Jim Buck (28 November 1931 - 4 July 2013) was a New York City dog walker.[1]
He was born James Augustine Farrell Buck in 1931 into a prominent Manhattan family.[1] In 1960 Buck left his job as a salesman to become a professional dog walker, apparently New York and the United States' first.[1] [2] By 1964 Jim Buck’s School for Dogs was making as much as $500 per week and he had hired an assistant.[2] Buck became a well-recognized figure in the Upper East Side: tall, slim, and elegantly dressed, he would walk six or more dogs at a time.[1] Buck operated his business for approximately forty years and, at its peak, employed at least 24 assistants.[1]
Buck died in Manhattan on 4 July 2013 from complications of emphysema and cancer.[1]