Ellen S.
Cuf, OH
Energetic & Experienced
Pet care experience
I have worked with many dogs and am comfortable grooming, walking, feeding, playing with, and caring for dogs. I grew up with dogs and have mastered the best dog biscuit that I can make from scratch. I have not met a dog I didn't think was cute so I don't; have a favourite breed. My favourite activity to do with dogs is taking them on long walks and hikes. My favorite spots are to Red Bird Hollow and Ault Park. I have volunteered at Save The Animals Foundation and The Humane Society for the past 3 summers and loved it. Also, I have experience working as a dog sitter. Overall, I am an energetic recently graduated undergraduate student with a flexible schedule and look forward to meeting your pets!
Reviews
I booked and paid the rate for house sitting for our dog Wendell while we were in Toronto. I let Ellen know that spending the night was not required but specified that if she was not going to spend the night to be with him at some point late night and early morning. I also noted that the longest he could be alone was five (six at most) hours if she had to be elsewhere. Somehow that was miscommunicated despite the booking specifying house sitting, and Ellen only completed check-ins three times a day, if that. Despite being out of the country, I was available by phone and told her to call or text if anything were to come up. She had an issue with our key not working, of which she notified me in the morning. However, we later discovered that she was not able to get in the night prior, but we received no notification, effectively leaving our 1 year and 3 month old dog alone overnight from 6 PM to about 7 AM. When we reviewed the times of her checking in from our Wyze camera, it showed that she merely stopped by to feed him and didn't walk him or exercise him after he was left alone all night. We were trying to figure out from Canada if she was taking time to play with him or walk him and we had to have our parents stop by just to be sure. We opted to cancel the remainder of our reservation due to poor service but Ellen had taken the key from the lockbox with her, so our parents had to contact our landlord to get a spare. By the time our parents picked Wendell up, he had pooped all over the floor and had chewed through his bed. When we reviewed the rest of the Wyze footage, he was barking and clearly distressed from being left alone for so long. As a first time Rover user, I considered I had miscommunicated my preference of sitting over check-ins, but the Rover app sent me an overview of the "Slumber Party with Ellen" so I don't think I booked incorrectly. Overall we paid way too much for this service and spent too much time worrying during our vacation. Wendell was the one who was affected most by this experience, but we were lucky to have family nearby to help out.
Ellen is so professional, she took notes while explaining our dogs’ loves and quirks and giving her directions for feeding, etc. She seemed to immediately have a bond with the dogs. During our week long trip Ellen sent pictures and gave us updates on our fur babies. We asked her to do a couple other things at our house like water flowers and take care of some deliveries made to our house. She took care of these things too. We will definitely be calling on Ellen again to watch our pups.
Ellen watched my dog Jack for three long weekends. Jack is very wary of new people and may growl at them. Ellen was brave enough to agree to sit for us and she won him over! She stayed at our house and was respectful and responsible. She answered all our texts asking how Jack was doing and even sent pictures. I highly recommend Ellen to be your pet sitter.
Ellen spent a week with our dog, Maia. Maia doesn't do well in boarding situations, stresses out and gets sick. This was our first time using an in-home sitter and we'll NEVER go back to boarding again. Ellen was flexible and willing to work with our vacation schedule. She was attentive, had lots of questions about how to best care for Maia and they both had a great week together. She sent me texts with photos and was very observant about some minor medical things that popped up. I felt so relaxed and confident that Maia was getting the best care and attention while we were gone. Thank you Ellen!
About Ellen S.
Communication
Skills
Services
Ellen can watch in your home
About Ellen S.
Communication
Skills
Location
Cincinnati, OH
Pets
Ellen S.
Cuf, OH