My usual upstate sitter was unavailable this week, and I decided to give Michael a try (in large part because of his extremely affordable rate). Super excited to be the first reviewer and say that Homer and I had a great experience! Michael was responsible, honest, attentive, and exactly the right amount of communicative. He invited me to check out the space when I dropped off my doggo, so I could see where Homer would be sleeping and hanging out for three nights. Homer clearly had a blast with him, made friends with his dog Wonka and with the Rottie next door, and got to go to parks and chase sticks (he is used to being off-leash and has a Fi GPS collar, which we talked about in advance). He was happy and tired when I picked him up. My dog is 7 years old and hates to be alone, so believe me, I’ve parked him with a lot of Rover sitters over the years. Michael made an awesome first impression, even compared to more established sitters. We’ll definitely be back. Book him before his rates go up! 🙂