Rides for dogs and cats.
Four door-to-door rides for dogs and cats, from a quick trip across the neighborhood to the ride home after a stay.
Pick the ride that fits.
Every Tagalong ride is door to door, planned with you before the day and finished with a handover to the person you named at the other end. Not sure which ride fits your pet? Call us during phone hours or send a request with the pickup and destination, and we’ll help you choose the right one.
- Door to doorYour homeAnywhere nearby
Local pet transport
A door-to-door ride to a friend, a sitter, a new home or anywhere else nearby, with a named person waiting at the other end.
- Moving your pet to a friend, sitter or family member
- Taking your pet to a new home after a move
- Days when you can’t drive them yourself
- Groomer, boarding, daycareYour homeTheir appointment
Care appointment trip
We take your dog or cat to a grooming, boarding or daycare booking you’ve already made, and hand them to the team there.
- Grooming appointments on a working day
- The start of a boarding stay
- Daycare days when the drop-off doesn’t fit your morning
- Back homeTheir appointmentYour home
Return journey
The ride home after a stay or appointment, to whoever is home to welcome them back, with their bag and any notes.
- Pickups that fall during your working day
- Coming home from a boarding stay while you’re still traveling
- After a groom, when the finish time isn’t certain
- New or nervousA quick chatTheir first ride
First journey discussion
New to Tagalong, or not a confident traveler? We start by talking about their carrier, how they handle the car and what helps them settle.
- Pets who haven’t ridden with Tagalong before
- Cats who dislike their carrier
- Dogs who get excited, worried or unwell in the car
Every ride includes.
Whichever ride you choose, the basics never change.
Door to door
Collected from your door and taken straight to the person waiting at the other end.
Their own space
Cats in their own carrier, dogs in a secured crate or clipped in with their harness.
Named handovers
One person at each end, agreed before the day. We only hand your pet to them.
Notes passed on
Their bag and notes travel with them and are handed over at the other end.
Dogs and cats ride differently.
So we plan every ride around who’s traveling. Here’s how a ride changes for each.
| Dogs | Cats | |
|---|---|---|
| Travels in | A secured crate or clipped in with their harness | Always their own closed carrier |
| At your door | On their lead, after a short walk if possible | Already in their carrier, door closed |
| Comfort | A blanket or toy from home | A blanket that smells like home, carrier covered if they prefer |
| Lifting | Tell us their size and how they handle being lifted | We lift the carrier, never the cat on their own |
| At the other end | Handed over on their lead | Handed over still in their carrier |
From first call to ride day.
Every ride is planned with you before the day. Here’s how it goes.
Tell us the ride
Pickup, destination, the date you have in mind and a little about your pet.
We talk it through
We call to go through the details, the contacts at each end and how your pet travels.
We agree the ride
Once we’ve agreed the details together, the ride is planned and we confirm it with you.
Ride day
A hello at your door, a calm ride and a handover at the other end.
Questions about rides.
Still wondering about something? Call us during phone hours and we’ll talk it through.
Call (202) 555-0109Where are they off to next?
Tell us the pickup, the destination and who will meet them. We’ll plan the rest of the ride with you.