Comments on: Find a Taxi With Your Dog

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:38:49 +0000

I’m moving to the East Coast this December and flying in to Logan with my two dogs. I’ll be headed to my sister’s in Allston and I’ll be needing a cab. Do I need to call a company a head of time or will I be able to find someone at the airport willing to take myself, my two dogs, and a lot of luggage? Any tips would be great!

By: rc woodberry

rc woodberry — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:37:15 +0000

great article!!! just what I needed to know for my friendly basset hound/companion/all-around nice guy (babe magnet!)

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:40:59 +0000

This is one of the biggest stressors for me living in the city with a dog! I have this horrible vision about having an emergency for Lulu and being unable to get a cab to take her to the vet. Because of this, I went out and bought a carrier. If your dog is small enough, I’ve found this helps A LOT with drivers being willing to pick you up. Note on that though – still tell the dispatcher you have a dog, but note he/she will be in a carrier (they *really* don’t like it when they show up and you surprise them with a drooling pooch) Great tips here!

By: Sandra

Sandra — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:53:30 +0000

Called Metrocab, and waited for an hour and then was told there was no cab driver who would allow my dog. Just a tip to others, Metrocab is NOT dog friendly.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:06:12 +0000

Hi Jay – We met a the last Yappy Hour at the Liberty (Pippa’s mom)
I’ve had a lot of success with Town Taxi in Boston. When you call the dispatch they are really friendly and usually ask the name of the dog and they arrive within 10 minutes after placing the call. The other benefit of using Town Taxi is that they send their “Zone Ride” cars rather than metered cabs. The cost of the ride is a flat rate and you are only charged by zones so if you sit in traffic you don’t have to worry about the meter.

By: Jay Stebbins

Jay Stebbins — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:03:37 +0000

Really, when you call a dispatcher instead of trying to hail a cab taxi from the street corner getting a Boston Taxi is not that difficult.

It is important to not leave a mess of dog hair behind so this policy does not change

By: Margie

Margie — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:56:26 +0000

These are really helpful tips, Jay. It is amazing how many people are fearful of dogs, even the friendliness of breeds. As you said, you’re much better off being honest with the dispatcher.