Dog Sitters in Brantford

From the outset I was very confident that Mary & Ian were ideal sitters to cope with the nuances of my furry family of 3 ! As . We had chatted several times on Whatssap, and both had had cats as pets over many years, and a wealth of life experience living with cats!! As soon as they arrived Mary & Ian set about familiarising themselves with the apartment layout and then observing the foibles of Mau, Kitty& Toots., including the litter tray routine ( lol)….Marrying my outline Guide to the “real deal”, and I believe they, like my cats themselves , were not at all daunted at the prospect of being surrogate trusted “fur parents” for a week . All 3 furs vied for attention, and Kitty, although quite nervy,, took to sitting on Mary’s lap at every available opportunity …with Mau & Toots competing for attention… and their daily groomings too!!!, when they returned from their daily sojourn , exploring the area., they had the energy to care for and be entertained by the furs! Mary’s excellent forward planning ensured that they gave time to the furs on a morning before setting off…and again on an evening , Ensuring that the cats’ routine, especially feeding times ,was not disrupted and as all parties enjoyed waking fairly early?.? (lol) Mary & Ian had time to explore and enjoy visiting several highly recommended tourist attractions, they had researched. Ian was a gem and offered to sort out finishing laying down approx 400 kilos of Wood chip and off cuts based “soil” along the side of my drive, AND remove Garden garbage to the recycle area , down the road. So the outside was very tidy & orderly, on my return . Mary watered my pot plants on the calçada , AND Enjoyed fresh lemons & picking physalis berries( Chinese gooseberries) . All my flowering plants , young tomatoes , beetroot n onions were thriving on my return. Thank you so much for taking such good care of Kitty , Mau & Toots, my garden and my home. Everywhere was clean and tidy and in good order when I returned. The cats simply adored Mary , and the regular photo updates sent to me by Mary endorsed the fact that I had not been missed!! It was truly lovely to have you stay and look after M,K,T and get to know you a little. The “5 Star” rating for every aspect of their stay reflects Mary & Ian’s commitment to be genuine “zeewoi”, and importantly ensure that Mau, Kitty & Toots…. Were safe and cared for , during my absence…….. they simply Never missed me!! We all really enjoyed your company …Thank you sooooo very much. If you are ever blown off course in your world wide adventures and land in Portugal again….please look us up!,,,…you’ll always be Welcome.

We enjoyed getting to know Mary and Carl visiting on a video call before the sit and by hosting them the day before we departed. One of the best things about house sits is the people. We had a worry free vacation knowing that our Buff, our home and our gardens were in good hands. Buff was treated royally and he was sad to see Mary and Carl leave. We arrived home to a sparkling clean house and very happy dog. We hope to have Carl and Mary sit again. They are the best!

Ted was wonderful. He was very easy to deal with and kept us up to date all through the time we were away. The trip threw us a couple of curves and Ted was gracious and accommodating with some unexpected adjustments. Shilo was looked after very well. We think he misses Ted! On top of this, we came back to our house with it looking immaculate. We highly recommend Ted and hope he will be able to look after Shilo again some time in the future. Our minds were at ease and we were able to have a wonderful time away without worrying about Shilo, just missing him.

I really wanted to leave a five star review as I have with every other sitter we've had, as Miriam was very lovely and said she loved our dogs. But the lost house key was a big issue for us. I'll start with the positives: -I had a great first chat with Miriam and was happy to have her at the house; she was pleasant and very flexible to change her arrival by a day when I messed up the dates, so I was grateful for that -She said she regularly took our dogs to the off leash park (which they love) -She left the kitchen and most of the house tidy -The plants were all in good shape -The cat was happy and healthy Less positive: -She lost our house key and seemed a bit cavalier about it; she didn't offer to pay for a replacement key or pay for rekeying the locks (which I now need to do) -She didn't communicate much during the whole sit unless I reached out; I never heard anything about the cat, and I didn't find out until days after that our 8mo puppy had been left unsupervised and uncrated for hours and had eaten an entire tin of liver treats; luckily she didn't get into something more dangerous/toxic -Our dogs were unusually starving when we got home, with both eating multiple servings of food that night (very weird for both of them as they are not big eaters) -There was feces in one toilet that had very likely been there for days; I had to scrub the toilet multiple times -The dirty bed linens were tossed on our bathroom floor -There were many bags of dog poop piled in our front garden -There were two dried puppy pee stains on one dog bed and one on the front door mat (either missed or ignored?) -Almost nothing on the zeewoi post-sit cleaning checklist had been done (I certainly don't expect a professionally cleaned home, but I always hope it to be as clean as I left it) As we've had many great sits previously, this was quite a departure from our normal zeewoi experience. And I'm guessing Miriam was likely overwhelmed with three dogs, as she also had her own puppy with her. But the loss of the house key and unusual intense hunger in both dogs were especially unsettling for us.

Hayley and Jasmine did an excellent job during their sit. They communicated well with us with brief updates and some photos, the house was spotless when we came home and our animals were happy and well-cared for. I would definitely recommend Hayley & Jasmine as housesitters.

Shelia is responsible and caring. She sent me updates many times each day. My pal Joey was totally enamored by her. She is punctual. She responds quickly to messages and phone calls. The apartment was left in as good if not better than when I left. SHE is welcome to visit any time she comes back to New York City.

Lynn came to meet our pets a week in advance our trip. She brought treats for the dogs and clearly cared that the pets were comfortable around her. She arrived early for our departure, and the dogs immediately snuggled on the couch with her before we even left the house. When we returned the pets had clearly been cared for, and the house was very tidy. Thanks so much Lynn!

We really enjoyed having Barb stay at our house and watch Haley and Charlie. From the moment Barb applied to the morning she left she was a great communicator and helped put our minds at ease while we were away. We came home to a clean home and happy dogs! Barb is a great choice and we’d welcome her back anytime!

Candy was INCREDIBLE. From the beginning, she made us feel very comfortable leaving our birds in her care. She came early to meet the birds and learn about our space. Then while we were away she sent photos, videos and voice messages about our birds. She also took great care of our space as well. We would love to have her sit for us anytime. I could not recommend her enough honestly.

Naomi was great, highly recommend!

Candace took good care of our dog and house. Was responsive and ensured we knew how he was doing.

Vicky and Gord were amazing. Both our dogs loved them . We had booked two trips so we’re back home between them to repack. Vicky left us the most amazing lamb curry and cookies! We had boiler trouble while they were here and they dealt with plumbers etc easily. We hope they will be back !