Jess Morales
Founder · Walker
Former vet tech. Lives with a three-legged greyhound named Olive.
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Started in 2025 with four dogs and a borrowed leash
Bramble & Bone is a locally owned pet care company in Southeast Portland. We're not a franchise and we're not an app.
Our story
Hi, I'm Jess
In early 2025 I was working at a vet clinic on Hawthorne and kept hearing the same thing from clients: "I just wish I knew who was coming to my house." So I started walking a few neighbours' dogs before and after my shifts.
Less than two years later there are six of us. Every person on the team has worked with animals professionally before joining — at shelters, clinics, or training schools — and every one of them gets paid properly, with sick days. Happy walkers stay, and that means your dog sees the same person for years.
— Jess Morales, founder
The team
People you'll actually meet
Marcus Bell
Lead walker
Spent six years at the Oregon Humane Society. Our go-to for shy and reactive dogs.
Ana Lindqvist
Groomer
Fear Free certified. Will happily spend an extra ten minutes on treats if your dog needs them.
Dr. Sam Qureshi
Consulting vet
Runs our first aid training twice a year and is on call for medication questions.
A few milestones
How we got here
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Jan 2025
First walks around Ladd's Addition. Four dogs, one very old Subaru.
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May 2025
Hired our first two walkers and added cat sitting.
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Sep 2025
Launched overnight sitting and home boarding after a summer of "can you just stay over?" requests.
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Mar 2026
Opened the grooming studio on SE Division St.
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Today
Six people, 210 regular clients, still the same old Subaru.
Regulars
Some of our favourite clients
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