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Melbourne, Northern Vic

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References available, Police check available, Non smoker, Experience with Domestic Animals, Experience with Farm Animals

About

Professional teacher, age 58, clean, non-smoker, no children. I am here several times per year, as I work in Macau. At this stage, I will be returning to Victoria full time after teaching internationally..

I am the fur parent of a Domestic Short Hair Ginger cat named Ginny who was a timid rescue and now owns the house - often found sleeping on his back, legs akimbo !! Also we have Hilda the Golden Retriever.

I have regular sits and hope to be able to help you out if needed. I have been a house sitter for many years for people on this site and externally to this site. I love to look after pets and would care for your home and garden as if it was my own. I have a full police clearance which is required in order to be registered as a teacher in Australia, and no criminal record. I love cycling and simply reading a good book in a relaxing garden with the dog or cat. I have also been a home owner.

I have cared for modern and older homes with antiques and artefacts. The home owners have been so pleased with the way in which the home is cared for, and indeed the pets. I keep in contact via email during the stay if required, and send pics of the happy pets. I have had to care for pets on medication with tablets / eye drops etc, and this is not a problem. All previous house sits continue to call me prior to looking for a sitter. I have taken pets to their usual vet as required during some sits and owners have been very pleased.

I have multiple sits where I have previously sat and the owners want me back, which I feel quite proud of. In fact some neighbours have asked me to sit for them whilst I have been on a house sit !!.

I can supply details of previous house sits and my references are available on this site. To contact me prior to school holidays, use WhatsApp and the number +61 424 817 908 or email via this site, or I am able to Zoom video call as well.

Best regards and I look forward to helping you out.

David

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Rachael Dullahide (23/01/2023)

David and Jane were amazing. They looked after our house, cat and elderly dog with great care. David sent regular updates and photos of them out on walks or chilling on the couch. Our dog is a very old mastiff and has mobility issues. David handled his medication and safety really well. It was really easy to communicate and the house was immaculate (much more than normal!). David even grabbed some milk and bread as we were getting in late so we would have breakfast in the morning. It made our holiday so much better to know our animals were safe at home. I can’t recommend them enough and it was a really positive experience.

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Shari Loudon (11/07/2022)

David did a wonderful job of minding our cat Clara and our home for two weeks. He sent photos of Clara, watered our plants, collected our mail and left the house spotless. David is friendly and easygoing, but very diligent about caring for animals.

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Rachael Dullahide (07/01/2019)

David looked after our demanding cat koko for 2.5 weeks in Melbourne when we went on holiday and he was the perfect housesitter. We met beforehand and koko was pretty impressed. Communication with David was easy and he kept us in frequent contact when we were away with photo updates. He handled our cat tracking device easily so was able to ensure koko was out and about the neighbourhood safely, despite my spelling mistake on the password! David was kind enough to collect our parcels from up the road (it was birthday season!) and handled our cantankerous heating. When it broke down he survived with our 1 little heater and organised our agents to get it fixed (or process of) before we got back. The house was left clean and tidy. Could not recommend David more highly!

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Adele and Peter (08/07/2018)

We highly recommend Dave as the house was well looked after, our dog Toby enjoyed his company and was walked every day. David was great as he sent regular photo’s to us of Toby having fun. The house was so clean on our return you would not have known anyone stayed there. We will certainly be asking Dave to look after our dog and home in the future.

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Lyle and Lana (10/05/2018)

David looked after our very shy rescue cat (and our home) for a week. We came back to a happy and relaxed cat, and all was great with the house too. The kids loved getting David's regular updates and photos of Clara. Happy to speak with anyone wanting a reference for David.

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Rachael (07/04/2018)

We're very pleased that we used David for our first house sitting experience in Melbourne. We're new to the city and our two dogs have separation anxiety so we had a specific set of training methods we were doing up until we left. We met with David and really appreciated his flexibility to meet our needs - we found him incredibly reliable and friendly! It makes such a difference to know that you can trust someone in your house to take care of the things you care about and David did just that. I have no hesitation recommending him to look after anyone's home.

