Pet Sitters in Elham

Sophie & Rikki
-61% off
1.6 miles away
Limited time deal
5.00
• 7 reviews
/night 77.00
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It was an absolute pleasure to welcome Sophie, Rikki and their adorable little girl, Nellie into our home. They are the perfect housesitters, capable, caring, thorough, organised and just very likeable people. From the initial video call with Sophie, I got along really well with her and just knew that she would be brilliant. She identified that it must take a huge leap of faith to hand over your home and your pets to almost total strangers and go off on holiday for two weeks! Her empathy meant a lot to me. Nellie is a delightful, gentle and sweet little girl and she was very good around the dogs. I believe she and Darcy formed a strong bond. Communication with Sophie beforehand and during the sit was excellent. We had a brief in person hand over before we left and both Sophie and Rikki asked how much/how often we wanted updates, photos, etc. Sophie's updates were thorough and reassuring - detailing how the dogs were eating and sleeping etc., and in particular regarding Elvis' well being/appetite. It can be a challenge balancing the needs and differences between and older, infirm dog and a younger more playful one. Sophie and Rikki managed this well and with kindness (and patience!) towards Elvis. They were diligent about following the dogs' routine and even created their own more concise, easy to use version of my rambling notes on what happens when with each dog. I shall be keeping and using their version for future sitters. Needless to say, we arrived home to an immaculately clean and tidy home and got to spend a little time with Sophie and Rikki and Nellie before they headed off. Do not hesitate to take that leap of faith with this lovely family - they are the safest pair of hands you could find. I hope they come back to us one day but in the meantime we wish them well on their travels. Gary and Rebecca xxx

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Reviews from Pet Owners

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4.96 Organised 4.96 Reliable 4.95 Clean and tidy 4.97 Self-sufficient 4.91 Pet care
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Liz
Lovely house and wonderful pooch.  Great place to escape from it all with quiet walks from the doorstep.  A warm welcome from interesting people.
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Laura
Rae and Poppy were such a delight! 🤗 So playful and sweet both with me and each other (so cute to watch!). Use of a bike was much appreciated even though so much is within walking distance! 🙏🏼 The home was comfortable and lovely and had everything I needed… delicious muffins around the corner at Homemade Cafe and literally everything at Berkeley Bowl, oh my goodness! 😋
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Katerina
I had the pleasure of sitting for Katerina while her family was on holiday. The furry babies were adorable and easy to take care off. They slept in my arms, and as a cat lover, this was heaven. Katerina was also fast to respond to any questions and quite concise with her instructions. Highly recommend sitting for her and spending time in kitty heaven.
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Linda
Staying at Linda's and taking care of her dog Lucy was such a great experience. Lucy is very easy going and we got along very well from the beginning :)
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Pauline
Pauline was an excellent host. She and her partner picked me up from the train station, showed me around Dalmeny which is such a cute town! And advised me of the transportation so that I could go into Edinburgh - which was stunning! Ziggy was an angel, and cuddled with me in the evenings, otherwise during the day he enjoyed going outside in their beautiful garden. He really is such a friendly and easy going kitty :-)  I was left with an instruction manual on how to work with everything in the house, including extra information like where to catch the bus. We kept in touch too with watsapp. I appreciated the warm welcome, all the info and communication. Thank you so much for this pet sit, I really enjoyed it so much!
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Nate
We feel so lucky that this was our first Trusted Housesitter's sit. The bar has now been set very high!

Nate was responsive and communicative from day one. His instructions for the sit were very clear and easy to follow. The house in Silverthorne was so beautiful--a true warm, woody mountain home in the Colorado Rockies. The room we were offered was private and welcoming with a comfortable bed and lovely bedding. There was even a perfectly scented candle burning in welcome. All the amenities were there, from comfortable sitting areas, to everything we could possibly need in the kitchen. Everything was immaculately clean, with spaces left for us to put our own food and belongings. We felt so at home!

Now the important part--those two precious dogs. We absolutely fell in love with Baxter and Kokomo. Baxter is a sweet old boy whose eyes hold the wisdom and kindness found in senior dogs. He let us know when he wanted attention and patiently allowed pets and scratches, watching over his "little" brother's antics as if saying, "It's okay, he's still a kid." We absolutely fell in love with this precious old boy. 

Kokomo--what a big, cuddly teddy bear! This fluff ball has no idea he's not a lap dog and just wants to cuddle and play. He's adorable--loves scratches and pats, loves running around the yard chasing his ball, and is very well behaved for a youngster. He waited patiently for attention when he needed it and came back in right away when it was time. And while he is obviously bigger than his "brother" he was also affectionate and protective of the older boy. 

Again, this sit set the bar very high for our future with Trusted Housesitters. We would love to come back sometime--thanks so much, Nate!

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From to for the cat sitting and from 19.9950 to 19.99150 for the dog, additional rates include from 50% to 100% per additional pet, cheap rates are 19.9940 for the cat sitting and 19.99 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.

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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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