Cat Sitters in Fountain, CO

Rebecca
-53% off
4.2 miles away
Limited time deal
4.67
• 3 reviews
/night 65.00
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We found Rebecca last minute when our previous sitter canceled. We were elated she arrived from Colorado to care for our two cats, Diesel and Abby, for 3 weeks! For almost 3 weeks, Rebecca kept us updated with many pictures, videos, and FaceTime chats of the cats, and it was very evident she was taking great care of Diesel and Abby. We are extremely pleased and satisfied with the care our cats received, we couldn't be happier with her. Three days before the petsit ended, Rebecca met a man in the neighborhood and asked us if it would be ok if he could visit her at our home and both swim in our pool. We told Rebecca that per our agreement, third parties are not allowed on the property. Rebecca became very upset with our decision and told us she was ending the sit immediately saying she would ensure the cats were fed and watered and there would be no contact with her after she left. She left about 2 hours later. We were left stunned. We had previously discussed she could end her sit a day or two early if circumstances required for her return to Colorado, but it was obvious she left upset over our decision to uphold our no third-party policy. Rebecca agreed to the "No third-parties policy", which we discussed with Rebecca before she agreed to the sit and again just before we left on our extended trip. There also must have been a misunderstanding that we were providing Rebecca our food, soda, and energy drinks during her sit as a significant amount of frozen food, canned food, and our beverage supply stored in our garage was depleted. We assumed that she would be responsible for her meals, but since there was not a specific discussion about this I will chalk it up as a lesson learned and assume she believed food and beverages were provided. All that said, it's worth repeating Rebecca did an outstanding job caring for our cats, which was priority #1. We returned to a clean home and healthy and happy cats. I would give her 10 stars in that category, if I could. Our hearts ache and are disappointed that the sit ended so abruptly with Rebecca upset at us for us just adhering to our no third-parties allowed on property policy.

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Gill
Kirsten and Norbert were just fantastic! They stayed the night before I left so I got to enjoy their company and I knew by the time I left they would take great care of the cats and the flat, which they did. They stayed in touch before and during the stay with lovely cat pics and the place was in perfect condition on my return. Couldn't ask for more!
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Judith
We were totally comfortable and at ease with Steve and Sue from the time of reading their profile, through our FaceTime call and then finally meeting them in person for the sit.
We were due to go away for a month visiting a different continent, so needed to get the right sitters for us, our house and menagerie, and we certainly succeeded.
Steve and Sue are such lovely positive people.  They asked very sensible and relevant questions to supplement the information in our welcome pack which they had clearly studied before arriving which was brilliant.  We had a great few hours showing them around and introducing them to the animals - dog, cat, goats, chickens and sheep.  We also initiated them in the art of cooking on an Aga and the foibles of our wood burner.  They were totally unphased and clearly took in all the information, and with good humour.
We left feeling sure our home and animals were in extremely capable hands.
Whilst away we had exactly the right amount of contact from the couple, with reassurance all was well, or with sensible queries giving us excellent confidence they were coping with everything whilst being able to relax and enjoy Somerset too.
Our place although in a village, is relatively remote and Sue and Steve chose not to have a car during their stay.  They enjoyed walking to the local town for groceries and met some of the friendly locals regularly during their time here. 
We cannot recommend Steve and Sue highly enough and  would have them back to sit in a flash should they be available on another occasion.

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