Happy visitors make for happy owners!
January 2010 << Hi Betty! Thank you again for taking good care of Bear while we were away for over 9 days. Special thanks for noticing his slight eye infection and doing whatever is necessary. You were also very flexible on the pick-up time as I had to come over a few hours earlier than was expected. I am sure Bear had a wonderful time with your family and with his other playmates at your home. 'Till next time! – Evelyn >> 
January 2010
<< THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING SUCH WONDERFUL CARE OF MOLLY!!
We really appreciated being able to go away for the week with our daughters, and know we were leaving Molly in good hands.
Your regular updates on Molly's time "at camp" went a long way towards easing our sense of missing the littlest family "member". Molly arrived home happy, calm, obviously well cared for, and still willing to respond to our "night, night" suggestion and curl up in her regular bed (which is not ours, or the couch!). – Anne >> 
October 2009 << I just wanted to say that Kenzo LOVED his stay with Nadine and her husband. He liked them both immediately when we went to meet and greet which is quite unusual for him – especially with males. He also ate his food every day which he has NEVER done when away from home before and seemed completely unphased by the energy of Snookie. And if that wasn’t enough indication that he had a happy and anxiety free weekend, he didn’t want to come home with me when I went to pick him up last night. I am so glad to know that he was happy and comfortable all weekend and I’ll definitely feel less guilty the next time we need to leave him. Thanks for everything! – Renée >>
October 2009
<< My wife and I haven’t had many holidays since getting Poco, mostly because I’m the nervous one about who to leave him with. Can you tell we’re a childless couple? When my mom had to decline dog sitting at the last moment, we got a hold of Nosy Barkers who introduced us to Michaele-Sue. After a successful meet and greet, I handed over the leash, some fussy feeding instructions, and crossed my fingers. We got a reassuring email first thing the next morning, and a few updates throughout our holiday. It was great to hear all was well. It all added up to peace of mind and a guilt free holiday. There is no question where Poco is going on our next trip, and we might make it a bit longer knowing he is in good hands with someone who genuinely loves dogs. – Mike Harper >>
July 2009
<< My sister Zuzu and I had a great time staying at Tiffany's house for two weeks when Mommy and Daddy went on holiday. Zuzu really enjoyed playing with Tiffany's son, Ryland. I did too, but unfortunately, I got sick while I was there and didn't feel like playing some of the time. Tiffany took really good care of me, just like she was my own Mommy. She saw I wasn't eating, figured out what was wrong with me and took me straight to the vet. She stayed with me so I wasn't scared and made sure I was taken care of. When we got back "home", she made sure I took all of my pills. She gave me lots of love too. All the while, she was calling and emailing my real Mommy so she and Daddy wouldn't be too worried about me.
As much fun as we had with Tiffany and her family, we were glad when Mommy and Daddy picked us up. They promised us that next time they go away, we'll get to stay with Tiffany again!! - CJ >> 
December 2008 << I can not tell you how scared we were the first time we had to leave our precious Philus!
Philus is a rescue dog and is also a huge part of our family. He has separation anxiety and cannot be left alone at all. Sometimes in a Family there are events that your dog just cannot go to. We searched and searched and found Nosy Barkers... Again, with some trepidation we made the appointment to meet Carey. Well, I can tell you from our first meeting we knew that Carey knows what she is doing - a calm assertive attitude. We had a home visit with Philus and then the big day we left him. Carey had put our mind at rest telling us the plan for the day. She listened to us and kept our Philus on his usual schedule.
Carey has an exceptional demeanor with the dogs - they just seem to take to her. Our guy is a little shy with new people, but he loved her right away. Our dog and I am sure yours too will love the time they spend with Carey and her family.
I would recommend her for anyone who needs a "home away from home" for their special friend! – Sue & Tom >> 
December 2008 << Garcia has really enjoyed his visits with Tim. He gets spoiled with plenty of attention, frequent walks and treats when he does his tricks! It is very comforting to know that Garcia has such a safe, caring place to stay when we are away – Jody and Ken >> November 2008 << Looking for a place to board our Border Collie-mix Cole was something that became a last-minute worry before the weekend of a family wedding. This was largely because we couldn't picture him being happy in any of a number of other environments of other dog boarding places. We were looking for something relatively nearby, in a house, and with a family who would spend time with Cole and make sure he was both getting his (well-needed) exercise and having a good time. We finally came across Nosy Barkers on the web, and instantly knew that this was the perfect type of accommodation for Cole.
We spent a few hours reading over all the possible homes that we might have him stay at, talking over the pros and cons of location and environments. We finally decided that we would get in touch with Carey, who has a puppy Great Dane of similar age to Cole. When we met Carey, we were happy to see that her puppy was healthy and happy, and that her home was more than happy to house another dog. Carey was even willing to keep Cole over Thanksgiving if needed, since we weren't sure of the exact time we would be picking up our dog. Her family was even OK with having him sleep next to the bed, and knew that our dog would be loved here just like at home!
When we picked up Cole, he wasn't anxious to leave. He greeted us at the door and then ran back into the house to find his new playmate Ally and say goodbye to Carey's daughter Grace. It made us happy to see that he had made himself at home, and that our high-anxiety dog had been having an amazingly positive few days!
Carey took the time to fill us in on how well Cole behaved and what he'd been up to. We were glad to learn that he had not only had his 3 daily walks, but had been constantly playing and socializing, too.
Thanks Carey, and thanks Nosy Barkers for the amazing opportunity to meet her wonderful family who so lovingly cared for our dog. We have been referring everyone we can think of to your unique service, and of course to Carey's home. Keep it up! – Rina & Micah >> 
November 2008 << This is a great service and I was sooo fortunate as i was on a trip from out of town and I urgently needed someone to take care of the love of my life my little chihuhahua. I came across your contact and i was immediatly taken care of. Within two hours i was free to go out and my dog was in great hands. I highly recommend this service. My dogs guardian was Meaghan, super cool girl and i could immediatly tell that he was safe! You guys have an amazing concept and service and i definitly recommend Nosy Barkers!!!! Thanks so much. – Sandra xxx >> 
November 2008 << Our experience with Michaele-Sue was top notch. Mitch was only four months so he needed some extra care and attention. Michaele-Sue was professional and extremely accomodating to Mitch's needs. She provided regular updates over the 4 days and ensured we were confortable that Mitch was in good hands. When we picked up Mitch, it was obvious that he was happy and well taken care of. I would definitely use Michale-Sue again! – Rogie, Pedro and Mitch >> 
October 2008
<< Michaele-Sue, I just wanted to drop you a note and say thank you for taking such good care of Oddy. She's been exhausted since you brought her back. It is certainly nice to have someone around to take care of her if I want to take a little trip etc. The fact that she can go and romp in the wilderness is such a bonus! – BK >> 
October 2008 << We moved from Montreal in June 2008. Being busy business people who travel a lot, we were looking for a professional, convenient service as well as a caring and close-by environment for our dog, Charly. Loving to shop on internet, we immediately found Nosy Barkers’ website. We loved their convenient services and history so we sent an email which was answered in a matter of minutes! We were immediately put in contact with the closest dog sitter, Meaghan. We verified her availabilities, paid by internet and it was done! Since then we have used Nosy Barkers’ services many times and were always pleased by the service, the professionalism of Meaghan, and Charly is always happy when he comes back from playing with Leni & Kingston for a week! We would recommend their services to anyone who needs a caring and loving dog sitter. – Karyne et Vincent Hamel, Toronto >> |
