Rover.com – Dog Boarding & Sitting

Such a great service! Highly recommended. Our 7 month husky pup Ruby had a great time with the Rover sitter. We will definitely be using them again soon!

Great service. Easy to find a sitter in the area. Quick response time from all dog sitters. Had an EXCELLENT experience with Ann-​Marie and highly, highly recommend her. She was very attentive to my dog’s needs before boarding. While my dog was with her she sent lots of updates including pictures.

was the best dog boarding service I could have asked for. The rates are inexpensive unlike the brick and mortar businesses, and my sitter, Durelle from Oakland is the best person ever. She treats me and my dog like we are part of the family. I highly recommend using this site to get in touch with trustworthy individuals who will care about your furry babies as if they were theirs. ¹⁰⁄₁₀

has been a great dog-​sitting service for our dog. We have used
twice now, and both experiences have been pleasant.
I like how we can choose our dog sitter by price and location, see their profiles, meet with them and see if our dog gets along with theirs. We’ve used two different sitters because of availability. I like how Rover has a range of sitters to choose from, with different pricing, in different locations.
For example, one dog sitter, Charlene, took lots of pictures of our dog and texted the pictures to us. We felt really comfortable and reassured that our dog was well taken care of.
I would definitely recommend Rover as a dog-​sitting service, especially for people going out of town.

My experience with Rover was a good one. I found an amazing sitter for my pet. Ofcourse, as in any other online service, we have to do our home work before we can entrust our pets with another person or family.
There were a few who didn’t respond at all, but there are others who responded and carried the conversation through. So, I would recommend Rover, but, would suggest you meet and greet the family/​individual along with your pet to see the compatibility with resident pets, kids etc.,

As with anything, I think you need to do your homework on
and find a sitter that is right for you and your pet. We’ve had good experiences — sitters who went above and beyond but there’s also sitters who can be unresponsive when I was inquiring about potential services or were very slow to respond. I think unless you have a go-​to person on Rover, your best bet is to contact several sitters with prior reviews, go with your gut and do a meet-​and-​greet. Ask detailed questions about what your dog’s stay will look like, what their home situation is, request text/​photos during the stay and check in while you’re gone. All in all, we’ve had positive experiences and will continue to use Rover in the future.

is an excellent service. The service providers are lovers of animals and truly care about your pet.
I’ve used this service twice so far and had such a great piece of mind while I was away.
Very easy to sign-​up. After that you post a job request and then you are connected with people who are available. I will be using this service all the time!

has been a great dog boarding option for me for many occasions.
1) Rover sitters (mostly) work around *your* schedule. There is no fee for dropping off early or picking up late– just keep the sitter posted on the situation.
2) The sitters will always be paying attention to *your* dog. Sure they might be watching TV, eating dinner, or working on the computer but they will only have 1 – 2 (maybe 3) dogs running around their house instead of 20+ dogs running around a huge dog boarding facility.
3) You know exactly what your dog is up to! Most of the times the sitter will text you saying that they are going for a run, or to the park, maybe even the beach! Along with photos for you to look at while you’re away from home.
4) Less $$$ than a corporate boarding facility (mostly). I was paying for overnight boarding AND then another fee on top to have someone let me dog out to play during the daytime at a large facility when I could have a nice home environment where my dog isn’t anxious, where he can sleep in the host’s bed (if allowed), and have another dog to play with (if they have one of their own).
All in All I have used Rover for last minute business trips, «girls’ weekend», and even if I just needed him out of my hair for the night due to moving or early travel plans.

helped us find an excellent dog sitter for overnight boarding. The process was easy and I felt so good about being able to leave my precious furbaby with someone who was rated highly! The visit is also covered by insurance which is a plus! I love that
let us communicate with potential sitters via text (using a number different from our own for protection).
We are first time dog owners and I am definitely a crazy dog mom. Out sitter is an amazing person and I felt so comfortable meeting her and her own puppies! Payment was an easy process and we got updates (pictures and video) during our puppy’s stay. Most importantly, our puppy came back exhausted! Always a good thing to know your puppy h ad a good time!
truly has made it easy to find someone you can trust to take care of your furbaby!

