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Victoria was a terrific house / dog sitter. She was organized, reliable, communicative, personable and provided both me and my three dogs with a stress free experience. She understood the personalities and needs of each of my dogs. She gave me regular updates on the pups (texts, photos, videos). She communicated with me throughout. And she left my house clean and tidy. I recommend her highly. In fact, I hope she’ll sit for me again!
Christine was great. She took excellent care of Oscar and our home - what else could you ask for?! We unreservedly recommend her to dog sit and house sit. Thank you, Christine.
Oh my goodness — if Maria and Mark are available for house sitting, do not hesitate to invite them to your home. They looked after our fur babies immaculately and with so much associated fun — they arrived with their own cat toys (which our cats absolutely loved), and settled in to the house in no time flat. While we were away Maria and Mark sent us daily info and photos (and video clips, too) of all the kitties, and they looked as if they were ALL on holiday together. In all seriousness, they are very capable, professional, friendly people and I would be oh-so-happy if I could manage to bring them back to our home and kitties every time we go away. I find it also extremely relevant to add that Maria and Mark, on top of devoting lots of time to my in-the-house fur babies, were also very attentive to the outdoor feral/street cats (at least five at any given moment) who roam our garden at all times. They managed to persuade most of them to play with toys and were able to pet at least three of them -- cats who never allow themselves to be touched by anyone other than myself. This was quite an achievement, and is a big plus to anyone having both "inside" family cats and "outside" strays. I really appreciated this very much. Again -- cannot recommend Maria and Mark any higher than I have already done!"
How much does it cost to hire a pet sitter in Portraine, Ireland?
Pet sitters on Sittsy offer pet sitting free of charge.
Why someone want to do dog sitting overnight?
The main reasons dog sitters join Sittsy are:
- They can't have their own dog right now but want to share their love for animals by helping out locally.
- They are work from home professionalist and want to pet sit in different cities.
- Many retired teachers, nurses, firefighters, and others enjoy traveling and caring for dog on Sittsy.
How many dog sitters are in Portraine, Ireland?
As of Aug 2024, there are 1648 dog sitters
in Portraine, Ireland
.
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How long will it take for me to find a dog sitter in Portraine, Ireland?
Sittsy makes it easy to reach out to multiple dog sitters about your booking.
Typically, 94%
of Portraine, Ireland
dog sitters respond within 24 hours.
Once you create your profile, dog sitters can apply to care for your pets, and you can also invite them!
Do dog sitters in Portraine, Ireland pass a background check?
Yes! dog sitters joining Sittsy must pass a background check before offering their services.
Our dog Mia stayed with Adrian for 2 weeks. She is home almost 2 wks. She came home a fit and happy dog. Adrian sent me photos and didn't mind keeping me up to date on Mia's stay with him. He collected and delivered Mia home. He's a very nice and interesting person and has a great understanding of dogs which is assuring. He's extremely punctual. We hope to have Mia stay with Adrian again soon.
Great service!!! Adrian looked after my golden doodle for 9 days and I was completely at ease the whole time. We were kept up to date with pictures and how my dog was getting on. I would highly recommend!! Thanks Adrian
Thank you so much for looking after my 2 little Maltese so well. They were beautifully groomed on their return to me and I was very happy with the care they received. I can highly recommend Little Delights pet boarding.
I highly recommend Little Delights for pet boarding. My dog Bella gets so excited everytime she sees Adrian! We really enjoy the at home boarding as our dog does much better in a home environment. He provides updates and photos which is so helpful for my peace of mind while away. From the moment we met Adrian at the complimentary meet and greet prior to her first stay I could tell she would be in good hands. You can tell he has an extensive knowledge of dogs and truly cares about their comfort and well being. The collection and drop off service is always prompt and very handy for organizing around travel. If you are looking for somewhere to board your dog in a home setting or someone to care for your animal Little Delights is a fantastic option!
I recently contacted Adrian for dog boarding. We had a meet and greet. Adrian is a lovely man and shows true passion for dogs/animals. Our dog Hugo stayed for 9 days with Adrian, I received photos and updates on Hugo while on holiday. This gave me peace of mind. I came home to a very happy boy. I highly recommend Adrian.. I am so happy that I have found someone I can trust to take care of my dog.
