Jason F.
Logan Square, IL
Active and caring - let's play!
Pet care experience
I've been taking care of animals my entire life! When I was seven I made a 'neighborhood business' out of caring for family-friends dogs when they would go away on vacation, which I held on to through high school. When I left for college I volunteered at a shelter/adoption agency. I've taken care of the full spectrum canines from itsy-bitsy puppies to big, old bull Mastiffs. My own dogs included a pit/black lab mix and a pit/terrier mix. I'm an avid mover. I love hiking, running and biking so if you have an active pup I can definitely keep up! Im a compassionate care giver and in my time volunteering I worked with a a lot of injured, abused and elderly dogs. I promise your dog will be safe and happy with me!
Reviews
Jason is professional and caring for our pups, and they love him too. He does a great job keeping us informed and sending us daily pictures of the pups out and about on their walks with him. Jason is also very friendly and personable with us!
Our dogs give Jason two paws up! Jason has watched our two pittie mixes for the last year and half when we’ve been away on short or long trips, and the occasional dog walk. One of our dogs is a tripod and sometimes needs special help/meds for his arthritis and the other is a spirited, sometimes leash reactive pup. He does a great job with them every time, always sends pics of them out on long walks together with tongues and tails wagging (they are not easy to walk together, not sure how he does it!), and while they are excited to see us when we get home, it’s clear they’ve been well-taken care of and had a blast with their favorite Uncle Jason. Oh, and one time our heat went out and our pipes froze while we were gone. He saved the day, brought our dogs back to his apartment for a sleepover until the heat was back. If you’re looking for a dog sitter or walker who is kind, flexible, and treats your dogs like his own-look no further!
Unfortunately, this stay didn't go as well as we had hoped. We booked Jason to stay with our two four year old Siberian Huskies over New Year's weekend. Jason came over for a meet and greet and said he had a ton of experience watching dogs that were high energy and need a lot of activity. He said the daily routine (walks/dog park visits) that we requested would be no problem. However, we were disappointed to find out that the dogs were left alone the majority of the first night, as he left the house almost immediately after we left for the airport (around 9 PM) and did not return until close to 1 AM. Furthermore, the dogs were not walked the next day or let out to go to the bathroom for hours while he slept in/watched TV. The straw that broke the camel's back was when we asked for pictures on their walk, and he went outside with the dogs for nine minutes, snapped a blurry pic and came back inside only to tell us he took them on a long walk and went as far as detailing a mile-long route that we knew he didn't take them on. We know that he was not being truthful about the walks because our home security system notifies us when the doors are opened and closed and there are security cameras too, which never showed anyone leaving the house. We were incredibly anxious knowing that our dogs weren't getting the attention they needed and especially felt we were taken advantage of. It was difficult to get updates from Jason and ultimately we asked him to leave and had a family member come and pick up the dogs for us for the remainder of the weekend. This was the first negative experience we have had with Rover. While we didn't feel our dogs were in danger or intentionally neglected, we do wish that Jason had been truthful if he didn't want the responsibility of caring for two high-energy dogs for the weekend. And we especially didn't appreciate being lied to when we had video/security system evidence that was contrary to what he told us.
Yet again Jason is a great communicator and takes good care of our pups!
About Jason F.
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About Jason F.
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Chicago, IL
Jason F.
Logan Square, IL