Loving pet sitters and dog walkers in your neighbourhood.With Rover, it’s easy to find a loving sitter in your neighbourhood who’ll treat your pets like family. Pet sitters on Rover can watch your pets in their home or come to yours. Each sitter is individually reviewed by our team of sitter specialists, and must complete a basic ID verification or background check to be approved as a sitter on Rover.In addition to connecting pet parents with sitters, each service booked on Rover is backed by the Rover Guarantee, access to veterinary advice, photos of stay highlights, and reservation protection.
Rover.com | Pet Sitting (rover.com) has 35,369 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 4.6 out of 5.
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2026
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Des voleurs. Ils font payer des frais d'inscription aux pet sitters qui ne peuvent pas se présenter gratuitement. Ils forcent à la réservation immediate avec des frais exorbitants par semaine. Ma petsitteuse a été bannie injustement alors qu'elle n'a jamais pu être payée.
Leurs garanties d'assurance sont aussi pourries que celles que l'on a déjà avec une assurance habitation. Inutile, juste des gratteurs.
Response from Rover.com | Pet SittingSep 9, 2026
Bonjour Emeline, nous sommes désolés d’apprendre que vous avez été déçue par Rover. Les frais facturés aux gardiens permettent de financer des services tels que les paiements sécurisés, l’assistance 24 h/24 et 7 j/7, le programme « Confiance et sécurité » et la garantie Rover. Les gardiens restent libres de fixer leurs tarifs et de choisir les demandes qu’ils acceptent. Si vous avez des questions concernant le compte d’un gardien ou une réservation spécifique, notre équipe d’assistance est disponible 24 h/24 et 7 j/7 au (888) 453-7889. -Brittney
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Rich M.
Unreliable
Sitter called Su*** and P*** in the Braintree/Coggeshall area, took on the job of doing drop in visits for our cat - then said she was "out of the area" so wanted additional fees after the booking was confirmed, then said she couldnt make certain times.
two days before we were due to go on holiday she said she was abroad and wouldnt be able to meet beforehand and to "leave a key" somewhere....i dont think so, i insisted on a copy of some ID and i want to see if the sitter was compatible with my cat
i had to prompt every conversation and wouldnt have found out that the sitter had essentially done a bunk unless i had made the first move
Now i am blocked by them - avoid, avoid avoid, scam merchants,
Response from Rover.com | Pet SittingSep 9, 2026
Hi Rich, we're sorry to hear that this was your experience with Rover. While this is not the typical Rover experience, we take feedback seriously. If you need help with your sitter search, let us know, and we'd be happy to help. You can reach our Rover Support team at 44 8082 812524. -Lexie
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Wade
My dog ended up getting fleas at the…
My dog ended up getting fleas at the house she was at. In 9 years she has never had them. And then this.
Response from Rover.com | Pet SittingSep 8, 2026
Hi Wade, we’re sorry to hear your dog came home with fleas after her stay. We understand how concerning and frustrating that can be. If you haven’t already, we encourage you to report your concerns so our team can review the booking and sitter. Our Trust and Safety team is available 24/7 at (888) 727-1140. -Brittney
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Kathryn
Sitter cancelled. No refund 2 weeks later.
Sitter cancelled while we were on a flight to Paris. 2 weeks later we have yet to receive a refund. Customer support has been very poor.
Response from Rover.com | Pet SittingSep 7, 2026
Kathryn, we appreciate your feedback, and we're very sorry to hear about your experience. Refunds generally take 5-7 days to be processed - please give our 24/7 Rover Support Team a call at (888)453-7889 so we can look into this for you. -Olivia
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Alex E.
Appalling experience
Very poor service. I needed to attend a funeral and for the first time booked a 30 min slot for a sitter. On the day I got a message from the sitter they couldn't access the app. Asked for confirmation they attended but no reply. Contacted Rover who said wait 48hrs for reply, which I did and then raised it again with Rover. They have said they continue to recommend to raise it with the sitter again. Appalling service. Wasted money for nothing, terrible customer service and couldn't attend the funeral in peace due to not knowing if my puppy had been checked which there is no evidence he had been. Don't risk wasting money on this terrible 'service.'
I await their generic AI BS reply to make contact with them.
Response from Rover.com | Pet SittingSep 6, 2026
Hi Alex, we are very sorry to hear that this has been your experience, and we hope your puppy is okay. We’d love the chance to meet your expectations. We encourage you to contact our Trust & Safety Team at 44 808 169 8525 so we can get more information. -LC
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LCH
DO NOT USE THIS PLATFORM!
DO NOT USE THIS PLATFORM!! Do not use catinaflat for a catsitter.
I was put in an unsafe situation with my catsitter who was frankly unhinged and had to deal with it whilst I was in France. I had thought I was safe as she is a vetinary nurse, but I was very misled.
