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Well-traveled, masters-educated, clean, non-smoking, and responsible home owners & pet lovers. Experienced in sitting for family/friends and professionally. Open to domestic & international opportunities (as a COUPLE)

United States

Testimonials

They have 4 testimonials (view below)

Pet experience

Dog(s), Cat(s), Horse/Donkey(s), Chicken(s), Bird(s), Fish, Rabbit(s), Tortoise/Turtle(s), Guinea pig(s), Rodent(s), Pig(s), Goat(s), Reptile(s), Farm animal(s), Other animal(s)

Police check

They have a police check

Availability

From: 24 Aug 2024
Until: 30 Apr 2027

Occupation

Part-time Therapist & Consultant

References

They have referees/references (view below)

About this sitter

We are a part-time remote therapist and consultant couple, with a passion for nature, travel, home architecture, and animals. We’re seeking to serve individuals, couples, and families in need of reliable, kind, responsible, and trustworthy house sitters. We prefer long sits, but we’re open to short sits if the circumstances are right. We’re both fully vaccinated and quadruple boosted. We’re both non-smokers and can do basic plant and home care, as well as manage other workers, if needed. We’ve completed background checks via FBI and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for Global Entry & TSA Precheck, which allows us to travel efficiently anywhere in the world home owners may need us.

Why they want to house sit

We want to house sit because we love taking good care of people’s homes and pets while we travel the world. Over the past few decades, we’ve thoroughly enjoyed house sitting for family and friends, as well as in a professional capacity. House sitting allows us to give home owners peace of mind while they’re away, comfort and care for animals (if they have them), as well as offset some of our own travel-related costs. It’s a win-win-win situation for all people, property, and pets involved.

Their experience

We’ve had pets of our own (dogs, cats, bunnies, hamsters, gerbils, fish, etc.), as well as cared for animals of friends and family during day visits and long-term house sits. We've also volunteered at local animal shelters and completed house sits that were paid, reimbursed, and unpaid, depending on specific circumstances. We’ve owned and cared for our own houses for over 15 years, so we’re familiar with property maintenance. We have clean driving records and consider ourselves very responsible drivers.

What can they bring to the assignment

People would describe us as excellent communicators, who are mature, kind, organized, friendly, caring, and respectful of people's property, pets, and privacy. We have experience socializing animals, training them (upon special request), and looking after their overall wellbeing [feeding, cleaning, walking, playing with, petting, brushing, giving meds, etc.]. We’ll give your pets *tons* of time and attention if they want it. Our flexible schedules allow us to pack up and go on house-sitting assignments with relative ease. We look forward to hearing from you, and, if we mutually determine we’re a superb fit, having the opportunity to sit for you.

~Jen & Jay

Last updated: 24 Aug 2024

Available to house sit

Africa, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burma, Cambodia, Canada, Caribbean, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Middle East, Monaco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, North East Asia, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South East Asia, South Korea, South Pacific, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam

Availability dates

From: 24 Aug 2024
Until: 30 Apr 2027

Do they charge?

They sometimes charge for house sitting services

Membership

MindMyHouse member since 2022

Personal details

Age: 36-45 years old
Family status: Couple

Total sits

Total completed house sits: 3

Testimonials

Amazing housesitters!

Jen and Jay are an amazing house-sitting couple! They are very quick to initiate and respond to communication, they bought their flights early on, giving me confidence that they were committed, and they handled whatever came up during the housesit by communicating and problem-solving. We really appreciated the daily photos and videos, giving us not only reassurance that our cats were safe, but very loved and played with! We have never seen our cats so comfortable and attached to a housesitter like they were to Jen and Jay, warming up to them instantly. Our home was clean and well cared for when we arrived home. They used our care while away and were very responsible. Our cats loved them so much we re-booked them for another house-sit less than a month after being home!

Jill, United States, 6 Jan 2024

  • Tidy
  • Organised
  • Good at pet care
  • Reliable
  • Kept in contact
  • Friendly

Amazing house sitters! Thoughtful, communicative, trustworthy, and so fun. Would absolutely

We had the best experience with Jen and Jay. They immediately felt like friends, and we are grateful that they were here caring for our cats. We have a very annoying, demanding cat (Dexter) who needs to spend time outside and when he doesnt get enough time, he howls and bangs on the doors and pees by the doors. They were so kind and patient with him the whole time. We loved receiving all of the photos and videos of our babies, especially after they were able to make friends with our shyest cat. They were both super communicative (we had a WhatsApp group chat) and were so thoughtful. There was a pretty bad storm when they lost power for a day, and they assessed the house for damage, sending us photos so we could coordinate with our handyman to come fix things. One day, we even had to ask them to dig through some files to find our son's birth certificate so I could send it in with a school application. They were fabulous and we are glad we got to spend one night with them when we got back. We had so much to talk about and wished we could have spent more time together, tbh. Was seriously impressed by everything with Jen and Jay. The house was in beautiful shape when we came home, and they even made us welcome home brownies. HOW SWEET. Do not hesitate to have Jen and Jay housesit for yall!!!

Ashley, United States, 2 Apr 2023

  • Tidy
  • Organised
  • Good at pet care
  • Reliable
  • Kept in contact
  • Friendly

Jen and Jay were fantastic!

Jen and Jay had excellent communication throughout their entire stay at my home with my cat. They kept me updated (with pictures!) their entire stay without me having to ask. My cat enjoyed having them here so much that he has been sitting outside their bedroom door waiting for them to come play with him... he is sad they had to leave! They stayed in my home several days after I returned and I really enjoyed getting to spend time with them and get to know them. They are both very friendly and easy to talk with. They even bought him a new toy and washed and dried the bedsheets before leaving. I highly recommend having Jen and Jay as pet/house sitters!

Kathryn, United States, 6 Jan 2023

  • Good at pet care
  • Reliable
  • Kept in contact
  • Friendly

Wonderful experience with Jen and Jay!

Jen and Jay were great guests in our home and for our cat. Communication before, during (and after!) was just great. We were able to coordinate airport pickups and drop offs for us both and able to spend some time with them in our home before we left. Their care and compassion to our (special needs!) cat was amazing. The kitty was given great care, attention and lots of petting. They were great with her meds and even coordinated with us when the cat took a slight turn downhill. It was a great peace of mind to know that our cat was getting such great care. We returned to a clean and tidy house - complete with fresh homemade brownies and hummus for us! What a treat!

KEN, United States, 6 Nov 2022

  • Tidy
  • Organised
  • Good at pet care
  • Reliable
  • Kept in contact
  • Friendly

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About this house sitter

MindMyHouse member since March 2022