I am so thankful I found Claudia. We were visiting Cambria for the last several days and Sea Otter Inn and Cambria Pines Lodge recommended Claudia. Claudia watched my 14 year old furry best friend. She is very kind and gentle with pets. My dog was happy to meet her and settled down next to her as if she was an old friend. The next day when he saw Claudia again he was happy to see her and had no concerns about us leaving the hotel without him. Claudia is very trustworthy and has a calming, warm demeanor. She comes to sit at the hotel and brings her lunch, a book and she took him on a walk so he could use the restroom and stretch his legs. I wish we lived closer because I would definitely have her watch my dog again. If you are visiting Cambria, and have a furry family member that needs to be watched for a few hours, Claudia is the right person for the job. read more

I booked Claudia from an internet search. I called her and we discussed the date and time I needed for her to watch my Golden Retriever. Claudia was very personal and professional. We spoke on the phone several times before our arrival in Cambria to work out details. When we arrived, Claudia gave us a tour of her home and where my dog would be on her property. She assured me that she would be watching him at all times. Claudia only watches one pet at a time. We felt that our pet was in very safe hands. When we returned he was happy and did not seem to have undergone any stress. We were very happy with Claudia and I would not hesitate to use her once again. read more

Super friendly and talkative. Took great care of my dog while i went on vacation for the holidays.

Excellent pet sitter if in Cambria ; we went to Hearst castle for the day No hassle service and no worry about our fur babies. Highly recommend as she really cares 1) price - very fair 2) service She came to room to sit with dogs - kept dogs safe and calm. She is very conscientious for dogs. Advised to keep clothes with our scent so dogs know we would come back. Play and talked to dogs like we do. read more

Claudia watched our 2 dogs while we visited Hearst Castle this past weekend. She watched them at her house since we were camping. She was kind and asked a lot of questions about our dogs. She was very loving toward them and took them for a walk. She noticed one of our dogs had chewed up part of our dual leash and she sewed it for us!!! Would recommend whole heartedly for dog sitting. She was20$hr for 2 dogs at this time, a bit more than others posted but she did great with the dogs. She has books of pictures of dogs she's sat, her license displayed clearly and is a wealth of information too about the area and loves to give info if you need/want it! read more

Claudia watched our two dogs while we went to dinner in Cambria this past weekend, as our hotel didn't allow unattended pets and we wanted a romantic dog-free dinner for a night on vacation. The dogs immediately felt comfortable with Claudia, and we did too! She is very friendly and a professional. She has a long history of pet-sitting, and showed us photo albums full of all the pets she's cared for over the years. I'd highly recommend her and will call her again next time we're in town. read more

Claudia took our two dogs with extremely short notice when we needed someone to watch them while we went to Hearst Castle. She's a great resource if you are visiting the area with your dogs and want to see the premiere attraction! read more

Claudia is one strange woman! I showed up early to get my dog and good thing I did, she was in a screaming match with someone on the phone but I could hear her outside from the street screaming profanities. She was obviously upset when I knocked, tried to cover it up but when I questioned her because my dog was shaking and shivering (he peed on me as I picked him up because he was so scared and relieved to be out of that environment), she became a totally different person- nasty, combative and really scary! I left asap but was so concerned that I felt I had to write a review to warn others- don't do it! Trust your instincts, I think that's what made me come back early, Claudia should not be watching pets!! Please be careful pet owners, they can't tell you but I am! read more

My dog loved Claudia. She was happy the moment I took her there, running around and smiling. Sugar could tell it was the home of an animal lover. read more

We were in Cambria for an event over the weekend and found Claudia through Yelp to watch our pup. She was extremely friendly and went out her way to make our Scottie mix comfortable and at ease which is no small task since he usually doesn't like strangers. Claudia took him on 2 walks during the 4 hours she had him and played with him the whole time. A great experience for our dog and for us as Claudia is a really interesting and fun person. We'd use her again without hesitation. read more

Claudia is an absolute gem. We were kindly referred to her by another pet sitting operation that was booked up. This was a last minute booking because we decided to go to Hearst Castle while on our trip for Thanksgiving holiday. Our dog loved her. She is bonded and insured. We can't wait to go back and our dog can't wait either! read more

