Joanie's Welcome Wagon is the most spectacular pet sitting company on the island of Brigantine, and…read moreperhaps the east coast. Joanie is kind and careful and loving. She is knowledgable, dependable, extremely trustworthy, and overall a wonderful person. Joanie cared for my dogs for almost four years. They adored her and I always knew that if I was at the beach or across the ocean in London, that I could trust that the dogs and my home were both in very capable hands. Joanie knows the island and comes highly recommended by the vet hospital. She is truly worth her weight in gold and goes above and beyond, treating your pets as if they were her own. I have lived in many places and we have never found anyone that could replace Joanie. Five stars and two paws up, she's the best in town!

From the owner: I love furbabies and would care for yours as if they were my own!read more

Friendly caring and amazing staff. Brownie can't wait to jump out of the car and run in the door…read more He greats the staff with waging tail and kisses. He doesn't want to leave when I pick him up I use the Atlantic City Pet Hotel for boarding, grooming and daycare. I highly recommend them.

It's not good place to bring your dog, the attention it's not good. I called to make an appointment…read moreand the lady who answered she say she will be call me back and never didn't

Best pet sitter I've ever had!! If you're an anxious pet lover, Samantha will ease your woes while…read moreur away!!

From the owner: Trusted, Insured, and Bonded Pet Sitter does everything from walking, trash takeout, and litter box…read morecleaning!

I called 4 times and left a detailed voicemail each time. Someone finally called me back after the…read more3rd attempt, 2 weeks later, and left me a message. I called back, left a voicemail again and no response back. I tried calling at different times of the day thinking someone would pick up, it is a place of business after all, but nobody ever did. ‍

While some dogs may do fine in a boarding facility, my quirky old girls do much, much better when…read morecared for in their own home. I feel so fortunate to have found Paws First, which gives me the option to have my pets cared for in their own home. The ability to book online makes arranging for pet sitting so easy and convenient. Response time is always very quick, and the rates are reasonable for the peace of mind these people provide. I love getting email updates on how my dogs are doing. Even when they're naughty and get into the trash or have a little accident, everything is in order when I get home and my dogs are happy and loved. **Need to add an update because of one visit in particular. It has taken me a while to be able to write this. Over the Summer, I had the amazing folks from Paws First watching my dogs while I was away for the weekend out of state. My senior dog's health had been in decline for a while, but it didn't seem to be cause for too much concern- just typical old dog stuff. One night, her health took a very sudden and dramatic turn. It was clear that if she were brought in to the the vet that she would not be returning. I didn't want my old girl's last moments to be spent someplace unfamiliar. The staff at Paws First went above and beyond to provide extra care and comfort to her when she needed it most so I could race home to be with her. I am forever grateful for all they did for her.

Great service! We had to get a sitter last minute for a wedding and they set us up the day before…read more Sue was incredible with our little one and would definitely recommend to anyone by the New Jersey shore.

As a mom of three under six who travels regularly with our kids, I'm used to working with agencies…read morein different places. This was the first time that the owner of the agency refused to provide a last name/resume/address/credentials/phone number/ANY VERIFIABLE INFORMATION for the sitter up front. She seemed to take it personally that I didn't take her word for it that her referral was flawless. But again, as a mom of three kids who travels regularly - I've learned the value in validating and doing a basic google search of the person I'm hoping to leave three small children with. On Monday, the owner wrote to me, "XX will reach out with a blocked call to introduce herself, if you miss her call, no worries, she will be there for you all on Saturday." I politely asked for a last name and a phone number, such that I could speak to her in advance of her standing in front of me and my kids before I leave to go to a wedding for six hours. The owner replied telling me no, I could not have any of that information because, "XX is very well established in our organization." Then she tried to push me by saying that there's only one other agency in the area and its not insured in NJ and is so large. This was consistent with the level of professionalism we experienced. By Wednesday morning, I still hadn't heard from the sitter or been given anything that I could independently verify. I emailed the owner to tell her this wouldn't work out. Magically, the sitter calls me within minutes of me hitting send and is now willing to make an exception and share her phone number. By this point (four days before the event), we have made other arrangements with someone willing to let me Google them in advance. This agency's sitters may all be amazing. But I've never once been told by an agency (or a competent babysitter, for that matter) that I can't see a copy of a sitter's CPR certificate, identification, or dated background check. In this day and age, we just can't take the chance and go with a "trust me, I run an agency" approach. Particularly when other reviews of this agency here and elsewhere indicate there have been issues of sitters not showing up or not being professional. The owner texted me to tell me that she would still charge us the sitter referral fee because she DID make a placement and it was my choice to cancel her. She and I have a different opinion on what a placement is - mine isn't "here is the first name of a person." She can keep the $20 though - seems like they need it more than we do. UPDATE: 10/25/2019 1) To re-iterate, we did NOT hire a babysitter and this is a review of the agency's policies, not the babysitter herself, since we found a different babysitter before this agency's sitter called us. 2) To be clear, the owner did not literally say "trust me, I run an agency." Instead, she argued that I did not need to see any supporting documents about the sitter (including her last name, a dated background check, or her phone number) because, as she literally texted to me, "I vet the sitter so clients don't have to." In three states and in five sitter agencies, I have always been sent more information and/or supporting documents or we have chosen not to use that baby-sitting agency. 3) The owner asserts that the babysitter called me several times and just did not leave a message. I do not believe this is true. 4) After texting me "as soon as you remove your yelp statement i will be happy to refund our 20.00 fee for scheduling n canceling a sitter," she did go ahead and refund the fee. To be clear, I did not request this refund. 5) The owner has told me multiple times by text message that she is contacting an attorney "in reference to slander and disrupting business on false pretenses."

I can't say enough greats things about this vet! They go above and beyond for my pets. My one cat…read moreis terrified of strangers and they are patient with her. I couldn't be happier that I transferred their care over to this office.

Would rate lower if I could. I brought my cat to this place to see if they could help my cat with a…read moretooth that was loss and swelling in the mouth. The vet gave me the impression I was an annoyance visit. She looked at the tooth said it would eventually fall out. Gave him a rabies vaccination and left for another appointment. She provided me some antibiotics. I took him to another doctor and the tooth was removed. Brigantine is a rip off. An expensive waste of money. I will never return.