Lola and Baby Dog

We did a TrustedHousesitters sit for Lola and Baby Dog, two large dogs, in Marana, AZ from Mar 22-24, 2024 for Theresa.

This sit was a bit of a challenge because we weren't able to get any communication from Theresa until two days prior to the sit.  We didn't even get to talk to her at the acceptance, she just accepted us without talking and we confirmed thinking we were going to do it right after but after at least seven messages on the app and her phone, we got no response.

But the sit was good as Lola and Baby Dog were just so sweet.  They loved to be near us at all times.  We took them for daily walks even though that wasn't indicated in the home guide (actually, very little was indicated in the home guide so we had to use our best judgement).  We enjoyed our time we spent with them and did our best to manage the house and leave it cleaner than we received it as we always do.

We never got to meet Theresa, she just left us a key and we arrived on our own and met the dogs.  We have found there are two types of sits.  There are the transactional ones where we don't make friends and there isn't much back and forth with the pet owner.  The other is a real win-win where we really enjoy meeting and being friends with the owner and their pet.  In this case, we really enjoyed her dogs but didn't get much out of the rest of the sitting experience.

Theresa's review: "Ed and Jeanne were very prepared and organized. They took very good care of our pups and kept them busy! The house was spotless upon our return. Would absolutely have them again!" (This was a Trustedhousesitter sit and the review can be seen there.  Reference provided on request)