House Sitting in East Nichols

We were new to Rover and came across Matt and Jessica. We have three dogs- Nia a 7 year old springer and two hound dogs- Daisy age 3 and Sadie age 1. We were gone for 6 days. To say that I get nervous leaving my dogs/babies is an understatement. Nia has medical issues and Jess did a great job handling and giving Nia her meds. Nia was so relaxed with Jess- she played ball with her. This is unheard of. When we’ve left Nia in the past she sulks, doesn’t eat/eats far less and certainly doesn’t relax enough to play ball. To me, this speaks to Jessica’s mild manner and calm she brings to the animals she watches. Jess stayed in our home- was 1000% trustworthy and kept the house neat and tidy. Jess sent daily pictures and communicated effectively and timely. I would strongly recommend Jess and Matt!!!

Jaime was wonderful. Our two dogs took to him really fast, he was prompt and was a so when we needed him. Highly racy!!

Kaylah did a fantastic job watching our two pups while we were on vacation for a week and a half! With a new two year old, we knew she would have some challenges, but she met the tasks head on and both dogs had a great time!

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.