Very nice and will take great care of your pets

Due to ignoring care instructions that we agreed on at the meet-and-greet, unnecessarily crating my dog, and messaging me while I was out of town that she couldn't continue watching my dog due to a minor illness, I unfortunately have to strongly recommend against letting Michelle watch your pet. The meet and greet went well; Michelle seemed to like dogs and asked questions that showed she wanted to ensure a safe visit. One item we discussed was that Khadijah (Khadi), my two year old lab/husky mix, sleeps in my bedroom at night; sometimes on the floor, under the bed, or in the crate that contains her food and water. Michelle agreed to the same sleeping arrangements. However, at the drop off, she wanted me to set up the crate in the living room instead of the bedroom due to lack of room in the bedroom. The drop-off was Monday morning and pick-up was Wednesday afternoon. The first problem is that Michelle does not respect her obligations as a pet-sitter. For example, on Monday, Michelle texted me while I was at work in Colorado that "I got sick this morning vomit. Had a flu. I can't handle Khadi." Other than stress me out that you're going to ignore my dog, what do you want me to do about it from halfway across the country? I am paying for you to watch my pet; you don't get to stop watching the animal just because you feel ill. I have to take care of Khadi when I'm sick, and I don't even get paid for it. A few hours later, Michelle said she went to the doctor and didn't even have the flu and was just dizzy and nauseated. The second problem is that Michelle doesn't seem comfortable with normal dog behavior, and therefore doesn't respect client's wishes -- even what was previously agreed upon. Michelle confirmed Tuesday morning that she locked Khadi in the crate the first two nights. This is completely unnecessary and contrary to what Michelle agreed upon, which was that Khadi would be able to stretch out in the bedroom overnight like she is used to. When I pointed out this discrepancy to Michelle, she snarkily replied, "I will try let her to sleep in my bedroom even hope she will be behavior," which I think was implying that Khadi is poorly behaved, even though Khadi has slept with me every night for over a year and Michelle herself confirmed with her housemate the night before that Khadi did not bark at all during the night from her crate -- in fact Michelle explicitly said Monday that she was "Glad Khadi calm during bedtime," so there was no justification for Michelle to suddenly imply that Khadi can't sleep free in the bedroom as we agreed upon. Based on the meet-and-greet, I prematurely planned to use Michelle multiple times, but I will be cancelling those requests. Michelle is extremely nice and I do think she likes animals, but she did not demonstrate the level of responsibility or comfort factor around dogs that is necessary to care for someone else's pet.