House Sitting in Oakland

“This was my first time using Rover and I was a little nervous because I didn’t know what to expect, and Madeline was phenomenal. My dog, Swiffy, loved her immediately and she sent me thorough updates of their time together which really helped put me at ease and I was able to enjoy my event knowing my dog was being well taken care of. I would highly recommend her.”

“Book her without hesitation! It was the first time that my husband and I were having a dog sitter over our house so we were a little anxious, but Melina was extremely kind and helpful. She was sending a lot of pictures and updates of our puppy while my partner and I were out. Our little Sansa loved her! Plus she gave us a lot of advices about training and puppy behavior! THANK YOU SO MUCH!”

“Thanks for taking such great care of Sofia!”

“Wow, what to say about Grace? Nothing but good things! My partner and I went on a 9 day trip to Europe and, before we went, I was extremely nervous. Like most people, our 2 dogs (and 1 cat) have a very particular schedule and I was so worried that no one would be able to take care of them the way WE did. I’m so happy to say that Grace immediately put those fears to rest. At my request, she sent twice daily updates, along with photos, showing her adherence to the pets’ routines. We still retained our dog walker and he had nothing to report but positive things about Grace and her care of the animals. We even had a friend stop by (did I mention how nervous I was???) and she had nothing but good things to say about Grace. Grace took all of my instructions and nerves with aplomb, and, dare I say it, grace. We’re so happy with her services and hope she will sit for us again soon!”

“We would give Tanitsha a million stars if we could! Tanitsha took care of our sweet Finn for 16 days (!) and very quickly became Finn's favorite!! Finn went on so many adventures, car rides, hikes to the beach! We received a million photos everyday and saw how happy Finn was. She handled his anxiety so well - even managed for Finn to make dog friends which we thought previously impossible! There is literally no one we'd trust more with our sweet Finn than Tanitsha, and we can't recommend her enough!”

“Lauren is an awesome pet caregiver! She has watched my cats over ten times, and she is the only one I trust. Lauren is timely, responsive to my specifications, and my cats love her. Lauren often sends photos so I can see how happy my cats are, and spends quality time with my cats so I know that are cared for while I am. There's no one better to watch your pets than Lauren!”

“Linda was so wonderful with Daisy and kept us posted every day on how she was doing. She was an amazing house sitter as well and left the house in wonderful condition even after an extended stay.”

“Katie was great with our two aussies for an overnight house sitting! they were tired and happy when we got home, and she left the house clean. Thanks so much Katie!”

“Hyazinth is the cat sitting we’ve been searching for since moving to Oakland!! So kind & caring with our cats and home and so friendly & easy to communicate with.”

“Sam house and pet sat for us when our regular dog sitter was no longer available. We have one pup who is very skittish and we have not had good luck leaving her. She loved Sam immediately! Sam sent us pictures of daily walks, kept our home beautifully, and baked us cookies on our return. I cannot recommend him enough. Fabulous!”

“Went above and beyond dog and house sitting for my 2 pups. Christine gave lots of updates, sent photos and videos, and spent tons of time with our dogs. She took special care of our shy dog and played ball with our energetic terrier. She also left our house neat and clean! Have already asked her to watch our pups again.”

“Qishu was amazing with our high energy dog and extremely communicative with us. We received lots of updates and pictures over all the days we were gone. We would unreservedly recommend Qishu to anyone!”

“Lulia did a wonderful job of watching Mak. She sent lots of pictures and updates throughout her stay and checked in with us anytime she would be away from the house for a longer period of time. Overall, very happy with Lulia and would gladly ask her to watch Mak again!”

“Spirit went above and beyond for me and my pup at the very last minute. Our original sitter had to cancel on us merely days before my partner and I left to go on a 10 day vacation so I started to message Rover sitters in a panic until I stumbled upon Spirits profile. Spirit came over the very next day for a meet and greet and the rest is history. My old pittie is a huge couch potato and just wants to snuggle, and she warmed up to Spirit within seconds. Spirit has some kind of superpower with animals and it shows. Between taking care of her, catering to her senior doggy needs, feeding her with her special diet, and overall loving Sandy, my pup is completely smitten with Spirit. She’s 100% my go-to sitter from now on! Everyone should book with Spirit for wonderful care for their sweet animal children :)”

“Cate was a big help with our house/dog sitting needs. She was great about communicating with us. We appreciated the fact that she was willing to meet with us twice before her scheduled stay so she could meet our elderly dog and get to know our house and schedule. We will definitely try to schedule with Cate again.”

“We loved having Grey housesit! We have border collie mixes and although they’re older they like to go out to play frisbee and sniff around at least once a day. Usually 20 minutes is enough and Grey was dedicated in finding the time despite some inclement weather. We received a ton of pictures and Grey was very communicative regarding the girls and our cat, Mordecai’s spirits. He was very accommodating regarding packages, thoughtful about our neighbors, and we came home to sweet smelling puppies and a clean house. An absolute pleasure! Would highly recommend and will be looking to book him on our next trip out of town (:”

“Donna was super sweet, helpful and great at communication! She even showed up early to help me out for the last minute booking. Thanks so much Donna!”

“Karin was great and patient with apollo!”

“Iris is a dream cat- and house-sitter! I had an incredible experience with her from our first meet and greet to key drop-off at the end of her stay. She is quick to communicate and provides multiple updates each day, including pics. Based on the pics, I could tell that my cat felt at ease and that she had a ton of fun. Iris stayed at my home as well, and she left everything exactly as it was when I took off. I would love to have Iris as my go-to sitter from here on out! Your animal companion(s) and home are in the best of hands with her.”

“I trust Rayschell immensely with the care of my dog Happy, I know she will love and care for your dogs just as well as she has for mine.”