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 and will be back for a 2nd housesit soon with Adam next time.

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!