Experts Reviews · 2026 Ratings

The Best Pet Sitters

We graded 18 companies on seven things customers actually report: satisfaction, reliability, workmanship, value, momentum, track record and how owners handle complaints.

—typical job
99%say the price was fair
4.80★average rating
6.3%bad jobs (1–2★, 2 yrs)

From 2,892 Google reviews of 18 top-rated pet sitters nationwide. Updated October 25, 2026.

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Overall ratings

Experts Score 0–100 and a letter grade per factor (A = top 20% of pet sitters).

What jobs cost

What customers paid, from the price Google asks reviewers to report.

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Was the price fair?

All price verdicts left with reviews.

Great price · 42%
Reasonable · 53%
Overpriced · 1%
Not sure · 3%

Price verdicts by year

Share calling it great / reasonable / overpriced.

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2026

How we grade

Satisfaction (35%) — Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume.

Reliability (15%) — How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews in the last 24 months (fewer = better).

Craft & service (20%) — Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — net praise per review.

Value (10%) — Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights.

Momentum (8%) — Last 12 months vs lifetime average — improving or slipping.

Track record (7%) — Review volume and years with reviews.

Accountability (5%) — Owner replies to 1–3★ reviews.