We've had Tammy as our cat sitter for several vacations now. We returned back from our most recent trip to find the litterbox full of clumps and poo, enough to indicate it had not been scooped for at least 3 days. She had been indicating to us every day by email that she had been scooping. When we confronted Tammy about this, she said she was going to clean the box (and do other smaller tasks that were left undone) on her last day, which she mistakenly thought was the day after we were scheduled to return. She offered us future sits for free, but when we responded by asking her if she would do these tasks daily for future sits, she did not respond. Why would I want her to come, even for free, if I can't trust her? Remember, the only reason we found out she wasn't doing the job every day is because she didn't take her opportunity to cover her tracks. Has this been how she sat for our cats in past trips? Did she give my cat his medicine each day? I'll never know, I guess.
When we reached out to the owner to express our disappointment and ask for a change of sitter, Christine blamed us for her employee's scheduling error and said she doesn't have any other sitters in our area. She didn't seem bothered by her employee failing to scoop daily and lying about it.
If you're only hiring a sitter to give your pet companionship, Tammy may be fine, but if you need someone honest you can trust, I'd look elsewhere. Also, based on the owner's response, this probably applies to their other sitters as well. read more