I left my dog and cat in Adrian’s care and he did a wonderful job looking after them both. The dog stayed with him while the cat remained at home. I was very happy with the updates and service and the animals were very well cared for. I would have no hesitation in recommending Adrian to mind your fur babies
Adrian has been looking after my 2 cats for the last few years. He gives such a fantastic service and it is great peace of mind knowing they are well looked after when I am away. He sends a text after his visit so I know they have been fed and everything is ok. I recommend Adrian and Little Delights if you are looking for a pet sitter!
Adrian provides an absolutely fantastic service, he is reliable and is so great with our dog, so great in fact she gets so excited when Adrian collects her! We have been using Adrian since we got our dog during covid, it’s very refreshing to know our dog is being looked after with such care when we are away. I could not recommend Adrian enough.
Adrian is excellent! He's been minding our pets for several years now and both our cat and dog are very comfortable with him. He's reliable and very trustworthy. We highly recommend Little Delights pet sitting and dog walking services.
I have been a client of Little Delights for 10 years and can highly recommend Adrian, the owner of the company. He is utterly reliable, trustworthy, he has a natural affinity with animals and has been a trusted minder of my little dog for 10 years. I would recommend Adrian without hesitation.
This facility looks great but they are not taking any new customers, regulars only. They’re advertising a service that basically isn’t available. They didn’t respond to my email enquiry but I see they replied to my review! If they’re not accepting new customers why do reviews matter?
Jennifer was a wonderful host. Very accommodating with regular updates on Rocky's wellbeing. Thank you!
Wonderful pet service, my dog (Elkhound) has stayed on several occasions now and I couldn't be happier with Gem Dogs and Jen! Every time we take the turn down to Jen's, my dog gets so excited in the car, he knows he is in for a great time and this gives me so much reassurance. He doesn't even want to come home when I go to collect him, but when I eventually get him into the car, he sleeps all the way home and though the night. He's a high-energy dog, yet he comes home very well exercised. The house is absolutely beautiful with a lovely pen for the dogs to eat in and have down time and a gorgeous large back garden too for fun and games. My dog absolutely loved Jen and why wouldn't he, she is a total animal lover, so friendly and welcoming. I'm thrilled to have found this place and wouldn't hesitate to recommend. Will definitely be back again.
Nobody better to leave you dog with! We leave our fella here whenever we go away and he never wants to come home!
Amazingly caring and takes such good care. Couldn’t recommend anyone higher
Great set up and owners care about the dogs which is the main thing!
Very friendly and good value for money
Friendly highly recommended !!!@@@@
Highly recommended
Brill thanks
Our two dogs love their stay here every time we go away. They’ve been going for years and always so happy to be there. They’re so well looked after under Catherine’s care and it’s great to see little updates on their Instagram page. Photo of the happy pair during their most recent stay.
Used the veterinary service here to help send our two dogs to Australia. Denis was excellent and helped ease our stress and concerns. A true animal lover Would absolutely recommend them for all veterinary needs
I have no words to describe how grateful I am to Lissenhall Bording Kennels. In January 2024, due to a veterinary error in Brazil, my two dogs were stuck at immigration and were forced to be quarantined. They took them from my arms at the airport, gave me a piece of paper with an address and left me without news for more than 12 hours. It was the worst night of my life! On the other hand, when I got there, I was very well received by Dennis and Catherine. They let me hug my dogs and were always helpful, explaining everything that was happening and what I should do. I decided to give them a vote of confidence and leave my dogs in the kennel for quarantine, as returning to Brazil with them would cause us even greater damage. And it was the best decision I made. We missed them for 4 months, but I could see how Catherine took great care of them, letting us see them whenever we wanted and regularly sending me photos and videos to show they were ok. Although the situation was horrible, finding people along the way who understood our pain and wanted to help us made it less painful. Thank you for everything! I will definitely leave my children when I go on vacation somewhere!
They toke amazing care of my boy Charlie. Got him on a flight and sent him to me. Forever grateful 🙏 …
Highly recommend , super clean and our dog has always been so well looked after while boarding at Lissenhall over the last 10 years. Gets a great run and great customer service , the staff are lovely its very well managed.
Just found out I had posted this in the wrong place as in the Vet Hospital so posting here now. Even though it's 8 months old, it still applies. Sooo... Would never leave my beloved pets anywhere else. Catherine and staff take the best of care of them and knowing there are vets on site makes me feel very safe for my furbabies.
