4.9

What can I say about Sam. Upon meeting Sam for the first time I had a good feeling. Super professional, calm and kind. We had never hired someone to take care of our (very) needy, (terribly) grumpy dog so we were really nervous about how it would go. Usually our dog stays with family who already knows his deal. We didn’t know quite how to prepare someone new let alone what to ask. Sam was very patient and helped us through the process. After meeting Sam there was no doubt he would be our sitter. He was so sweet with our dog and the quirks we warned Sam about were no deterrent at all. His view on pet care, especially those in their golden years is very special. Speaks to the kind heart Sam has. We had a tight turn around between trips and Sam was very understanding and flexible (and didn’t I mention kind??) with us when dealing with logistics. Sam sent pictures of our dog and had great communication while we were away. I could tell our grouchy guy was in heaven from the updates despite our pup having to get eye drops which wasn’t a problem for Sam at all. Long story short, Sam is a lovely human who takes pride in what he does, truly cares about the animals in his care. No doubt would recommend Sam in a heartbeat and would use Sam again.

So grateful we booked with Sam. He's amazing with the dogs, and they really respond to him. Highly recommend. We'll be booking with him again, definitely.

We had a bad experience with this individual. We booked him to take care of our senior dog (16 years old with health and separation anxiety issues after our other senior dog passed away a few months ago) IN OUR HOUSE for one week, provide two 20 minute short walks/day and not leave him alone for more than a few hours at a time. We made these instructions very clear in two meetings with this sitter prior to our trip. None of these parameters were met the first three days as he picked up our little guy the first day and took him somewhere else. He only returned to stay at our home when we noticed on our security camera in the middle of our trip and asked him to do so. On day 4 this sitter left our dog from 3pm until nearly 9pm missing his afternoon walk and dinner. On day 5 we had a neighbor friend takeover and take care of our pup for the remainder of our trip.

Our little guy is a tough one and Sam did great! Reggie is a rescue with a lot of issues and needs medicine regularly. We’ve had other sitters get scared off and not able to give his medicine. Sam was a pro! And by the end of the week, they were actually friends! Def recommend and will use him again.

SO wonderful!

Nice meeting you, looking forward to our next walk!