IF YOU LOVE YOUR DOG, DO NOT LEAVE IT WITH ROBERT! I should have been more cautious, he has three reviews all within a day of each other, that should have been a red flag. There is no way Robert has experience with dogs. The way he treated and talked to me, I can only imagine how he treated/talked to my dog when I was not there. Brooke (my dog) and I did a meet and greet with Robert and his wife on Saturday, May 11, 2019. Everything was fine and times, dates and Brooke’s demeanor was discussed. Brooke is an 11 year old mixed breed with some anxieties.   Brooke was dropped off healthy on 5/16/2019 in the evening. I was anxious about leaving her and trying to reiterate Brooke’s schedule and what she does and does not like and Robert was quick for me to leave and said she will be fine and we will take good care of her. Basically pushing me out the door. On 5/16/2019 in the evening, I received a message and picture from Robert stating that Brooke was settled in and all was well. On 5/17/2019 I also received another message and picture from Robert stating that Brooke was doing well. On 5/18/2019 around 4:00pm I received a call from Robert and he stated Brooke was not being a good girl and she threw up and pooped in the house. I informed him that she does not do that unless she is sick. He was aware that Brooke has a very sensitive stomach and can only eat the food/treats that were provided. He was also informed that she is a big drinker and needs a lot of water. He stated that she did not eat anything other than what was provided by me. I asked him not to feed her dog food or treats for the rest of her stay and only feed her white rice, as this would settle her stomach. The last time she was sick like that was 1.5 years ago when my dad gave her a beggin strips treat, which she cannot have. He changed his tune from “Brooke being a bad girl” to possibly understanding that she must be sick. He said he was happy to keep her unless I had someone I trusted that could come and get her. I said that anyone that could care for her was 8 hours away on the trip with me. He said he would take good care of her. On 5/19/2019 Robert gave a report that she was doing better after he gave her the rice, a little diarrhea but no accident in the house.on 5/20/2019 Robert sent messages stating that Brooke bit him when he went to put her in the crate and she was in the crate for the rest of the day. His following messages were very rude and he stated he was not impressed with my dog. I apologized that she bit him and my messages back to him were very nice even though I was very upset with how rude he was being, but he still had my dog. He stated he was going to work and leaving her in her crate. At 12:00pm, Robert called me screaming at me on the phone. He stated that he just got back from work and Brooke threw up in her crate. He was very rude and yelling on the phone. He stated that I needed to come get her as soon as possible. I told Robert that I was on my way driving back from Maryland (as he knew this from the morning messages) and that I would be there as fast as I could. I told him the eta on the GPS said 2pm. He continued to yell at me on the phone that Brooke destroyed his house, and she threw up on his deck. I believe he was referring to what happened when Brooke got sick on Saturday due to the fact she had been in her crate this entire day. I was so upset from the phone call I could not even drive to go pick her up, my sister had to drive my car and come with me to pick up Brooke. He was very rude, and continued to yell at me in the phone. I get there and he came to the door, threw her belongings on the front step, and asked who I was. I had met him on two occasions, once on 5/11/19 and then again on 5/16/19 when I dropped Brooke off. I was driving the same car and my appearance had not been altered. I am not sure if he was drunk or under the influence of a substance but it was very bizarre that he did not know who I was. Then he repeatedly asked if I was Amber. Perplexed I said yes, picked up the stuff from the front steps, and put it in my car. He said I need this dog out of my house. I walked into the house, Brooke was in her crate, and she looked like she was in rough shape. She had dried tears in her eyes, she had defiantly been crying, she was also very lethargic. I put her collar on her and my sister took her outside. The front door was open. There was dried rice throw up in her crate, on her blanket. There was no water in the crate. The rice had no liquid to it. I do not believe Brooke had been given water since the day prior. As I was in the crate trying to clean the throw up as he told me to clean it before I folded up the crate, Robert was standing over me at the crate yelling at me saying that Brooke ruined his house by pooping in it and throwing up on the deck. My sister said immediately when Robert started yelling at me Brooke squatted and had diarrhea in the front lawn. I was shaking and apologized that she went to the bathroom in the house and it only happened because she had gotten sick. He continued to yell and stated that his house is very valuable. He continue to stand over me very closely as I was folding up the crate yelling at me in a very threatening way. At that point, I needed to get out of that house, and that environment. I didn’t even finish cleaning the crate I just folded it up and left the house. While at the house picking up Brooke, Robert was using both of his hands normally, I did not see even a Band-Aid on his hand and he didn’t even mention the “bite.” He just continued to yell that she ruined his house by pooping in the house and throwing up on his deck. He repeated this at least five times. The house looked the same way it was when I dropped her off. Brooke was very lethargic on the car ride home. Shallow breathing and would not even jump on the seat as she normally would. We arrived home, we gave her water, and she drank two huge bowls of water immediately. She perked up a little after that. I truly believe he was withholding water from her so she would not get “sick” again on Sunday/Monday. She was clearly dehydrated. Brooke was not herself for two whole days. All she did was sleep. She would not eat the first day home and continued to have diarrhea. It took her two full days to bounce back to her old self after coming home from Roberts stay.  The crate was provided in case they had company and wanted to put her away while they were eating since she has a sensitive stomach and she is food aggressive. They did not request the crate and it was discussed that Brooke is not normally in her crate and is able to wonder freely day and night. However, Brooke does not mind her crate and if she does need to go in there for a short time she only has to be told to go in and she will. I do not know why Roberts hand was near her face in the crate for her to “bite” him. He was also aware that Brooke is finicky and only likes to be touched and pet on the head so I am not sure what was going on while his hand was in the crate and he bit her.   This was the worst experience I have ever had when dealing with Brooke. She is 11 years old and I have travelled all around the world for the past 11 years and she has had pet sitters- in their home and in our home, she has been boarded and we have never had a problem. Brooke is an anxious dog and Robert was aware of that. There is no way that Robert has experience dealing with dogs, or people for that matter. I truly hope that you do not choose Robert to watch your dog. He is not a good person. He is arrogant and there is no way he has any experience with dogs. He was so upset that my dog got sick and threw up in his OUTDOOR AVERAGE PORCH. I have all the messages from Robert and a witness that he was rude and inappropriate.

I’ve known Rob for many years and he is great with dogs. He is patient and took the time to get to know my dogs. One of my dogs is slow to warm up but he was great with her. Very reliable and would leave my babies in his care without a worry.