House Sitting in Essex

Sophia did a fantastic job again taking care of my Maine Coon, Katahdin. She provided me with daily photos and updates which were greatly appreciated.

Lauren was amazing! Her stay lined up with the a heat wave and she did everything to make sure our pets stayed cool! She is super responsive and considerate and gave me complete confidence while we were away.

Second time Jesse cared for our puppy at our home & he was great -Raphael was happy & well cared for & Jesse communicated how things were going & home was nicely kept when we returned.

Sarah was wonderful, would 100% book with her again!

Wiktoria and her husband stayed in our home with our dog, Millie, for seven nights. Overall, Millie was well cared for and happy. They were also very flexible in extending their stay when our travel was disrupted, which we truly appreciated. We did have a few areas that didn’t fully meet our expectations. Millie was only taken on two walks during their stay, despite our request for daily walks or outings (even short car rides). We understand February weather in Massachusetts can be challenging, especially with a snowstorm during their visit, but we were hoping for a bit more activity. On the first day, Millie was left alone for over nine hours without prior discussion. While she can handle being alone for up to eight hours, we had emphasized that she typically spends very little time alone, and we had chosen Wiktoria based on her open availability. Thankfully, once we raised this concern, it didn’t happen again. Communication was limited — we received only a few pictures and updates, usually after we reached out first. As new users of in-home dog sitting, we realize we might have needed to be clearer about wanting daily check-ins, but it was something we expected based on other reviews. During their stay, Wiktoria let us know about ants appearing in the guest room — unusual for our home and especially for February. We offered our usual treatment suggestions, and although we found a few crumbs on the rug upon returning home, the issue now seems resolved. Overall, while Millie was safe and content, the experience didn’t quite meet our expectations given Wiktoria’s strong reviews. It was a helpful learning experience for us as first-time Rover users, and we appreciate the care she provided.

So glad that we found Henry! He was wonderfully communicative and took the best care of our dog. Additionally was respectful of our space while he stayed in our home. Thank you Henry!

Matt is so great. My dog, Gracie loved him so much. Definitely will have him watch her again.

Sarah was lovely - both my dog and cat fell for her the moment she walked through the door for our Meet & Greet, and our cat even rolled all over her feet, which is incredibly rare! She took great care of both of them, was very communicative, and took great care of our home as well. We would absolutely book with Sarah again.

Liz came over and met Charlie in advance of their stay together. She was very quick to respond to any and all communication. Highly recommended. Thanks so much again!!!

Teri looked after our nervous, elderly, deaf, somewhat difficult dog for a week and I cannot recommend her enough. If anything I think our dog was a little disappointed we were home, he had such a great time with Teri! I was concerned about finding the right person to stay with our dog because although he's now mostly old and slow, he can still throw up the occasional surprise, and is also quite anti other dogs, so we needed a really competent person to look after him. Teri was definitely that person, and it was very noticeable how calm our dog was when we got back - normally he's a bit of a mess with all the change and upheaval, but this time he was really relaxed. In addition to doing a great job with our dog, I really appreciated that Teri left our house in great condition, and also very very kindly washed our bedding and put it all back on the bed - after delays at the airport we didn't get back until 9:30pm and it was hugely appreciated that we had a bed ready for us to collapse into! Teri kept us up to date throughout the week with pictures and messages, and we felt fully confident in her and her care of our dog and the house. We really couldn't have asked for more!