Dog Sitters in Abbey Dore

Marilyn and Mark were very good house-sitters: they were kind enough to visit a few days beforehand in order to meet Henry and familiarise themselves with all the usual house issues. They were very flexible with our slight date changes and very prompt in arriving and greeting us (and Henry) before we left on our short trip. Marilyn kept in touch during our trip and we really appreciated having news of home and Henry. The house was, of course, left in excellent order and we would love to have Mark and Marilyn stay again sometime soon.

Sadie is great and communicates well. She is a pleasure to have look after the house and our cat.

Georgia and James were fantastic. They looked after our Boston Terrier and cat incredibly well and sent photos daily. The house was in perfect condition when we returned. They are a dream couple and house sitters! 🥰

Livia and Sam took amazing care of our dog, Otter and our home, for five weeks and we cannot rate them highly enough. From the very beginning, when we were organising the house sit via face time, we were both impressed and reassured by their thoughtfulness, care and experience. It was easy to communicate with them and we were able to organise and share much information before the house sit began. We were able to spend a day together before we left, so that we could share as much information as possible so that Livia and Sam would be comfortable in our home and to ensure they were very familiar with Otter’s routines. It was clear straight away that taking good care of Otter and his welfare was a high priority for them. Otter needed to go to the vets whilst we were away and Livia and Sam were amazing. They immediately booked the appointment, took him into the village vets and helped us get the right prescription and administered it to Otter (not always easy with pets!) and reported back on its effects. We can’t thank them enough, this totally reassured us, being on the other side of the world knowing Otter was being so well cared for was really reassuring. Thank you so very much. Throughout our time away, Livia and Sam kept in close touch. We loved receiving regular photos and videos of Otter on different adventures. They visited lots of different local places and walks, and it was very clear that Otter was very happy and having an amazing time with Livia and Sam. The care that Livia and Sam took for Otter and our house and garden was exceptional. We returned to a very healthy and happy pet and a beautifully clean and tidy house and garden. Fresh flowers in the kitchen and hall ! They had even blanched and frozen the extra garden produce for us to enjoy on our return, how thoughtful was that and over and above what we would ever expect, they absolutely go the extra mile. They are highly trustworthy and genuinely nice people that we would like to consider as friends.

We were so impressed by Vanessa, she's fantastic! From our first meeting, she was very organized, thoughtful and asked smart questions. You can tell that she has a wealth of experience with animals and enjoys giving each pet the personalized attention and care they need. Our 2 cats needed a lot of very specific care and Vanessa absolutely nailed it, remembering important details and making fast friends with normally very shy cat Miko. Each morning, she sent us updates about the cats and some adorable pictures. When one of our cats started throwing up, she expertly relayed the information, proactively telling us what she was doing to help - this really put our minds at ease. Vanessa is also an incredibly thoughtful person. She left our apartment spotless, even going above and beyond to purchase a laundry card and clean her own sheets before leaving. We appreciate her incredible kindness and generosity and would happily host her again!

Once again Lisa was an absolute dream sitter! She's really lovely to communicate with, leaves the house in perfect condition and gives my cat Obi lots of love. It is great to know he is in good hands and I love the updates I get from her while I'm away - I recommend her always!

I wish there was a way to give Abigail more starts for pet care! She was an absolute gem with my senior cat who needs meds every day. We were lucky enough to be able to meet Abigail before our 2 1/2 week trip to Greece. We were instantly put at ease—she charmed us with her sweet personality and it was obvious that she would be more than competent at taking care of our home and our cat. And we were right! She kept in touch with us every few days on What's App, sometimes she had a question and sometimes she just wanted to give us an update on Jasper the cat. Towards the end of our trip, we got a message from Abby that Jasper had gotten into a fight and had a swollen place on his face. She took him to the emergency vet in the middle of the night, stayed there for at least a couple of hours, and was in contact with me the whole time. She was very calm and not panicky in the least which led me to feel at ease. She obviously had the situation well in hand. She took care of all of it without complaint and put the vets fees on her credit card (she OK'd all of his treatment with me) and allowed me to pay her pack when I got home from my trip. A gem! And Jasper recovered beautifully. She also took care of our house beautifully, watered our fairly extensive garden and kept everything alive, and charmed the neighbors. I seriously cannot think of one thing I wish she would have done differently. If you have a chance to use Abigail for a house sitter (or especially a pet sitter!) I would definitely recommend that you do so.

Having Emma and Jason house sit was fab from start to finish. I had good communication with Emma before the trip. We knew our dogs were going to be in safe hands, well looked after and get lots of fuss! We had regular photo updates whilst we were away which is always appreciated and came home to happy tired dogs and a tidy house. Would definitely use Emma and Jason again and highly recommend them to others.

Asha and Matt were excellent cat sitters - very thoughtful and communicative. We felt completely relaxed leaving Mara in their care. Thank you!

Anna was living locally to us when she came to sit, so it was easy to meet beforehand and look at what was going to be required of her. We had our dog with us so she just had the chickens and garden to take care of, but everything was looking good when we returned and the hens were happy!

Claire was lovely and Looked after Missy and Minnie very well, as well as watering my garden etc. very self sufficient and good communicating. Would defo recommend for other sits.

This was only a one night sit but Gemma and Ben included Ziggy in everything they did and showed him a lot of love. They even made a super little TikTok video of Ziggy’s time with them which really touched me (they even included Ziggy in feeding the fish in the pond). It was only a one night sit, which we were very grateful to find, so I did tell Gemma NOT to do any cleaning or bother with the bed, but we came home to a spotless kitchen and yes, the bed was stripped and duvet folded neatly. And Ziggy was clearly so comfortable and happy when we got home. Thank you