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Couple available for pet-sitting
Canada
Testimonials
They have 3 testimonials (view below)
Pet experience
Dog(s), Cat(s), Horse/Donkey(s), Chicken(s), Fish, Rabbit(s), Tortoise/Turtle(s), Guinea pig(s), Pig(s), Farm animal(s)
Police check
They don't have a police check
Availability
From: 2 May 2024
Until: 31 Dec 2025
Occupation
Retiree
References
They don't have referees/references
About this sitter
We are an honest, reliable, quiet retired couple. We love pet/house sitting, as it is the best way to spend time with animals and take care of a home. Something we miss, as we are traveling in our early retirement.
Why they want to house sit
We enjoy animals, I've always had a dog or a cat my entire life. With traveling, it is hard to own a pet now. House-sitting is an excellent way to get to enjoy spending time with dogs, cat, chickens, donkeys, sheep, ducks, pigs (we have experience woofing and workaways).
Their experience
We have the following experience:
1 - Hobby farm of 30 chickens, a dog and a cat.
2 - Turkey farm including suckling cows and sheep.
3 - Housesit with 2 dogs, 2 cats and 3 chickens, and a garden.
4 - A housesit with 2 donkeys, a dog, 3 cats, 5 ducks and a lovely garden area.
5 - Organic Farm with 7 polytunnels, plus 9 sheep, 3 pigs, 3 ducks and 5 chicken.
6 - My partner also has 4 months working on a dairy farm.
What can they bring to the assignment
When we are pet sitting, it's about your pets and your home. We are not there to tour around. We love to walk, your dog(s) will not go without getting out and about. Your pets will love all the attention they get from us. Your garden will be looked after.
Last updated:
2 May 2024
Available to house sit
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, North East Asia, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, South East Asia, South Korea, South Pacific, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam
Availability dates
From: 2 May 2024
Until: 31 Dec 2025
Do they charge?
They don't charge for house sitting services
Membership
MindMyHouse member since 2022
Personal details
Age: 46-55 years old
Family status:
Couple
Total sits
Total completed house sits: 2
References
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About this house sitter
MindMyHouse member since April 2022
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Testimonials
Super couple
Celina and Derrick are a lovely, interesting couple who took great care of our animals. Celina kept in touch with me to easy my worries about leaving several ageing animals. Unfortunately they had to take my elderly cat to be put to sleep, I felt very bad that they found themselves in this situation. But she reassured me and they stayed with, and comforted, him right to the end. For which I am very grateful. The house was well looked after and there was even a meal waiting for us the day we came home! We would be very happy to have them house sit for us again in the future. Thank you Celina and Derrick
sue, France, 1 May 2024
Fabulous house-sitters
We are delighted that Celina and Derrick contacted us after seeing our request for house-sitters earlier this year. We were planning an important family holiday so reliability was essential. The months before we were due to go away we were in regular communication about dates of arrival and travel plans so we were confident they would be here when we needed them. They embraced our animals, house, garden and land with gusto and we were able to leave for our holiday knowing that our home and pets were in safe and capable hands. Celina and Derrick went over and above our expectations of house-sitters and voluntarily mowed our extensive grass areas, strimmed our footpaths and weeded some of our gravel areas during their time here; for that we are really grateful. Derrick is also very practical and good at problem solving and had restrung the electric fence around our donkeys before we'd left, and mended the strimmer before our return. Although they didn’t have a car and we are located 8km from the closest shop, they used our bikes for shopping and exploring the local area. Celina's pulled pork meal the night before we left was delicious and much appreciated. We really enjoyed meeting them both and hearing about their travels and travel plans to come and we hope that we see them again sometime.
Joy, France, 7 Jun 2023
Super housesitters!
We are very grateful to have had Celina and Derek as housesitters. They are a very kind and nice couple, super helpful and animal lovers. The dogs loved them, they took a lot of long walks with them. They took very good care of the garden and the house, they also did some works, Derek is a real handyman. super super recommended!
sofia, Italy, 4 Sep 2022