Pet Sitters in Barneston, WA

Clay Swidler
-41% off
4.7 miles away
Limited time deal
4.50
• 2 reviews
/night 51.00
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This was our first time using Clay for a sit at our Maui home. Clay was very friendly and super responsive to all of the planning and set up for his sit at our home. He asked all the right questions on getting ready to come to Maui and be with our dogs. This was also our first time to use a solo only sitter. All our previous sits have been with a couple or team of two. Prior to selecting Clay; we reviewed and disclosed with him that our dogs are strong for their small, compact and muscular size. We clearly reviewed with him the previous feedback from past sitters to emphasize the strong nature of our dogs and what they can do if they decide to pull hard on a leash walk. We felt really good about our interview with Clay and selected him right away. Unfortunately; when Clay arrived at the Maui airport, he reported to us fairly quick, that he had tweaked his back at his hometown airport when he left to come to Maui. The pain he reported was coming from his chronic sciatica in his back. We felt super bad for Clay and were really worried that the dog sitting was going to compromise his back health since he reported harsh back pain. Fortunately; we had a clear and honest discussion with Clay and he let us know that he was totally up to perform the dog sit (bad back or not) and for us not to worry about him and the dogs. We trusted his decision and left for our trip. He let us know that this was a long term chronic back condition so he assured us he knew his limitations and everything would be fine for this stay. We really appreciated his honesty and candor and felt fine to leave. During our nearly 3 week trip; Clay gave us updates on his time taking care of our dogs with feeding, play time and walks. We got frequent updates from Clay and the dogs appeared happy playing and being with Clay. Clay reported that the dogs were happy during his stay. We had a mix up on our return date from South America. Normally our sitters are requested to leave the day after we arrive back from a trip to make sure we make it to all the way home to Maui. However; a mistake was made and I gave Clay the travel date we were leaving South America as the date to plan his return travel. Long story short; Clay's return flight to his home from Maui left 4 hours before we were scheduled land back on Maui. Fortunately; our return flights were all on time and we got home in plenty of time to greet our dogs with lots of hugs and kisses with them only having a 6 hour home alone time. We didn't get a chance to say goodbye to Clay in person; but we did speak on the phone and reviewed the sit a day or so later. After this sit; we would recommend Clay for pet sitting because of his responsiveness and caring to do a good job.

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Emily
Becky and Andy were very friendly and communicative. They took great care of our dogs and even left us a beautiful treat! We would have them back in a heartbeat-thank you!
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Kitty
Kitty's home is really lovely and full of charm, in a great neighbourhood with plenty to do. Goblin is absolutely adorable, very easy going. Kitty is super nice and welcoming, and left some useful information for me to enjoy my stay.  I had a great time and I highly recommend housesitting for her :)
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Mary
Highly recommend this housesit, lovely home, perfect location.   Mary and Elliot are a friendly easy going couple and went out of their way to make our stay really enjoyable.
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Maureen
Jeff and Maureen were very pleasant to interact with. Finn and Angus are so sweet, playful and affectionate.
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Eve
We loved our time with Yara, Nutmeg, and Mishu! They are sweet, snuggly, fun and easy to care for. We enjoyed walks in Eve's lovely neighborhood, and there is a great dog-friendly park in easy walking distance. Eve made us feel very welcome and well-prepared. If Eve and her daughter need a pet-sitter again we would definitely go back.
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Lisa
Otis is a delightful, loving, happy little dog. As a recent rescue, he is still in training and is smart and eager to learn. He's very easy to walk.  He is an affectionate snuggler and slept with me every night, joyful when I woke. 
Max spent a lot of time outside, avoiding Otis, who is still learning about cats.  He is sweet and affectionate. 
Lisa is a lovely host, generous and easygoing. She kindly collected me from the closest Metro station and left me lots of wonderful garden vegetables. Her large and cozy home is professionally cleaned and comfortable, full of beautiful art and antiques. The stately neighborhood and nearby Rock Creek Park are shady, cool places to walk. 
This was a relaxing and peaceful sit and I would love to return.  Highly recommended.
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Cali
Had a great time with Jellybean and Pancakes for a short sit 1 day sit !! The dogs have such bright personalities and were truly a joy to spend time with. The house was immaculate and had a beautiful screened porch that we really enjoyed. Thank you again for having us! We would love to come again.

Pet Sitting FAQs

From $30/week to $85/week for the cat sitting and from 29.9950 to 29.99150 for the dog, additional rates include from 50% to 100% per additional pet, cheap rates are 29.9940 for the cat sitting and 29.99 for the dog sitting. On Sittsy you can find a pet sitter who will not charge you anything for keeping your pets at home.

Yes, you can find a home pet sitter to stay in your house with your pet overnight and provide 24/7 care for your pets. You can include in your listing time the advisable timeframe that the pet sitter should adhere to and not leave your pet alone in the house. Usually, it's not to leave the pet alone for more than 4 hours.

The pet sitter for the cat should visit at least once a day. For the dogs, the pet sitter should visit at least three times per day, the best solution is if the sitter stays overnight and watches your pets all the time.

Look at the pet sitter with a high rating, and many previous bookings with good reviews, ask the sitter to make a meet and meet before confirming the booking online or in-person, and reach out to the pet owners where the sitter stayed before asking about reference.

Common red flags in pet sitters are bad reviews from previous pet owners, a high cancellation rate after approval, a sitter who doesn't have a background check, a sitter who refuses to meet and greet in person or online, and a sitter who wants to make bookings outside of the platform.

Yes, it is safe to hire a pet sitter it's still advisable to see if the sitter has a background check, good reviews, and past bookings and make a meet and greet before confirmation in this way you can reduce risk to the minimum.

Yes, pet sitters stay all day in your house and also they stay overnight, the sitter can leave your home for up to 4 hours or for a different time that you can discuss during the meet and greet.

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