Oye Vey! How to find an awesome, trust worthy care taker for my precious pit bull at the last minute in a city that I have only lived in for a couple of months.
I found Estelle on Yelp. Her reviews were solid but not particularly up to date. But I just had a good feeling about this woman from the start. I dialed her her up, and during or conversation we figured out that we were from the same neighborhood in NYC... Estelle's vibe is what I imagine Studio 54 would have been in its hey-day.... way cool.. grounded... loving... worldly.. animal loving.. hippie chic.
Estelle came to the house to meet me and Lexi before I left out of town. We agreed that Estelle would come to my house twice a day to feed and walk Lexi spending about 30 minutes each time. Estelle stayed way past the 30 minute obligation and which she didn't have to do. Sent lots of pictures and reports about how Lexi was doing. We have a park nearby so Estelle took her over there to run around sometimes also.
Last week we had some house work going on so I dropped Lexi off at Estelle's for a day visit. Lexi got along splendidly with her two semi-small babies (20 ish pounds each). Her small babies ran and played and played and played with Lexi who is twice their size wth no problem! When I picked Lexi up at the end of the day, she was exhausted and a very happy pooch!
I would highly recommend Estelle! I trust her implicitly!
~ Tris