The good: I’m outside Cheryl’s zone but she still offered to cat sit which was nice of her. She went above what was asked and did some sweeping around the litter boxes. She also communicated when my cats were low on food so I could have some delivered before they ran out. The not so good: I came home to a key box that was unlocked with my house key inside and a slightly opened first floor window. Both huge security risks! Not to mention I was heating a house with an open window. Cheryl’s daily updates were usually a single photo of one cat but I wanted to make sure my other cat who’s shy was coming out so I checked my cameras. I found Cheryl was not feeding my cats their wet food. I messaged her after the third day to see how it’s going and specifically asked if she was able to find the wet food and feeding instructions. She ignored the question and said it was going great. The next day they finally got their wet food. I took a closer look at the cameras after the wet food incident. Both cats combined were lucky to get half a dozen pets in a visit. One of my cats is very social, the other is shy for a few days until he gets desperate for affection then he’s social as well. She spent a significant amount of time (about 10 to 15 minutes of each 30 minute visit) sitting on my couch using her phone rather than socializing with my cats, even when they jumped on the couch with her and followed her around. I showed her where the cat treats and wand toy were so she could interact with them and they’re also good to lure out my shy cat. Both went untouched.

Cheryl is fantastic! My dogs love her, and she treats them with love and care as if they were her own.