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Preferred locations
Sydney, Central Coast, Hunter Valley, North Coast, South Coast, Brisbane, South Eastern, Central, Central Coast (Qld), Northern QLD, Adelaide, Mid North, South, Spencer Gulf, West Coast, Perth, S.E & Central, S. Western
Additional Info
Non smoker
About
Introduction
We are a semi-retired couple looking forward to caring for your pets and home while you are away. In our life together, 44 years, we have loved and cared for five dogs and were blessed that they each lived over 11 years as part of our family. We are Internet professionals and can work from anywhere as long as we have an Internet connection. This allows your pets to become familiar and comfortable with us as we are present everyday during the house sit.
We really enjoy house and pet sitting having just completed 152 weeks of 190 weeks caring for large and small dogs as well as many different breeds of cats throughout the world. Being on the road for over three years, we have expanded our experience in handling challenges (of the house as well as the pet kind) in many countries far from the borders of home. From short to long term, we are very interested in meeting you and your pets and caring for what matters to you most.
Why we want to house sit
We love to experience what is unique and special about each place where we house and pet sit. Shopping at local farmer and flea markets, engaging vendors in conversation about the area or letting them practice their English, and especially, meeting the friends and neighbors of the homeowners who become our neighbors and acquaintances for the time we stay in each city, town or village are our fondest memories.
What we bring to the assignment / relevant experience
We are formally trained and certified in Pet First Aid and Pet CPR. We have lived and maintained homes in a variety of climates, from the snow of Colorado to the heat of Florida and internationally in Uruguay. Having lived in so many places, we understand the apprehension of allowing someone unfamiliar to live in your home while you travel and we will respect and care for your home as if it is our own. We are computer savvy and use technology, such as Skype video calls, Apple Face Time, WhatsApp text messaging, as well as emails and regular phone calls, to keep the homeowners updated while they are away if they desire.
We use our homeowner experience and acquired organizational skills to provide the homeowner with detailed checklists for preparing their home for the house sitters prior to leaving. We provide an authorization form for veterinarian care while your pet is in our care and an additional authorization form to show we are the house sitters you have selected to be in your home, taking care of your pets while you are away, should anyone question our presence in your absence. We look forward to each new and exciting experience that house and pet sitting offers us and hope to meet you and your pets very soon. (We will also provide references, and police reports whenever requested.)