There are all kinds of services like that for the affluent young professionals yuppifying this quickly gentrifying area around downtown Houston. You can pay other people to clean up after your dog, wash him, trim him (including hair bows and painted toes), walk him, train him, and you can drop him off at a doggie day care center where he can cavort with other canines all day long, every day, for as long as you're willing to pay.