Mark is an exemplar for the dogwalkers of the world. We are glad we found him.

We are extremely disappointed with the poor care Mark took of our home while we were away. I can’t in good conscience use him again or recommend him to pet owners who need house sitters. When we returned, we found someone had vomited all over the master suite and failed to clean up the toilet area. Someone had broken a beer bottle in the living room area because I removed a piece from the mouth of the bottle from my puppy’s mouth, thankfully before she injured herself on it. Our vacuum cleaner was still out in this same area, probably for someone to clean up the other pieces of glass. Our half gallon bottles of Bombay gin and Jack Daniels had disappeared along with our vodka. Putting these clues together, I have concluded that someone partied too hearty in our home. We had left detailed written and oral instructions for running the house. I can only conclude that Mark neither read nor listened to them. Our garbage bin had not been taken out for pickup, leaving us with smelly garbage for a week until the next pickup. I had asked that two plants be watered, but neither looked like they had received any. Two of our forks had been removed, although Mark has since returned them. Finally, we found the front and back doors totally unlocked, which alarmed us the most. How many times was our home left wide open when no one was there? On the plus side, our four-month-old puppy seemed well cared for. Our other animals require only feeding twice a day, and they looked normal.