Annie Lever in the Los Angeles Times

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	Los Angeles Times August 21, 2003
	COLUMN ONE She Can Fetch $150,000 Annie Lever makes a great living walking dogs -- lots of dogs -- for upscale clients. The job requires both people and pooch skills
	By Nora Zamichow Times Staff Writer As Annie Lever padded along a sun-scorched trail at Runyon Canyon, a yellow Labrador, a Gordon setter and a golden retriever sprinted ahead. A 5-pound Maltese dashed in the dust by Lever's sneakers, and two chocolate Labradors and a pit bull mix plodded behind. "Are they all yours?" one hiker gulped. Not exactly. Lever, 46, is a professional dog walker who earns $150,000 a year -- enough to buy a Brentwood condominium, decorated in tones of taupe, green and cream, and a Steinway piano. Most dog walkers don't do as well. Lever's clients, who live in Santa Monica, Brentwood and Bel-Air, include Hollywood moguls and movie stars.