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Chris and Susan
Noelene and Udo have looked after Maggie and our fish a number of times now. Their care for our animals and our house is exceptional to say the least. They always go the extra mile, from mowing and edging our lawns to leaving our house in a spotlessly clean state. They’ve even left us dinner when we arrive home late. We fully recommend Noeline and Udo… except for the times we need them!
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catherine
I have waited until now 
(two weeks following my trip) to give this review, as I did not want to react to Karen’s attitude and behaviour whilst in my home with my dogs. Also I actually thought about not giving a review to avoid upset for everyone, but felt I must do so, in the interest  of other dog/animal owners.
Granted I was away for 4 months, it was to be an around the world, holiday of a lifetime, that I had worked all my life to achieve  and that Karen my dog sitter judged as an ‘ extravagant holiday’ in a text she sent me later on. As I was aware that this trip was going to be a long time, all the preparation was in place beforehand: 
dogs groomed and booked in 6 weekly with the groomers,
the house thoroughly cleaned from top to bottom, 
preparing a meal for her arrival, 
gift bag of birthday presents for her end of December birthday, 
a gift bag of Christmas presents, wine and chocolates and fully prepared for her stay.) I even asked her if she would like me to order food etc for delivery. 
The milkman was to continue to deliver milk, the handyman would call to fix any problems, my Son who is a plumber and gas engineer was at hand, as was my Daughter. 
I had also had new windows fitted a gas stove ( rather than a solid fuel with all the work that goes with it) fitted and bought her an electric over blanket. 
My trip was from the 6th January to the 5th May. 
I had met Karen on two occasions prior to the sit, one when she stayed over, when I collected her and returned her back to where she wanted to go and the second time I had lunch with her and her friend. She appeared, calm, caring, empathic and astute. We text and messaged continually ( all of which I have) Karen had begged me for the position as she apparently had ancestors in the area and wanted to do some research. 
I collected her from the station on the 4th of January, around 7.30pm with the dogs, after continual texts of trains being delayed etc ( quite understandable) after preparing a meal and fully prepared for her stay. Karen’s attitude immediately after meeting her, was negative, complaining that I didn’t bring the car ( as I had walked the dogs approx 500 metres to meet her) She refused to let me help her with her bags and caused an atmosphere of, what can only be described as ‘frightening’. 
This negativity continued until I left, regarding everything in the house, cold shower, cold house, does the kettle need descaling!? (we have one of the best areas of water) continual questions, when I had written a list and asked her if I could go through it with her, but her demands re the dogs needs, house needs and her needs, would not wait, which I found controlling and frustrating, as I was focused on other things, such as last minute details and packing as well as her needing me to take her to the supermarket for her shopping. 
She was not prepared to wait for me to go through my list, when I finally did, she would not listen and continually interrupted me. All of which covered all needs, many that she was aware of and i had written down, including maps for walks and a full list of number: my children, doctor, vet, handyman, neighbours and many others. I had also given her a notebook to take notes. 
The morning I was leaving, I wanted to walk the dogs on my own, but Karen insisted on coming, causing an atmosphere and constant negativity. I found this very upsetting to the point I nearly didn’t leave ( at what would of been a loss of £33,000)
I contacted my children on the way who reassured me that they would monitor the situation. On arrival, I text Karen frequently, with replies of 👍 or one liners of faults and negativity. Very few pictures of my dogs and no reassurance whatsoever.(I had to trust Karen with my life quite literally.) I was told that one of the dogs had fallen off the bed ( never had with me) the other was very cold in the kitchen, even though there was a blanket covered cushioned crate and a heater ( The kitchen was what my old dog preferred due to arthritis and couldn’t climb the stairs.)  and her medication was not given correctly. The whole routine of the dogs was destroyed. 
The texts from Karen were short, sharp and negative, with very few pictures of the dogs, to the point of when after receiving a very concerned text from a neighbour, when I was in Kenya, stating that she hadn’t seen the dogs being walked, along with other concerns, i was going to fly home from Cape Town. After speaking to another neighbour and my family, the neighbour managed to see and walk the dogs sending me pictures. None of this would have been necessary if Karen had communicated positively with me. Therefore I decided not to communicate with her and leave my children to do so. She agreed to this and appeared quite happy. This continued until I received a text from my Son that Karen had sent him, stating she would be leaving at lunch time on the 6th May. As I returned early on the morning of the 5th of May following my birthday on the 4th and wanting to have my family and friends to visit, I asked Karen if she wouldn’t mind leaving on the 5th. I received the following 4 texts consistently, one after the other in reply; 

I have been giving a pups a countdown of your anticipated return based on the only information I had, which is that this sit was from 6/1-6/5. I have not been informed otherwise. They are very excited about your return! 👏👏👏

No, it is not inconvenient for me. I have alternative arrangements to leave on  Sunday, which I much prefer anyway.

The doggos are doing fine & are excited to see you! 
I hope you enjoyed your extravagant holiday. 
You missed out on the worst winter here in a long, long, time. Well done 🫨👌

Leaving Friday so you can prepare for your big bash 👍

Therefore leaving on the 3rd intending to leave the dogs until I returned at lunch time on the 5th! 
Following this, someone on the ship very sadly lost their life in the North Sea as we were on our way to Tillbury. The ship had to return back to where he first went missing to search and we therefore lost another day, returning at lunch time on the 6th. 
If my Daughter had not stepped in, the dogs would have been left from the 3rd to the 6th! 
On my return home, I was told that there had been a man in my house, that Karen was engaged!?! (I was led to believe she was single and no one would be coming into the house.)
The house was filthy, the vac blocked. The bath would not drain as well as the sink in the bathroom blocked. Why were these problems not given to the handyman? 
The dogs smelt terribly, they had not been combed daily as the vacuum cleaner was full after I had  just vacuumed  the lounge! And I was clearing dead fly’s from over Winter. Many things had been moved and there were empty wine bottles on my wine shelf! 
All in all, this has been a shocking experience and has had both an emotional and psychological effect on me, as well as the physical requirements, to put my house back to the way I want it. 
Very very disappointing!
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Amanda
Katy was an awesome sitter! She took the time to come by my house and meet me and the kitties before her sit, and was gracious and friendly. She asked all the right questions and was patient with my more feisty kitty, Phil. She left the home clean and tidy and even left behind a treat for us upon return. I’d recommend her to anyone.

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