The Bea Keeper

Great custumer service and great prices! I used this service when I left my cat at
home for a long weekend. She met with me to go over the details and meet my cat prior to me leaving and I got picture and text updates while I was gone. I will be using these services again!

Karen is the absolute best! We never doubt that our cats are getting anything but excellent care when she’s looking after them. Honestly, they probably like being around her more than us!
Very fair pricing for superb pet care. Karen has gone out of her way to make us feel like special clients on more than one occasion and we appreciate it so much.

Karen is the best! She is so nice and really does enjoy spending time walking my puppy! She is flexible with her time and always sends photos to update me on the walk :) I definitely recommend her !

I have never written a Unilocal review before, but I finally signed up, just so I could give The Bea Keeper the five stars it deserves.
I have three cats, and was going on vacation with my sister (my normal pet sitter) for 10 days. The last time my sister and I went on vacation, I hired the teenager and her mother next door, because I was a pet sitter at her age and it was a great thing to have references on my resume at such a young age. Well, luckily for my cats, my parents came by to visit the cats only to find them with NO water, tons of food in there bowls, and two litter boxes that hadn’t been cleaned in days. It was AWFUL!
Needless to say, I was very cautious about choosing a new and professional pet sitter this time! I went on Unilocal and careful read all of the reviews and visited websites. I chose The Bea Keeper for three reasons: (1) all five-​star reviews with details about people’s experiences with them; (2) it was run by a daughter/​mother team, and I feel that responsible teens should be given an opportunity to earn money like adults; and (3) the cost — I needed someone to visit two daily for 10 days, and everyone else was $ 8+ more a visit (they drive a Prius, and therefore spend less money on gas — this is their cost savings to you).
I emailed The Bea Keeper about their availability to meet with me and my cats, and Karen (the mom) emailed me back within a day. I set up an in-​person interview/​meet-​and-​greet with Karen (she is highly flexible with her schedule to meet you). When she came over, she was extremely professional, with a form that had every question you would think a professional pet sitter would ask. Karen also was very nice and friendly; even my shy male cat let her pet him. She had me read a sign a contract, which, again, I thought very professional.
I had booked the Bea Keeper about six months in advance, and as my vacation dates became closer, I kept in contact with Karen via email, making sure they could still watch the cats — the answer was always «yes» of course.
While I was on vacation, I received almost daily emails with statuses and photos of the cats, as per my request. Karen and Bea played with the cats, brushed them, petted them, and loved them, in addition to feeding, watering, and cleaning litter boxes. They also brought in my mail and opened and closed the window blinds daily. (It also looks like they vacuumed my hardwood floors, because there is no litter or cat hair all over the place!)
When I returned home, my cats were contently laying in their spots. Usually, when I return home from vacation, they either hide from me or practically smother me with love, but they acted as if I never left. This tells me that Bea and Karen paid great attention to them, and that the cats were happy.
I am thrilled with the wonderful and professional job that The Bea Keeper did with my cats, and will be hiring only them in the future! I highly recommend this amazing pet-​sitting duo!

Karen and her daughter are the greatest! I used their services for my puppy and found them to be dependable, reliable, trustworthy and flexible. They made me feel very comfortable and assured. I am sad to be moving out of their service area. I highly recommend Beakeeper!

Karen does an amazing job with our dog, Boomer. Always timely, sends pictures during a walk, and is such a caring and accommodating care giver. Have had 0 problems, and we have complete faith that our dog is well taken care of in her hands.
Highly recommend «The Bea Keeper» and am telling our friends we found the best!

My terrier mix Macy and I have been well taken care of by The Bea Keeper. They walked Macy for almost a year, until I was able to spend more time at home.
They walked Macy everyday around the same time sending text picture updates on how she was doing (including the important stuff like if she ate and/​or if she went potty). I felt reassured at work everyday knowing that they would take good care of Macy. I appreciate their affordable rates and dependable care. Karen and Bea are true animal lovers and I assure you they will take care of your baby too!

I would trust the Bea Keeper with my kid if she would do it! Best dog walker ever! Thank you!

