House Sitting in Coventry

Great with our dogs, our home, ongoing communication was superb! Thank you again!

Gil was amazing with our dog Owen! Gil took the time to get to know Owen and learn all of his weird habits, and I knew in the first few moments of meeting him that he would take very good care of our boy. During the stay, he sent us frequent updates and pictures of the adventures Owen was having--he had plenty of walks in nature by a lake and even got to observe in fascination some nearby horses. Owen loves new travel routes, so I know he had enjoyed himself! It was also so reassuring to see pictures of Owen cuddled up and comfortable in Gil's home. We are very grateful to have someone we can trust and Owen looks forward to his next visit!

Due to my "go to" sitter moving town, I needed to find a new home for my babies while I'm out of town. My son and I travel a lot so typical boarding/kennel is not my favorite place for the doggies. Arya was very responsive when setting up the stay. My dogs tend to forget their training when meeting someone new, and I appreciated that Arya immediately responded to my goldendoodle the way I want him to when he jumps - he turned his back. Within 2 minutes Ayra had Marlin responding as he should (too often people tell me, "oh, it's okay" and allow Marlin to misbehave. I know this is also on me...but to have help, helps!). The dogs were walked regularly and I was given many, many videos. I had some questions about the dogs after pick up, and Arya responded immediately. He also texted to check in to see how they were doing, which was great. I'd absolutely use Arya again for shorter trips; I'm not sure about longer ones because the dogs appear to spend much time in the crate. It's not a negative per se - and I trusted Arya completely with them - it's just that that stay is very different from their lifestyle they've experienced during boarding, which is a large yard in which to run free, and generally only crating at night for sleep and when my previous sitter would leave the house.