Pet Sitters in Sea Girt, NJ

Clarice & Tom
-66% off
6.8 miles away
Limited time deal
5.00
• 10 reviews
/night 90.00
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To sum up Clarice and Tom’s 25 Day Housesit for me in one word, ‘exceptional’. Clarice and Tom are beautiful souls, I knew this from our first video call. I also ascertained from this call that they had a big love of animals and that they were totally committed to taking excellent care of my pets and my home. There was something very special about this couple. And as time went on, this was very evident…… It is extremely difficult to fully capture the extraordinary work that this couple did during their stay. To begin with, they took excellent care of Maia and Lucy, my dogs. Lucy is a sheep dog cross, and a more outdoor than indoor dog. Lucy became Tom’s shadow. Tom did a lot of training with her, and this was very obvious from the moment I came in the door, and from reports from my sister and father who had witnessed this on their visits. They also looked after my two pet sheep, Lola and Zola, giving them fresh water, grain and hay every day; and took great care of my two cats, Ebonii and Stella Artois. Tom asked me if he could build a shelter for my Beloved Donkey, Nobby. I was beyond thrilled and very impressed to say the least. Tom proceeded to build the most amazing shelter for Nobby, dismantling the large old monstrosity that previously existed. This was the most precious gift to me. Nobby absolutely loves it and now spends most of his time in his very own ‘bachelor pad’. It’s a perfect build and visually very pleasing. I can’t imagine how much it would cost to pay somebody to build an equivalent. In addition, they groomed and brushed Nobby, and gave him fresh water and hay every day. Nobby looked wonderful and befitting of his new pad. Tom also took it upon himself to fix the lock on my front door, & to rebuild my large front wooden gate which was falling apart. Both masterfully done. I only wish that I could include ‘before’ and ‘after’ pictures with this review. He also reinforced and mended the extensive fencing around the farm. I came home to all these wonderful surprises, as well as a perfectly groomed front lawn. Clarice sent me extensive daily updates and pictures. I am normally very anxious while I’m away, but, from the getgo, I felt relaxed at the end of every day, and content in the knowledge that my pets were being so well looked after. At one stage, Tom and Clarice called me to tell me that my dog Lucy needed to go to the vet - they had got an odour from Lucy, and based on their previous experience, correctly identified that her anal glands most likely required draining. They proceeded to take her to the vet, and had her treated. Tom and Clarice showed their great compassion and generosity by visiting my elderly father who lives next door on various occasions, and taking him to the nearest town to meet my brother. My brother would then take my father for a spin in his haulage truck. They also attended his 94th birthday party!! Tom and Clarice collected me from the bus on my return (they had dropped me to the bus on the morning of my flight too). I came home to a beautifully clean and tidied house and a gorgeous vegetarian meal prepared from scratch by Clarice. I have already asked Tom and Clarice to do my three/ four week sit next summer too, but unfortunately they’ll be on the other side of the world by then. I am so grateful to them for everything. They have promised to come visit Tim, me, and all the pets soon. They are forever friends and I feel truly blessed to have met these ‘Heaven sent’ people and housesitters. To whoever is lucky enough to have Clarice and Tom housesit for you, Congratulations, you’ve struck Gold!!!

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Reviews from Pet Owners

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DAVID
Bernard (Jerry) and MIchelle are terrific housesitters and terrific people. They took great care of our Labradoodle and our home, even when the weather dealt them extra, unexpected challenges with a big winter storm. It was good knowing our place and pet were in the caring hands of such responsible home owners. They kept us updated while taking care of all that needed extra attention. The house was perfectly clean and our dog was happy and obviously well taken care of when we returned. We would give Michelle and Jerry our highest recommendation!
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Paula
Paula and Dave were incredible hosts and the whole pack of fur balls were an absolute delight. The house and property are so gorgeous, that it felt like a luxury boutique hotel. Magnificent views and walks right off the doorstep, with so many beautiful trails to explore in the vicinity, that the only thing lacking was more time. I would go back in a heart beat and highly recommend this sit to anyone. Thanks Paula and Dave for your warm hospitality and generosity, especially the use of your car which made adventures to the beautiful Quantocks accessible.
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Christine
We arrived two days prior to the sit. Christine very kindly cooked two lovely meals for us and explained everything as regards looking after the chickens and the house, including the pond/plants and the gardens. Unfortunately due to the bad weather we couldn't mow the lawns with the ride on mower! We had our own room and bathroom with full use of all the ingredients in the well stocked store cupboards, Christine also left fresh bread and vegetables in the fridge to use. We didn't have any problems but if we did, we knew Christine was on hand to offer her help. We spent three weeks at the house and we would highly recommend this sit. We'd love to come back if she ever needed a sitter in the future.
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Joshua
Lovely place to stay, Huckleberry is a sweet heart and loves all over you. Enjoyed staying in this location as well, reasonable distance from DC with a creek and hiking trail in the back. Thanks for trusting me with your doggo roommate!
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David
I had a great time at David’s and Paul’s beautiful house! Fang and Louis are really easy to look after - they have such different characters and sometimes is quite funny how they put up with each other. 

David and Paul are very friendly and made sure I felt comfortable since the beginning of my stay. The house is really spacious and the backyard is just beautiful! I would definitely love to come back!
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Jack
I had such a fab time looking after Oat and Prune! They are the sweetest kitties and have such big personalities 😂 

Jack and Natalie’s house is awesome and in such a great location! They were both super communicative whilst away too!

Pet Sitting FAQs

From $45/week to $160/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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