Category: Care - Anxiety - Peace Paws Petsitting

Chiang Mai, Thailand with Scruffy

11/26/2025

🐈‍⬛ Scruffy

Sept. - Nov. 2025
8 weeks

Nov. 2024
2 weeks

Oct. 2024
1 week

First sit: While we were in Chiang Mai, Adam filled in on an emergency housesit at the last minute because their original petsitter canceled. Scruffy is an older cat who loves sun-bathing and eating. He is on a special diet to lose some of his chonkiness, but the automatic feeder made feeding time easy and straight-forward. Scruffy was really shy at first, but warmed up with cuddles soon after. The pet parents were so pleased with things that they asked Adam back for another two week sit. Scruffy is such a sweet cat; it was a pleasure to care for him! The owners gave the keys to their car to use freely, but Adam did not use it once. Still, it’s good to have access to transport in case of an emergency and the trust is appreciated! All of the money left for emergencies was thankfully unneeded as well. Hope to see you again, Scruffy!

Third sit: 2 months. We love Scruffy so much!

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Hua Hin, Thailand with Nitro

3/24/2025

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🐕 Nitro

Mar. 7 - 21, 2025
2 weeks

We had the pleasure of caring for Nitro, an energetic and intelligent Belgian Malinois, for two weeks in Hua Hin. Following the owner’s instructions, we took his car each morning and evening to a nearby reservoir where Nitro could run and play. Despite his boundless energy, Nitro was incredibly well-behaved and had excellent recall. Although we usually prefer to keep dogs on a lead, we felt confident allowing him off-leash, as the owner requested, and he never strayed far.

During our visits to the reservoir, we also looked after a local soi dog the owner had been feeding. She was initially shy, but by the third day she would sprint over to greet us, eager to play alongside Nitro. It turns out that she had recently given birth to two puppies, whom she introduced us to after a few days. We quickly grew attached to her. She and the other soi dogs were being cared for by multiple locals who brought food regularly. We had the urge to take her home though we don’t even have a stable home as traveling petsitters.

All in all, it was a smooth housesit with good communication - we enjoyed caring for Nitro and would happily petsit for him again!

Sometimes homeowners don't manage to leave a formal review, but may still send us kind messages like this:

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Bangkok, Thailand with Scout and Nala

3/21/2025

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🐕 Scout
🐕 Nala

March 2025
1 week

Dec. 14, 2024 - Jan. 5, 2025
3 weeks

I (Lianne) planned a trip with my parents around SE Asia, Nov-Jan. The pet parent, Leandri, welcomed my parents to join on this 3-week housesit. It was a win-win for us and the dogs because it helped relieve some of their anxiety around new people. These dogs are young, energetic, and sweet puppies and must be handled with care since they are anxious and reactive. Leandri put in a lot of effort training them, so we were careful to maintain their consistent routine. This cheeky duo tried to push boundaries for us sitters. While we spoiled them with love, we didn't let them slip! (Yes that means no jumping on the bed, Nala.) The first night they were terrified of us and barked a lot; I was worried they wouldn't like us. However by the second day, we gained their trust. They were always by my side and loved cuddles. As asked, I drove Leandri's car to the park for long walks every weekend. I was nervous to drive in Bangkok, but it ended up being okay. Leandri's flight was delayed by two days unexpectedly, but I was able to rearrange my plans to stay with the dogs for the extra time. It's important to consider situations like this and be prepared for such incidents. We like these dogs so much we visited Leandri and the dogs several times since leaving the housesit. Adam later joined Lianne for a second housesit with these two.

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Singapore with Trevor

8/28/2024

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🐕 Trevor

Aug. 2024
10 days

Our week+ with Trevor the mini schnauzer in Singapore went by too quickly! He is incredibly lovable, gentle, and smart, but perhaps a bit anxious. He loves humans and we loved giving him all of the attention! Two walks a day, brushing teeth and fur, bathing, following feeding and sleeping schedule, etc. He's easy to love! We really appreciate the thoughtfulness and communicative homeowners who got us a hotel the night before and booked us transport to our next destination. Their regular dog walker also came to walk Trevor one morning because the homeowner wanted to give us a 'day off'. The homeowners scheduled their travels around our available dates too. These gestures are not an expectation at all, but they made us feel welcome and appreciated! We anticipate we'll petsit for him again one day! We are always hoping to form relationships such that we have repeat clients, which is what is happening as we get asked to come back often. We are the luckiest to be able to do this!

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Collingswood, New Jersey, USA with Juliet and Gatsby

2/24/2024

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🐕 Juliet
🐕 Gatsby

Feb. 2024
8 days

I (Lianne) did 3 daily check-ins for two dogs over 8 days (morning, afternoon, and night). I took them for walks twice a day, let them out back, washed ears, brushed teeth, changed diapers, fed, and of course lots of playtime and cuddles! As a stranger, I was unfamiliar with their normal behavior, but I sensed the Yorkie was feeling anxious from being away from the owner - I know how loyal and social these breeds especially are! With the owner's approval, I brought my computer to their home to work where I can spend more time with the dogs (they loved sitting on my lap!) than three 15-20-minute visits as requested. Enjoyed caring for these two!

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Wentworth Falls (Blue Mountains), New South Wales, Australia with Misty

2/17/2017

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🐩 Misty

Feb. 2017
10 days

We took care of a tiny 12-year-old Maltese Shitzu in a lovely home in the Blue Mountains. We fed and administered medications as per the owner's instructions. It was quite cold at the time, so we made sure to warm her up with blankets and snuggles!

"Thank you Adam and Lianne so much for looking after our home and pet in Wentworth Falls during our holiday, it made it possible for us to go away and have a worry free time knowing Misty (small dog) was lovingly cared for and our home was secure. We were pleased to come home to find everything as we had left it and Misty happy. When we first met you we were comfortable in the thought of having you house care for us and wouldn’t hesitate to welcome you back anytime in the future. The little things like remaking bed, washing linen, bathing Misty, picking up bark and branches just some of the things that made our coming home easy and not have to worry about doing those things ourselves. We would be happy for you to use this letter as a reference for future house sits and we would be pleased to expand on this letter to anyone seeking you to house care for them by phone or email. Many thanks again for your care and best wishes with your travelling."

- Yours sincerely Kris & Marilyn, and of course Misty
Blue Mountains, NSW Australia

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Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia with Jessie, chickens, and a rabbit

10/28/2016

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🐕 Jessie
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Oct. 2016
7 days

We spent a week in a suburban home in the Central Coast feeding the chickens and rabbit as well as taking care of a 12-year-old Border Collie, Jessie, who loves belly rubs and relaxing! Jessie had some anxiety at first, but after about two days, she warmed up to us and we got along great! Adam also did some lawn maintenance.

Adam and Lianne were fantastic. They cared for our chickens and rabbit. They were obviously concerned about our older dog who has separation and anxiety issues. They ensured she was cared for and felt happy with them, a great relief to us whilst on holiday. The house was spotless when we arrived home and they had even baked us some cookies. I highly recommend Lianne and Adam and with them caring for your home and pets you can relax and enjoy your holiday.

- Maria
Central Coast, NSW, Australia

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Wooferences

Chiang Mai, Thailand with Scruffy

Hua Hin, Thailand with Nitro

Bangkok, Thailand with Scout and Nala

Singapore with Trevor

Collingswood, New Jersey, USA with Juliet and Gatsby

Wentworth Falls (Blue Mountains), New South Wales, Australia with Misty

Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia with Jessie, chickens, and a rabbit

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