(Back in December since they take this post down constantly) Picked up my dog who could walk before being taken to Lissenhall kennels totally paralyzed. They do not cover the kennels from the rain. Took me a whole month to nurse him back to health. No idea what they drugged him with he lost 10lbs didn’t eat there either. Charged me 400$ for the privilege to clean his teeth terrify my dog and leave permanent hip damage along with soft tissue damage. Video as evidence of cruelty; https://youtu.be/3ITDC6AhPls?si=Km2zCQbF-RIFspZ-
Catherine and her team are brilliant our dogs love it here and its great to know they are well looked after
This veterinary clinic should be closed straight away,They are The only clinic and cattery used by The department of agriculture for quarrantine ,they treated me and my family very ,very bad,they told us if we don t pay 850 euro for The quarrantine period ,they ll put The kitten down.They let us waitting 2 hours in The car park ,our kitten is subnutrited and very dirty,they treated us as garbage,they re very rude and they like to humiliate People,I hope somebody Will do something about this,myself I wrote to The minister Charlie MC Conologhue about this as should be more cateries allowed to quarrantine pets,as Estuary cattery ,Airport cattery,etc.They treated us and our pet as misery,I live în Ireland since 2001 and dealing with them I felt an inmigrant!
Our dog loved it. Stayed for 4 days. Very reasonable and look after the dogs really well. Will definitely be using again.
Big Thanks Gerry you really helped us out when we were desperately stuck for many weeks. It is affordable Gerry does a great job looking after the dogs place is cleaned everyday . Dogs are safe and fed , great location to bring the dogs on a walk would recommend thanks again.
Not heated, cold and wet kennels. Dog came out traumatized and began shedding profusely.
Stay well away. Was told we could pick our dog up at a certain time, when we arrived there was nobody there, I called the owner and was shouted at down the phone and then hung up on. I’m not sure they even feed the dogs in the evenings on the weekends based on what she said. Stay far away from this owner.
A great kennel to leave your dog. Gerry is always helpful and the dog is well looked after.
Great Kennels have been leaving my dog and cat here for last 5 years multiple times every year. Always friendly service from Gerry and Audrey. Great value no nonsense service. Animals come back well fed and happy. My dog actually gets excited in a good way when he gets there as he is very social and loves the interaction with the dog in the adjoining run through the mesh that seperates them.
Do not leave your pets there, it's a filthy place, my dog and my sisters dog both got the mange from it.
Sent my Jack Russell here for 4 nights and he was really well looked after. Have rebooted for 2 weeks in the summer. I would highly reccomend
Dog was well looked after left for 9 days Told the owner that she doesnt mix well with people he had no probs with that she was feed the food we left .. Quick wash when we got her home and she is brand new
Had a look around the kennels today with a view to boarding the dog for a few days Gerry the owner answered all our queries and explained the routine for the dogs,looks clean and well organised so I have no worries.
A very basic kennels. Had our two dogs kenneled together for a week over Christmas and perhaps I was wrong and there was the option of heated kennels with proper beds but all our two had was a piece of plywood to sleep on in a cold unheated kennel. What annoyed us most was that they hadn't realised that when being fed that our older dog ate both bowls and our 1 year old came out very skinny with her ribs and spine very prominent and all tissue wasting badly. Never ever again...even though they say that you get what you pay for...this was very lazy service
I went to Rabbit Rooms for bonding services when my rescue rabbits began fighting. As a novice bunny owner I felt very out of my depth and anxious of how to best help my buns. Fiona has been a fantastic resource and support throughout the process. I couldn't speak highly enough of the care, understanding and guidance given. Following her directions I was able to adapt to give Hiccups & Bob the best set up to preserve their bond. Often information available online relates to caring for a single bunny, bonded bunnies might require a somewhat different approach. I went from feeling like I would have to re-home one of my boys, to seeing them the happiest they'd ever been. If you can give your rabbits this chance at rebonding please do because you never know what can be achieved with the right support. Hiccups and Bob are now living their best lives thanks to Fiona 🙂
Fiona was wonderful. Amazing with rabbits and helped me through the whole bonding process with my 2 bunnies. I would highly recommend this business for any rabbit needs including bonding rabbits so they can live together happily, and boarding if you are going away, fiona will look after your rabbits as if they were your own!
