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Unfortunately this was a not a good fit. We hired Ariel for 30 minute drop in visits for our cats while we were away, however she only felt that she could stay for 9 minutes on the first night, 7 minutes the second night, and 5 minutes the third night. She noted that the cats were shy and she didn't want to just stand around for 30 minutes. We have had a few other sitters willing to do this and they ended up with cuddles from at least one cat. We were very disappointed that she wasn't willing to stay, despite knowing our preference. She did come in and check their food, water, and cleaned out the litter box, hence the three stars. However, we engaged her services for the advertised amount of time (30 minutes) and even paid extra for her travel, which we felt was reasonable when booking. Overall, if you have shy cats who need time to adjust to new people, I would not recommend this sitter for drop in visits. Had she disclosed her methodology (cats must engage for her to stay longer) on her sitter profile, we would not have reached out. I would suggest that she do so going forward.

I had captured a stray cat and then found out she had 3 kittens. We were planning to go on vacation in October, but I desperately needed to find someone who could take care of this family. Not an easy task. I discovered Ariel through Rover. She agreed to take them. Mama kitty was still quite wild and had not been outdoors since I captured her. She was able to stay in the large dog kennel/cage in which we brought her. She stayed outside on Ariels covered porch which was perfect for her and gave her a chance to finally wean off the kittens, which was long overdue! Kittens stayed together inside her house. All of the cats were terrified at first. One kitten and Mama kitty remained fearful and would not let Ariel pet them or pick them up, but I'm happy to report this was temporary. The day we brought them home, the kittens all relaxed and began purring loudly. I was afraid that since we were gone almost 3 weeks they would all revert back being unsocialized, but that was not the case. Even wild Mama who still won't let me pet her, is relaxed and plays sometimes with kittens! I would recommend Ariel as a sitter and I am grateful she helped us be able to go on vacation.

She took great care of our pups and was very friendly. Her dogs got along well with ours. We will use her again when we are in the area!

Ariel took great care of Ellie Mae and was easy to communicate with. We appreciate her being flexible with our schedule.

Ariel made leaving my babies so much less stressful. The peace of mind I had with her as my dog sitter was priceless. She sent a lot of updates and photos of my dogs and was very responsive. She is very kind and made my dogs feel at ease.

Ariel was excellent with my 3 cats......kind and understanding.....would use her again