Debbie was our pet sitter for several years. She was wonderful and provided excellent care for our…read morechameleons, geckos, cat and turtle. I cannot recommend her highly enough. The only reason we are not using her anymore is that we moved outside of the Philly area. The only note is that because Debbie is so good, she can book up over the holidays so make sure to plan ahead!

I love Debbie! She is responsive and extremely reliable. You can tell she absolutely loves all…read moreanimals. But really, if my two cats are alive and happy upon my return, I'm good. Oh and to add - she sends me pictures and updates of them while I'm away.

Amy watched my two cats, Freddy and Hazel, while I was out of town for a week over Labor Day…read moreweekend. She sent photo updates every day and took amazing care of my cats! Reasonably priced for a once a day check-in as well. Couldn't recommend her more!

Amy is incredibly attentive and caring. She cares for our diabetic cat when we are out of town and…read morewe trust her completely. Marvin is very particular when it comes to humans and he loves her, too!

I can't say enough good things about Pattie and The Pet Nanny team. They walked and cared for my…read moredog Lucy for years while we lived in Fairmount/Brewerytown, and their reliability, professionalism, and genuine love for the dogs always gave me total peace of mind. Lucy isn't just a "quick walk" dog -- she has her quirks and routines -- and the team consistently showed patience, attentiveness, and real affection for her. Whether it was regular weekday walks or coverage when my schedule was unpredictable, I always knew she was in capable, caring hands. I recently moved across town and unfortunately won't be able to rely on them anymore. If you're in the Fairmount/Brewerytown area and looking for trustworthy, experienced, and kind pet care -- this is your team. Grateful for all the years of care. Lucy and I will miss you!

It's been awhile since my initial pre-pandemic review so I wanted to update it to spread the word…read moreon how amazing The Pet Nanny is. We are so grateful that we can rely on them for our 2 previous cats. We have specific feeding instructions for them and I appreciate that everyone follows as requested. Importantly, they also try to engage with the cats (who are usually pretty scared) and treat them with love and care (and leave them treats). They also take pictures so we know they are being cared for. We know our cats don't like it when we're gone but we're glad we can rely on The Pet Nanny. I strongly recommend them their pet services.

Very happy with Happy Tails of Philly. We had to go out of town for a few days and needed to have…read moreour cats taken care of. Jaime did an absolutely terrific job of tending to our cats and texted us every day with how the cats were doing. She really bonded with them also, which was really nice. I would wholeheartedly recommend Happy Tails of Philly for anyone in need of a cat-sitter.

My first experience with happy tails was great! Jaime's sister watched my cat and she was very…read moreattentive and sent me daily updates with photos. The experience was 5 stars. My second experience was not nearly as great. I had a different sitter. She was late to the meet and greet because she mixed up appointments (not terrible, it happens), she didn't send me daily updates, so I got worried and had to ask my brother to reach out to her on two separate occasions which stressed me out. Lastly, she kept my house key for months. I emailed twice to ask for the key back and I didn't get a response to either email. I contacted Jaime and she was very prompt and got it resolved immediately. I love my pet like a family member, which makes me anxious when I have to leave her. If you're a person who doesn't need daily updates while away on vacation, you'd probably be fine with the second sitter. After that experience, I chose to work with a different company.

Rachel has been walking my dog for months after I found her ad on my apartment's virtual bulletin…read moreboard. My dog is a cranky rescue who doesn't love everyone but he'll go with Rachel! She is very reliable and easy to reach via text. Always sends updates and photos after the walk. I'm happy to support a small business and highly recommend her services!

Five stars??? Really??? I contacted Rachel for cat sitting over Thanksgiving and she responded…read morequickly---causing me not to look at other possibilities. We set up a time to meet me and the cats at 5pm on Thursday. No show. No call. We're talking a very busy time when you need to rely on someone who says she will be there. I called and got a weak excuse about not feeling well. Again. No show. No call. And she was less than responsive, to say the least, when I asked her for ways to make this work. One thing that totally doesn't work for pet sitting is not communicating and not showing up. I would not recommend considering this person for pet sitting, and I have been working with pet sitters for over 30 years. Nope. I know the field and have had wonderful pet sitters for both my dogs and cats over the years, and this is not the person you want. Full stop.

Monster Minders is the absolute BEST! All of our Minders have been kind and loving to our dog Pete…read more We know that our current Minder Everest is a STAR because Pete is always overjoyed to see him! We would stick with this company forever if we were staying in Philly. Monster Minders is easy to coordinate and schedule with, and has the benefit of multiple walkers so you're never stuck without a walk if someone calls out sick (an issue we've had with Rover). We know that when our walks are scheduled, they will absolutely happen and Pete will be taken care of according to all of our instructions. They are great communicators and 100% trustworthy.

Monster Minders is the best of the best- we couldn't recommend them (and our walker Britt) more…read more Our dog is not the easiest to walk, though we never had concerns with any of the Monster Minders crew, whether our regular walker or the folks who filled in when our primary walker was unavailable (which was extremely rare). Britt and all of the other walkers were incredibly kind and patient with our dog, and helped her through many low-stress, 20+ minute walks. We've worked with several other walking services in the past and none provide the peace of mind and reliability of Monster Minders.