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Tracey and Matt (06/01/2014)

To any home-owner looking for a great house sitter: David Bullock house sat for us in November/December 2013. I'm embarrassed but grateful to say that our house was cleaner when we got back than when we left home. He looked after our Great Dane very well and did a great job with everything else we had asked of him. I had been a little nervous of using a stranger to look after our house and dog but upon meeting David I was reassured and wouldn't hesitate to ask him again. You are welcome to contact me on 0407322673 to confirm details. Lorraine Glenister

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Lorraine and Steve Glenister (20/12/2013)

David kindly dog/house sat for us for 4 days. We had only met once beforehand but I had no hesitation in leaving my dog in his care. He obviously loves animals and he left both my dog and house exactly as he had found them! I would have been hard pressed to find anything that indicated he had even been there! He texted me while we were away, and even sent a photo for me, which was lovely! I confidently recommend David, as being both house and dog caring.

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Alan and Tereza Holley (09/11/2013)

Our first experience of Housesitting was the most wonderfull experience solely due to the professionalism and dedication of our sitter David Bullock who sat for our 3 dogs and cat during a 3 week period at the end of September/begining of October 2013. David is extremely house proud and the animals adore him. In fact he trained both the cat and one dog in house rules that have escaped us to date which now make our lives so much easier. David kept in contact with us during our vacation sending regular photographs of our pets and updates on how everything was. We were so confirtable with David that were able to really enjoy the vacation without having the worry of our pets wellbeing at home. I am pleased to say we have found a friend in David that we hope will be available to us many more housesits into the future. I would highly recommend David for housesits into the future.

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Patricia & Jim Douglas (22/10/2013)

We had a month in the UK and David cared for our two precious cats and our home. From the moment David arrived we felt reassured and confident that we had the right person for our cats. David kept in touch with us and gave us frequent updates on how the cats were. He responded quickly when one of the cats had an eye infection. David took the cat to the vets and administered medication. On our return both cats were well and happy and the house and garden was tidy and clean (even the grass cut and the kettle on for a cup of tea!). Thank you David and we are happy to provide a verbal testimonial to anyone lucky enough to have you house sit for them.

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Beverley Allen (06/10/2013)

Dave has house sat on a number of occasions and has always left my place as he found it, or even cleaner! Dave absolutely adores my cat “Brad”, and is always excited to see him again and gives him lots of attention. I would highly recommend Dave as a house sitter, he will love your pets and look after your home, as he has done at my place.

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Elizabeth Mann (14/09/2013)

I can highly recomend David Bullock for house sitting, he is reliable, adores animals and will look after your house beautifully.

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Christine Bowden (22/07/2013)

David has been a regular house and pet sitter for us over the last couple of years. We have a home in Camberwell with Bowen, a 15 year old Terrier and Cuddie, a 12-year-old cat. It is a testament to his kindness that our cat, which is timid with strangers, jumps on his lap when he arrives to house sit. David treats our home and pets with respect – the house is spotless when we return, the pets are happy and the garden is neat and tidy. The neighbours who are long time friends report no parties or inappropriate use of our home. We highly recommend that you use David to house and pet sit – our neighbours have also acquired his services! We can be contacted on 0433240020 if needed. Mark and Julie Collins, Camberwell.

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Mark and Julie Collins (02/07/2013)

David Bullock is a reliable, honest, clean house-sitter whom I would recommend to any prospective clients. He house-sat for me on many occasions and minded my pets also. On return I found the house as I had left it and the pets happy and well-cared for. Kelsey Baillie Hobart. 0417578732

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Kelsey Baillie (22/06/2013)

David has looked after our house and dogs a couple of times, we would not hesitate to recommend him. Our dogs home and garden were beautifully cared for. In short higly recommended. Anne & Alan Nettley

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Alan Nettley (21/06/2013)

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN I was extremely fortunate in meeting Mr Dave Bullock in November 2012 when he offered to take care of my large property and two cocker spaniel dogs while I escaped for a well earned holiday. Dave is a very likeable person who is a true gem for any prospective House Owner needing a reliable and honest person to care take their property. He is tidy and extremely capable in taking care of the inside of a house and a `almost expert' in gardening tasks. I cannot say enough about this young man. I would be only too pleased to recommend him to any house owner who needs peace of mind while absent from their home. I just hope he will be available to house sit in Bright in the future. Yours sincerely Annie Smart Bright Victoria

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Annie Smart (21/06/2013)

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