Pet Sitters in Oakland, WA

Lakisha
-62% off
8.1 miles away
Limited time deal
5.00
• 1 reviews
/night 81.00
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Lakisha is such a wonderful house sitter and animal companion! One could literally not find a better personality to care for animals. Lakisha is a detail oriented, focused but flexible career woman, who is somehow also an outdoorsy, hiking, nature-loving vegan, completely in harmony with animals. She’s able to work from home, so she spent tons of time with my cat. I don’t have dogs right now, but if I did, she would have been cross-country skiing and snowshoeing and hiking with them every day. She literally offered to bring her own cleaning supplies and detergent, to make sure that they are vegan and cruelty free. She organized my kitchen and took adorable pictures of my cat, and sent me a little videos of him. She is the perfect housesitter. I was really wowed by Lakisha’s care, and am so grateful for everything she did…taking care of François, my beloved three legged kitty cat, for an entire month, when I was on the other side of the world. When I first interviewed with Lakisha, she had really great questions. For instance, she prompted, “Tell me about your daily routine with François.” Then she truly listened as I described a day with my cat. Which, for all you cat people out there, is really not a very exciting day. But she took notes. She then asked, “Does he have any special needs or medications?” At the time, he wasn’t on any medication, but right before I left, he did get a prescription… And Lakisha was completely willing to embark upon the difficult task of managing medication in a cat that she had just met. She was really fearless when it came to his health and needs. I was traveling to the other side of the world, in South Sudan, where I didn’t know if I would have Internet access and was working in a stressful situation. Lakisha would send me pictures of François, or a little videos of him playing with his mouse. It was such a relief to know that he was safe and OK with somebody. I remember the day when she wrote to me that they had really connected… And I knew that he actually had a friend who saw his special spark. Then… (!!!) I had to extend my stay…over Christmas, and she stayed extra just to take care of him, through the holidays. Absolutely amazing. When I came home, the house was perfectly clean, with a little gift on the counter. Lakisha had remembered that I made a joke about taking care of my basil plant (It was clearly an already dead plant)….so she bought me a brand new one and also a really pretty nice smelling candle. I am so lucky to have had her with my beloved cat, when I was so very far away, never having left him for so long. It is amazing how somebody can be a stranger one moment, and then they are a beloved cat-auntie the next… Somebody to really trust with your pet and your home. Thank you so much, Lakisha!

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Tylan
Sherreme was a great house sitter and really gentle and patient with our senior dog. She sent beautiful photos and washed the linens so we came home to clean sheets. We would not hesitate to have her here with Kali again!
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Magali
Zandaya is a lovely cat! She’s very cuddly and affectionate, very chatty and sociable - a dream cat to look after!
Magali’s home is nice & cozy, had no problem with communication from start to finish. Thanks for inviting me!
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Bridget
Iain and Bridget have a beautiful home and two darling dogs.  We really enjoyed our stay here and would love to return if the opportunity arose again.
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Catherine
We had a lovely sit with Amelia and Frida. Both cats are delightful, very friendly and really enjoy strokes (particularly Frida) and play. Their routine is very straightforward and allows plenty of time to enjoy your stay.
Cat and Heather are excellent hosts. Their communication was clear and responsive at all times and their welcome pack excellent. Their house is lovely; clean, comfortable, well organised and has everything you need for your stay. It is situated in a quiet neighborhood with easy parking, access to local shops and amenities, and with good transport links into the city centre. We thoroughly recommend this sit.
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John
One of our best ever sits. Incredible pets a joy to care for in delightful home and setting.
Stogumber exceptional village small and caring for others.
John and Elaine such thoughtful lovely caring people .
You will be very fortunate if you are selected for this set
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Katherine
Kat was very welcoming, helpful and communicative the whole time throughout our stay. Momo was shy at first but the more time we spent with him on long walks and hikes he really opened up to us and warmed to us :) He is such a well mannered dog, and overall it was an amazing house sit and experience. We would definitely recommend and do again!
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Kaelee
Buddy and Cheryl are fun, sweet siblings who love to play games, run around, wrestle and interact. Buddy is the ultimate curious kitty and Cheryl warmed up after the first night. A litter robot and timed feeders make it easy to care for them. Hidden treats are appreciated too! Kaelee gave me helpful pics and quick videos of the cats routine, personalities and their lovely, well-organized household, as well as to the nearby hikes, beach, and delightful, unique shops and eateries in Half Moon Bay. (Ciya Mediterranean has the tastiest lentil soup and baklava!) I could easily walk to everything, which was so nice. Live music too! I highly recommend this sit. Thank you for the opportunity Kaelee and Sergei!

Pet Sitting FAQs

From $25/week to $100/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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