Pet Sitters in Lynnwood, VA

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Debbie
This lovely ranch setting and home are located in an exclusive community-including an electric gate. 
El Dorado Hills is a beautiful area, with Sacramento and Folsom right down the road.  I felt totally safe as a solo traveler.  Before my sit date, I went to the property for a rundown of expectations.  Debbie is the nicest lady (family too) and in conversing, found similarities in life.  
I was given a guest room and full run of downstairs.  Their home is open, spacious and cozy.  If you like coffee, there’s a really nice expresso machine in the kitchen.  
If you love horses and being outside, this is the spot.  There’s a hot tub and lake directly behind the house.  
The horses! ❤️ No nips, kicks or any bad habits. Their daily routines include 2 feedings/grains, plus mucking their stalls.  Their big girl, Kona, spent her days following me or napping. Such a pretty girl.  
I only saw fleeting glimpses of the cats.  Two meals a day and fresh water. Easy peasy.  The chickens! Those girls ❤️. Typical coup chores. (I liked sitting inside the coup with them 🙂)
I truly appreciate the trust and hospitality given to me to look after this little ranch.  
Thank you to Debbie, her lovely family and pets.  
I would be remiss not thanking their border, Kathleen (she came every day), who kept my head above water 💦
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Ana
Wonderful! Can’t thank Ana (and Dale and Charlie) enough for their hospitality. Ana was so helpful in getting me set up in her space. She was available throughout my stay via text. Dale and Charlie are SUCH sweet, friendly little love bugs… Adorable kitties; lovely, centrally-located space; and the sweetest host possible!
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Georgia
Hello  Georgia I hope you have enjoyed your holiday and that the animals are well? I hope you liked the photos of the animals I left for you? I finished your house sit three weeks ago and after three requests for a review, I have still had no feedback on what was a particularly difficult sit. Your lack of response is very disappointing. I think its important at this stage to give some background to any sitter who might be looking to sit for you in the future:To Potential SittersWhen I arrived at the house, and before the owner headed off on holiday, I was informed that there had been a problem with flea infestation and that a pest control company had recently fumigated the house. The owner put spot-on on the dog before leaving stating 'this is for your benefit' I replied 'Its for the dogs benefit also'. I noted that none of the animals (2 cats and one dog) had flea collars and found out later that this was due to the owner having strong views regarding pesticides and chemicals. Right from the start I had problems with fleas and flea bites. The bed-room that I was allocated had a bed base and mattress close to the ground and despite repeated vacuuming , dusting and spraying, I was never able to resolve the problem. With the help of the owner's partner, who I must say was a terrific support through-out the stay, I washed the dog with flea shampoo, I put out the dogs bed (leaving the covers to soak in detol)  and sprayed all rooms and used a detol mix to clean all the floors. I bought flea collars for all the animals and was reimbursed for this and all other expenses relating to the issue by the owners partner. I contacted the owner who did immediately apologise and offer to bring in the  pest control company again. I told her to wait and see if what I had done had solved the problem and would get back to her. Meanwhile I was washing my clothes and bedding daily. I also had to have my head and beard near shaved which was not something I had expected or liked doing!I had to contact the owner again as I had not been able to resolve the problem and the pest control company came back in. While talking to the chap he told me that on his first visit the owner had only wanted the skirting boards and edges of room s treated and that he had told her that this would not be effective. On this second visit he was not at the house for more than 45 minutes and after he had left I was still not able to sleep in the bedroom allocated and spent another sleepless night before showering, putting my clothes and bedding in the wash again and moving to another room which was much better. This was in the last week of the sit and the problem was never resolved.During the course of this sit I contacted the team at trusted house sitters to flag up the issue and they were most supportive. The person I dealt with there said that I would be quite justified in walking away from the sit. I did not do this firstly because a) when I take something on I like to see it through b) I did not want to leave the owners partner carrying the can as he was working full-time and it would have caused him to lose work and c) I genuinely wanted to help get the animals into better condition. To OwnerGeorgia I have completed over 12 sits now and have been happy to rate all of them five star. I cannot do that for your sit which is a real shame because it could easily be a five star sit. My main issue with you is that you KNEW you had an on-going problem with infestation and did not give me the option to cancel the sit, instead waiting until I arrived to tell me. While I appreciate that you had booked your flights and was obviously looking forward to a break (can I blame you given the situation at the house!) you should have done the right thing and told me prior. I would have cancelled of course and who would not? You let me into a situation that was quite distressing and that I could have walked away from but did not. I did my best to help your animals and fix the problem. You have not even had the decency to post a review acknowledging that! I think under the circumstances a 2 star review is warranted. I just want to give this review some positive balance and leave potential sitters with more information to make an informed choice to sit for you:This is a really lovely area. Bussage is just outside of Stroud and there are good bus links with a bus stop at the end of the street. The views from the garden are great and there is woodland all around with some great dog walks. Stroud itself is a nice laid back market town with some interesting shops, live music venues and a brewery alongside a canal which again has good dog walks. I took Trixie (wire haired Hungarian visla) to most outlying towns and villages and she travelled really well by bus. This is a really lovely dog and sadly missed. She is playful and loves chasing a ball. She does not get along well with most other dogs though so I kept her on the lead when out. There are two really affectionate cats ...Samson and Delilah. The house apart from the problem outlined is comfortable with a nice country feel. There is wifi but no TV. The owner did purchase a dvd player but you will need to bring your own dvd's (can be hired from local library) as most at the house were scratched and would not play. There is a local Tesco supermarket an easy 10 minute walk through nice woodlands and everything you would need in Stroud. If the owner gets on top of this problem (and if I were you I would first check with the trusted house sitter team) I WOULD recommend this sit. Its a really interesting area and the animals are great. Go into it with caution and make sure you get more up-front information than I was given!Georgia I have asked the ths team to contact you about the problems I had. That's the best way to protect sitters and other hosts (who certainly don't want sitters arriving at their place having brought infestations from a previous sit) and all the best for the future. Please give my regards to Julian and again thanks Julian for your help.

Pet Sitting FAQs

From $27/week to $60/week for the cat sitting and from 29.9950 to 29.99150 for the dog, additional rates include from 50% to 100% per additional pet, cheap rates are 29.9940 for the cat sitting and 29.99 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.

Look at the pet sitter with a high rating, and many previous bookings with good reviews, ask the sitter to make a meet and meet before confirming the booking online or in-person, and reach out to the pet owners where the sitter stayed before asking about reference.

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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