PET OWNERS BEWARE!!
I contacted Shannon McCaffrey after doing an internet search for a dog walker in Pacific Beach. I needed a walker 5-6 days a week and her website and prices looked too good to be true, and a few hours before she was supposed to do her first walk with my dog she cancelled saying "I'm sorry I won't be able to walk your dog after all." There's a hidden reason for such a cheap pet care taker.
Here's the full story... Early in the year I had a room for rent in my apartment. She answered my ad and during our meeting and showing her around my home she disclosed that she would be keeping dogs she would be boarding in her room along with her cat. To me this was too much for my apartment and my dog therefore she never moved in. Fast forward to now.. I did an internet search for a dog walker and made an appointment to meet her at my home to make sure the walker and my dog were a good match. Coincidently it was Shannon McCaffrey (the same person who wanted to move in) after a meeting at my home and showed her where to find my dog's leash I gave her the run down on her commands and what side she walks on. I needed a dog walker 5-6 days a week and thought this would've been a great deal for the both of us. She seemed interested and comfortable with my dog, but I was skeptical with giving her a key to my home. I have a roommate that would be home most days so I was going to schedule the walks during the times my roommate would be home. I told Shannon that I would be contacting her later after talking with my roommate about what time she'd be home. She wanted me to pre-pay 1 week of walks. I told her I'd pay the day of each walk and that I'd have my roommate give it to her. Later that day I contacted Shannon and asked her to walk my dog around 5-5:30, and that my roommate would be home to let her in. I also asked her to contact me after the first walk to see how she felt about walking my dog. She said ok, but a couple hours before she was supposed to walk my dog she cancelled via text message saying, "I'm sorry I won't be able to walk your dog after all". I wasn't sure whether this was just for the day or if the time just didn't work out. After I texted asking, and left a message asking what had happened.. This is the response I received via text messages:
Me: "It's scary to me that I can't get a hold of you for an explanation. I can only assume it's because I didn't let you move in or it's because I didn't give you a key to my place."
Shannon: "I don't have to explain myself to you. I simply do not wish to have you as a client. If it scares you that is your problem. You seem like a crazy person."
Me: "Yes you should give customers explanations for last minute cancellations."
Shannon: "Please stop contacting me. I told you im not servicing your pet and if you think threatening me will change my mind you are crazy. U text me again and my attorney will be filing a lawsuit against you."
Me: "You are mistaken. There are no threats. The comments on Yelp about your business explains everything. Sorry you feel as though your being threatened. I would be more than happy to speak with your attorney regarding your business. Please give him/her my contact information. "
Shannon: " I will."
Me: "Wonderful. Looking forward to it."
Shannon: "U r a nut"
.. and it didn't end here. She continued to text me through out the day saying that I was harrassing her and that she's already contacted the police. This woman is so unprofessional, rude, and unreliable. I'm so fortunate that I didn't give her a key to my home, pre-paid, as well as had a roommate available to let my dog out. read more