Rover.com – Dog Boarding & Sitting

If my husband and I are going on a vacation, Rover is the first place we go. Reliable program complete with tying in the messages to your phone for easier convenience. Dog sitters seem very well vetted with experience, true passion for animal care, and appropriate residences suited for welcoming animal stays. It’s a good solid system to assuage animal owner’s minds when leaving their loved ones. Our dog Luca and us give Rover 10 paws!

We used Rover for dog boarding, the person we used was personally recommended and he uses the Rover service for payment and communication. We found it very easy to use and search.

worked out well for us as a dog boarding solution. They have a broad selection of very good dog sitters in our area and we had a very positive experience. Will definitely use them again.

I had a wonderful experience with Sarah. She sent pictures of our dog every day, gave me cute little reports about his activities. The Rover app was so easy to use, it was just a great experience!

This review is about a specific dog sitter, and so is not necessarily a negative review of Rover as a whole. Through Rover I contacted a young woman in Santa Cruz named Ira. Her listing said that she was available for the dates I needed, that she was experienced, that she could either have the dog in her home or she could stay at my home, and so on. We arranged for her to meet my dog. As is generally the case when a dog is in a strange environment without its owner, my dog was anxious and paced around and whined.
After only – and literally – five minutes, during which time she did nothing to try to sooth my dog, she decided that, after all, she could not take my dog. Any experienced dog sitter knows that a dog needs some time to adapt to strange surroundings. She said I should have known that, as she lives in an apartment, she could not have a dog who whines or barks. First of all, her listing, though it says she lives in an apartment, said nothing of limitations, etc. about noise, or anything else! She then said that the notice insufficient, even though her listing said that she was available for the dates I needed, and she had agreed to take the dog – without any mention of short notice. I pointed out that her listing was, at best, misleading and unprofessional. I stand by this!

I used
for the first time and found it was an far superior option than boarding my dog at a pet store as I’ve done in the past. I always felt guilty being on vacation knowing my dog was in a small area for at least part of the day. He was in a wonderful home in Redwood City (Nanci) who had a yard, gave daily pictures/​video updates on my dog. and even let him sleep in her bed as he’s used to doing with me. Unbelievable peace of mind and value.

We recently moved across country to the Bay Area with our senior dog and tried a couple of dog boarding places before learning about
from a neighbor (Thank you, Betty!). Our old lab has had stays with two different — and both wonderful — sitters. He has developed severe separation anxiety in his old age, but both sitters did a wonderful job of soothing and calming him. We had meet and greets with both sitters beforehand and both took detailed notes and remembered everything we discussed. We only tried the second sitter because the first was booked for subsequent stays, so now we have TWO excellent options going forward! The daily photos are very reassuring to us, and communication through
is very easy, although both sitters provided their personal contact info to make it even easier. There seem to many choices of sitters, so finding one who meets your dog’s needs is a good bet. We already have our dog’s next stay booked with them.

Rover provided me with the opportunity to travel to Wisconsin, find a pet sitter for my pup and attend my sons’ graduation. The website is very user friendly. The messaging program made contacting our sitter easy – as our travel plans changed MANY times. I will definitely use Rover in the future.

Rover has been a great service for us to find dog boarding for our golden retriever. He found a great sitter who has gone out of her way to make our dog comfortable. The communication through Rover is great and during the stay the sitter will send you pictures of your dog. I was so happy with the service I started dog sitting through Rover myself. I’m glad I can help other people when they need to find a sitter they can trust. The meet and greets they suggest are a good way to get to know your sitter. I highly recommend Rover and tell all my friends about it.

I’ve used
twice in the last couple of months, for our timid golden retriever puppy. We had a great experience. The site was easy to use and I found a family nearby to board our dog. We’ll definitely use
again for future dog boarding needs. I also like that it makes payments easy.

This was our first time using Rover and in was a last minute decision and we were so lucky to find a dog sitter for our puppy. I used the website and the app on my phone. The site is easy to navigate. You just pick the date and area and it will show you a list of available sitters. Contacting sitters are also easy with a — text message ready for you to send. You can read reviews and see pictures of other dogs. I love
. It really save us a lot of time to find a dog sitter. Highly recommended. I ‘ve been using the service a few times now and it seems like Rover monitor the messages between the dog sitter and client which is great and they make sure you are getting the best experience with their service.

