Pet Sitters in River Ridge, LA

Miriam Dema & Jim
-65% off
4.2 miles away
Limited time deal
5.00
• 2 reviews
/night 88.00
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Miriam and her partner are welcome back anytime. They were excellent stewards of our home and little dog. Three weeks is a long time and unexpected things can and usually do happen. Miriam was prompt, calm and even a little humorous in letting us know what was happening on the home front. For instance, though our neighborhood is quiet and friendly, wouldn't you know that in the first week a minor traffic accident occurred right outside our house. No one was hurt, our property was not damaged, only a downed street sign. Later, a cluster of electric outlets stopped working in the kitchen and Miriam did all the reasonable things to figure out the problem to no avail. Fortunately plenty of other outlets were available to use. We had a bit of a heat wave with no rain and Miriam and I communicated about extra watering for which I was grateful. As a former homeowner, Miriam was familiar with the things that can come up and deals with them in a straight forward logical manner with no drama. It was so nice to come back to a home that felt lived in-in a good way! Clean and tidy, plants upright and smiling, no stuffy vacant house smell, and a puppy who was enthusiastic about seeing us but not in that post-kennel desperate way. Miriam is a wonderful communicator. We agreed on a check-in about every 4 days and sure enough she would send a brief text and a couple of photos of things she knew we would be interested in: proof that the fig tree was sprouting leaves, the columbine was blooming and the dog was having a great time on walks and riding in the car with her nose out the window. When Miriam inquired about our home she had a couple of needs: high speed internet and an outlet to charge an electric car. No problem on our end and we appreciated that she made clear right up front what her requirements were. She gets my highest rating. Your home and pet are in very competent and respectful hands with Miriam.

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James
This was a great sit. Where do we start? 

Blintz was a joy to be around - we missed her presence from the moment we closed the door. She is gentle, well behaved and fun (watch her chase her tail). She's good on the leash and we really enjoyed taking her for walks and excursions.

Jim and Francisco were great hosts. We met them before the sit, got introduced to Blintz and shown around their nice house and central and vibrant neighbourhood. The house was professionally cleaned when we arrived, and had good communications throughout and such a good time. 

We highly recommend this sit and are so happy to be back in December.
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Judith
We had a fabulous time looking after Tim & Judith's lovely home, Homer the Pinter, Bibble the cat, the sheep & Chickens.

There is access from the back of the property to take Homer for long country walks, he loves to run and if he gets the chance chase a few rabbits or deer! There are big open, fenced areas and he just loves it, he is obedient and easy to be with, just a big kid with 4 legs and a joy to be with!! Bibble is easy, she lives in the feed shed and keeps guard, but loves to come in and have cuddles with the humas and Homer, they are so cute together!

The sheep and chicken are easy to look after, and getting an average of 3 eggs a day was just awesome.

The home is in a beautiful country location, and Time & Judith were so welcoming, we honestly felt like we had known them for years after only a couple of hours. Handover was easy, easy to follow instructions & animal routines, and a lovely home to stay in. Hopefully we'll have the opportunity to come back in the future and look after the place again.

Thanks for having us. 
Ian & Jo.
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Roger
Roger and Monica are great hosts, made us feel very welcome,  The house and garden where lovely and with easy access to many lovely walks in the country side,  Dido and Tess where well behaved and playful and we really enjoyed looking after them.  Highly recommended

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