Rittenhound has solved all of our problems with finding decent pet care in Philadelphia. We have…read moretried many independent dog walkers that were not reliable as well as many companies that did not prove to live up to our expectations. Rittenhound is not only have a great dog walking/pet sitting business but they have one of the best businesses in the city, period. The owners are down to earth, responsible, organized people who take the time to treat each client and dog with individualized care. They assigned us a walker, Noah, who handles our two dogs with ease. He arrives on time, spends a 30 minute walk briskly walking the city and then takes the time to return to our house and spend another 10-15 minutes playing with the dogs. We pay for a 30 minute walk but our dogs get 45+ minutes of attention, easily. The company sends invoices via paypal which is a great and easy paperless option and they communicate (via e-mail) on a weekly basis about schedules. The walkers also leave detailed report cards after each walk that prove to be very informative and helpful. Overall, Rittenhound may have a high(er) price tag than the competitors but they are worth every penny.

Rittenhound is the best! Thanks so much to Lea and Evan for taking such amazing care of our babies…read morewhile we were away! Not only did they leave us a detailed and adorable report card, but sent us picture text messages everyday so we could see how happy the boys were at the dog park and at home! They've never been left home alone for that long before, and I was nervous at first. But the messages and updates were greatly appreciated and comforting. We came home to two very tired and content dogs. Reliable, affordable, and extremely friendly. We will definitely be referring Rittenhound to all of our doggie friends! Thanks again.

Fern is a wonderful communicator and care giver to my babies. My besties Dylan and Chloe always…read morelook forward to her visits when I'm away. She showers them with love and attention!

Fern has been an incredible help with our 5 month old bernedoodle puppy, Barry. As first time pet…read moreparents, we felt unprepared for some of the situations that arose with having a new puppy. Even just a short time after she started, we started seeing improvements in his obedience. She has helped him learn to walk on his leash, potty train, and listen to commands such as sit, paw, heel, etc. She gives detailed updates and pictures after every session. She treats our puppy like her own and in addition to excellent training, showers him with tons of love and affection. We would highly recommend her to anybody looking for a very warm and helpful hand with training!

Took our dog here 3 times I think before stopping because they told us he was too energetic and had…read moreto be put in timeout a lot. Mind you, he's still under a year old and a high energy dog, so of course he's going to be energetic? He also loves other dogs, so getting him to settle down while being surrounded by 10+ other dogs is going to be hard and isn't the whole point of daycare to give them exercise and socialization. They told us to work on settling at home, but I guess they must not have puppies often because first off, he settles just fine on his own when there's no other dogs to distract him, and second, he's a puppy! It just felt very unprofessional and I don't love their facility anyway. It's all inside and they allow no toys or anything for play, so what else is my dog supposed to do other than play with the other dogs? We will be trying other places that can handle puppies and high energy dogs and have an outdoor space next. Do not recommend this company.

We had a really disappointing experience with Dog School daycare at the 20th St location. Prior to…read moretaking our dog to Dog School, she was exposed nearly daily to another daycare in a different city and had a really positive experience. Unfortunately dog school was very different. We effectively were made to feel guilty for paying to take our dog to daycare on a regular basis. Our dog is a little over 1 year old and she can have some separation anxiety and is excitable when she sees us (many dogs are excited to see their owner after hours away); however, each day when picking her up from dog school we received comments effectively making us feel like we were doing our dog a disservice by creating an outlet for her at daycare. Nearly each day we would hear the following: "She gets a little anxious looking for you when other dogs start getting picked up, could you come earlier maybe around 4:30 or 5?" No...we cannot come earlier, we are paying for daycare on these days so that we don't feel guilty about being a little later than normal. After a month or so of this, we gave up on dog school and decided this wasn't right for our pup, and left thinking it was our dogs fault. We eventually spoke to a 4 other owners with nearly identical sentiments saying they felt guilty bringing their dog to dog school because of comments about anxiety around pick up time. Don't bother with this place, their job is to engage with our dogs and create an exciting place for them to play. Instead they appear to just bet on demand and turnover due to lack of options and are negligent to keep the dogs engaged enough to keep them occupied. The location itself is also a converted bar and is pretty dreary.

These folks are fantastic. We've taken our two dogs to many different places for boarding and…read moredaycare, and Pit Stop HQ is top quality. Sheehan and Austin run a great business, and are a real asset to the community, especially since they've taken over an empty storefront around the corner on 9th street to expand their grooming business. They keep making bringing up the quality of the neighborhood, much appreciated! Our dogs love staying here, and all the staff are very kind to the animals. I've even had folks who work there, who I'd never met, stop me on the street to greet our dogs. They truly care for your pets, and it shows. Highly recommended!

Roxy loves coming here. The staff is very nice. Her favorite is Nora. They are very accommodating…read more We had a flight cancellation they kept her an additional day. Love this place.