John’s Pet Sitting

A big nope. Apparently if you don’t live in his backyard, you don’t get service, no matter what the website says. No problem, lost a good potential client with heavy international travel and a lot of need for service!

If you’ve some of my other reviews, you know my dog is my baby. He’s family. I can’t just leave him home alone for a few days with a bag of food. He gets lonely and sad… and then the trouble starts. I hate the idea of kennels, I never know what kind of trouble the other dogs could be and I worry that he could get sick. I also have 2 cats, and while they survive ok alone, with a big bowl of food, it stresses them out too. And there’s no way I can afford to board 3 animals… so, unless I never want to go on vacation again…
Enter John’s Pet Sitting, which could more accurately be named John’s Peace of Mind and Life Saving Awesome Pet Service… except that’s a bit long… maybe John did pick the right name after all.
When I went to Portland for a week, not only did he come over 2x a day (I have a dog door, so the pup can go in and out on his own) and play with Guinness, he also checked the mail, removed those annoying flyers from my front door, brought in any random crappy newspapers.
The litter box was clean when I got home, the poop in the yard (well, I have a service — see another review of mine, and did they get it easy that week) was scooped, and my pets were happy and healthy.
I also love that he’s very upfront and direct about pricing, it’s all right there on the website. He and his wife who helps with visits, are both bonded and insured, and pet owners themselves.
I loved the fact that John came out at no charge for an «interview» where I could meet him, show him around, and watch him interact with me and my pets. Guinness loved him right away. In fact, my dog keeps leaving travel brochures out for me… I think he misses John’s visits.