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.

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.

She was great with our pups! I enjoyed meeting Jacquelyn prior to her watching our girls. We were able to run through all there needs. When we came home after our trip our house was tidy and left exactly how it was. She also took care of turning our pool on and off as well. It was very helpful having her stay at the house!

Annie took great care of Molly, who developed an ear infection before we left and had to have her ears cleaned and medicine applied twice a day. I can tell Annie really loves animals and I felt really comfortable leaving Molly in her care.

Jennifer was so wonderful with our dog and cat. Our dog is older and had a respiratory infection so she gave her necessary medicine and checked in with us with pictures and updates. We felt very comfortable leaving them in her care and having her stay at our house. Both my dog and cat were well cared for and so happy being with her. We highly recommend Jennifer as a kind and trustworthy pet sitter!

Matthew did a wonderful job taking care of our very active lab. She was well exercised, well fed, and well loved. Would not hesitate to recommend Matthew . Stella is probably looking forward to our next vacation as long as Matthew will be taking care of her!

Branka is an amazing sitter, we were so impressed. She is punctual, professional and an absolute sweetheart! 10/10 would recommend!! She took such great care of our puppy 🥰

Lauren did a great job looking after my 2 dogs and cat. She was very communicative, providing daily pics and updates. She left the house in good condition, and everything was perfect on our return. We would use Lauren again and recommend her pet care!

Asia was an incredible caretaker of our pup while we were away! She was very communicative and sent a ton of photos 💕

Great job by Andrew staying over and watching my two pugs for about a week! They were well taken care of and it was a relief knowing Andrew was there with them. I loved the daily check-ins and pictures!

Sasha was great, frequently updating us and leaving the house in great shape. We will definitely look to her again for house sitting specifically!