🐕 Trevor
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Aug. 2024
10 days |
Wooferences
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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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!
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."
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. |
ReferencesThese reviews represent over a decade house- and petsitting internationally. Some homeowners have even graciously agreed to be available for your questions; we can provide contact information for them upon request.
Here you will also find a few positive reviews from our time volunteering via help exchanges. Additionally, for many years we were also each avid CouchSurfers (both as traveling guests and hosting others ourselves). See those many testimonials here.
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