Swifto

Why it is listed

Swifto is the official hired-walker option with live GPS, published NYC/Miami walk tables, and a complimentary Meet & Greet — in three U.S. metros, not all 50 states. Insurance is named without a dollar cap on the insurance page, so those safety points stay at zero. Meet the walker. Ask about leash, keys, and escape. GPS is not insurance.

Pros & cons

Pros

• swifto.com/dog-walking-service 2026-09-02: GPS-tracked private walks; repeating, sporadic, and last-minute walks named; complimentary Meet & Greet for new clients; text ETA, start/end texts, summary with photos, live route. NYC rate table: 20 min $30.5, 30 min $35.5, 45 min $43, 60 min $50, 90 min $65; extra dog $10/walk. Homepage: iOS and Android named; private one-on-one walks (same household only); guaranteed window if you give at least 5 business hours’ notice.
• FAQ: walkers are screened, background checked, insured, and bonded; GPS walk monitoring, pictures, and live poop alerts to phone and email; consumer app for iPhone and Android (walker GPS app is for walkers). Hiring copy: phone interview, in-person interview, authorized background check, onboarding. Recurring schedule pairs you with a consistent walker.
• FAQ cancellation: cancel anytime; credit if you give at least 24 hours’ notice; strict 24-hour cancellation policy. Insurance page names dog bite, veterinary care, property damage, and lost-key lock replacement — no dollar cap printed.

Cons

• Select metros only (Manhattan to 153rd plus LIC/Astoria and northwest Brooklyn; Brickell Miami zips 33129/33130/33131; Charlotte / Lake Norman). Ease nationwide points are the city-list +1, not 50 states. Last-minute is named, but bookings under 5 business hours’ notice are not guaranteed. This is a hired walking company, not Uber-style tap-to-match in all 50 states.
• swifto.com/dog-walker-insurance does not print a coverage dollar amount, so safety named-$ points are zero — we do not invent a cap. Participation terms also tell you to keep your own keys and that Swifto is not liable for lock-change costs if a key is lost, which sits next to marketing that insurance “will pay for new locks.” 24/7 support is not named on the pages we used.
• Meet the walker. Ask about leash, keys, meds, and escape. A walk is not a drop-in cat visit (Swifto sells those separately). GPS is not insurance. Claims and terms apply.

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