Adriana Valle is the Owner, Founder, and Chief Pet-Loving Officer at Shoreline Happy Paws LLC, where she has led professional pet care since 2010. Her pet care journey started in Doha, Qatar, where she founded the country’s first full-time pet sitting service, before relocating to the Connecticut Shoreline in 2017 and rebuilding it into a team-based pet care company trusted by more than 600 local families.
Adriana is a Certified Pet First Aid and CPR Instructor, trained through the Pet Safety Crusader curriculum by Denise Fleck, and teaches hands-on Pet CPR and First Aid classes for pet parents throughout the Shoreline. She is currently pursuing a certificate in dog behavior from CATCH Canine Trainers Academy and is a longtime member of the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters and Pet Sitters International. She regularly attends pet industry conferences across the country to stay on the leading edge of professional pet care standards, safety practices, and industry trends. Shoreline Happy Paws is veterinarian recommended and proudly holds a 5-star Google review from Saybrook Veterinary Hospital.
Beyond daily pet care, Adriana leads the Shoreline’s pet parent community, running social community walks, hikes, and Dog Water Adventures for pet parents across Southeastern Connecticut, along with the CT Pet Parents Facebook community. She also welcomes dogs into her own Essex home through the company’s Homestyle Boarding service, and is currently launching the first Doggie Adventure Bus in the CT Shoreline, a group enrichment adventure on wheels.
Her love of animals started early, growing up in El Salvador surrounded by eight Boxers and her grandparents’ farm animals, and later volunteering with the Qatar Animal Welfare Society caring for rescued strays. A fluent Spanish speaker, she is proud to serve Shoreline families in both English and Spanish. Today she shares her home with her husband Chris, Cannoli the Corgi, and Gnocchi the hedgehog.
Adriana has written more than 200 articles on pet care, safety, and pet-friendly living. She posts weekly blogs to ensure that pet parents in the Shoreline and Lower River Valley areas of Southeastern Connecticut stay informed and educated on pet care best practices and pet-friendly living. Her topics range from Shoreline Happy Paws-specific topics, including highlighting the benefits of Dog Walking, Dog Hiking, and Cat Sitting services, to reporting on local shelter changes, wildlife threats, pet industry trends, and other current events.
In-home pet care has many benefits including reduced exposure to communicable diseases, stress reduction, and convenience for pet owners. Yet, most pet sitting companies have to be sure that a pet is comfortable with the idea of an unfamiliar person entering their...
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Halloween is just around the corner and Shoreline Connecticut families are starting to get into the Halloween spirit. As professional dog walkers and pet sitters, we too are beginning to see many outdoor decorations including inflatables and lights that are meant to...
Some dogs seem to learn manners and socialize beautifully with minimal human intervention. Many others, however, require more structured learning to navigate the world around them successfully. For this reason, every dog lover will likely need a dog trainer at some...
Summer is about to wrap! Parents everywhere are relieved. They are thankful that their children will turn off their tablets, return to school, and get back on a set schedule. While CT River Valley and Shoreline families look to the fall semester and back-to-school...
It is common for families to adopt or acquire pets over holiday periods and during the summer months. Summer pet adoptions seem like a no-brainer: kids are out of school and vacation days are meant to be taken. In addition, the weather, while warm, is better for...