Cooper my attention loving Weimaraner (far left) loving the camera!

IT’S a dog-eat-dog city, and New York’s newest breed of dog walkers — the recently unemployed — are discovering the business can get downright catty.

As the economy continues to crater, scores of laid-off workers have taken up dog walking to make a quick buck. They are quickly learning this business can bite, and the biggest problems aren’t from the pooches — it’s the hyper-competitive pro dog walkers who rarely throw a bone to outsiders. FULL ARTICLE