Diane S.

We find Laura an absolute pleasure to use for her pet sitting service. She's very knowledgeable of the wants and needs of dogs and cats. You can count on her to carry out her duties exactly the way you would do them. She loves your pet as much as you would! Her experience is vast as both a service dog trainer and handler. She is always improving her skills by travelling to attend workshops on pet handling and care. We highly recommend her services to anyone who needs "peace of mind" in a pet sitter!

Joe and Jean Ames

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My pets are happier and more relaxed when I get home from work. They are definitely benefiting from your visits. Thank you so much for taking such great care of my 4 legged, fuzzy family.

Laura has done a fabulous job of taking care of our dogs and cat. She is professional, trustworthy and we know they are in good hands. We are so glad we found someone in our neighborhood and would recommend her to all. Matt and Laura Dinges

I have known Laura for 30 years. She has always shown a kindness and concern for all animals - they make her smile and she makes them happy and relaxed in return. If you are looking for a dependable, caring individual to watch over your own beloved pets, Laura is the best you will find. Janet Rogers

I don't know who is happier, Tyrone or myself, that we've got you in our circle now. you did a wonderful job and it is reassuring and heartening to me to know that my beautiful little woof is in your hands. Thank you so very much.

Midge and Tyrone

We live in Houston, Texas and after many years visiting our alma mater, UMASS, for homecoming, we were quite apprehensive about care for our beloved dachshund, JP Morgan. We met with Laura to arrange for his care and we knew immediately that she would be a perfect pet sitter. Our Mr. Morgan is very loving to everyone and so was Laura to him. Laura was so thoughtful in asking us all she needed to know to make him comfortable and to be a companion to him. Her report to us when we retrieved him was so well documented and obviously full of love for our beloved pet. We would not hesitate to refer others to Laura anytime. In fact we would like to bundle her up and ship her to Houstn, TX where we could use her all the time.

Paul and Dana Cutts

We moved to Massachusetts with two big, rather high maintenance dogs and were worried that we wouldn't be able to find someone who could both handle them AND enjoy spending time with them. Laura has exceeded our expectations in every way and we were so lucky to find her.Laura has stayed with our dogs, Frog and Mowgli for both daytime visits as well as overnights and always goes above and beyond to make sure the dogs and we were comfortable.

A few things we love that Laura does: She always writes a note summarizing her time with the dogs, which is especially reassuring when we are far away and traveling. Hearing that they are doing well and are cozy and happy is such a comfort. She alwsys plays games with the dogs to keep them stimulated. They especially like the "find it" game, where she hides treats around the house and they have to go find them! She also encourages them to chew on their bones, which they often forget about. She's not intimidated by taking on extra tasks, like caring for one of our dogs after surgery. Frog had fresh stitches all around his eye when we left for a week long trip, which worried us. She applied ice packs, ointment and pills multiple times a day and when we came back he was as good as new! She is loving but firm with the dogs. I know that they have a friend in Laura, but can't take advantage of her by jumping on her or misbehaving...the best combination ever of balanced affection and responsibility. In short, when we go away, we know that Laura has things under control on the homefront, and that's more than any pet owner can ask for. Thank you, Laura!

Kelty Luber

When Jasmine, a 5 month oldLabrador retriever puppy entered our householdin November 2011, we hired Laura to walk her during the day as we both have long work schedules. She is wonderful: pleasant, completely reliable, and thorough in her communitaion with us-leaving daily notes with helpful suggestions. When we saw how effective she was in training Jasmine (she did a daily 1 hour walk and train), we asked if she would do some private sessions with our family. Jasmine is now over 7 months, and better trained than any dog we've ever pwned. And she looks forward to Laura's daily visits (we think she misses her on the weekends). We could not be more pleased with how this arrangement has worked out for our family. We recommend Laura highly.

Audrey Smith and Gregg Anderson

When I started having trouble with my knees in the summer of 2011, I wanted help with keeping my Boarder Terrier, Jarvis, happy and healthy. Through a business card posted at Valley Veterinary Services, I found Laura. What a blessing! Jarvis knows when her car drives in the driveway and becomes very excited. He often pushes open the screen door to greet her. (She even created a greeting card "Miss You" with his photo) Laura comes twice a week and is also available to care for him if I am away for the day. He loves Laura and so do I.

Sherry Wilson

We highly recommend Laura, Neighborhood Pet Services for dog walking, training and pet sitting. We have been using herservices for almost a year now and have been nothing but pleased. We spoke with Laura about our dog's barking and set up a one hour session. She identified the "triggers" that wouldcause our dog to bark uncontrollably and methods to address eash situation wether it be ignore, remove or redirect. We happily live in a quieter home. She has assisted in training. She incorporates basic commands in walks by reinforcing his sits and stays. She has also provided great suggestions in addressing other dogs in our dog walks. Now they are a nonevent. But what we really love best is that she makes our vacations stress free! We know our 2 dogs, 2 cats and fish are being cared for as we would. She is patient, dependable, attentive, responsible and kind to our pets. We feel better leaving home knowing she is there!!!

Jim and Terri Wysocki

Thank you, Laura! Our family had been thinking about getting a dog for some time. After extensive research we decided to add a Golden Retiever puppy to our family. As first time puppy owners we has NO idea what to do or how to train this adorable fluff ball. Enter Laura! She has been amazing to work with. our puppy at 16 weeks old is a joy to be around, and can complete a number of commands with ease. As a matter of faxt, when we go out with him, we get nothing but compliments on how well behaved he is, this includes a recent trop to the vet who commented on his laser focus while she was completing her exam. More than training our dog, Laura is training us to train our dog. My entire family now has a common language to use when talking with our Gimli. Beacause of this, he is calm and well behaved. We can't say enough about Laura and her service! If you are thinking of training your dog, give her a call.

Kelly

We STILL have not found a pet sitter who is anywhere near as reliable, kind, and responsible as you were with our kitties, in either Maine or Texas.

Elizabeth Barker

Laura is an swesome trainer. She got me and my family on track with our new puppy and we have made huge improvements with her help. We continue to train with our puppy on our own who is not even 2 yet and she is really amazing. Because of the help we gained from Laura. I would suggest her help for anyone with a new puppy!

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