We hired James to pet sit for our two golden retrievers (and cat) for a week. We have found him to be extremely trustworthy with the care of our animals. He came over prior to our leaving to get to know our preferences for their care and to meet our fur children. While we were gone, he took our dogs on hikes in a nature preserve, had them run out in open fields and took them swimming and was nice enough to send us a few pictures of them having fun. When we got back from our week away, our pups were pleasantly tuckered out, our cat had been well cared for, and our house was well-kept. We have since hired James to play with and feed our pups during long days away and again, have found him to be very reliable and our dogs love him.