Pet Sitters in Peapack, NJ

Jennifer & Shawn
-53% off
4.1 miles away
Limited time deal
5.00
• 17 reviews
/night 64.00
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Shawn and Jennifer were the perfect pet sitters! We could not have wished for better people to look after Salt and Pepa! Not only were they meticulous in keeping up the cat`s routines, nurturing S&P`s idiosyncracies, and keeping them clean, fed, and happy in general, but they went above and beyond finding out what else they could want or need in a truly empathetic way. Shawn and Jen taught them new tricks, played with them often, stayed in with them most of the time and observed them and their characters so well, that it seemed after only a few days like they have known - and loved! - the cats for some time. Before we knew these sympathetic brilliant sitters with heart, brains, and instinct we were nervous about leaving our not even 2 year old cats with strangers for more than a month, especially since Salt can be a fragile soul who is very shy and needs a lot of time to bond with people if she does it at all. Not with these two people. They know how to handle cats professionally. Instead of overwhelming them, Shawn is present and offers them attention and playtime. We were able to fully enjoy our time away from home since they were communicating extremely well and in the frequency we agreed on. So we got pictures or videos of S&P every day and reports. The reports as well as the pics showed us that S&P had an extremely good time, and that after only a few days they behaved completely "normal", i.e. we recognized "our" cats from the way that Jen described them and photographed them. Shawn and Jen are both extremely reliable, down-to-earth and self-sufficient. IF there would have been an emergency, we could not have asked for better guardians. The welfare of the cats was always their first concern. What more can we say but that they are also very friendly, humorous, calm and intelligent human beings. When we came home S&P were like: "Oh.. you..? Ok.. But were are the other two?" In our living room was a carefully arranged series of printed out photographs by Jen the excellent photographer. We are so very thankful to Shawn and Jen that they agreed to look after our kitties - and our home, which they also did without fail - and we are truly happy to have made their acquaintance. Hopefully, we will meet again!

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Tom
Our Housesitting in Les Houches has been a great experience. Tom and Laura were great communicators from the start, and gave us a very friendly welcome to their home in the village at the foot of Mount Blanc.. We so enjoyed looking after Twix, their dear elderly and affectionate Labrador X, who liked to be with us, and who enjoyed her morning and evening walks in the village. she was also content to be left to sleep for a few hours if we wanted to go out. Mel, their sweet cat, is quite independent and comes and goes as she pleases. Tom and Laura’s house is lovely and spacious and sunny. It is newly built and well equipped, with a super comfy bed, and lovely places to sit inside and out. The mountains are so close, and it’s wonderful to sit in the garden and see them so near. Les Houches is a residential pretty village, with good supermarkets. Chamonix, 10 minutes drive away offers a great variety of shops, as well as the highest cable car trip in Europe, and a rack railway journey to visit inside a glacier! There are many lovely places to explore near Les Houches,, and Geneva is an hour away. We became so attached to Twix and it was hard to leave such a gentle and loyal dog. A big thank you to Tom and Laura and their family for entrusting us with their home and pets. We really recommend this lovely Housesit.
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Lacey
I spent two days/nights with gorgeous Rosie & Jester and found them to be very loveable. They were a little mischievous when left alone but nothing drastic. Walking the dogs was easy as they are calm and sweet (no pulling or bothering other dogs etc).
Lacey was warm and friendly and her home was welcoming and comfortable (I slept v. well!).
All in all a great experience. 😊
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Hamza
Kalu is a beautiful British Shorthair, he’s a big boy who loves his naps. I enjoyed keeping him company in his comfortable appartement! Communication with Hamza was top notch, he took the time to invite me in and show me around one day before the sit. Everything went smoothly, I recommend this sit!
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Judy
I had a wonderful experience housesitting for Judy and Mike's. The two cats, Louise and Bender, were easy to take care of, and each had their own personality. They're both fairly outdoor, independent cats. I'd see them morning and evenings, and usually they were out for the day.

Everything about the housesit was really smooth. Easy communication, well organized home, lots of warmth. The home is also - on a traffic free day - a 40 min drive from Seattle, which is a great bonus.

Thank you for having me! Wonderful first experience for me on Trusted Housesitters!
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Sally & Raoul
We’ve just spent a very enjoyable 4  weeks in Sally and Raoul’s lovely home looking after Hinnie, Lulu and Mercy. Sally is very well organised and a good communicator and left very useful notes to help us with the care of the pets and also other useful information regarding the house and local area. The house is situated in beautiful countryside with lots of lovely dog walks on the doorstep, which Hinnie and Lulu took great pleasure in showing us! 
Both the dogs and Mercy the cat are absolutely gorgeous - well trained and very affectionate, we enjoyed lots of cuddles over our stay and were very sorry to leave them behind at the end! We would definitely be happy to return for another sit here in the future.
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Susan
Susan & Karl have a spacious home with great lighting. 
The shower has perfect water pressure and can get as hot as desired.  😀
The neighbors are friendly and  the walkable neighborhood has many yards filled with beautiful flowers.  
Karl & Susan have a cute vegetable  garden and were happy to share the bounty.  Their lovely roses were a delight to see.
Susan & Karl play Pickleball like Matt and me.  They informed us of 2 nearby courts where it was easy to find morning games. 
Caring for 3 senior long-haired cats can be a bit of a challenge but, their purrs and pretty faces make up for it.

Pet Sitting FAQs

From $35/week to $105/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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