House Sitting in Gloucester

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.

Sophie provided regular updates about our pets (dog and cats) as well as many pics of them in our home. Of course, she also took great care of them and followed our detailed instructions. We returned home to happy and healthy pets!

Jennifer was great and took our dog on field trips and adventures. We will definitely use her again.

Jacquelyn stayed with our older bichon/poodle for a week while we were traveling. She was reliable, very responsive, and a calming influence for our anxious dog. We returned to a very neat house and a happy dog. We will definitely contact her again for dog sitting/house sitting.

What a fine responsible gentleman Calvin is. I will definitely call on him again when my 2 dogs and 4 cats need a sitter. He stays professional and faithful with his word of what he will do and goes above and beyond to look after the loved ones placed in his care as well as the home they are in. "Calvin, when the cat brings you a fury gift in the morning to show its appreciation, you know you were a hit! Thanks again, for easing my mind and freeing me to enjoy my trip. I looked forward to the pictures and videos you sent of them each day!."

*** IF YOU NEED A DOG SITTER MATT'S YOUR GUY*** We have three dogs, two that are super social, and one that is afraid of everything and everyone. When we first met Matt and introduced him to our three dogs we said that Janey(scaredy cat) would most likely keep her distance for the duration of his stay. Matt set a goal of becoming friends with Janey (I can not stress how difficult a goal this is... many have tried). Throughout the trip he sent photo's and videos of our dogs and sure enough by day 3 Janey was right in the mix on walks and even couch cuddle time. Getting the attention of Janey requires a special person who knows how to work with dogs, has a kind personality, and is very patient. Matt has all of these characteristics and then some! We cant wait to have him dog sit for us again!

Alyssa watched our dog in our home for 8 days, a big assignment. She was caring and communicative, checking in with us as needed and sending pictures, and took pains to understand our somewhat-stubborn dog's likes and dislikes. She left the house spotless, an extra bonus!

Meredith took care of my two dogs over the 4th of July weekend - always stressful due to fireworks. Her communication was good when the power went out due to a big thunderstorm in the area. Glad she was there to watch out over my nervous pups. House was clean when I got home.

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