Pet Sitters in Bowers Hill, VA

Jon
-45% off
8.0 miles away
Limited time deal
5.00
• 20 reviews
/night 55.00
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Jon and Freda are the most kind and caring people we have ever met. Our dogs Sandi and Lucy were treated more special than anyone could imagine. They became a part of their family with lots of attention and tender loving care. Both dogs were spoiled and enjoyed ventures to Tractor Supply, Petsmart and Home Depot and even rides around the local lakes. Lucy received a special new cuddly bed on one trip. Our pups were more than well cared for as was obvious by Jon and Freda’s attention to detail making them feel well loved. They very quickly learned their personalities and were great about communicating with questions or concerns to ensure that the best possible care was given. We received pictures, special moments and regular updates on our fur kids. We came home to a well-maintained house inside and out. We were and are so appreciative to have such a great couple (Jon and Freda) to stay in our house and to take care of our dogs, Sandi and Lucy. We came back to two very calm, relaxed and happy dogs. I know that they missed them when they left since they looked around to find them after they had left. There were also some beautiful flowers left for us when we returned home; so very thoughtful! It is very comforting to know that when you go away that you have such fantastic people watching your house and dogs. We would love to have them come sit at our house sometime in the future. We highly recommend them to anyone looking for a perfect house/dog sitter……on a scale of 1 to 10….10 is not a high enough rating. A great big thanks to Jon and Freda for helping us with some flexibility as we were able to be there for our son's college graduation and do all of the necessary things to move him out of his apartment as well as visit some family and friends. Linda and Gary

Sitter available from Oct 1
Brandi
-62% off
0.9 miles away
Limited time deal
5.00
• 8 reviews
/night 80.00
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Brandi took great care of our house, 3 cats, and garden during the latter part of a week long sit. Despite not being able to greet her in person (since we split the sit into two segments), Brandi handled things like a pro. She FaceTimed us upon arrival to go over details, and found one of our cats, Lil, who was hiding after being spooked since the previous sitter left that morning. Brandi coaxed Lil out from under the bed and gave her a late breakfast, which made us feel at ease. She also sent a video of our elder cat Neil coughing, just to make sure it was normal, which we really appreciated. Brandi sent us regular photos and updates, and as she got more comfortable, let two of the cats outside to have some supervised play time in the nice weather. She was attentive, self-sufficient, asked great questions, and made sure the cats didn't eat each others' food! She seemed to grow more comfortable daily, even saying she loves our little prancess, Lil, who can be tricky sometimes! Additionally, she watered our young trees and some new transplants when requested, as we were concerned about the lack of rain during the week. We also appreciated Brandi's open communication, particularly when a concern came up for us, and we were able to work together to resolve it quickly. We came home to a clean and tidy house, happy cats, and a little homemade treat she left for us. We'd be happy to have her sit for us again. Thanks, Brandi!

Sitter available from Oct 1
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Linda and Phillip
What a wonderful house sit!  It was such a pleasure to care for Whitacre while Linda and Phillip were away for 11 nights in August. Whitacre is a super sweet and easy boy!  He loves to cuddle and gets really excited about his walks (and is so easy and fun to walk with)!   Linda and Phillip were super easy to deal with and they were great communicators during the sit.  Their home is amazing - has lots of windows with panoramic views of the lake.  Everything about this sit is awesome!  Comfortable sleeping arrangements and I could go on forever.  Traverse City is such a nice town with so many beautiful places within a quick drive to visit (Sleeping Bear Dunes, etc.). Would highly recommend this sit, and would be more than happy to do it all over again!
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Lauren
Ugi was an absolute delight to care for! She was very affectionate when she came back from her explorations around the neighborhood and at times, pretty chatty. Although she loved being outside, she also enjoyed finding indoor sleeping spots with us nearby. She became comfortable with us rather quickly, brushing up against us as much as possible, headbutting and she relished getting brushed most visits inside. She was very easy to care for and with her refined palate, knew exactly what she wanted to eat and when (we loved watching her slurp her soup up). She kept us entertained and we hated to say goodbye to her when the time came. 

Although we didn't get to meet them in person, Lauren & Nenad were excellent hosts and communicators. They made things super easy for our arrival, stay and departure, and were very thorough to make sure we didn't have any questions. They were very easy-going and we felt right at home as soon as we got in, thanks to their hospitality. 

Their home was very cute, clean and had everything we needed to feel more than comfortable. The location was ideally situated in Charleston's old town, right on a regular horse carriage route and steps from everything the city has to offer. Despite it's amazing location, it was very quiet, where we never really heard the hustle and bustle of the city, and we savored our mornings and evenings out on the screened-in back patio overlooking the spacious backyard, most of the time with Ugi!

We had the most wonderful stay with the beautiful, Ugi, and we really can't recommend this sit enough! We would LOVE the opportunity to spend more time with her in the future!!
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Ffion
We loved pet sitting Olly, he is a special dog. He was excited to meet us but after making us feel welcome he was happy to curl up in his bed. He made us laugh every day with his teddy and his tennis ball obsession. Such a good combination of affectionate and laid back!
Ffion’s house is cosy and peaceful but within easy reach of shops and pubs.
We would love to have the chance to look after Olly again. Thanks Ffion!

Pet Sitting FAQs

From $21/week to $65/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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