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Caring, Responsible, Retired Professional Couple

United States

Testimonials

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Pet experience

Dog(s), Cat(s), Chicken(s), Bird(s), Rabbit(s), Tortoise/Turtle(s), Guinea pig(s), Goat(s), Farm animal(s) – We are also well qualified as boat sitters.

Police check

They have a police check

Availability

From: 27 June 2023
Until: 1 May 2024

Occupation

Retired Realtor and ICU Nurse

References

They have referees/references (view below)

About this sitter

We are Robert and Dona, an active, retired professional couple who sold their beautiful home of 20 years in Sedona, Arizona in March of 2020 in order to travel the world. Prior to retiring, Dona was a Registered Nurse, Deputy County Assessor, and personal assistant to a busy woman. Rob was a real estate broker and Director of the Telluride Multiple Listing Service. We were fortunate to have spent our working years in many beautiful places in the US, including Sedona, Arizona; Telluride, Colorado, Whitefish, Montana and Santa Cruz Island, California. We enjoy most all outdoor pursuits, including walking, hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, boating of all kinds, birding, etc. Rob was a sailplane pilot and also enjoys wood carving and painting when he has an appropriate space. After selling our home, we spent 7 months travelling the USA in a motorhome before settling temporarily in mid-coast Maine where we rented a furnished home for the winter of 2020/2021 (This landlord has provided a very complimentary reference letter). Since the summer of 2021, we have completed 17 pet sits totalling over 65 weeks through Trusted Housesitters. We have earned enthusiastic commendations and five star reviews from all of our sits, as well as from landlords and on Air BnB, which we routinely use between sits. As a Realtor, I have worked for clients with high expectations, such as Oprah Winfrey as listing agent for her Telluride home and other properties. We are extremely neat, organized, responsible, and capable of managing most any household situation. We managed an off-the-grid guest ranch on remote Santa Cruz Island off the coast of Santa Barbara, California. Rob has a background in building construction and development and did all the maintenance on a 52 foot yacht we owned and took to Alaska every summer for 8 years. We are Covid responsible and have both been fully vaccinated. We do not smoke and are vegetarian eaters, except for occasional wild-caught seafood. Please consider us to care for your beloved home and pets. We take this job very seriously, and are sure you will not be disappointed!

Why they want to house sit

We enjoy house and pet sitting for the experiences with new pets, different vistas and people while travelling and looking for our next place to settle. As travelling precludes having our own pets, sitting allows us to enjoy other people's pets while staying put for a few weeks between periods of moving around staying in Air BnB's. We have met many interesting and wonderful new friends, including many of our hosts, who we now consider friends and stay in touch with!

Their experience

Having started with Trusted House Sitters (Trustedhousesitters.com) in August 2021, we have now completed 17 house and pet sits totalling over 65 weeks through Trusted Housesitters. These sits entailed 3 weeks caring for a friendly Labradoodle and tiny rescue cat in Salida Colorado; 7 weeks caring for two Whoodles and expansive lawns in a renovated Vermont farmhouse on 30 acres; 6 weeks being companion to a tabby cat in a 7,000 sq. ft. Colorado mountain estate on 50 acres at 9,150 ft. elevation; 1 week watching 2 shy cats in a suburb of Albuquerque, New Mexico; 6 weeks caring for 2 cats and garden in Oxfordshire, UK; 3 weeks watching miniature goats and a rescued feral cat and tending extensive gardens in a remote stone farmhouse in Umbria, Italy; caring for a black lab, a large and complicated natural pool, lawn and gardens in the French Alps, befriending a Red Fox Labrador in an remodelled, stone thatch roofed cottage with extensive gardens in Wiltshire, UK, and keeping two cats company in an Amsterdam flat and most recently, looking after a wonderful cat in his oceanfront home during 3 months of Maine winter. We joined Mind My House.com in addition to TrusterHousesitters.com, but THS has kept us rather occupied so far. Our profile, background check and extensive references can be seen at:

https://www.trustedhousesitters.com/house-and-pet-sitters/united-states/arizona/west-sedona/l/1190231/


What can they bring to the assignment

We have been extremely neat, responsible and trustworthy people throughout our personal lives and professional careers, and will bring these traits with us to your home. We will lovingly care for your pets, keep a very tidy household, regularly communicate with you, and help deal with any issues that might unexpectedly arise in your absence. Please read the extremely complimentary reviews left by previous hosts on THS.

Available to house sit

Canada, Caribbean, United States

Availability dates

From: 27 June 2023
Until: 1 May 2024

Do they charge?

They don't charge for house sitting services

Membership

MindMyHouse member since 2021

Personal details

Age: 66-75 years old
Family status: Couple

Total sits

Total completed house sits: 0

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Last updated: 27 June 2023