Vogue Profiles Six New York Dog Walkers, Including Artists and Performers, in Dogue Summer Series
In New York City, around 600,000 dogs are in need of professional walkers. Vogue's summer series, Dogue, highlights six of these walkers. Among them is Spike Einbinder, 34, a comedian who established The Rainbow Pack in Brooklyn. Despite suffering from allergies, he has been walking dogs for 14 years and will be featured in the play Marina, as well as touring with Honey Pluton in September. The oldest walker, Costello Caldwell, 78, has been active on the Upper West Side since the early 1980s with his Royal Wolves Academy. Other featured walkers are Corey Baumer, 32, Christian Ocampo, 26, Sarah Kerr, 26, and Shaina Stelzer, 34, showcasing their artistic backgrounds and distinctive dog-walking methods.
Key facts
- The article is part of Vogue's Dogue summer series.
- New York City has an estimated 600,000 dogs.
- Costello Caldwell, 78, has walked dogs on the Upper West Side since the early 1980s.
- Corey Baumer, 32, started dog walking seven years ago and uses a 'clown car' for transport.
- Christian Ocampo, 26, is a visual artist who walks dogs in SoHo.
- Sarah Kerr, 26, works part-time in Tribeca and for dog apparel brand Little Beast.
- Shaina Stelzer, 34, founded Brooklyn Haute Dogs in 2011 in Dumbo.
- Spike Einbinder, 34, is allergic to dogs but has walked them for 14 years and founded The Rainbow Pack.
Entities
Artists
- Costello Caldwell
- Corey Baumer
- Christian Ocampo
- Sarah Kerr
- Shaina Stelzer
- Spike Einbinder
- Julio Torres
- Martine Gutierrez
- Honey Pluton
Institutions
- Vogue
- Dogue
- Royal Wolves Academy
- The Village Dog Walker
- Little Beast
- Pratt Institute
- Fordham University
- Brooklyn Haute Dogs
- The Rainbow Pack
Locations
- New York City
- United States
- Upper West Side
- Maryland
- Riverside Park
- Amsterdam Avenue
- Columbus Avenue
- Manhattan
- East Village
- West Village
- Miami
- SoHo
- Pennsylvania
- Tribeca
- Brooklyn
- Dumbo
- Prospect Heights