Jessica T.
Jessica T.
Contact for House Sitting
from $55 per night
Highlights
Pet care experience
Lots of love for your furry friends
Hi there! I have over twenty years of experience providing dog walking, drop-in visits, and dog, cat and house sitting for friends, neighbors, and family. I’m currently available for dog walking, sitting, and drop-in visits. I grew up with cats starting at the age of one. Dogs became a part of my family starting in my young adult years. I often find myself helping friends or family with their pets and frequenting animal shelters and pet stores to engage with animals. *Please note, I have developed an allergy to cats over the years and can't snuggle with them as much as I could as a kid. I can still hang out with them for shorter periods of time. Drop in visits with cats are best.
Qualifications
Safety, trust & environment
For the purpose of online safety, please send me a message including a picture of you, any additional family members in your household and your pets. The next step would be to coordinate a meet and greet in a public place to determine if we are a good fit to work together. Before working together, you would be required to fill out forms, and read and sign a waiver agreement which I would provide for you through the app. Bookings for the care of other animals besides dogs and cats will be customized. Additional fees will be added as needed, for example, for last minute bookings, late arrivals, and re-stocking supplies. All pets must be neutered or spayed and up to date for vaccinations required by state laws/regulations. I will only accept dogs (and cats, etc.) who are non-aggressive, not in heat, trained, and obey basic commands. If any animals show any aggressive or violent behavior, I will need to end the business relationship. I'm happy to care for other animals such as bunnies, fish, etc., however, if there are any requests to care for pets in your household that are poisonous, or if you have snakes or arachnids, my response will be a loving no. Please note that I will only walk no more than two dogs at a time. I’ve walked dogs in all types of weather including rain and snow. In extreme or unfavorable weather conditions, I will need to discern what’s best for the safety of everyone and adjust the duration of walks accordingly. Our time together may have to start out as a walk and shift to an indoor drop-in visit. In that case, I would be happy to play or hang out with your dog(s) or cat(s) and give him or her love for the time that was booked. For overnight stays in Philadelphia in safe neighborhoods along the Patco line, I ask that you have a safe fenced in area to let your pet out before bedtime. For safety, I will not be taking pets out for walks later in the evening/night.
Ratings and reviews
Jessica has cared for my two adult cats on two separate occasions where I was out of town. She took great care of them and is a thorough, conscientious, and loving caregiver. I highly recommend her as a pet-sitter!
Jess watched our 3 dogs and 2 cats for 16 days while we were on our honeymoon and they were all incredibly well taken care of! She provided lots of snuggles, made sure everyone was safe and got plenty of playtime, and seeing how quickly they all warmed up to her made it evident they loved her as well!
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Schedule
My schedule is subject to change depending on my schedule for work. I'm currently available for dog walks and drop-in visits 10AM-3PM Monday-Saturday for families in Collingswood and Westmont. I'll be commuting by foot or bike. Depending on my availability and location, I may be able to travel further for overnight stays for families within walking distance of the Patco line as far as the Woodcrest station in New Jersey and safer neighborhoods within walking distance of the Patco line as far as the 15th and Locust station Philadelphia.
