Animal House Pet Pros

Animal House provides a great service. I usually come home to take my dog out at lunch but when I can’t Animal House Pet Pros takes care of my dog. Robert and Brian do a great job and they are always quite flexible.

I’ve been using them for five months and am extremely happy. Most of my trips are backpacking in the mountains which means I have no means of communication for days at a time, but I’m always comfortable going off the grid knowing they will be taking good care of my pet. My cat is 18 years old and has asthma which requires a daily inhaler, so I was a little hesitant to get a pet sitter, but our experience has been phenomenal. Our sitter was comfortable giving the inhaler and my animal warmed up to them almost immediately. They leave little cards behind with details of the visit, the food is always full and the litterbox clean when I return. I highly recommend using Animal House Pet Pros.

So happy to be a client of Animal House Pet Pros! We love our dog walker Robert. And more importantly, our 90 lb boxer/​pit and 60 lb retriever/​pit agree too. I can have a complicated business travel schedule and yet Brian (the owner) is always very responsive to my needs and confirms appointments quickly. One of my dogs isn’t so happy to meet new people but now wags her tail and sits on the step ready for Robert to leash her for the walk. When my dogs are happy, I’m very happy. Thank you Animal House Pet Pros!

I’ve been a client of Animal House for quite some time and I’m so happy I can always rely on them when I’m out of town for business. My cats are a little difficult because they are toilet trained (yes, I’m that crazy of a cat lady) and they’re not so good at it when I’m not around to reinforce with treats. Leslie is always so awesome helping to take care of them that I feel really comfortable leaving them behind. She always communicates well on how they’ve been while I’m gone, which I really appreciate too!

We’ve been using Animal House Pet Pros for a few years now. We don’t love leaving our dog, Charley, but when we need to, we always call Animal House. June is great with Charley. She leaves us notes so we know how Charley has been behaving, etc. She also administers her eye drops which is huge. I need to know that’s being done when we leave Charley and I have no question with these guys. They are professionals. And get back to me ASAP when I need help.

I highly recommend Animal House Pet Pros for professional and reliable dog walking services. I have recommended Brian and his company to many of my animal loving friends. Brian has provided excellent care for my dog since he was a pup and treats my dog like his own. I never worry about my dog’s well-​being while in Brian’s care.

I love Animal House! We’ve been using them for a year every time we go on a trip. Our Petsitter leaves us a little report card every day, so we know everything that happened with our dog and cat while we were away. Our neighbors have told us that the Petsitter is punctual and very friendly to everyone in the neighborhood. One time, we forgot to get medication refills for our pooch before leaving, and the Petsitter not only called us, but offered to go to the vet and pick up the refill for us. That’s service!

I am very happy with Animal House. I have been a client now for about 3 months and things have gone very smoothly. Claudia is very professional, I never worry and know that my dog is being well cared for. Houdini my 6lb Pom-​chi loves Claudia I run into people in the neighborhood all the time that are friends with my dog based on her walks every day.
The billing system is online as is the schedule making things very easy.
Being a working professional I am away from the house the majority of the day. Animal House has made it possible for a single guy like me to be a dog owner.

Brian is incredible! We have two big dogs who, I’ll be honest, are a handful. He not only knows how to handle them and tire them out, but he is very professional and flexible. Our hounds absolutely love him and even our «feisty» one is a perfect angel on his walks. After a couple years with Brian as our walker we have started introducing his other staff to our dogs and they are adjusting well… he has taken the time to introduce them slowly and ensuring all parties are comfortable. We could not be happier with Animal House Pet Pros and are grateful to our friends who introduced us to Brian.

I have used Animal House two separate times, one in November 2013 and one in March 2014. They are by far the best pet sitters I have ever had. I felt compelled to write a 5 star review because it’s the least I could do… they have been wonderful!
It started off by me contacting Brian. He was very professional and answered all my questions. I have two small dogs, a chihuahua and terrier mix, and we set up an appointment for Brian and the woman who would be watching my dogs to come over and meet the pups. The meeting went great! They both showed up on time, and you can tell that Brian is a pro handling dogs, he had so many stories about his dogs and the ones he takes care of. The pups immediately loved both him and our designated sitter.
I was apprehensive to leave my pups alone for a week and a half, especially since I’ve never been away from them for more than a day or two, but Brian and the sitter made me feel comfortable. The Sitter texted me to confirm when she would be watching the dogs and let me know not to worry… I didn’t! I came home to two very happy puppies and a note left on my counter every day that the sitter came in, detailing what they did that day! She even found out that one of the pups is crazy about a laser… a great new discovery with a newborn because I could sit on the couch and wear him out with it!
I couldn’t have been more pleased! The sitter came again to drop off my key and the dogs couldn’t wait for me to open the door and gave her tons of kisses when she walked in.
The second time, we had a death in the family and needed to leave in very short notice, three days away. I called Brian and he returned my call the same day. We were able to get the same sitter for three days, and once again the pups were ecstatic to see her. She left notes again and even remembered that we just had a new baby! She left a little toy for her to play with… how sweet!
I would use and recommend this service any time. Brian and his sitters are top notch.

