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Frances & Julia H.

5.0 out of 5 stars
16 repeat clients
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Frances & Julia H.

5.0 out of 5 stars
16 repeat clients

Contact for Drop-In Visits

$42 total per visit

These prices are for 1 dog, including a booking fee of 11%.

Highlights

Frances & Julia have Star Sitter status!
Enhanced background check
53 years of experience
Can administer medication
Special needs experience
Senior dog experience

Pet care experience

Kind, Loving & Trustworthy Tag Team

Wag, you're it! We are long-time close friends, Fran H. (Reading, MA) & Julia L. (Stoneham, MA) who have been lovingly caring for our own furry companions for over 50 years combined! We have also been professional pet sitters since March of 2023. Together we join forces in order to provide the best care & availability possible for your own fur-babies. To ensure the utmost safety for our clients' pets and homes, we also carry additional liability & property insurance through Pet Sitters Associates - a nice added layer of protection for your peace of mind. Our service area includes Burlington, Lynnfield, Melrose, N. Reading, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, Wilmington, Winchester, & Woburn, MA. We truly love what we do and we look forward to being a part of your pet care team!

Qualifications

16 repeat pet parents
100% response rate
Usually responds in a few minutes
100% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards
53 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Injected medication administration

Pets

Safety, trust & environment

We come to your home to care for your dog, cat and any small animals you may have. We offer drop-ins, walks and overnight stays in your home. We love and care for your pets and home like our own! We are happy to administer medications, & do additional little things such as bring outside trash cans to their place, bring mail/packages inside and/or water plants if needed. We each have past extensive public service & safety experience and are happy to bring those skills into the present and to every job we do! As of May 2025, Fran is also certified in pet CPR & first aid.

Ratings and reviews

5.0
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67 ratings
Brian E.
5.0 out of 5 stars
House Sitting • Jun 15, 2026

Booked last-minute twice now with great experiences both times. They handled everything including oral and other medications and were strong communicators of timing and expectations. Will be booking again

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Brian E.
5.0 out of 5 stars
House Sitting • May 23, 2026

Fran watched our cat on late notice and was great to work with! She took good care of him and he was in good spirits when we got home.

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Maura Y.
5.0 out of 5 stars
House Sitting • Mar 01, 2026

This is the first time we’ve had someone we don’t know watch our dog, as the booking was pretty last minute. They took such great care of him, and the updates were very reassuring. We love the pictures as well. I’d absolutely book them again to watch our pup in the future. Thank you!

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Christiana Megan O.
5.0 out of 5 stars
House Sitting • Dec 28, 2025

Raylan was very well loved and cared for over the holidays! Thanks so much!

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Kat K.
5.0 out of 5 stars
House Sitting • Sep 28, 2025

We always know our pup is in the best hands with Francis and Julia!

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Gina C.
5.0 out of 5 stars
House Sitting • Sep 14, 2025

I was very pleased with the care Fran gave to my pup!! The updates and pictures were also very much appreciated. I will definitely use again in the future. Thanks again!

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Calendar and availability

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Schedule

We are both retired with much more time to spend doing what we love. Together we can offer greater flexibility and availability in order to meet and exceed your pet care needs.

Cats
0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
41 to 100 lbs
over 101 lbs
Frances & Julia can host up to 5 drop-ins per day
Feeding and potty location & schedule is great information for us to have. Please also let us know if there are any specific behaviors or special needs (i.e. medications, time between potty breaks, etc.) we should be aware of. Please note that we only care for non-aggressive dogs.
Each sitter joining Rover needs to pass a background check. And by booking on Rover, you can get photo & message updates, 24/7 support, and reimbursement for eligible vet care.

These prices are for 1 dog, including a booking fee of 11%.