basis with most of the dogs within a mile. That's the way Erica likes it.
You get Erica, every visit. No rotating cast of strangers — the person you book is the person who shows up.
Notes, photos, and a potty report after every visit. You'll know how the walk went before you're back at your desk.
Erica is vetted, insured, and bonded before her first leash. No exceptions, no shortcuts.
Erica lives here too. Short notice? Lockouts? Rained-out reschedules? Help is minutes away, not a call center away.
Meet your walker
Founder & your primary walker
Erica started Sit Happens in 2019 with Gus the coonhound, and she's been the one at your door ever since. Every walk, drop-in, and sleepover is personally hers — no rotating cast, no surprises. Knows every fire hydrant in a four-block radius and which dogs prefer the scenic route.
Owned by Gus the coonhound
Book a walk and meet your match, or send us a note and ask us anything. We love a good dog question.
Book a walkOr email us — we reply within a day, usually faster.
