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It's been a mixed bag with Wag. The app quality is not great, buggy and major usability issues...but also the walk report card warms my heart.

I was worried about trusting my dog to strangers but it wasn't too bad with Wag. Overall most of the people were decent but I'd occasionally get some really bad walkers who wouldn't fill out the report card, or walk the dog for 90 minutes instead of 30. My partner and I decided doggie daycare was the better bet. About $35 a day to have our dog just hanging out with other pups is worth it...especially when the quality of walker is so variable with services like Wag.

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My dog got abused at doggy daycare. Paid to play, but instead locked in a cage all day, and multiple shock collars put on his neck to try and get his barking to stop (not approved by me).

So not sure this really applies to wag vs not.. but double and triple check the references of your doggy daycare..

Jesus. I've always been a bit paranoid about this; at the moment I'm sticking to my vet's dogcare program, which seems more reliable.

This would be a nontrivial concern for me with Wag. Uber rides have plenty at risk also, but at least I'm present for those. (And in one case, I have in fact gotten out early for safety's sake.) Coordination services are that much less convincing when the buyer and seller aren't both present.

Ya exactly.. with Uber it's just yourself for risk.

Wag is one stop closer to "I trust you with something import to me, don't break it". I guess the ultimate test would be "uber for babysitting".. some stranger stops by and picks up your kid and takes them to the park.

Where you value your pets varies a lot by culture. But I value them much closer to my children than myself.. which would make Wag a nogo for me.

Edit - Not to make you paranoid, but my event happened at my vet. Turns out my vet abused 100s of dogs. No criminal charges. She is under review to MAYBE have something happen to her license. Or maybe have some additional oversight. After abusing and killing many animals.

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