Rover did absolutely 0 to support me, compensate me, literally anything !
Do not entrust your animal and home with anyone from this site, Rover will NOT support you when it matters and your home and animal is unsafe. There is no contact number. You will get only generic responses via email that tell you repeatedly to leave the sitter a negative review, even though you have, and you are asking them to do acknowledge your complaint and conduct an investigation. I have recieved about 8 generic replies now all from different agents, all deviating away from the complaint. They have no escalated the complaint to anyone competent. As if I wasnt disgusted enough with the sitter, Rovers lack of adequate support has rubbed salt into the wound.
This is not the same catinaflat it used to be, Rover has ruined the trust. Do not use !!!!!
Edit: Give me a UK number and I'll ring. What on earth is an 888 number. For reference my latest email communication from Rover spewed the same nonsensical rhetoric. This time they told me to 'contact the sitter direct to resolve!' Oh yes makes SO much sense, when the booking was a week ago and the sitter put me in such an unsafe situation I had to cancel the booking whilst I was on holiday and had no alternative, and the sitter was holding my keys hostage.... makes SO much sense to contact that person, the sitter I'd previously told you was blocked! Your customer service advisors, are like speaking to a chat robot that repeats that same nonsensical answers that have no application to the situation at hand. Absurd!
Edit again: thanks for the UK number. I think you should just do what I originally asked as per my email though and reply to me via email. Read my original complaint, conduct an investigation and tell me what you've done to resolve it, and compensate me financially. I am not jumping through hoops at this stage, when you've already pushed me far enough to leave this review in the first place. You do the hard work to resolve it at my ease, at this point, don't hand me a number and another task to complete/ another fight on my hands. I refer you back to my original complaint email.
Response from Rover.com | Pet SittingSep 6, 2026
Hi, we're sorry to hear that this was your experience. While this is not typical of Rover, we take feedback seriously. Our goal is to make it easy to book trusted pet care, and your experience obviously didn't match what we strive to provide. We encourage you to contact our 24/7 Trust & Safety Team at +44 808 169 8525 so we can get more information. -Olivia
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Emilie
Je vous déconseille cette application…
Je vous déconseille cette application qui a un service client inexistant. J’ai un litige avec une personne qui s’est très mal occupé de mes chats en mon absence, les laissant dans leur pipi et excréments et la personne est passé 6 à 10 minutes max au lieu de la demie heure convenue pour chaque passage. Malgré les preuves apportées (je sais le temps de passage par rapport à la désactivation et activation de mon alarme) le service client ne me réponds pas depuis 10 jours et m’invite à discuter avec la Petsitter : ce que j’ai fait. Elle m’a bloquée et je reste sur le carreau. Le meilleur pour la fin : je donne une note négative à ma Petsitter pour avertir les autres usagers de l’application, mon avis négatif n’est pas publié sur son profil, seuls les avis positifs le sont !! Il y a clairement un manquement et un manque de sérieux, de plus les petsitters incompétents sont protégés. À fuir, trouvez quelqu’un de confiance dans votre entourage cette application est inutile, sans garantie, et amène vraiment n’importe qui chez vous !!
Response from Rover.com | Pet SittingSep 6, 2026
Bonjour Emilie, nous sommes désolés d'apprendre que vous avez vécu cette expérience. Bien que cela ne reflète pas les standards habituels de Rover, nous prenons les retours très au sérieux. Notre objectif est de garantir à chaque utilisateur une expérience positive et la possibilité de réserver des services de garde d'animaux en toute confiance ; nous regrettons que cela n'ait pas été le cas pour vous. Notre équipe « Confiance et Sécurité » reste à votre disposition 24 h/24 et 7 j/7 au 33 805 11 87 47. N'hésitez pas à nous contacter si vous avez besoin d'une assistance supplémentaire. -Lynn
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Esperanza M.
Extremely disappointed with Rover’s handling of a serious safety incident
My aunt's dog stayed with a Rover sitter from May 28 to June 24 and returned home pregnant. I reported the incident to Rover and asked them to investigate how this could have happened while her dog was under the sitter’s care.
Rover’s response? I was told that nothing would be done and the sitter would receive no sanction.
I expected Rover to take a situation involving the safety and supervision of a pet seriously. Instead, I felt completely dismissed. If you trust Rover with your pet, be aware that when something goes wrong, the company may not take meaningful action or hold the sitter accountable.
Very disappointing experience and not the level of protection I expected from a pet-sitting platform.
Response from Rover.com | Pet SittingSep 6, 2026
Hi Esperanza, we're sorry to hear about the experience your aunt had. Our goal is to make it easy to book trusted pet care, and your experience obviously didn't match what we strive to provide. We encourage her to contact our 24/7 Trust & Safety Team at 888-727-1140 so we can get more information. -LC