Its Thanksgiving Day I am sitting here talking about Roki ..and what a wonderful pooch he is. During the first month of his life we had a horrible ordeal. Just to remind the everyone what happened that week ...here is my previous post from June 2005.
Most of you know what hell we went through last week with a pet sitter we hired to take care of our pup. The purpose of this blog will be to give you details and for anyone else doing a search on a person named Riki Anderson, Andrea R. Anderson or Pampered4paws.
The arrival of our new pup was joyous ..but came at a bad time. We got our new baby one week before Robert was to bowl in the ABC Nationals is Baton Rouge. We had called a kennel and quickly found out that Roki was too young for his kennel shots and that we would need to sign a waiver stating that we knew he could contract a kennel disease. Also, after doing some intense reading we found out that a really critical time for pups for their emotional well being is between the weeks of 8 and 16. We learned that what fears or angers they experience during these would stay with them even as they because full grown.
Our best friends Ron and Dreama had offered to watch Roki for us ...we didn't want to take advantage of their friendship and we wanted him in own environment because of the reasons stated above.
We had remembered hearing a friend mention a pet sitter and called my friend to get her name and number. She came highly recommended. Her name was Riki Anderson, owner of Pampered4Paws, a pet sitting service located in Morgantown, West Virginia.
We called Riki and inquired if she would be willing to come to the house to let Roki out for potty breaks, feed him and change his papers. She had asked us if we were willing to let her kennel him. We were VERY explicit about him being left in his own environment and did not want him taken to her home and place of business. She agreed to take the job and wanted to come and meet us and him.
She came out met us, played with Roki, cut his nails, chit chatted about her dad and family. We took a liking to her and was relieved that we found her. Heck, she even offered to bring in my mail and water my flowers. We did ask if she would bring in the mail and to fill our bird feeder daily ..and she agreed.
Roki was to be left in the kitchen, baby gates on both ends. The kitchen was to be papered, bowls of food and water ..and toys of course. She agreed that this was a good set up and even went as far as to tell to maybe put cardboard on the cupboards to protect them in case he were to chew.
She was to:
Come 3 times a day and spend 1 1/2 hours for 2 visits and quick visit for the 3rd.
She was to fill my birdfeeder and bring my mail.
The cost:
$20 per day plus a tank fill of gas.
Payment was made in full on the day she visited. We felt a payment in full in advance would show her our gesturer that we trusted her and knew she would do a good job.
We tried calling her the day after we left but only got her voice mail ..We left her a message inquiring about Roki. On he third day I received a voice mail from her ( that we still have) stating how well Roki was doing, that he was gaining weight and generally doing well. She also stated to me that she was spending more than an hour and half out at the house each time ...and that she just left there and was just now in cell phone range. Later that night all hell broke loose.
We were talking to our friends Ron and Dreama and they informed us that they had been cutting hay in the field next to our home and they haven't seen anyone come or go. They didn't want to alarm me ...but they were concerned. Since Ron knew the code for our garage we told him where the key was. Dreama kept me on the phone while Ron went to check on Roki. Within a short time Ron arrived home with me still on the phone with Dreama to let us know Roki was gone. He said that there was still feces left on his papers that was dried and not cleaned up. I hug up and called Riki.
When we attempted to call her all we got was her voice mail. A short time had passed and we got a voice mail (that we still have)..it was her. She said that he looked depressed so she took him to the ball park for her softball game. We were TICKED!
If she was playing softball ..who was watching Roki? He hadn't had his 12 week shots and lord knows what he was in. And ...I NEVER gave her permission to take him anywhere other than the vet if needed. We were very EXPLICIT about him not being anywhere but his own home.
We left her a voice mail and demanded that she return him to his home and to leave the key and to leave the premises immediately.
She had a surprise there when she got there. Ron was there waiting on her. He had gone there to take pictures of the mess she had left. She told him that "off the record" it was her intentions never to leave him there and that she had planned on taking him". She also said that she had called the sheriffs department and they instructed her to remove the dog and that she could have us arrested. What a total fruitcake this girl is. I called the Sheriffs Department 3 times in the next few hours and talked to them in detail as they searched their records. There was not a call made. She once once again lying.
Riki Anderson, owner of pampered4paws took the dog without permission from the owners from his home.
Riki Anderson, owner of pampered4paws endangered the well being of the owners dog.
Riki Anderson, owner of pampered4paws ignored instructions from the owners.
Riki Anderson, owner of pampered4paws stole from the owners by keeping money for services she did not render. She was paid to watch him in his home and was not paid for any other services. She returned $40 that did not cover the services she did not do not the tank of gas that would be used for the many trips she would be making.
We have been spreading the word all week of the types of services she provides. We are very much considering taking her to court. I have contacted professional organizations to report her as well. We wanted to post this so that if anyone searches the web on a Riki Anderson, Andrea R. Anderson or Pampered4Paws ..they will get this as a result of their search.
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