Pet Sitting in San Francisco

“If I could give more than 5 stars, I would. Having Tefani & So take care of my dog has turned out to be the best decision I made when I moved to San Francisco this summer. They are truly an excellent, caring, trustworthy, and thoughtful team, and I cannot sing their praises enough. They have been taking amazing care of my husky-labrador mix, Evie, all summer, and I am so glad that when I'm swamped with work, there is Tefani & So to hop in and care for her.

Thank you to Watson, Ricardo, Stina, Tyler, Daniel, and all of the folks making Tefani such a safe place for dogs. As an anxious pet parent, I am so glad I found such a trustworthy team. The team at Tefani is extremely friendly, communicative, and always happy to help with special dietary or medical needs that Evie might have. They are very knowledgeable, with a low staff-to-dog ratio; I knew Evie would be getting plenty of individualized attention every time she was with them.

The facilities at Tefani are clean and well-maintained, with multiple doors that ensure safety. Scheduling and convenience-wise, the Tefani team has been SO accommodating anytime I was running a few minutes late, and even accepting Evie for boarding when I had a few emergency scheduling conflicts that meant she had to stay late. They are the most understanding partners to work with, and have made my life as a working pet parent so easy.

Every day, Evie gets dropped off at Tefani between the hours of 8-9am, and goes to the dog park with the team for more than an hour. Then, they give her lunch that I provide and take her out for a potty break. I usually add the afternoon drop-off shuttle, and Evie gets dropped back at my apartment every day so I don't have to worry about missing the 5-6pm pick-up window. Shoutout to Tyler, who runs the shuttle!! He is super communicative about when he'll be dropping Evie back off and always provides an ETA and a picture of her safely at home.

Boarding Evie with Tefani has also been a dream. Shoutout to Ricardo for taking the most amazing care of Evie when I have to be out of town! I boarded her for a few weeks during the summer, and I always felt so safe because I knew Ricardo was taking excellent care of her. Once, Evie got an eye infection during boarding while I was traveling abroad, and Ricardo was so considerate and thoughtful. He took her to the vet, FaceTimed me from the clinic, answered all of my questions about her healing, and provided tons of updates that really quelled my anxiety. Otherwise, he always sends adorable daily pictures of their adventures and gives her lots of cuddles when she asks for them. Evie loves Ricardo so much that she now paws at the door whenever she sees him coming to greet her at daycare. She'll jump on him, give him kisses, and make happy cries -- something she only does with the people she loves the most.

I once saw the Tefani team in action when Evie and I were at the park at the same time as them. They truly love the dogs they work with, and know each dog's name by heart. They give each dog nonstop attention and genuinely care about every single one.

Most importantly, the Tefani team has given such care to Evie that she is now a transformed dog in terms of her confidence. As a former stray, Evie was very shy and reserved around groups of other dogs. However, since going to Tefani, she has grown immensely in confidence and socialization skills. She is now unafraid of new dogs at the park and will even initiate play with others. This transformation of my previously shy girl becoming a confident, happier doggo has made working with Tefani more than worth it.

Thank you, Tefani & So, for being the best doggy daycare I could've asked for in SF. Evie loves you all!“

“David has taken care of our two cats for 15 years now and we couldn’t be happier. Not only he takes good care of the kitties and sends us videos of them when we are gone, but he has been know to take care of unexpected problems a few times while we were gone. We recommend him whole heartedly.“

“Mission cats is the best!! They come through at the last minute, are super reliable, super responsive, and just caring and kind people who love cats. They even have a credit policy so if you have a cancellation, you get a credit to your account! Just another example of their awesome customer service. Thanks Mission Cats!!!“

“Kacie took care of our dog Scarlett and our two chickens. We had originally considered boarding our dog but The cost was too high for the length of stay and I was nervous about having my dog with other dogs. I was given Kacie’s name from a local buy nothing group and I decided to take a chance. She was great with updates and sent us photos regularly I honestly felt so at peace knowing Scarlett was in her care. Thank you so much!“

“We've used KKC for 7 years, the sitters are wonderful with our 2 cats; they are responsible and great with our cats We highly recommend Kristin's“

“Diego is the most incredible caretaker and trainer. He is so thoughtful, kind, consistent, and patient with our dog and we are so grateful. Our dog is always so excited to see him and comes out more well behaved than he came in. THANK YOU Diego for investing so much of yourself into watching our dogs. We are very comfortable leaving our dog at Embarkadero because of you and we would not keep coming back without you!“

“We sought out DPT out of desperation with our handful of an overly protective Weimaraner when he was about 2 years old. Until this point we did “treat based positive reinforcement training.” Dan worked with us, we did the camp, the zoom meetings, the regular weekend homework and “graduated” in about 5 weeks. Dan has continued to be a “fine tuner” of support when our dog would push our buttons. Dan has continued to be a great resource with our questions and support. We are proud to say, we kept our dog, have fun playing frisbee with him regularly, he doesn’t rule our house anymore and he stayed by my side today when I told him “leave it” when there were three coyotes coming towards us this morning. (My boy stood by my side this morning and let the coyotes be….. while a different neighbor dog ran the coyotes away). Thank you Dan camp!!!“