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Paul & Janet

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Preferred Locations: Melbourne, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast
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References available, Police check available, Non Smoker
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About

Hi, I'm Paul and I am now retired after finishing my career as a Town Planner working in Local Government. My wife (Janet) has also recently retired from her job as a Special needs Teacher’s Aide. We own our home and have lived on the beautiful Sunshine Coast for over 20 years after living in Melbourne. However we love to travel and experience new places! Our 3 children have grown up and have moved to live in other parts of Australia.



We have had 2 dogs, a Cocker Spaniel (Bella) and an Australian Terrier (Ziggy). Bella lived to 13 years and Ziggy to 11 years. We both shared the “doggy duties” of daily walking, feeding and medicating. We also had a cat (Maisie) who lived lived to the very old age of 21. We like to do house siting as it provides us the opportunity to care and have the company of animals and to help home owners have the peace of mind that their pets and home will be well cared for while they are away.



We have done many house sits in the past few years in different parts of Australia. We have looked after cats, dogs, chooks, birds and other fury animals. Part of the house sitting duties, of course, involves keeping the host's home and garden neat and tidy. We have used house sitters ourselves to look after our pets and home when we have taken a holiday in recent years.



We are house and garden proud and understand what is required to take care of your home and your pets.



We are both non-smokers. References are available on this site for you to read . A Police check and other references can be supplied upon request.



Looking forward to hearing from you!

Paul & Janet's References(12)

Parmesh - Brisbane, QLD

25 Jun 2018
House Sitting Reference - Parmesh-May 2016.doc.docx 12 KB

Karen - Williamstown, VIC

25 Jun 2018
House sit ref from Karen Griffiths,Willianstown.docx 11 KB

Asha Eapen

KEW EAST, VIC
17 Jun 2025
We were so lucky to have Paul & Janet housesit for us and look after our cat, Ivy. They were incredibly professional, thoughtful, and caring from start to finish. They kept in regular contact, sent lots of lovely photos throughout our trip, and asked all the right questions to make sure Ivy's routine stayed consistent and comfortable. It gave us so much peace of mind knowing Ivy was in such capable hands. When we returned, the house was immaculate—they clearly treated our home with the utmost respect and care. We wouldn’t hesitate to have them back again and are very happy to recommend them to anyone looking for reliable, attentive house and pet sitters!
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Louise Heywood

5 Feb 2024
Paul and Janet, have just spent the past 2 weeks looking after our three cats and our home while we were away. It is the first time I have done this so was quite nervous about it but Janet and Paul had done it before and came to our first (online) meeting prepared with lots of questions, which put my mind at ease that they knew what they were doing. They arrived on time on the assigned day and took notes as I showed them around, and I had also prepared some detailed instructions so everyone knew what was expected. We got regular updates and photos of the cats and Janet and Paul even bought more cat food when it ran out and refused the offer of me to transfer the money to do this. The house was clean and well looked after and the plants alive, despite it being a very hot period, and the cats seemed very content. I would recommend them as house sitters to others.
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Peter Komsta

7 Jan 2024
Paul and Janet were amazing and did a great job looking after our little cat and house over Xmas 2023. We’d highly recommend them.
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Robyn Pooley

12 Apr 2023
Paul and Janet are very committed and trusted house sitters. They cared for our garden and outdoors during challenging weather, a very hot and dry period of time . We returned after 4 weeks away to find our garden in better condition than when we left. It was flourishing. They treated our house with respect and I found it as we left it and immaculately clean. Paul and Janet's communication throughout the house sit and the process weeks leading up to the sit was outstanding. We felt confident and reassured leaving our home in their cable hands. Thanks Paul and Janet and best of luck in the future. ?I have no hesitation in recommending Paul and Janet as house sitters.
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Sarah Elkins

3 Nov 2022
Paul and Janet are 5 Star house sitters! They looked after our pets with love and care and sent updates, including photos, at regular intervals. I am not sure if I imagined this or not, but upon my return my place cleaner than when I left! Everything went like clockwork and Paul and Janet were an absolute pleasure to deal with. If you want your pets and your place in good hands and you want peace of mind while you are away, look no further! I cannot recommend Paul and Janet highly enough. Thank you for being such wonderful house sitters :)
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Dallas Wilmot

25 Jan 2022
I can't recommend Paul & Janet highly enough. Paul & Janet looked after our cat and fish whilst we took a 10 day get-away. We frequently made contact during the 10 days via text messages. Photos of our cat and fish were shared and showed happy little creatures. Arrival home was a beautiful surprise! Fresh flowers, a clean house and happy pets was much appreciated. If you need a house-sitter, Paul and Janet make a great team!
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Richard Struthers

22 Jul 2019
Paul and Janet took care of dog Strike for four days earlier this month.. Paul and Janet were both very friendly, courteous and took care of Strike and our house. It was very clean when we returned! They both asked lots of questions and were very thorough which was great. I would highly recommend them again!
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Donna Rojas

3 May 2019
Paul and Janet took care of our cats, chicken and elderly dog for 3 weeks as well as our garden. Paul and Janet were friendly, professional and took care of our pets and home beautifully. They both asked lots of questions before the pet sit, sent us updates and photos while we were away and we came home to happy pets and a very clean house. As we had never organised a house sitter before we were a bit nervous but we were very comfortable with Paul and Janet. I have no hesitation recommending Paul and Janet!
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lauren

30 Jul 2018
Paul and Janet looked after our two young, needy, energetic cats while we were on holiday last week. As we live in Sydney we didn't get a chance to meet Paul and Janet face to face but had a few conversations over the phone before we left and it was very evident even over the phone that our cats would be in great hands. Paul was very thorough with his questions and clearly has a lot a of experience with cats! We left to go on holiday feeling very relaxed that our home and kitties were in the best hands and Paul and Janet didn't disappoint. During our trip they kept in touch over the phone and email with photos of the cats who looked like they didn't even know we had left. We came back to a home that was more spotless than when we left and to two extremely chilled out, very fluffy cats who had clearly had clearly been very very well looked after. I have been using housesitter's for over 3 years and Paul and Janet are up there with the best experiences we have had to date, I would highly recommend them to other pet owners!
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Vlad Jurkiw

25 Jun 2018
1st time we used happyhousesitters and were lucky enough to have Paul and Janet look after our house and pets whilst we were away for 5 weeks. They did a great job looking after chooks, pidgeons and dog. The house was clean, the dog bathed and house as we left it. Can’t recommend them more highly.
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