We had such a great experience with North Jersey Pet Sitters. My husband and I were traveling internationally this past week, and we were pretty anxious about leaving our dog, Selena, especially because our original sitter cancelled on us at the very last minute. NJPS stepped in and helped us in a pinch, and we're forever grateful. From the start, they were reassuring, responsive, and incredibly kind -- they really helped calm our nerves. Their app made everything even easier; we loved getting photo updates and detailed notes from each visit. Selena is a senior dog with quirky eating and walking habits and requires medication, and they handled everything perfectly. It gave us so much peace of mind while we were away. Selena was so well cared for, and we came home to a happy and healthy pup. They even followed up after we got home, which showed us that this was so much more than a business transaction to them -- they genuinely care. Highly recommend their team to anyone looking for reliable, thoughtful pet sitting. read more

Do not use North Jersey Pet Sitters if you wish to come home to your beloved pets alive and well. After using their services for a couple of years, we had begun to trust this team. That was our first mistake. My family and I went away for a week at the end of June, leaving our five ducks, four chickens, three rabbits, and two cats in their care. You would be forgiven for thinking there might be a partridge in a pear tree somewhere in this review. Thankfully, there isn't--because like some of our actual pets it probably would not survive the end of this write up. Anyway, back to my review. After returning home from our trip, tired and exhausted after a week away, were we greeted by our beloved pets? That's right--you guessed it. No, we were not. We were greeted by overflowing litter boxes, filth all over the enclosures, and empty food and water bowls. By the state of the place and the lethargy of the animals it was pretty clear that the greedy little blighters hadn't simply drunk all their water and gobbled up all their food immediately before we arrived. So there we were at 12:00 a.m., after a long trip, filling duck ponds, chicken feeders, and rabbit waterers, while also cleaning up the multiple piles of cat feces throughout our house because the litter box was worse than a sewage plant. We reached out to the owner to find out what on earth had happened and hoped for the best with all our starving and dehydrated animals. Spoiler alert: one of the rabbits didn't make it. After multiple vet visits to try to repair the damage caused, he went into gastric paralysis during the night and passed away a few days later. Terrible, I know--but it doesn't end there. It turns out his bonded mate was pregnant. We can't blame North Jersey Pet Sitters for that part; we were told she was fixed when we adopted her, but it turns out that wasn't true. Due to malnutrition, however, the babies perished, leaving this poor rabbit both a widow and the mother of angel babies in one fell swoop. North Jersey Pet Sitters swore that this was simply one bad egg. They fired the employee in question, refunded our money, and promised us that they loved animals and had no idea how this could ever have happened. After having used them for several years, we believed them. Our second mistake. We were going away for another week in July. Their supervisor, came to our house to make sure they knew how to care for the animals. After spending an hour walking through our home and promising us the world, we were ready for our trip. Nothing could go wrong this time, right? Surely, after what happened last time, they would make sure everything was perfect? Wrong. When we returned home what did we find? The duck enclosure door had been left open, and one of our girls was missing. After searching, we found her in the woods with her neck broken. How could this happen? The obvious answer is that the person who came to check on them left the door open, right? Not according to North Jersey Pet Sitters. Maybe a neighborhood kid did it. Maybe a dog did it. I'm concerned that people who claim to care for animals don't realize that dogs lack the opposable thumbs required to operate a latch specifically designed to keep predators out. Honestly, with the wild stories we were given, I was half expecting them to suggest that some of the gibbons from Turtle Back Zoo had escaped, come to our house, and opened the door. Frankly they should have suggested that, because gibbons have opposable thumbs, so it would have been more believable than their ridiculous dog theory. Anyway, thanks to these so-called pet sitters, we now have two dead pets and a rabbit with--using the vet's terminology--"mummified" babies stuck inside her. Who knows? Maybe the silver lining is when she is finally able to birth them we'll have the plot for a new mummy film actually worth watching! 0/10. Would not recommend. read more

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We recently moved away from Hoboken and was nervous about finding a new dog walker in the area, but my goodness did we get lucky. I reached out to North Jersey Pet Sitters and explained our situation. Due to no fault of his own, our dog went missing from our previous company and it left him with severe anxiety and fear aggression with new people. NJ Petsitters was able to work with us and sent us Donna, the PERFECT person for our two dogs. They absolutely adore her and she adores them. I love how easy it is to schedule their walks and that I get handwritten notes every day about what they did and pictures of them as well. I've never felt more comfortable having someone else take care of my pups. I would suggest using NJ Petsitters for your pets needs. read more

I highly recommend North Jersey Pet Sitters. Not only do we have three dogs but a small farm as well. I have a complete peace of mind when traveling now ! The team is amazing with care and detail. They go above and beyond during their daily visit and over nights. We couldn't ask for more for our animals and for our home. Thank you for always doing an amazing job. read more

Looking forward to getting to know you. Very interested in becoming part of your team ! I've been told that you guys go the extra mile when caring for your critter clients and I am interested in joining you! I speak fluent dog & cat . please contact me as soon as possible. Thanks read more

