About Us

Meet The Owners

Capital City Dog Walking & Pet Care is owned and operated by brothers Adam and Patrick Friberg along with life long friend Jack Rush. All three owners were born and raised on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, are graduates of DC Public schools, and had mothers who taught at Capitol Hill Cluster Schools.

Adam and Patrick started working as dog walkers for Capital City Dog Walking & Pet Care in 2008. In 2013 they started the NoMa franchise, followed by the Brookalnd franchise in 2015 with Jack Rush joining as a member of the team. In January of 2023 Adam, Patrick, and Jack took over the Capitol Hill branch when the company’s founder Grace Steckler retired. In 2024 all three branches of the company merged to be known simply as Capital City Dog Walking & Pet Care.

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Adam Cap City Dog Walking & Pet Care

Adam

Walker, Sitter, Boarder, Management

Adam was born and raised on Capitol Hill. He has always had a love for pets, growing up in a house with dogs, cats, turtles, fish, and hamsters. He starting his professional career as a dog walker and pet care provider shortly after attending high school at School Without Walls. He currently lives in Cottage City, MD, just over the DC border, with his wife, Emily, and two hounds, Frankie and Arlo. Adam does most of his walks in Brookland and welcomes lots of boarding dogs to his home, they all love the big yard (for DC standards lol)!

Patrick Cap City Dog Walking & Pet Care

Patrick

Walker, Sitter, Boarder, Marketing

Patrick lives in Brookland with his wife Michelle, dog Waylon, and cats Nyrtle, Scampi, and Freddy.

Patrick is a huge DC sports fan who enjoys cooking and traveling in his free time.

Jack Cap City Dog Walking & Pet Care

Jack​

Walker, Sitter, Boarder, HR, Billing

Jack has spent his entire (non college) life in NE DC and doesn’t plan on leaving anytime soon. He has been with Capital Hill Dog Walking since 2016 as a walker and was made an owner in early 2023. His love of DC is only surpassed by his love of cats and dogs. He currently lives in Edgewood, DC with his wife Ellen and his crazy (and sweet) dog Pinto.

About Our Founder

The Saving Grace Story​

Grace Steckler

Grace founded the company as Saving Grace Pet Care in 2003 after moving to Capitol Hill with her husband David. They grew the company into an establishment on the Hill over the years with the help of many great managers and employees.

She hired a pair of brothers looking for summer jobs in 2008 that decided they also wanted to make a life out of caring for your furry family! Grace and her family moved to Leeseburg, Va in 2022 and retired from the pet care business.