Pet Sitters in Sarasota, FL

Mary & Joel
-62% off
9.4 miles away
Limited time deal
5.00
• 11 reviews
/night 79.00
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Communication with Mary and Joel was easy from the start. Their reasons for wanting to house/pet sit were clear and appealing. As a retired professional couple they do this out of desire to travel well and get some puppy love since their last fur baby passed. We had a facetime call with them and knew they were the perfect fit for us for many reasons - one of which was they had several repeat sits. When they got to our house the first thing Joel did was sit on the floor to meet the pups!! This was very endearing! They arrived the night before we left to meet the dogs and get the lay of the land. Over dinner we learned that we had crossed paths professionally with each of them over the years. They asked great questions about the dogs care and we loved hearing about their upcoming travel plans. Mary wanted to know how we preferred they communicated with us while we were away so a clear expectation was set before we left. We got updates on the dogs walks and wellbeing each day each with Mary telling us how sweet the dogs were every time. We came home to a clean home, sheets and towels washed, trash taken out, etc. Mary left a note letting us know the last time they were fed and walked before they left. She also sent a photo of Parker lying in her packed suitcase...hmmmm..did she want to go home with Mary and Joel?? Obviously a sign she was a happy doggie! We recommend Mary & Joel to everyone!!

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Olivia
Pan and Nina are the cutest cats ever!! I fell in love with them and they are really easy to take care of... Olivia's place is also super cozy and have everything one person would need. It was the most amazing first experience. Hope to meet Olivia in the future :)
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Julie
My housesit for Julie and Kevin was a really nice week. Their house is in a quiet neighborhood and was comfortable and easy to work remotely from. The back patio is great for evening dinners and spending time with Murphy and Maggie.

The 2 dogs are total sweethearts, though it takes Maggie a while to warm up. I let her have her space and she came around when she was ready for interaction. She gets excited to go in the car or get out for a walk. Murphy is a joy and fun to hang out with. He was ready for adventure and also to snuggle on the couch. These 2 are lots of fun to take out, and they enjoyed walking around town or being pushed in the stroller. They’re very cute and everyone you meet will say so!

Julie keeps beautiful gardens that I enjoyed watering in the morning sun. This was a great sit and Julie and Kevin were easy to communicate with and responsive. They had me over for lunch to get acquainted with the dogs and that was really nice! Thanks so much!

Pet Sitting FAQs

From $30/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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