I’ve used Jo Ellen as a pet sitter since my two cats and I returned from England in September 2012. She picked up the cats at the airport and transported them to their long-stay “hotel”. She helped me bring them home when I found a place to live, helped me take them to the vet for their first checkup, and has done a lot of cat sitting for me since then. She does the obvious things, like checking food and water and cleaning the litter box, but she also changes out their catnip toys (and leaves the old ones in the catnip jar to “recharge”). She always spends a great deal of time each day with the cats, and gives me daily updates via text — occasionally with photos! She knows their personalities, plays with them, and tries to make even the shy one feel like he’s safe with her. I highly recommend Jo Ellen as a pet sitter.

Anne in Los Altos CA