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House sit required for 3 bedroom townhouse in Yarraville whilst I am on holidays.

The house is walking distance to public transport, Yarraville Village, walking trails, a golf course and parks. The house sit also requires looking after my 11 year old Jack Russell x Hamish.

I am looking for clean living, reliable, animal loving house sitter/s who will look after my home like it is their own and will spend quality time with Hamish. The house sitter/s must be non-smokers.

The house is a nice sized 3 bedroom townhouse over 3 levels with a large terrace on the 3rd floor where you can watch the sunrise whilst overlooking the city . The house is newly built and has air-conditioning/heating, a large terrace and a small yard.

Pets & farm animals

Hamish is an 11 year old Jack Russell/Chihuahua/Maltese/Shih Tzu X - he loves meeting people, long walks with plenty of time to sniff and explore, destroying all squeakers, kongs stuffed with treats and pat'n'cuddles. He is affectionate, loving and pretty low maintenance.<br /><br />Whilst he is getting on in age, Hamish is boisterous, energetic and not afraid to express his opinion. But he is also very well behaved and responds well to commands - he even understands left and right when being walked and you want him to turn a particular direction. Hamish loves being brushed and I generally do it every week or so, depending on how rough he is looking. He will be freshly groomed prior to the house sit. <br /><br />Hamish is fed food that I prepare myself, I will leave an ample supply for the house sitter.

House Tasks

I require the house sitter/s to:<br /><br />* Attend to normal household duties such as vacuuming, mopping, dusting, bathroom/toilet cleaning, fridge cleaning, oven cleaning etc.<br />* Walk Hamish daily (weather depending - I don't want him walked if it is too hot (30 degrees plus) and he won't walk if it's raining<br />* Provide regular updates/videos/photos of Hamish<br /><br />* Note that the house is newly built and the garden has not yet been landscaped, however, I am hoping to have this done prior to May, so some monitoring of the garden will be required (it will be irrigated, and planted with natives, so it will mostly be a case of turning on the drippers for a period of time IF it hasn't been raining)