Pet Sitters in Hoenderloo

Manuela
-44% off
6.3 miles away
Limited time deal
4.50
• 4 reviews
/night 54.00
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Manuela is a very sweet girl. She is social and kind to others. She helped my parents a lot (who live next door) and my mother really was a great fan of her. So she has good social skills. Manuela uses this site so she can find a place to stay, while she is looking for a job in the Netherlands or elsewhere in Europe. While she was staying in NL, she was following a study at the University. All that of course is not a problem at all; I realize that a lot of people here are using this site to find free or cheap accomodation. However this is a pet site, so the reliability and the quality of the petsitting should be the primary focus. 10 days before the sitting would take place, she informed me that she wouldn't be able to be present during the entire sit due to an in-person conference at the university that would last for a week. Of course this was less then ideal to me but since it was impossible to find another petsitter on such a short notice I went out of my way to find a replacement, and decided to pursue with her as my petsitter. However, half way during her stay she mentioned she would be gone for another week to do her exams at the university. So out of the entire month, she was only present for 50% of it. I had to make sure that I could find a replacement again. Luckily my stepdad was willing to take the care upon him. My pets are my babies so it is super important for me that the petsitter who applies for a period, actually is there the entire period. One of my cats, Frances was not eating well during her stay at my house. Of course that can happen; animals can get sick any time and that doesn't need to be a result of the care. However, my stepdad told me that the bowls in where the cats got their food in, were not clean and got dirty and even mold in it. When he stepped in and cleaned the bowls, Frances started eating again and after a couple of days he was back on his normal eating pattern. Another incident was with the rabbits, I gave her a manual in where I explicitly told her which veggies to give the rabbits and which not. I was not amused to see that she had fed them an entire plate of cut up carrots, while I had told her that they could only have a little piece of a carrot per day. My rabbits have supersensitive intestines and quickly to get gas problems. Carrots have a lot of sugar, so an entire plate can cause problems. Manuela did apply requests I made during my stay abroad; she did apply a spray against flies, when I asked her to and even washed one of the bunnies when that needed to happen. When I came home, I had to do some cleaning. Manuela hadn't noticed that the cats had been spraying on different places, including the kitchen counter and kitchen walls and cabinets. The state of the house was less important to me; I did notice she had cleaned the rabbit area very well so I was happy about that. I think Manuela did her best but just is a bit more casual about things then I would be.

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Helen
Housesitting for Helen and taking care of Inca, Percy, Flo, and Celeste was a dream! People as kind, thoughtful, and considerate as Helen and her friends and family in Sandon are hard to find! Everything with the animals' care was explained to me so I was comfortable and confident and I had a great time carrying for such sweet animals. The house, property, and town are so picturesque. I spent my time reading in the beautiful atrium, taking long walks with the dogs in the countryside, and cooking in their beautiful kitchen. If you have the lucky chance to housesit for Helen you really should!
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Teresa
Sitting for Teresa was a total pleasure in every way, one of my favorite sits I’ve done!  Teresa just has great energy, to start, and really made me feel comfortable at our first visit, even though Monkey needed to warm up a bit!

Monkey is an easy one to watch, super fun and playful, runs into friends in the street a lot which was nice.

The place is super convenient to everything, including muni, and has a great office to work from as well.

Highly recommend this sit if you’re lucky enough to be able to do it!
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Dara and Gar
We were very fortunate to have the chance to sit for Dara and Gar. They provided us with everything we needed and more. Everything exceeded our expectations both in their tasteful home and in the magic of Patzcuaro. Dara and Gar are coolest people in town, they went out of their way to introduce us to the local community, we made new friends that were eager to help us newcomers.  The people in Patzcuaro are welcoming and made us feel a part of the local crowd. It is sort of a Utopia there, different from the outside world, lacking pretense and embellishment. We enjoyed every day thoroughly.
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Elaine
We recently had the pleasure of sitting for Elaine and Keith, and it was an absolute delight! Not only are they wonderful people, but they also have the most adorable fur-family: Doug, Anchor, Kritty Krat, and Mao-Mao. 

The house itself was very clean, well-maintained, and in a great location. We had everything we needed for a relaxing and enjoyable stay.

Elaine and Keith made the whole experience incredibly smooth. They left detailed instructions for each pet, including their routines, preferences, and any quirks. They were also incredibly responsive and available to answer any questions we had throughout our stay.

Doug is a playful and cuddly pug, he was a joy to be around, super chill.

Anchor is a more energetic pug and is really snuggly.

Both boys like to nap after their meal and are good bed companions at night.

Mao-Mao may have taken a little while to warm up, but we eventually earned some purrs.

Kritty Krat kept us entertained with her antics and will talk to you letting you know if she wants fed or in/out..

Overall, sitting for Elaine and Keith was a positive and rewarding experience.  We hope to sit for them again.
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Jody
We had the pleasure of looking after Shadow for 5 days.  Such a lovely kitty, who accepted us as Temporary Cat Staff with little fuss and soon had us trained for several brushings a day which she encouraged and loved.

Jody and Steve have a lovely clean and well organized house
and were instantly responsive to any questions we had.

We would not hesitate to return and can highly recommended for those fortunate to be invited to Shadow Sit.
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Nao
Nao made my sit very welcoming and was great at communicating with me any questions I had. Moo was also a sweetheart and made for a very nice stay!

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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.

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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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