So far my experience with Mindmyhouse sitters has been very disappointing. We have had two separate sitters and each has been unsatisfactory in different ways. The first was kind to the dogs but despite our no -smoking policy filled the cottage with cigarette smoke, left it filthy, did no gardening whatsoever and had no money to support herself so we had to pay for food and the electricity use. The next one was arrogant beyond belief. She clearly could not cope with the sit, despite describing herself as 'coping, caring and competent' , left breakages and dirty carpets and yep, did no gardening either. She left the house before our return which caused us considerable anxiety and of course paid nothing towards utilities.We have learned a hard lesson from all of this. It is important to know that the sitter has the means to support themselves during a long sit and has a home to go to at the end of it. We had difficulty is getting the first sitter to leave. Some sitters clearly see sitting as an opportunity for a free holiday. The second sitter was rude enough to research kenneling costs for our three dogs and challenged us with this information when we raised the issue of electricity payment prior to the sit. We should have called her bluff and asked her how much the free use of a beautiful house, fully equipped kitchen, use of pianos etc etc would cost her for a month. We were too nice. So, set the boundaries before the sitter arrives and make sure they can provide references. We had none from either.
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