Ruby

We did a Housesitters of America sit for Ruby, a 22-year old cat, in Corona Del Mar, CA from Jan 9 to Feb 29, 2024 for Ron and Jan.  This was our first sit under the Housesitters of America app.  All of our other sits had been through Trustedhousesitters, word of mouth or friends/family.

                 

We met Ron and Jan early and Ron had hand made a lasagna for lunch that he then left with us for leftovers.  They were the nicest couple.  They were friendly, easy to communicate with and very responsive when we needed them.

This was one of our longer sits (nearly two months) and they liked to receive photos on a regular basis so we were in communication often.  We try and accommodate each owner's preference on the level of communication and photos.

Ruby was a sweetheart.  She slept the majority of the time but always wanted a lap to sleep on if she could get one.  We even set up a couple of towels in the corner of the house by the windows because she enjoyed sleeping in the sun there during times when we had to be up and moving about.  Ron and Jan liked the idea so much that they kept them there.

Ruby liked to wake up at 6am and she pretty much demanded attention at that point.  This was really just food and a lap afterward.  We try and adjust our schedule to each pet's schedule as to not disrupt their normal routines if possible.  So one of us got up with her each morning.  After that, she was good to sleep.

Her eating routine was straight forward.  It was kind of fun watching because she ate on this little island in the middle of the kitchen that she could get up to via a chair.  It was her eating throne!

Corona del Mar was a very nice location for a sit.  We were less than two blocks from the beach.  Housesitters of America don't limit the number of applicants applying for a given sit and apparently we were selected from over 30 applicants!

We enjoyed our time with Ruby.  After the sit, we even met up for coffee with Ron and Jan once they were home and settled in.  We were still relatively close to the area and so we met halfway.  We will miss sweet Ruby.

Their review:  "We'd like to publicly thank and recommend Jeanne and Ed as pet/house-sitters. This was our first experience with this type of arrangement and I was a bit anxious, but they are veteran sitters and quickly won our (and cat, Ruby's) confidence. We appreciated receiving their regular updates and photos. They were quick to report and manage all home related issues. In short, Ruby was well cared for, as was our home. We (and especially Ruby) would gladly welcome them back for future sits and whenever they're in Southern California."

This was a Housesitters of America sit and the review can be found there as well.  Contact info is available on request.