Whenever we need a sitter, we know we can rely on Rover. We’ve connected with some truly amazing dog sitters in both Chicago and San Francisco. Back in Chicago, we found such a fantastic sitter that we always booked with her when we were out of town — Booly would be so excited to see her and her family again and we felt so at ease, knowing she was being so lovingly cared for. We always receive picture updates of our dog looking super happy. While we’re still pretty new in San Francisco and haven’t yet found a convenient, nearby sitter… we know we’ll always use Rover no matter what city we are living in. Highly recommended.

has completely changed our view on dog boarding. We were a little anxious at first, but our sitter kept us up-​to-​date on all of his activities by photos and texts, and after 6 days, our dog came back exhausted and happy. We know he had an amazing time, and we’ll definitely be using Rover again.

Using Rover beats any other type of dog boarding. I recently used Rover during my vacation out of the country and our sitter, Ann-​Marie, was amazing! She took our pup to the dog park every day, sent us a ton of pictures and even sent a goody bag home with him full of puppy toys, treats and a nice card. I even signed up to be a Rover sitter myself!

We use Rover for dog boarding when we go out of town all the time! We’ve been using it for over a year and every experience has been great! I will note that we’ve used the same sitter each time, but our pups just love her! Our Rover dog sitter gets equally as excited when we book the pups with her!
The Rover customer service is great too. I’ve had to call before to adjust the dates for a stay and they were very friendly and helpful. It made for a pleasant interaction.
The Rover website /​user portal area is also great. It makes booking a stay easy, and they walk you through the steps (booking, confirming, meet & greet, payment, follow up). The website encourages the sitter to share photos and at the end of the stay Rover sends a little video montage of your pups stay.
The phone app is also really great. It’s intuitive and has all the functions I’d expect to be able to do on my phone. I can easily see the photos my sitter sends and can download them to my phone too.

Rover is awesome! Ever since I found Rover, I don’t board my dog anywhere else because my dog has some anxiety and aggression issues and Rover provides the individualized attention that he needs. You can view through different sitters and pick one that you feel most comfortable with.

Little Rocket Dog had an amazing time while boarding through Rover. I was so happy to find a home for her to stay in with someone who was professional and really cared. She was exhausted and happy when I came to pick her up and I have recommended all my puppy parent friends to Rover. What a great service!

This is my preferred method of dog boarding. My pup gets individualized attention and can either spend the day in my house or the house of a sitter, and I have full control of who is interacting with my dog. It’s wonderful for long term boarding and just day boarding.

Rover is amazing. I had to leave my dog for a couple of hours and was extremely nervous to leave him with just anyone. With Rover I could find someone close by my house to take care of Cotto and give him the same time and attention that I would. Cotto’s sitter sent me a ton of pics of their cool adventures throughout their time together. Whenever I go out of town I will for sure be using Rover!

Rover is a great way to find members of the dog boarding community in San Francisco. Whether you are watching a dog or leaving your furry friend with someone, it is nice to know you are in good hands with
!

I’ve used Rover for dog boarding 4 times and have another stay upcoming. It’s a good resource and I am grateful for the connections it has allowed. One of my sitters needed to cancel with about 1 weeks notice. The Rover team reached out to me to see if they could be of service, which I appreciated. You still need to do a meet and greet, as there are varying degrees of experience among the sitters and, as one would expect, lots of variation in how well people maintain their homes :)
I feel comfortable recommending this service to others.

I find
totally irresponsible as to who they sign up for dog sitting. To me it is absolutely outrageous that you can sign up for dogs itting and not check on a person other than over the internet, no personal interview no assurance as to what that person does etc. You have people who just take in the dogs and never, ever take them for a walk, leave them alone at critical moments, e.g. July 4^th fireworks and don’t ever, eve check whether the dogs will get along with other dogs. and you don’t even know the setting.
Rover does a terrible, awful job in checking — it is all on-​line and they have no effing clue what it takes to take care of a dog. Lucky and happy that they were luck to those who have had great experiences.

We moved to SF a couple years ago and have found it hard to find a pet sitter we trust, outside of our family and friends. Since we have found Rover we feel like we can find a sitter makes us feel at ease.
You simply put in search dates and look at the available sitters in your area. The process is very clear and you can safely communicate with your sitter before you decide to hire them on. We have found a great sitter that we have used on multiple occasions.
There are different levels of items that each sitter can opt in for. The person we used has had a background check, completed Rover training and has access to speaking with a vet ²⁴⁄₇. These things are very important to us to keep our fuzzy friends and home safe when we are away.