Rocco, our dwarf rabbit, was back for his hols in the Rabbit Rooms Small Animal Boarding.again last week. Fiona and her lovely family couldn’t have been kinder, giving advice before about what to bring to help Rocco settle, doing a good groom and nail clip for Rocco and sending photos and texts to let us know he was well. It’s a pleasure to do business with The Rabbit Rooms and with Fiona and her family. Rocco will be back in his fave rabbit hotel again in July. And Rocco spent two weeks in the Rabbit Rooms in July/August 2024. He is always relaxed going to Fiona’s and come back in great shape. Very happy with the time and attention she gives him and with her extensive knowledge of all things bunny!
Fiona is amazing at her job! We had a few issues before trying to find a second bunny to bond with our rabbit. After we found a rescue rabbit that we fell in love with we really wanted to take him home but had concerns as we would be attempting to bond two males. Nearly everyone told us this cannot be done and it’s very rare if it is. When we brought our second rabbit home they didn’t really get along, we were so desperate to make it work so we took them to Fiona to get bonded, to our surprise when we went to collect them after their bonding time was up they were cuddling in the one carrier together!! they’re now inseparable and we couldn’t be happier we chose Fiona to do it for us. Seriously changed our lives and certainly Richards (our first rabbit) who was in serious need of company and Lionel who we took in from a rescue who needed a brother to play and cuddle with. I seriously cannot recommend fiona enough! Now instead of separate play times and cages to separate them, they run around together all day and can play and sleep together, it’s heart warming to see them both so happy in each others company.
If you're contemplating sending your bunnies for bonding with Fiona, do not hesitate, because you will not regret it, she is brilliant! She is honestly a Rabbit expert. She bonded our two female buns for us and we couldn't be more grateful. To see them now, the best of friends snuggling, is something I did not think was possible as we had some fights in the past. Fiona works miracles and is not only a rabbit therapist but a human one too because she will reassure you through the whole process! We needed Fionas help because Bonnie was a rescue bun, aggressive and fearful of other rabbits. We thought we made a mistake getting a second rabbit because they would attack each other through the cage. Fiona was able to work her magic and they are now inseparable! Thanks again Fiona, you are doing great work and amazing at what you do! Love Bonnie & Binx xx
Our Bunnies have stayed with Fiona and family for several years now. We'd never cope without her. They are elderly bunnies at this stage and we know when we leave them with Fiona that they are in expert hands. She loves and cares for them as we do. Brownie (11yrs) was a bit 'off' this Summer and Fiona was quick to act. She was great with administering medication and seeking advice from our fantastic vet at Palmerstown Veterinary. It was a tough Summer with the heat at The Rabbit Rooms I'm sure, but Fiona and her fabulous team went to great lengths and kept their visitors cool. Thank you Godmother Fiona! xxx Brownie & Oreo
Toffee our pet rabbit was so well cared for and enjoyed his first stay at The Rabbit Rooms. He was in the company of lots of other rabbits,hamsters and guinea pigs which I wad told appealed to him and he showed great interest in these other furry friends. I am already thinking of prebooking him over the Christmas period. I would highly recommend The Rabbit Rooms for boarding your pet.
I was so delighted with The Rabbit Rooms. I had been nervous to leave my bunny anywhere for two weeks, but Fiona completely put my mind at ease. She sent me regular updates on him including photos of when he’d be spending some (supervised) time out in the garden, and he even got a pamper session while he was there! Will definitely be using The Rabbit Rooms again.
We have used the rabbit rooms a couple of times already and cannot recommend it enough! Fiona is really great with them and they come back very happy and stress free. The online booking system is really handy to see availability and the online portal gives the chance to give any needed information about your pets! The updates are really nice to see how they're getting on when you're away. Thanks Fiona!! :)
Fiona was incredible all the way through with our three bunnies. Chaos and Tiny, both male and Penelope, our female, went in to fiona to be bonded. After just four days of intense work with Fiona, our two males who used to fight regularly are grooming and sleeping beside each other. All three bunnies are loving each other’s company and none of this was possible without Fiona. Great communication all the way though as well as easy, clear instruction for when you pick them up and take them home. Drop off and pick up was as easy as could be. Can’t recommend Fiona’s service enough. 10/10.