I have been using Animal House Pet Sitting since November of 2012. Since then, I have needed multiple visits on 4 separate trips out of town for my 2 dogs. My initial visit was with Brian and one of his sitters. He was very helpful and worked great with my dogs, especially my skittish boxer. His sitter was also very nice and got along with my dogs. I have had 3 different sitters since and haven’t had a problem with any of them. I actually don’t mind it because it has seemed to lessen my boxer’s fear of strangers. I have met with each sitter before they were to watch my pets and felt confident every time that they would be well taken care of. I love the fact that they text me after visits to let me know all is well. I will definitely continue to use their service and have already recommended them to friends.

We were shocked and appalled with the total unprofessionalism displayed by the owner Brian. My wife contacted and informed Brian our dogs were protective of our property and we needed a pet sitter that could work well with and handle dogs who are protective of the property, and not be fearful. She was very precise telling him we needed one pet sitter alone that would be available to come to our home the entire time we were away, so our dogs would be familiar with that person.
We wanted a pet sitter to come to our home a few times prior to leaving on our trip, so our dogs and the pet sitter to be familiar with each other. Therefore we told the owner we wanted to book the pet sitter for two visits before we were leaving on our trip.
Thankfully we did! Because what ensued, subsequently, was so unprofessional, that we would never had known what would have taken place at our home while we were gone!
The owner scheduled a time to meet us at our home with his pre-​selected pet sitter at 3:30 p.m. and as requested, said he would call us first when he was on his way to our home. However, remarkably not only did he not call, he never showed up!
Instead his pet sitter waited and waited in her car for him to meet her and then for both the owner and sitter to come to our door. Finally, after nearly 20 minutes after our scheduled time, she, the pet sitter, said she decided to not wait for the owner any longer, and decided to come to our home alone.
We were apprehensive using this pet sitting company, based upon someone coming to our home, 20 minutes late, and without the owner! Nonetheless, the pet sitter seemed nice and my wife spoke with her at length and let her in to meet our pets for a length of time.
We wanted to make sure our dogs would feel comfortable around the sitter so we asked her to come back two days later and for her to choose a time which would be good for her. She said 4 p. m would work great. We exchanged phone numbers and agreed on the above scheduled time.
Subsequently the owner called and apologized stating he was selling his home and «lost track of time.» My wife informed him his sitter saved him by being friendly, professional and concerned about taking good care of our pets, meaning he would be getting our business, hoping this would motivate the owner to not be a flake again. The owner said he wanted to meet us and promised he would meet us with the same pet sitter and at the same time the pet sitter had arranged with us two days from now.
Two days later, we waited for the female pet sitter, who had come by two days ago, to arrive but she was no where to be found! She didn’t call and failed to show up! Additionally, the owner was no where to be seen, yet again!
Instead, we noticed a stranger walk up to our home with a small young child looking around and the new stranger/​sitter seemed lost and puzzled! My wife went outside to see who this person was and determined it was yet a different pet sitter! This woman, with the young child said; «Were you looking for a pet sitter, cause I was just texted moments ago and given your address and asked to go to your home and the owner would meet me here.» Unbelievable!
Still, no owner in sight!
I was beginning to wonder if each day we would have another new stranger arrive to care for our dogs when we were gone and who they would bring along without our permission.
My wife explained to the most recent pet sitter we weren’t comfortable having different people arrive each day especially with small children who could become a liability. Additionally, my wife explained our dogs need time to adjust to one new stranger not several. The most recent pet sitter apologized stating again she was just texted moments ago by the owner and asked to drop by! She said she tried to get ahold of the owner to see why he wasn’t at our home to meet her, and he didn’t respond.
Several minutes into this conversation, the new pet sitter was contacted by the owner, who said he was walking toward our home… finally the owner arrived!
My wife explained to the owner, we were not comfortable having different people arrive unannounced nor would our dogs be able to have the time for them to get adjusted and comfortable with multiple sitters. The owner replied; «But that’s what we do». He just wasn’t getting it. Nonetheless, we said we weren’t interested and not only did we not have a pet sitter but had to cancel our vacation plans.
I would highly recommend anyone interested in having a good, reliable trusted pet sitter to take the time to interview several people to get a sense if they are professional, reliable and truly interested in treating you like a valued customer. And to see who will be showing up to your house!
They may seem «nice» but as we experienced, this owner has no regard for a customer’s request and needs. Needless to say based upon our experience we would not recommend using this pet sitting service.

We were so fortunate to have found Animal house. We have four dogs with one dog being very protective of her house and surroundings but Animal house knew how to handle that personality and situation unlike many pet sitters we have tried in the past. We was extremely pleased with their approach and reliability while we were away for 2 weeks. They are very professional and affordable. We are so glad we found a reliable and safe pet sitter. I highly recommend them.

We have been loyal customers of Brian Dougherty’s Animal House Pet Sitting for over 8 years. We use the service weekly for walks and pet sitting when we are on vacation. Service is reliable, professional and reasonably priced. Brian even assisted in rescuing our dog when he escaped our yard! I highly recommend this business.