Bensen has been dog and housesitting for us for more than five years. Now that we have a baby, it's not always easily to travel with the dogs. My dogs have special diets (raw), medications (at times) and need lots of love and walks. Julie does an excellent job with all our needs. Close to Home is top notch and trustworthy. Highly recommended!!
"Over the past two years we could have hired any number of dog sitters for Domino & Oreana. We chose Bensen because she really loves animals and she has a passion for pet sitting. Our dogs never fail to be overjoyed when they see Bensen and we've always come home to see our babies healthy and happy. I knew Bensen was the right person when she came to our house the first time. Both Domino and Oreana went over to her and sat on each side of her the whole time she was there. They knew she loved them!"
-Lynn T. & Nancy
I love and care for my 2 pugs like they were my children. I moved to West Seattle in May of last year and about three weeks after I arrived I had to make a trip back east to visit family and was extremely concerned about what to do with my dogs. The only person I knew in town at this point was my boyfriend whom I had moved in with and he was coming along on the trip with me. I fortunately stumbled upon Bensen and Close to Home and couldn't have been more relieved. She was sensitive to my anxiety about leaving them after just recently schlepping them across the country to only go back to the other side of the country for an extended weekend. She sent text updates, as per my request, on that first weekend we used her and many without us asking on subsequent visits. Since May we have utilized Bensen for several local overnight trips, extended work days, extended weekends to the east coast, and then for approximately 10 days over the Christmas holiday. I have to tell you, (you may think I'm crazy) it broke my heart to leave my dogs here for the Christmas. In the past ten years I have never spend a Christmas or any holiday without them, but I wasn't willing to put them in cargo on the plane in case they airline didn't approve them for carry-on. If it wasn't for the fact that they were kept in Bensen's loving care here at our home, I probably would have been stressed beyond belief. All that being said, she's extremely affordable and flexible. Just last week I texted her at 8am to see if she could do an afternoon drop-in to walk my dogs and she was ready and available for me!
-Sarah S.
My dear friend, Bensen, has decided to go FT with her dog sitting biz. She's an amazing woman...very loving and a total natural with animals (my very aloof akita adores her!). She's also extremely trustworthy. If you need excellent care for your 4-legged kids, I recommend her highly.
