Trusted House SittersReviews 1,000

What more could you ask for? Someone comes in and stays in your home. They take care of your animals, keep your home neat and clean, and make sure that no one knows that you are gone. I have had two sitters this year and if I had hired a pet sitter to come and feed my babies for the total of 25 days that I had been gone it would have cost me $500.00. They would not have stayed and played with my cats or done anything other than feed them and clean the box. I have pictures from my sitters of the girls playing or being petted, etc. The service cost me $120/year and I get so much more. My sitter is insured and I get to interview as many as I like before I hire. How many pet sitters do you have available in your area? And these guys LOVE animals. My girls were so well loved while I was away I think they wanted to go with the sitter when I got home! Check it out! And if you want to become a sitter, you can travel the world over, just for your airfare. I have not decided yet to do this, but am considering it.

A year and a half ago I accepted my first petsit through TrustedHousesitters, and I've been traveling full-time all over the country and world since. I thought I might just take one year to travel, but I've been loving it so much that I'm on my second year, and not completely sure a third isn't in my future.

Petsitting allows me to travel on a small budget, and as I travel solo, I love how I can get to experience a city or country from more of a local perspective by staying in a home, getting to know the neighbors, and having pets to keep me company and grounded in life.

I love how this platform allows people to trade, whether it's our time or our home/pets. It's a beautiful system. I honestly couldn't recommend it more.

We joined Trusted House Sitters because we "down sized" a bit too early and found that lovely as our flat is, we were missing the countryside and pets - especially dogs. So finding this site has changed our lives! We have had wonderful sits in superb places with an assortment of pets and farm animals which makes this, one time small farmer, very happy indeed.
But perhaps just as important we have met some lovely families and it has been a huge privilege to support them when they take their holidays. As a bit of a lawn and grass geek, I have had fun trying to improve some pretty distressed lawns! Last year we spent nearly a quarter of the year with a great range of lovable pets in superb country locations.

I found this site quite a while ago but it wasn't until seeing a house sit in the city center of Stockholm that made me sign up. I love to travel but in order to get reviews, did sits closer to home. Each experience has been wonderful and the home owners, even better. It really helps to have the reviews to get an idea of what you're headed in to however, I've mostly sat for new members. I'm looking forward to doing future sits in Norway, Sweden, anywhere and everywhere. I'm completely happy with this site. (Attaching photos from my fun sits.)

TrustedHousesitters has really changed our life! We lost our beloved Pedro a few years ago and started travelling a lot shortly after... We couldn't keep another pet on our own, but now we can give all of our love to hundreds of pets around the world! We have met so many wonderful pets and people so far and plan to meet more in the years to come. And besides, the webiste and the whole thing works smoothly. Thank you so much, Trustedhousitters!

I live in a semi-rural area where it's very difficult to find local pet-sitters, especially anyone willing to stay in my house while I'm away (everyone here has their own homes and pets to tend to). I have 2 people-loving, indoor kitties who need plenty of playtime, affection, and a somewhat thoughtful approach to their diets. Since bringing them home 3+ years ago, I've hardly gone away because it's been so hard to find someone. Since joining Trusted House-sitters, I've gotten away twice, once for a long weekend, and most recently for 2 weeks. Both times I received several inquiries in response to my listing, and selected people with a track-record of 5-star reviews and a nice rapport over Skype. Both times I felt completely confident that my home and kitties were in excellent hands. The house-sitters were highly responsible, conscientious and reliable people. I received daily updates and photos, and came home each time to a perfectly tidy house and very contented kitties who seemed to adore the sitters. There's a bonding experience that happens all around-- the sitters practically become part of the family.

It's actually surprising to see any negative reviews for this site. It's possible that I've been fortunate to find great sitters because I live in a somewhat desirable vacation destination, at least for certain times of the year. My sense is that the sitters are people who enjoy traveling (and pets) and are joining this site in order to explore interesting places without having to pay for accommodations. That may be something to keep in mind before paying the membership fee.

I've noticed that some homeowners don't seem to have a good grasp of what to say about each of the specific headings: their home, their pets, and their community. I'm a house/pet sitter, and I've had only positive interactions with homeowners. I am wary of listings that say very little about the topic (such as the pet) or provide irrelevant information. Just put yourself in the other person's shoes & you might see that much of what you want to know isn't there. Then change your listing. And include more than 2 or 3 photos, and be sure they are representative of the subject. Each sit I've applied for involved multiple e-mails in which we each asked & answered questions, so after a time we both had a real sense that this was a good match. Even after a sit, I've found homeowners want to know what should be added or changed in their Welcome Guide to make it more useful to sitters in the future.