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Cannot thank Miranda and her team enough for taking such good care of our dog! We use NJ Pet Sitters for their dog walking service weekly and we used them for their overnight services for our wedding on 02/19/2022. We can tell the difference when we get home that our 5 year old Lab was taken care of and is happy. Not only did Leah take great care of our dog, but she also left a detailed time sheet of her walks with our dog and his daily activities. We will absolutely be using them again, and will recommend NJ Pet Sitters to everyone! read more

If you need a trusted pet care person who will feed, play with, and make sure your beloved animal(s) are well and happy, NJ Pet Sitters is pure gold. Five stars are not enough to do justice to Miranda and Donna! To say that they are caring, professional, superb, way above-and-beyond mere duty and reasonable expectations, is to say too little. Our two Siamese cats -- David and Chuck -- adore Donna -- who comes twice-a-day when we are gone -- gets our very jaded cats to do things they won't do for us -- like sit quietly for a brushing or play with a laser. When we were out of the country last week and David became ill, Donna called us, kept us up to date with texts and emails, brought him enticing new toys and even took him to the vet and picked him up again. We've been calling on NJ Pet Sitters since we moved to this area a year ago For peace of mind and the knowledge that our beloved cats are being cared for and loved when we are not here, we give thanks for Pet Sitters! read more

We use North Jersey Pet Sitters week after week to take care of our two German Shepherds. They never disappoint! Our dogs absolutely love the pet sitter and are always well cared for. I highly recommend them to anyone! read more

My convo with Miranda seemed to go well when I called. My dogs had meet and greet 3 weeks ago with the sitter. After that zero communication about our up and coming FIRST overnight away from my kids. I'm apprehensive about handing away keys to my house to a complete stranger! But because of her reviews we did so. So now I never met you and I only met your girl one time. How vulnerable is that!!! The day comes before we're ready to leave and I do not receive a call. Nothing at all saying do not worry we are going to be in your home and taking care of your family members. Nothing!. So as you can imagine I did not go. This is my home my dogs are my family I think it would have been very professional to do a call the day before and say keep your mind at ease we got this. Especially since it was the first time and I don't know you at all. I receive confirmation to get my hair done My nails etc. One would think I would get a call to watch my kids. Needless to say I would never use this company nor recommend it. Find someone who cares read more

I'm a pretty tough person to please especially when it comes to my dog. What I truly like about NJ Petsitters is when I call their office someone always gets back to me promptly. This is so important because it's usually an issue with my pup. Also, it's great that they have a backup dog walker just in case the daily walker is sick or needs a well deserved day off. They are quick to communicate and all the dog walkers in our home have been polite and trustworthy. Lately, the office has not been up to par and I've had some issues. However, my dog is always treated well by the walkers. read more

I've been using NJ Pet Sitters for about 3 years now and they've always been very accommodating, even to last-minute requests due to unplanned overtime at work, etc. We've been home a couple of times when Beth has arrived and the pups are very happy to see her. Would highly recommend. read more

Highly recommend! They took great care of our cats while we were out of town. They leave a little "diary" about what happened at each visit. Our sitter Amy also texted me everyday to update us. We were so worried about leaving them alone for four days, but we feel like they were in good hands. We will definitely use them again! read more

I would just like to say how happy I am with nj pet sitters I've never felt so comfortable leaving my pups whether it's for a week or a quick over night. My puppers always seems so happy and content when we come home we have never ever had any issues with anything and always look forward to the next time we call the office to make appts and speak to Brittany one of our favorite companies to recommend read more

NJ Pet Sitters is fantastic! They are so accommodating to your schedule and last-minute changes. Donna has taken care of my pups on two extended weekend trips, and everything has been perfect. The pups seem happy and calm when I get back, and the notes that she leaves each day are great. They also will update you each day that you're away, if you request it. Great service! I already have them scheduled for a New Year's Eve weekend trip read more

After Sue took care of our cat Kelly on multiple occasions, I would highly recommend her services to anyone looking! She is caring and is always on time. She provided us with consistent updates while we were out of the country for a few weeks. I wasn't worried about our little one at all. Thank you to NJ Pet Sitters and Sue for everything! read more

Omg can I give them 100 stars! I originally was going to use them as a backup pet sitter and dog walking service; however they turned out to be my primary source for my cat and my two dogs. Very professional; they have a wonderful contract go over everything from the basic day to day to any emergency situation. They are prepared to help you with everything. I just broke my foot called them right way they had Donna out here to assist me immediately, as I'm going to need help with the pets for months now when Donna takes a day off Gaby will step in. So I sleep easy at night knowing they will show up and everything is ok. I've noticed a huge difference with the walks from this company from the last one. The dogs sit for their leash they listen better; they have stopped barking at other dogs when Donna asks, it's just a huge help. Then they come home tired. Which makes my life easier! read more

We have been using NJ pet sitters for the last 6 years to take care of our 2 cats when we travel. Very trustworthy, conscientious, and reliable people. Highly recommended. read more