Rover.com | Pet SittingReviews of rover.com

Found a great sitter through Rover, but not without discovering issues. 1) Not sure they do ongoing background checks or what they consider a red flag. After meeting a potential sitter (not the one I hired), I ran my own background check. She had an open domestic violence case for disorderly conduct and battery and would have had to make an appearance during her stay in my home, something she certainly didn’t disclose. (This was after she failed to appear for an initial hearing, forfeited her cash bond and was re-arrested and bonded out again). 2) You pay an 11% booking fee and the sitter’s forfeit 20% of their pay. Great business model for Rover. Pretty slimy for the participants.3) They don’t want you swapping personal information. I get it, BUT I need to know who is in my home (CLEARLY - see above!). Thus, I want to check references. I want to ask questions: speak to their references personally, etc. I’m not going by a two or three sentence review. 4) Sitters respond to “house sitting” requests indicating interest, but then advise on meet and greets they aren’t available or aren’t interested in staying the night. That wastes time and/or you end up making alternate arrangements but at the same price point. 5) Scheduling is imprecise which is very frustrating, particularly if there are gaps or you need to use multiple sitters. 6) It IS possible to find a GREAT sitter even on extremely short notice! One who will go above and beyond!

Simple process and found a great match to care for our kitty.

Honest and helpful customer experience!

Good people, care about my dogs

Easy to find people available to watch my pet and the reviews were helpful.

Initially reluctant to trust a stranger in my home taking care of my 'kids' but felt better after reading reviews, ratings, and # of repeat customers. I picked the person with the most and was very happy. Will use again.

Everything was so smooth. Darcie was absolutely fantastic with Winnie! Could not have been happier with the care she received. Communication was excellent. We definitely use Darcie again.

The system is great! We decided on a last minute trip to Moab and found a pet friendly hotel but did not want to leave our dog Willie locked up in the room while we were in the side by side for a couple days. We found a wonderful sitter that took care of him at their house and he loved it. The person we used was fantastic and we couldn’t have felt better about leaving Willie with her.