Dog Sitters in Brookside, NJ

Jennifer & Shawn
-45% off
9.3 miles away
Limited time deal
5.00
• 17 reviews
/night 55.00
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Shawn and Jennifer were the perfect pet sitters! We could not have wished for better people to look after Salt and Pepa! Not only were they meticulous in keeping up the cat`s routines, nurturing S&P`s idiosyncracies, and keeping them clean, fed, and happy in general, but they went above and beyond finding out what else they could want or need in a truly empathetic way. Shawn and Jen taught them new tricks, played with them often, stayed in with them most of the time and observed them and their characters so well, that it seemed after only a few days like they have known - and loved! - the cats for some time. Before we knew these sympathetic brilliant sitters with heart, brains, and instinct we were nervous about leaving our not even 2 year old cats with strangers for more than a month, especially since Salt can be a fragile soul who is very shy and needs a lot of time to bond with people if she does it at all. Not with these two people. They know how to handle cats professionally. Instead of overwhelming them, Shawn is present and offers them attention and playtime. We were able to fully enjoy our time away from home since they were communicating extremely well and in the frequency we agreed on. So we got pictures or videos of S&P every day and reports. The reports as well as the pics showed us that S&P had an extremely good time, and that after only a few days they behaved completely "normal", i.e. we recognized "our" cats from the way that Jen described them and photographed them. Shawn and Jen are both extremely reliable, down-to-earth and self-sufficient. IF there would have been an emergency, we could not have asked for better guardians. The welfare of the cats was always their first concern. What more can we say but that they are also very friendly, humorous, calm and intelligent human beings. When we came home S&P were like: "Oh.. you..? Ok.. But were are the other two?" In our living room was a carefully arranged series of printed out photographs by Jen the excellent photographer. We are so very thankful to Shawn and Jen that they agreed to look after our kitties - and our home, which they also did without fail - and we are truly happy to have made their acquaintance. Hopefully, we will meet again!

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Joe and Sam
John & Jacqueline were outstanding house sitters for our home and our two cats. They communicated with us daily which put our minds at ease. They had no issues getting the cats used to them and of giving one of them medicine daily. When we returned everything in the house was very clean and organized. I would highly recommend them for a pet sitter.
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Leah
Tricia and Steven were great! They walked our dogs daily and took very good care of our kitties. The house was super clean when we returned and they even fixed one of door handles. We would definitely recommend them !
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David
Shannon and Aaron were generally responsible, cleaned up before leaving, walked the dog regularly, made friends with the cat and communicated well during the five weeks, although we were on the other side of the world.  But we did warn them in the welcome guide that our dog would eat anything he found on the floor or on a walk, yet within a week he was in emergency vet care because he ate a box of raisin granola bars left on the floor while they were gone.  They did well to take him to the emergency vet, but we still had to pay for the emergency care. There was also a reluctance to let my college age daughter (attending nearby college)  back in the house to get her winter coat, and then when we were forced by an accident to return a week early, they protested strongly they did not want us to enter our house to get our winter clothes so we could stay in our vacation place  (which we offered to do rather than bump them out of the house a week early). We were happy to announce our arrival in advance and agreed to come after their workday was over, but they were insistent that our request to get our own clothes was against zeewoi policy and they were "very uncomfortable" with our being in our house.   In the end, there was at least one missing mixing bowl and several plastic containers (broken?  lost? accidentally packed? ) and a broken family heirloom religious figurine as well.  And lastly, we left instructions (literally written on each plant) on watering the indoor houseplants. We returned to find all but one bone dry. To be fair, they must have watered at least once in the five weeks or the plants would have been totally dead.  Overall, they did care for the animals, but not what we expected.
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Audrey
Truida and I enjoyed a relaxing week at Audrey's apartment. The extensive balcony afforded pleasant views of the fields and forest. Lexi is a gentle 9 year old Labrador, who bonded very quickly to us. Luxembourg city and Metz are very close by, and are well worth visiting. The apartment was comfortable and provided the essential things needed for an enjoyable stay.
I would suggest that having a car would make the stay a little easier for getting around and exploring the area.
All in all, if you are looking for a quiet country housesit,  then you will find this a very pleasant sit indeed.

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