Comments on: Top 10 Traits of a Pet Sitter Who Won’t Kill Your Dog

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 03:33:33 +0000

In reply to Vicki Cook. You would be surprised at all of the idiots out there. It's always a good idea to hire someone who does this service as a career. Just my thoughts.

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Who cares for your pets when you're away? | Oh My Dog! — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 15:30:42 +0000

[…] week, Pamela at Something Wagging This Way Comes shared a tongue-in-cheek post called Top 10 Traits of a Pet Sitter Who Won’t Kill Your Dog. She took a humorous look at the topic but cited some heart-wrenching examples to illustrate the […]

By: Carrie Boyko

Carrie Boyko — Sat, 20 Jul 2013 19:59:24 +0000

Great Post Pamela. Honey is a lucky girl and I loved reading your clever tips for finding a good sitter. I’ll be sharing this!

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What I’m Reading: The Real Answer is Actual Books on My Commute — Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:02:27 +0000

[…] routine as much as possible to keep theirs the same). Because of this, I really loved Pamela’s Top 10 Traits of a Pet Sitter Who Won’t Kill Your Dog over at Something Wagging This Way […]

By: Jan K

Jan K — Sat, 20 Jul 2013 14:05:27 +0000

Our two most recent pet sitters, my sister and a close friend, don’t pass all 10 traits, but they both pass #1 and that is also the most important to me. I also know neither of them would ever take my dogs anywhere without checking with us first, and even though they might have a glass of wine, they would never give any to the pets! My friend also came through for us when we were in a pinch recently, and almost had to cancel our plans, because the pet sitter we were supposed to have couldn’t even come and meet us and our pets ahead of time!

By: BJ Pup

BJ Pup — Sat, 20 Jul 2013 03:05:23 +0000

Thanks for the info. Honey you look so cute.

By: Human Rescues Dog

Human Rescues Dog — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 12:39:13 +0000

You’re lucky you found a great one 🙂 I’ve been looking for that perfect pet sitter for a long time and still haven’t found one that I’d be comfortable with. For now, we have more peace of mind leaving them in the dog kennels but I’m still on the hunt (if anyone knows of a good one in Melbourne, Australia, let me know!)

By: Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 22:00:13 +0000

I’m sure it can be almost as difficult as leaving your children with a babysitter, but for a whole month!!! I’d be worried sick, especially after reading those horror stories! Thank goodness for close friends.

By: themisadventuresofmisaki

themisadventuresofmisaki — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 21:08:15 +0000

Nanny and grampy usually look after me. Grampy sneaks me treats and gives me bellyrubs while nanny looks after all the practical stuff. its the perfect combo.
Hope you have a great time, and hope Honey and the sitter have fun too!

By: KB

KB — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 20:38:48 +0000

We’ve left our dogs in the care of petsitters, and they survived. However, we always found little signs of things that hadn’t been right while we were gone. In addition, I’ve seen friend’s petsitters literally “abandon ship” in mid-job (we’ve stepped in). So, for now, we’ve given up on petsitters. It limits what we can do… but that’s okay with me.

I met a woman in a course recently who sounded like the *ideal* petsitter. If she lived anywhere near me, I’d trust her. Maybe I’ll find someone near me someday!

Panama – that sounds like fun!