Jessica D.
Encanto, AZ
Former doggie daycare owner!
Pet care experience
Hi I’m Jessica! I grew up on a farm in Iowa and had multiple dogs as a child. I'm also the former owner and operator of a doggie daycare and overnight boarding facility in Denver, CO. Selling my business and relocating to Seattle brought more opportunities of expanding my client base. New to Phoenix, I look forward to sharing my love for pets with your fur family! I find myself missing the days of having all the pooches around! I’m an experienced and reliable house sitter and assure you I’ll care for your pets and your home as I would my own. I do work outside the home but am available 7 days a week. I’m open to extended stays but am also available for short-notice work. I look forward to meeting you and your pet(s)! I vow to each client I will care for your pet and home as if they were my own. I have been a homeowner for many years and can handle anything that may arise with your home and am comfortable with emergency situations. I’ll work in sales so will be outside the home for work full time but will generally be around in the evening and on weekends/holidays. I am very experienced and have been a homeowner and business owner for many years so am comfortable in case of emergencies and will treat your home and your pet(s) as if they were my own!
Reviews
Jessica watched our 2 dogs and 2 cats while we were out of town. We returned to very happy, safe, and spoiled pets. I would definitely recommend her for your pet sitting needs.
Our experience was not good. Jessica had company to our house which normally would not bother us but this guest threw up on our porch at 1:00 AM. This showed up on our doorbell camera and I immediately sent a text to see what was up and got no reply. I sent another message the next morning and didn’t get an answer for 2 more hours. Jessica’s answer was “I’m sorry about that and will obviously clean it up.” She claimed it was a “trainee” who was in the neighborhood, couldn’t drive and stopped by to "chat her up”. With this odd exchange I decided to let Jessica know I was sending someone by to check on things as it I assumed the dogs were not getting much attention not to mention the doorbell camera still showed a pile of vomit on our porch 10 hours after the incident. Jessica’s response was that she was trying to get ready for work and would appreciate not having company. With the attitude I was getting I decided it was best to part ways with no hard feelings and her response was that I was being passive and “Happy Holidays.” I made no request for a partial refund as she made it for about 36 hours of a 4 day stay. I can’t imagine what the party plans were for Saturday. When we got home we found that not only did she leave the pile of vomit on the porch but we realized that someone had also thrown up in our living room and only partially cleaned it up. We had to throw out pillows, deep clean the couch and replace the living room rug. Had Jessica been upfront with us and at least cleaned up the vomit I would not be submitting this review as odd things can happen. After getting home and clearly smelling vomit in the house I reached out for her to tell us where it was so that we could concentrate on that rather than a top to bottom sanitization of the living room. She did not respond. She clearly has a lot of positive reviews but the very few negative ones she does have have seem to show a reoccurring theme. I wish I would have read all of them before hiring her, it turned out to be an expensive 36 hours and it is really frustrating cleaning up a strangers vomit.
Jessica did such a great job with my pups and with my first time leaving the pups home anxieties! AND she left the house as clean as she found it when she got here. Thanks for everything!
Jessica is always awesome with Nyla, our 80 lb pit bull who needs lots of meds! She’s also very responsive, taking away a lot of the stress of leaving my pup. So glad to have had her stay with our girl.
About Jessica D.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
With my long hours at work your pup will need to be able to be left alone for extended periods of time, I likely won’t be able to stop by during the day
Information Jessica D. would like to know about your pet
Does your pup get along well with others? If so we can check out the dog park! Out of courtesy for your pup, do frequent noises (ie garbage truck, mailman, car doors) startle them? I live on a ground floor apartment so just want to make sure I can keep them comfortable!
A typical day
I typically will follow your walk/play suggestions with your pup but am always interested in a quick trip to a park or to cool down in some water!
Services
Jessica can watch in your home
Availability
I work outside the home for roughly 12 hours Monday through Saturday. Your pup will be alone during the day but I’ll be available in the evening
About Jessica D.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
With my long hours at work your pup will need to be able to be left alone for extended periods of time, I likely won’t be able to stop by during the day
Information Jessica D. would like to know about your pet
Does your pup get along well with others? If so we can check out the dog park! Out of courtesy for your pup, do frequent noises (ie garbage truck, mailman, car doors) startle them? I live on a ground floor apartment so just want to make sure I can keep them comfortable!
A typical day
I typically will follow your walk/play suggestions with your pup but am always interested in a quick trip to a park or to cool down in some water!
Location
Phoenix, AZ
Pets
Jessica D.
Encanto, AZ