Comments on: If You Love Your Dog, You Might Want To Hire A Pet Sitter

By: Pamela

Pamela — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 03:47:39 +0000

In reply to Patricia Dareneau. Excellent! A friend of mine used to be a Dog Vacay host and if every host is as good as she is, your dogs will have a wonderful time over the holidays.

By: Patricia Dareneau

Patricia Dareneau — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 16:26:08 +0000

We found a great place for our dogs over Thanksgiving through Doggy Vacay.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 14:48:25 +0000

I own a pet care business and work as a pet sitter. I have several hundred clients and I treat each pet as if it were my own. I’ve learned through my experience that dogs especially seem to need more attention when their human is away. I follow the client’s directions on routine and otherwise spoil each animal as much as possible without going against the client’s instructions. I love it. It’s the best job in the world for me after retiring from a career in state government.

By: Jodi Stone

Jodi Stone — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 02:45:02 +0000

In reply to Pamela. I would have dearly loved that Pamela.

By: Jackie Bouchard

Jackie Bouchard — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 14:57:52 +0000

I came here to make sure you were still alive or not captured by pirates. Glad to see you are alive and well. (At least as of Oct 27…) 🙂

We recently hired a pet sitter for the first time ever. (Normally my sis and her corgi take care of Rita if we’re on vacation or away for a long day.) We were going on vaca at a time when my sis couldn’t help out. I was SO stressed about what was the right choice… booking Rita into a doggy hotel or having some “stranger” come stay with her. Rita isn’t super social so in the end we decided to go with the pet sitter so Rita could stay home in her own comfy surroundings. Think we made the right choice!

By: Jan K

Jan K — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 13:48:58 +0000

I was just thinking of you recently, and lo and behold, a new post popped up! 🙂
How lucky for you to find the perfect pet sitter for Honey, and it sounds like it has been a great experience for her too! The best dog sitters go above and beyond.
We’ve been lucky to mostly have family and friends to pet-sit for us, but we did hire a professional a couple times many years ago. I think it is best for the pets to be able to stay in their own home, so I’m glad more and more pet sitters have been popping up in our area.

By: Beth

Beth — Sat, 28 Oct 2017 02:11:17 +0000

I’m so glad you found the perfect person! It sounds like this was wonderful for all of you. I would have so much trouble finding a pet sitter in a new place–I’m so particular about who I trust Barley with that I’m not sure how we’d all survive that! Rye is so much easier that it wouldn’t be as difficult to find someone I could trust with her–as long as I didn’t have to worry about the boat part! How lucky that you found someone with that skill set!

By: Shadow & Ducky's Mom

Shadow & Ducky's Mom — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 13:12:56 +0000

Well, hello there! I’ve been wondering when we’d hear from you again!

We’ve been using the services of our pet sitters for years! The latest was when Sam’s hip was so painful that one Saturday that I had to take him to the ER. Our regular sitter was – thankfully – available. So, any time you have to take a human family member to the hospital is also a good time to employ your pet sitter.

Glad you were able to find such a capable pet sitter for Honey!! Love and puppy kisses to all of you from my girls and me!

By: Pamela

Pamela — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 12:02:42 +0000

In reply to Emma. It is such a blessing to find someone you trust to stay in your home with your precious family members. So glad your mom has found someone good. It must give her one less thing to worry about when she's away. And I'm sure she makes it much happier for you when your mom is gone.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 11:45:15 +0000

In reply to Monika & Sam. It would have been more economical to anchor. But just imagine how hard it would be to find a pet sitter with her own dinghy? :)