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.

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.

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

*** 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!

Jacquelyn pet-sat for us during the Memorial Day weekend and did an amazing job taking care of our dogs and house while keeping us updated all the time! We’ll definitely use her again in the future and recommend her to anyone looking for a great pet sitter!

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

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!

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.