'She sent a random man into our home and then pretended she was there': Pet sitter scams hardworking family out of $300 after agreeing to watch their doggos overnight, forcing the pawrents to send Dad home in the middle of vacation

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Apr 27, 2025 11:00 AM EDT

We worked as a pet sitter for a stint, once upon a time. Before we found our calling to be editors for Animal Comedy, of course, we used to walk dogs and look after other dogs in the neighborhood if their pawrents went out on vacation. It's hard work, and it's also a full time job. We don't understand how people take care of other's pets while working another job. Especially if the dogs need walks throughout the day. 

Well, it turns out you can… if you scam your clients. That's what happened to this hardworking family, anyway. They hired a pet sitter to watch their doggos over the weekend, and after leaving, found out that not only did the pet sitter not show up on time, she didn't show up at all! She sent her boyfriend to check on the dogs for only 10 minutes, and after reaching their limit, the family decided to fire her and send Dad home to take care of their precious pups. What a doggo disaster! Read more about it below!

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    'This woman has lost all of our trust'
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    I hired a pet sitter for this weekend while my family and I went a couple hours away to celebrate my mom's birthday. I offered her 300 dollars to watch my 2 dogs and my sisters 2 dogs from Saturday at noon to Sunday morning 7 or 8 am - whenever she wakes up. She
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    was asked to sleep over and let the dogs into the yard for potty breaks / play and asked to feed them all dinner and breakfast. I wasn't asking her to walk them as there are 4 dogs and they'll be fine in the yard since they had a walk Saturday morning and will have one when we
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    return. I have a 80 lb bernedoodle and a 30 lb pitbull - both 5.5 and fully potty trained. My sister has two 7 lb chihuahuas that are kept in a gated area with pee pads, food, water and beds when left alone - the younger chihuahua is accident prone.
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    The pet sitter agreed to everything, saying "sounds good! Perfect!" To all of the instructions when to arrive, - potty breaks, feeding and general attention etc etc.
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    The house has a security system with cameras and alerts when the garage door opens / closes. We have her the code for entering. Around 2 pm we noticed that the garage door didn't alert us it had opened at all. I texted her to check in
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    asking how the pups were doing nd she didn't reply. I then asked my family member who referred her (they're friends) if they knew if she made it to the house okay to which they replied "I think she's working till 4".
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  • Red flag number one, right here. If she didn't tell them about her previous commitments (and lied about being able to arrive at an earlier time) what else could she be lying about? This family is essentially giving a stranger keys to their home…. a lot of things could go wrong.

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    At this point I was a little nervous she wasn't replying and had neglected to tell me she was working - as she confirmed that noon arrival worked for her. We left around 8 am so I wasn't too worried at this point, but a tad annoyed. The dogs aren't
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    left for more than 5 hours usually. I responded to my cousin and said "woah. Didn't know she was working today, she said she would be over at 12" which I assume she relayed to the sitter. The sitter then sent her boyfriend (who I've never met/spoke to) to our house -
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    gave him the code and let him in the house. She did not tell me she was doing this and I would have been very opposed to as my pit is very weary of men. She then finally replied with a photo of my dogs saying "sorry for the delay! They're great" .. I replied
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    asking if my sisters dogs had been let out of their fenced area and she sent another photo a few minutes later with them all together. Her boyfriend then let them back in and left. Time stamp was 3:31 garage entrance and 3:43 exit.
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    She sent a random man into our home without permission and then pretended she was there?
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  • At this point, we would have turned around and went home. No way we are going to trust someone after they send their boyfriend, who we have never met, to our house with all the codes to freely enter and exit our house.

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    I assumed she would be there by 5 at the latest if she was working till 4 and I know she doesn't work far. As 5 pm approached we kept an eye on the security system. No notifications at all. I texted her at 6 saying "hey, checking in!
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    They should be ready for dinner" no reply for about 20 minutes. At this point my husband is already packing to head home for the night. He hops in the car and leaves. I then texted her "hey, no need to stop by the house. My husband
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    is on his way home and will be there for the night" She replies at 6:35 saying "they're great" as the security notification goes off that she entered the garage. She then said "he's on his way? Should I leave?" To which I replied, "yes he should be there
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    in a bit, you're welcome to leave" she didn't even make it into the house from the garage - she left (we have a camera in the garage). At this point we're calling the neighbors to help since my husband is still 2 hours away and this woman has lost all of our trust.
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    My husband made it home, took them all out and gave them tons of attention. They had spent from 8am to 7pm alone with the exception of less than 10 minutes outside (mind you two of the dogs are in a smaller penned in area while alone).
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    This is our first time using a pet sitter other than our family and friends. We are completely confused. Is this normal? I can't figure out why she was lying about being there and sent a stranger into our home? I'm shocked she thought 6 minutes
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    outside was adequate? I don't think I asked for much and I thought the pay was reasonable for one night with 4 dogs as I didn't request walks and they're all rather laid back dogs.. I guess I'm writing this in shock and confused. Am I wrong? Were my expectations too high? Does anyone leave dogs alone for 10.5-11 hours?
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    loveisjustchemicals She isn't a professional dog sitter, she went to her job. You got scammed.
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    schliche_kennen Change your security code (and locks, if necessary) and do not pay this woman. If she never actually performed any of the duties (and in fact have proof she never even entered the home), you are under no obligation to pay her. She does not get paid for sending a stranger to your home for 12 minutes.
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    piparch31 I wouldn't even pay her..she never even came & had a unauthorized person come by. She can't claim that taking this gig cost her another booking. since she was literally working elsewhere. She was money hungry and accepted a booking knowing full well she couldn't give proper care/time for your pets!
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