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Patricia

Dependable, Respectful, and an Excellent Caretaker of Your Pets and Home

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My experience

Pre-Covid, I was a petsitter for two cats and a dog (same home/three months). Previous to that, I housesat in England, Manassas, Va., Vienna Austria, and Martha's Vineyard (before moving there). As for experience caring for pets: My own

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Reviews (18)

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Daniel and Erin

Patricia was a great pet sitter! She clearly loves cats, and gave them all the attention they demand (which can be a lot). We work from home frequently, and

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Ellicott City, MD, US · 24 May - 01 Jun 2025
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Leslie

Patricia was a great pet sitter for Buzzi, the cat, and a great house sitter. My only issues are my fault: my Guidebook didn't include some housekeeping

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Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., US · 05 Sep - 08 Sep 2024
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Sandra

Patricia was a lovely pet sitter and was very understanding about potential issues with my elderly cat. She sent regular updates and my verrry shy cat was

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Richmond, VA, US · 17 Jul - 27 Jul 2024
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Miranda

Unfortunately Patricia was not a great fit for our home and pets. Within a couple hours of arriving she had an incident with Quincy resulting in a

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Richmond, VA, US · 29 Jun - 13 Jul 2024
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Katie

Patti was great and took excellent care of our two dogs! Thank you so much!

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Clearwater, FL, US · 15 Jun - 22 Jun 2024

About Patricia

I am a single woman who leads a quiet, writerly life. I lived abroad for nearly two decades (reporter) and returned to the USA in 2016. I currently reside on Martha's Vineyard. My beloved dog passed away at 18 in late 2019, and I like the

Age60OccupationJournalist/Writer/TeacherLives inChilmark, United States
Background checked

The sitter has completed a background check which confirms the following:

National Criminal Records search has come back clear

No county-level adverse policy violations were found

They aren’t on any sex offender registries

SSN Trace & Address History has been completed

They are FCRA compliant

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Why I want to house sit

Sometimes I need a change of scenery and to see new sites. I traveled widely when I lived in Europe, and I miss it.

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