Nicole has watched our dog in our home many times over the past 5 years. Nearly every summer she watched Dutch while we were on a family vacation, but she'd also watch him when we had to make a spontaneous weekend trip out of town. Several times, if she was able, she cheerfully accommodated our last minute requests to dog-sit. Dutch, was a black lab...need I say more? He was full of joy and life. I believe Nicole loved Dutch as much as we did. She is reliable and trustworthy. Whenever we returned to our home it was all in order. Dutch was well taken care of, his water bowl was clean and full, and although Dutch was happy to see us, he was sad to see Nicole leave. We never worried for Dutch when Nicole was watching him. Nicole is wonderful and I highly recommend her to you.