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Leaving a bad review based on a bad experience from hiring a professional is not publicly shaming someone. Lilly Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 8, 2025, at 6:03 AM, urchinz--- via Lincoln <lincoln@lincolntalk.org> > wrote: > > > Neighbors really ? Publicly shaming someone is who we are? Why not give more > context like the age and special needs of your dog? Perhaps expressing your > grievances directly with the pet sitter would be kinder. > > We had an excellent experience with Michelle Rowland as a pet/house sitter. > That said ,she was not under surveillance at our home. > > Best, Carolyn Ryan >> On 02/07/2025 6:59 PM EST Marc Bazin <marcjba...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Dear Lincoln, >> >> I’m writing this email to share a very bad experience with a pet sitter, >> Michelle Rowland. My wife and I left our dog Pilou with this person because >> she had a very “good” review on Lincoln Talk. When we left, Pilou was in >> perfect health and very active. >> >> From what we can tell from Pilou's GPS, he was not walked regularly - never >> before 1130a when I'd specifically asked for morning (between 7-8a) and >> afternoon for walks (at least 25min and I left maps as examples of where we >> usually go) then quick pees at dinner and before bed. The GPS shows one day >> that he didn't even leave the "home zone". Another day, it appears he was >> left outside on his own in the cold for up to 5 hours. >> >> Pilou resorted to going to the bathroom in the house, which is incredibly >> stressful for a dog. After we'd been gone a week, our house cleaner >> contacted us because she found pee in numerous places in our house (at least >> 7 and they were very obvious). Our dog was literally in distress. Michelle >> never mentioned anything about this to us, and when asked, said she didn't >> see the pee (the locations were in the main room and very obvious). We >> immediately asked Michelle to leave and had friends come get him. He was in >> a condition where they felt they had to bring him to the vet that night. He >> had developed a head tilt and was unstable on his feel/"wobbly". Michelle >> hadn't mentioned anything to us about his change in condition (after we'd >> asked her to leave she mentioned he was having hindlimb weakness). We can't >> say definitively that his condition was stress-induced, but vestibular >> disease can be aggravated in stressful situations. Regardless, Michelle not >> realizing there were issues and letting us know is unacceptable. >> >> When we came home, there was pee and poop everywhere and Pilou had vomited >> in our bed. >> >> I strongly believe Michelle Rowland should not be involved with pets. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Marc >> >> We have pictures, GPS tracking data, vet reports and witnesses. >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >
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