Catherine is great. My dog Jax looked very happy going for his walk with Catherine. Would definitely recommend!

Catherine recently watched over our entire zoo while we were out of town, and she did an absolutely amazing job! We have three cats, two large dogs, and a good sized flock of chickens. She also kept an eye on our house and property, and treated it as her own, with care and respect. From the moment she met our pets, she had a connection with them that we have never seen with previous pet sitters. Our female dog Ruby, who doesn't really like anyone but us, instantly bonded with her. Even our fussiest, untrusting cat Muffin crawled up on her lap after a few visits, which is truly something special (it took YEARS before she would climb onto my wife's lap!). Our pets sensed from the very first meeting that Catherine was a kind, caring friend. Our biggest challenge in finding a pet sitter is that we have to large diabetic dogs, which require insulin injections and carefully monitored dietary needs on a very firm schedule. This scared away most of the sitters we approached before Catherine, but not her. She had some prior experience with injections, but never before had cared for diabetic pets. She jumped right in and followed our directions precisely on how to do everything, asked great questions, researched proper diabetic pet care on her own time, and even offered to come back for a final visit before we left to make sure we were comfortable with her administering the insulin injections properly. She took the added responsibility seriously, and made sure we did not have any doubts or worries when we were far from home. She went the extra mile to check in with us regularly to let us know how the dogs were doing, and even sent us pictures of their time together. We could not have been more pleased! I also appreciate that Catherine communicated very well with us both before and during the stay. If she had questions, she asked immediately. If there was anything I was unclear about in my pages-long laundry list of instructions for the house and pets, she asked for clarification. She made it a priority to make our sure our pets were comfortable by having the same daily routines in place while we were away. I'm pretty sure the cats didn't even notice we were gone. The chickens were another obstacle in finding a sitter, but Catherine had grown up around them and was very comfortable caring for them as well. We returned to a house full of happy, healthy critters. Having had several sitters over the years, I can't stress enough how comfortable and at ease all of our pets were with Catherine. It seems everyone involved had a great time in our absence. We are already planning to book Catherine for some other trips we have planned. We are so thankful to have found her - a caring and competent pet sitter is such a huge blessing when you tend to worry about your pets like I do!