So Happy! I love how they spend the time to send a picture and a text message about how my baby is doing. I always feel confident that my dog is in good hands when it’s time for Karen or Bea to check up on her. Since my puppy is a pug she has some health issues and its very comforting to know that she is very much cared for during the time Karen and or Bea come by.
Very professional and reliable!

We love Bea and Karen! Several times now they’ve taken care of our dogs, Hogey and Mack, as well as our cat, Topaz. We can always count on great care for our pets when we’re out of town. It’s great being able to leave town whether for a day trip, a few days or even weeks and never having to worry about our pets getting the care they need. We always joke that our pets like it when we go out of town because they probably get more walks and love than we give them. We also look forward to their frequent text message updates with photos and sometimes video. If you live in the Hillcrest area, there is nobody better to care for your furry friends. We guarantee it!

Bea and her mom took excellent care of my two cats while I was away for several weeks. They were brushed every day and looked great during my absence and when I got back. I have had many other sitters before and these are the best!

I’ve had the pleasure of having Karen and Bea visit my little old lady of a cat several times since I first discovered their services this spring. My kitty is diabetic and requires insulin shots twice daily, to which they have risen to the occasion to come visit her at the prescribed time every time I need them. I really appreciate the text messages and photos that they send to let me know my gal is doing ok, and I feel perfectly at ease knowing that she’s in good hands.
Thanks for everything, Ladies!

The reviews are absolutely accurate. Karen and Bea will take great care of your pet, and the frequent communication will put your nerves at ease. We have a high maintenance dog with aggression issues, and Karen and Bea have been able to handle her without a problem.

Karen and Bea are just wonderful. They take such good care of my little kitty, and I love getting text updates with pictures so I know she’s in good hands.

Everything about Karen and Bea’s services were top-​notch, from our first communication to when we came home from our week-​long trip to find our 4-​year old lab happy as can be. If you would prefer your pet to be at home rather than boarded while you are gone, look no further. With Karen and Bea, you get animal lovers who are 100% trustworthy and will do everything possible to make your pet happy while you’re gone. And the daily e-​mail or text updates are very cool. The Bea Keeper is now our go-​to pet sitter for whenever we’re out of town.

Simply amazing! Karen and Bea were fantastic. They came over to meet me and my cat a few days before my trip and were so extremely thorough with questions, I had no reservations about leaving my kitty in such good hands. My little Mischa tends to be a bit of a scardy cat and will hide under the covers when new people come around and while she did not come out from her hiding place on the original meeting, she did come around after about the third day. I have to say that this is a credit to Karen’s calming demeanor and her understanding of how to make animals at ease. If you are in the Hillcrest/​Mission Hills area, you cannot go wrong with using The Bea Keeper!

Karen and Bea love animals and are very professional pet-​sitters. Their care is so thorough and loving that my cat Sevey seems a little miffed when I return!

Bea and Karen are lifesavers. Their pet sitting is superb. You feel that they truly care about your pets like they were their own. Bea leaves daily details about her interaction with my pets, which is much appreciated. And we get texts with pictures and sometimes video that is very reassuring. On a few occasions, we left our dog overnight for several nights and he was perfectly happy since they spent so much time with him each morning and night. I would highly recommend them.

We can’t say enough good things about Karen and Bea in the pet-​sitting department. They are knowledgeable, responsible and caring. On one of our first trips out of town after having acquired our two new cats, our particularly frisky feline ate something he should not have and became quite ill. Karen and Bea gave us play-​by-​play reports, promptly took him to the vet when required, and then assumed all the associated responsibility of helping me decide among various treatment options and facilitating information flow between me and the animal hospital. Really above and beyond the call of duty. Leaving your pet with Bea also means you get periodic text updates complete with pictures. Sometimes I think caregivers in the people arena might pick up a few tips from this duo. Just terrific!

Bea and Karen are amazing! We always feel better about leaving our dog, Ben when we know his favorite dog sitter will stop in to feed, walk and give him love! Even in the case of any emergency, we know he’s in good hands and their knowledge and relationship with our vet will get him taken care of!