–Set up a meet-​and-​greet to see how your dog is with the sitter and their pets
–Messaging system so as to communicate with potential sitters securely
–Some true «dog people», and flexible sitters, on the site. A good variety to choose from. The sitter I found has been a sitter for Rover for 2+ years
–Will definitely consider booking w/​them again!

I have a very timid dog, which makes it hard on me and her when I need to go away. With
, I was able to see profiles for the boarding facilities, reviews, pricing, and pictures. I was quickly able to narrow my search, communicate with the owner, book and pay.
Oh and best part, I get status updates and pictures while I am away.
makes away time from my dog stress free.
Thank you Rover. :)

We had to take an unexpected trip over the holidays and had a 6 month old puppy.
gave us fabulous, available and affordable options for in home dog boarding. We used a couple with their own home in San Mateo for Max. They sent me the most beautiful pictures of him playing. He seemed very happy there and it gave us a peace of mind. I really appreciate this service and would use them and this wonderful dog sitters it recommended again.

I have used
twice so far, and I am a big fan. I am not sure how I would have been able to find a good dog sitter otherwise. Thank you,
for giving me peace of mind while traveling: I love the face that it is so easy to find dog sitters, communicate with them and book!
I am happy with the desktop site, but I feel like the mobile site can be improved in a way that allows me to easily manage the whole boarding experience.
I will recommend this to other dog owners!

Used rover for the first time and am hooked. The sitter Amj was very accommodating and even offered extra time. We got regular updates via text and email. The booking is easy and hassle free and we got a first time user discount as well

We travel at least once a year and have had a hard time getting people to watch our doggie daughter, and I don’t want to cage board her or leave her with people I don’t feel comfortable with.
We reserved with Dean C. and Carlos during a recent short trip to Texas and now that we are going to a wedding in Hawaii where the friends who usually watch her are getting married, we really need Rover.
No problems with the website, the app is handy because it helps find rover petsitters near you when you travel out of town and have an unexpected issue, like when we couldn’t take her on the beach and a rover sitter saved our day.
This service has been very helpful and I feel comfortable being able to evaluate the different boarders and see how the experience of others has been with them… plus the added insurance is great.

I wouldn’t think of going anywhere else for dog boarding! I’ve had the best experiences with
. Shae and Craig C. have been amazing and so accommodating under any circumstances. Craig has taken care of my pug several times now, and I’ve recommended him to several people who have reported great experiences as well. The website is so easy to use, and I can’t think of anything I’d want them to change.

I found Kristen through
when my husband and I were planning a week away without our puppy. He has special needs and can’t board in a kennel or with other dogs.
Kristen stayed with him in our home for the week and took amazing care of him. She sent lots of photos and update emails which we really appreciated, as well as watering our plants, taking in our mail, etc. Kristen is so conscientious and such a dog lover. We came home to a happy and healthy puppy and an immaculate home.
We will definitely ask her to stay again, and would highly recommend her to other families.

What to do, what to do? Heading out of the country for 2 weeks and my usual pet sitter is booked! Searched high and low for someone to look after my babies and my house, which are very very important to this worrier extraordinaire. Since I’m also not the trusting sort, I search and search, try one person, book another who turns out to be a bit of a strange one-​who I then had to cancel, and then realized, «hey, why don’t you contact that competent looking person you saw on that
website»? So long story short, I did, and should have in the first place. Always trust that intuition.
Kristin is, in 3 words-​pet sitting perfection! I have used her twice now, did not worry even once while away, as she shows up when she says she will, leaves at the time she agrees to, sends you pictures of your babies and responds ever so promptly to my calls and emails. Each time I have come home to happy, healthy pets (1 crazy Boston, 3 cats, 3 chickens, and a beehive-​so you see I can’t do boarding) a clean orderly house, a surprisingly tidy chicken coop, and green plants. It’s a rarity and a joy to come home from a trip and fit right back into your routine, as if you never left, and with Kristin, and only Kristin as my pet sitter, has this ever happened. The only problem with Kristin? I like her more than my other pet sitter! I think my other pet sitter is now my other pet sitter… (-;