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Preferred locations
Melbourne
Additional Info
References available, Police check available, Non smoker, Experience with Domestic Animals, Experience with Farm Animals
About
We are a 31 and 34 year old non-smoking clean couple who love animals, particularly cats and dogs, and will look after your home and pets as if it were our own. We are caring, reliable, trustworthy, experienced and friendly. We both work from home full time so we are the ideal couple for pets that are used to company during the day.
Who we are:
Hi I’m Isabelle and I have lived in Melbourne my whole life. Kjol is my partner and he is from Anchorage, Alaska. We would love to look after your home!
Kjol and I met 6 years ago when my friend and I were doing a road trip around the US. We now live in Melbourne permanently. I work full time from home as a project support officer and Kjol also works full time from home but in IT. This is particular great for those pets that need extra company throughout the day. We are both reliable, responsible, friendly and love animals.
Experience:
We have been house sitting full time for almost 4 years and love it! We have house sat for over a dozen different families, both long term and short term house sits. Many of these have been return house sits. We both grew up with a variety of pets, I have had dogs, chickens and rabbits, and Kjol has grown up with dogs, cats, and lizards. We've both had small and large dogs and I have grown up with one dog that had anxiety so understand these particular needs. We've also had adopted dogs from the shelter so understand dogs with various needs.
We both love the outdoors particularly going for walks on the beach or in parks. We can also be home bodies and love watching shows together, reading and Kjol is a great artist so loves drawing.
Having grown up with a big backyard and a very enthusiastic gardener for a mum, her green thumb has definitely rubbed off on me and I love looking after gardens.
Why we house sit:
We have been house sitting for almost 2 years and absolutely love it! One of the main reasons we want to house sit is our love of animals and the importance of a good house sitter to look after our loved ones! We have had a personal experience with this and the importance of a caring house sitter to look after our pets and their health. When Kjol’s family was going to Costa Rica for a semester their house sitter fell through. Their new one was allergic to cats and didn’t tell the family and instead locked the kitten in a room for most of the time. Poor Kaos has never been the same again! We treat all animals as if they were our and this comes from our love of animals. We love cuddles particularly when they are up for it or just enjoy their company.
We are also at a stage in our lives were in the next few years we would like to buy our own home. House sitting has given us the opportunity to live in different types of homes and areas as Melbourne is pretty new to Kjol.
So please feel free to get in touch. Kjol and I would love to look after your home. We can provide a police check and references on request and would be more than happy to meet you before the house sit. Hope to hear from you soon.
Isabelle and Kjol