Pet Sitters in Ypenburg

Barry & Dorien
-37% off
7.5 miles away
Limited time deal
5.00
β€’ 1 reviews
/night 48.00
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A fantastic family to look after your pets and home. We were initially a little nervous about our first experience using this sitting service but soon after we were introduced to Barry and Doreen my worries subsided. We were unsure about having families with young children as sitters because Alfie, our dog is full of energy and on first meeting can get very excited which involves a lot of tail wagging and some jumping up which we are trying to train out. Barry and Doreen were keen to be our sitters so we had a FaceTime call which enabled us to meet them and them meet our pets, I explained my concerns about children and the family were very happy to still sit for us and I'm so glad they were! On arrival we had a couple of hours overlap before we left to introduce the pets and we could see instantly that they were a family of animal lovers. The children were keen to learn how to care for our pets and both Barry and Doreen were great with our elderly cat that requires medication and instantly bonded with Alfie our dog. The communication from Barry and Doreen was great leading up to the sit regarding us all booking our travel arrangements. While we were away they sent us regular updates about how the pets were doing which was lovely to hear and reassuring that all was well. On arriving home the house was beautifully clean and some lovely touches were a returning gift of some chocolates and a posy of locally picked flowers. We were also very grateful that our garden had been kept alive as it had been quite warm at times while we were on holiday. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend Barry and his family. They are perfect house sitting guests and we are very grateful that they selected our pets and home to look after. Highly recommended.

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Joanne
Perfect housesit - highly recommended...
All of Joanne and Tim's previous reviews are absolutely correct - this is a 5+ star housesit!
Firstly, Joanne and Tim are a lovely couple who were easy to communicate with from the start and happy to do a 'remote' handover, showing me everything I needed to know. Throughout the housesit they kept in touch and I knew that they would respond if I ever needed them.
Next, Gordon the cat is a cool little companion. He is very happy for a lot of the time in his little cubby hole by the Aga, but don't be fooled by his age or chilled nature because when it comes to playtime, he can leap and bounce with the best of them!
Overall, Gordon is a very gentle cat with a lovely temperament.
Joanne and Tim's house is beautiful. They have obviously taken a lot of care to create a very comfortable and warm home, maintaining the house's historical features. The house has everything you could possibly need and more, was clean and easy to look after.
Saffron Walden is a lovey town with lots of independent shops and cafes, not far from Cambridge. I'd also recommend Audley End House (English Heritage) which you can easily walk to for something else to do!
Overall, it was a great housesit. Thank you so much Joanne and Tim. I hope to be back!
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James
We enjoyed sitting for Dora and the chickens in a lovely countryside location. It was a very easy sit and would be happy to do a repeat sit.

Pet Sitting FAQs

From to for the cat sitting and from 19.9950 to 19.99150 for the dog, additional rates include from 50% to 100% per additional pet, cheap rates are 19.9940 for the cat sitting and 19.99 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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