Claudia was the first dog sitter we had for our puppy and we couldn't be more thrilled. She was great and if we're ever back we will use her again. read more

Thank you so much Claudia, you made our stay in Cambria a pleasant one. Thanks for watching our Bailey Dog

Claudia is WONDERFUL! We have been spending the holidays at a dog-friendly hotel on Moonstone Beach (Sea Otter Motel) but they ask us not to leave dogs alone in the room. Claudia came to spend one evening in the room with our three golden doodles so that we could go to Hearst Castle and have dinner. She was so good with the girls that we asked her to look after them for two full days - she has them stay at her house. One day so we could go wine tasting in Pasadena Robles and one day to spend going up the coast watching sea elephants etc. The girls loved Claudia and her house. She spoiled them rotten (which is a GOOD thing as far as we are concerned.) Claudia answers phone requests quickly, is ready to make room in her calendar and .... well, thanks Claudia. read more

Claudia was a suggestion from a local hotel while we were out and about for the day. What a mistake! She seemed very nice, showed me pictures of her past dogs, showed me awards from Pet Sitters International, seemed like a total pet lover. Everything seemed fine but when I got my dog back to the hotel I noticed he was now infested with fleas. He had just slept with me on the hotel bed the night before so I knew he hadn't had fleas, so I immediately called her to ask her about her cats if they had fleas and my dog possibly picked them up there. She was furious that I had called "unannounced" and proceeded to cuss me out beyond belief that I dare accuse her of fleas. The hateful, foul language that was spewing from her mouth was unbelievable to me. I simply asked her a question and surely didn't expect the angry almost crazed lady I was now dealing with. She was a completely different person. She told me fleas were no big deal and that I was "dam lucky" that she hadn't "kicked my horribly annoying yappy dog like she wanted to". My dog is 8 pounds, I can't imagine anyone wanting to kick or hurt a little teeny thing like that. I finally hung up on her mid rant, I was getting seriously afraid of this woman. And I had left my baby with her?!? Later I called Pet Sitters International and they informed me that Claudia West is no longer in good standing with them and hadn't been in years! Then I went back and read her reviews and saw that someone else had had a similar experience with her and I'm just devastated I hadn't read it BEFORE subjecting my baby to this scary, scary woman. Fleas, yelling and cursing at me, threatening my little dog AND LYING about her accreditations, no thank you!! I cringe every time I think about my poor little guy being left with that awful woman. read more

We took a recent California trip along the Pacific Coast Highway. We deliberately took things a bit more leisurely than we normally do and decided early one day to visit the Hearst Castle later that afternoon. Claudia was very responsive to our same day request and was able to accommodate our dog at her lovely home while we did our site seeing. Due to time of arrival, we were only able to book the last tour time, and still easily spent several hours at the Hearst Castle. Claudia charges hourly, but we felt it was well worth the cost to know that our dog Hannah had such good care while away from us. Claudia was respectful to ask about our preferences (on/off furniture, snacks, walk or no walk, etc.). She has a business license and has been doing this work for many years. She obviously truly enjoys her work! read more

Claudia took great care of our dog on two separate occasions while we vacationed in Cambria. She was kind and thoughtful to our dog. I would highly recommend her. read more

Our corgi spent the entire day with Claudia and she took outstanding care of him! He got her full attention for the duration of his stay and she made me feel that he was in good hands. I would definitely hire Claudia again and highly recommend her service. read more

Claudia was great! We had her watch and walk our Golden Retriever in Cambria. He loved hanging out with her and she came very prepared to keep our furbaby well taken care of while we went ATVing in Pismo Beach. Would highly recommend her! read more

I contacted Claudia with almost 2 week in advance to set up my dog stayed at her place. Later I contacted her again the week before to make sure she was still able to sit my dog. The day before my drop off date, Claudia called me to tell me she cannot take my dog. She had a very rude voice tone and attitude and canceled my dog's stayed. I dont even give her a single star; if i put 1 its because you system is set like this. I STRONGLY DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PERSON IF YOU ARE A SERIOUS AND RESPONSIBLE PERSON WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR PET. read more