Emily has a peaceful calm energy about her that my pets really responded to immediately. She's the first person in a long time to come into our house and not set off the "jack russell alarm"... which is really saying something because he tends to be a very yappy dog. I was a bit of a nervous wreck leaving the pets for a whole week to go cross country (we'd never traveled without the dogs before!), especially since they're senior dogs and one of them is handicapped. Emily was not only patient with my nerves and very detailed pet notes, but also prompt about checking in with us multiple times a day, reporting about their feeding, potty and play behaviors, and sending lots of pics and video each morning and evening. I could see by the photos they all looked quite relaxed and happy. Honestly, in the end, I think the animals probably somewhat enjoyed having a week without us home as it meant a week free from a screaming toddler being in the house. On the last day of our trip before we got home I had a family member do a final check in on the dogs because Emily had already had to go for the day and we were running behind getting home. Said family member told me, "That pet sitter you hired must've been AMAZING because all of the animals were just very relaxed and chill when I stopped by." The house was found as we'd left it and the animals showed no signs of stress or seperation anxiety upon our return. I don't want to make a habit of doing pet-free trips, but I would definitely hire Emily again if I did.

Emily is great! She just watched my dogs overnight for a couple of nights, and has previously done drop-in visits/walks. She took great care of them. She provided regular and detailed updates with pictures. I'll continue to reach out to Emily for all future needs.