I don't like leaving reviews that may hurt someone, but this is about taking responsibility for your actions. I booked Ashley for a week. I have 2 large working dogs. They seemed to like her for the meet and greet, and I felt comfortable leaving my dogs/home. I noticed during texting that there was defensiveness. I am not about to go into battle with someone’s ego, because they will always think they are right, but after the things that were said to me, I decided to leave a review. I came home to a bleached stain on my large rug (that was my parents). I asked her about it, and in came the defensiveness. I asked why she didn’t tell me, and she replied she could not help where Elliott puked, and maybe it was a chemical reaction from the stomach bile. She also said “I am not the one who puked on your rug, I am the one who cleaned it up for you”. I was shocked at this response. The thing is, the dog wouldn’t have puked if she wasn’t giving them raw bones everyday. I left three pages of detailed notes that were not read obviously. I clearly stated that raw bones shouldn’t be given but every 3 days. I clearly stated all information. I was really upset that she was so combative when she could have just let me know in the first place, instead of me coming home to this. It was not a cheap rug and I don’t have the money to replace it at this point. It was sentimental. I also found that two glasses were gone or most likely broken (which is probably why the garbage went out before I got home), because the house was in disarray. My cast iron pans were both dirty and she didn’t clean them or ask me how to clean them. The sink was dirty and there was dog food in the sink strainer and other things just sitting there on dirty counters. The dishes she used were still sitting on the counter. The raw dog food bone bags were left open in the freezer and it was just general carelessness. It was like having an irresponsible person who doesn’t give a dam about your space but is just doing the bare minimum to get by. The dogs had gained weight and were clearly bloated from the amount of bones/food she was giving them. They were not themselves. I also noticed the few plants I asked her to check on were yellowing because she didn’t give them a small amount of water like I asked her too. She also accused me of making unfounded accusations when I was trying to figure out how my rug got ruined. That is when I decided to leave a review. I would not suggest her as a pet sitter because she obviously had no respect for my instructions or things, and she did not read the instructions to avoid puking situations or how to keep the dogs in good shape. I also think someone else was there at times but I can’t prove it. I will be installing pet sitter cameras at this point and I don’t know if I will have strangers stay at my house again because of this experience.

Ashley M. cancelled a booking within a day of the start date.