Dog Sitters in Ferndale, MD

Joseph
-64% off
5.4 miles away
Limited time deal
4.60
• 5 reviews
/night 85.00
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Joseph took care of our cat and house-sat for us for 2 weeks. In advance of our trip, we were able to do both a virtual and in-person meet and greet to ensure everyone felt comfortable and do a walk through of the house, which we really appreciated.While we were away, Joseph responded quickly to texts/any questions we sent and provided photo and text updates every 1-2 days. Upon our return, our cat seemed happy. Unfortunately, the day of our return, Joseph accidentally locked himself out of our house. He communicated with us and we were able to provide him access to a backup key. However, when we returned home about an hour and a quarter later, we were surprised to find that he was still there (he was supposed to have left much earlier in the day before we arrived home, and we knew he was running a little behind because of the lockout, but he didn’t tell us he would still be there when we walked in). He texted us that the house was clean and ready for us, but unfortunately the house was not clean and the cat litter boxes were quite smelly and appeared not to have been changed or scooped in many days. While we realize that getting locked out of the house created some delays in getting packed and tidying the house, we were upset to find the kitty litter in that state and for the clear disorganization, at least in the final day. We provided this feedback directly to Joseph and hope that this was a one-time experience. However, we would urge clear communication around any expectations for cleaning, communication, and care.

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Sammy
Megan & Emily stayed with my two dogs for 8 days. I was impressed with how proactive and communicative they were, and appreciated how detailed and caring they were with our pups. They left everything in perfect order and we are so grateful we found them! I highly recommend them as house sitters.
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Sophie
Riley was so great! She was very organized, calm and made me feel like Zenon was in good hands. She was flexible with changes to my travel plans which was super helpful. She took care of my apartment very well too! Zenon seemed super happy when I came home, so everything went great!
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Jeanne
Julia was a great sitter. This sit was short but everything went smoothly.
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Laura
This was a fabulous housesit! Laura & Patrick are wonderful and were very clear in communication. Tilly is an extraordinary running buddy and playmate. Tilly has a lot of energy so loved to run as much as I wanted and/or will play ball as many times a day as you play!  Buddy and Ziggy were sweet. Ziggy hid after her parents left for a full day and then peeked out to check in.

The house is spacious, clean and welcoming and the neighbors were wonderful to get to know and one of them loves Tilly so played with her a bunch too!

I highly recommend the whole family and this housesit to any future sitters and would be happy to return again!

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