Sarah’s Loving Care

Sarah knew how to tend to my two small terriers right away, and that made me feel comfortable and at ease. I have used other dog walkings services previously, a business that rotated walkers to a single source. I have come to realize that consistency, patience, and attentiveness work for our family and the duo, as does Sarah. Sarah is top-​notch. She gives our dogs extended time in walks when weather’s the best will even takes them on a field-​trip to a nearby lake upon request. My duo come back playful and rested even without the extras. She house sat for our family recently, and we did not have any concerns even though that was her first time to do so. Sarah gave us text updates with pictures, wrote a page of our dogs exploits, and took them out for field trips. That was both a treat and reassurance for us. Sarah alerts us about our dog’s movements either in health or in stride. My two are known to eat things out-​of-​sight or go ready to rumble on their walks. Sarah has them all in control. We give her all likes and highly recommend her!

I wish I could use many more than 5 stars to rate Sarah’s ability to comfort animals, her reliability and how she has put my mind at ease. I agree that she is excellent at keeping in communication. She’s been my cat sitter since 2011 and has supported me in several tough times. I travel for work and, in the past years, was sharing elder care responsibilities for my mother with my sister (7 hours away). In 2012 I was scheduled to fly to my mother’s and one of my elderly cats, Jake, began showing signs of serious illness. Sarah sent me videos to show how Jake was doing every day, and reported on his housemate, Elwood too, and I kept my emotions in check till I could return home. I was certain that Sarah’s calm and caring attention to «the boys», then and every visit, was the best environment they could be in while I was gone. The week was even more eventful, but I couldn’t have concentrated on my mother’s care if it hadn’t been for the relief I felt that Sarah was handling everything.
Several times, with my permission and prepayment, she has taken both kitties to the vet when needed while I was traveling. Sadly, both of the boys are no longer with us, but I’ve continued to engage Sarah’s services in the other interests she has (that is, horticulture and home care). It’s a huge trust issue to allow someone free reign in your house while you’re gone, and I have always felt reassured that everything is professionally and intelligently handled. As you can see, I HIGHLY recommend her!

We are delighted to have Sarah walk and feed our two large dogs. Our two dogs can pose unique challenges. One dog is elderly and slow and the other is wild and not at all welcoming to strangers entering our apartment. Thankfully, Sarah possesses the patience, self-​reliance, care, and positive attitude required to manage both dogs. We really appreciate that Sarah was patient and willing to work with the difficult dog until he accepted her. Until we met Sarah, we had not found a pet sitter who was willing and able to work with our dog, who can be quite scary to strangers. We highly recommend Sarah to anyone in the greater DC area who requires excellent pet care.

Sarah has been watching my cats for about a year now, and I have used her numerous times when I go out of town. She always goes above and beyond (even contacted my management company when my electricity went out while I was away on vacation– completely not in her job description). She is very trustworthy, and I am a naturally suspicious person of who I allow into my home, especially when I’m not there. I trust her 100% and would recommend her to anyone. She is great at communicating– she will text me pictures or updates of what my cats are up to, always responds in a timely manner, and leaves detailed notes for me when I get back.