Cole is literally a life saver dog whisperer angel! I love my two doggos (papillon mix and an…read moreAustralian Shepherd), but admittedly they are the biggest nightmares with anyone coming over the house... maintenence guy, deliveries, you name it. As soon as there is a knock/ring at the door, they bark, jump, and are pretty much out of control. I've spent countless hours and at least two different professional trainers armed with every tool in the book, and seemingly only marginal progress if any (completely my fault I'm sure). Knowing this, figuring out what on earth I was going to do when I have to be out of town last minute for work turns into the biggest project and full on anxiety attack. I've boarded them at places like PetSmart pet hotel without issues, but wasn't comfortable with the level of care (or lack thereof) they received (going for "walks" only around the inside of the store instead of outside, spending the entire time in a super cramped dirty kennel, being charged for every single interaction, etc). Really not wanting to send them there again, I was hoping to find an alternative option where they could stay at home for my upcoming trip. When I lived in Boston we had THE BEST dog sitter (PetWatch Boston!) who we found on Yelp. So I went to Yelp once again, reaching out to any and all local options. Despite not having any reviews I still reached out to Cole just to give it a shot. He was super quick to respond, said he mostly does car detailing but has gotten into pet sitting on the side. Hmm... no reviews, and someone who admittedly only does dog watching on the side, watching what I'm convinced are two of the most challenging dogs in existence. I was skeptical FOR SURE, so I was honest and upfront about the behavior issues. Explaining that he's looked after all kinds of dogs, he still seemed super confident it would be no problem. Alrighty dude, if you say so! I had him come over for a meet-and-greet. Right off the bat, as soon as he rang the doorbell, the crazy barking started. I brought the dogs outside to meet him, and it only got worse. Lunging, barking, growling, the whole 9. Feeling completely defeated and embarrassed I apologized and said I wasn't sure if it was going to work out. Obviously the safety of whoever watches my dogs is my primary concern, and I definitely don't want someone coming over if I think there's a possibility they're going to get hurt. If I was Cole I would have left then and there, but he was shockingly SUPER patient and calm. And reassured me it really wasn't a big deal. He insisted he was fine, and turns out he wasn't lying! He took the time necessary for them to warm up to him being around, and after a while he was able to do a full-on "mock" visit; walked into the home by himself, leashed them up, and took them around the block with no issues whatsoever. I cannot overstate how much of a miracle this was. He even said they were sweet dogs! I'm completely and utterly blown away with how quickly he was able to make it work and I can't believe I'm saying this but I think we found our next miracle dog sitter. I've interviewed numerous local options but Cole was by far the easy choice to watch them for the majority of the next two weeks. I'll be updating the review accordingly but after this amazing initial visit I really don't think there will be any problems whatsoever and wouldn't hesitate to recommend Cole 100%.