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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do dog sitting for my friends and neighbors. I would urge you to check on facebook or nextdoor for a local person. Benefits - you can meet them ahead of time. They can meet your animals. You can do a trial run (1-2 nights). They know your area.

Trusted housesitters are great! For house sitting. How do you know someone will be comfortable driving in your area? In your vehicle? How do you know how they will interact with your animals? You will not get to meet them prior, you will not get to read their vibe. If there's an issue and your senior needs to go to the vet, are they going to be ok doing that? In a brand new city/state/country? [/quote]

PP who used trustedhouseistters for cats:

1) they had their own car, and drove from 2 states away. They have been in my area before and were very familiar with it. I'm also metro accessible, so they didn't need a car.
2) [b]Dogs may be different[/b], but I needed the basics for my cats, plus show them a little TLC. I knew my cats were scaredy cats, but chose a house sitter because I felt like they would have come out of their shells (and they did!) with the added time.
3) You read the profile, and do a video chat with them. And then Google the F out of them. 
4) be honest and up front about the likeliness of an emergency. You know your pets. communicate, communicate, communicate. No pet/house sitter has to accept any "job" - someone who's communicative and honest about their animals' needs is much more likely to get an honest and communicative sitter.
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You dont think theres a difference between an elderly dog and "very self sufficient cats"? Seriously gtfo here with that comparison, these are two totally different situations. [/quote]

Damn, it's only Monday. Calm down--you sound crazy.
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