US/French married couple, avid pet lovers

About this sitter

We are a married couple living in France since 2020. Marion grew up in Dordogne (France), passionate about equine ethology and riding horses since she was a kid (practiced Klaus Hempling's methods on her trotter horse, competed nationally in endurance with Arabian horses at 14yo), currently works remotely for an international NGO after a career as a journalist in South America. Dave is an independent artist/musician (born and raised in the US by Ecuadorian parents) and co-manages his digital record label. We also produce and host a show together on the Los Angeles-based radio Dublab. We have done some woofing on French farms in order to gain experience in gardening with the ultimate goal of having our own farm with plenty of animals. We both work remotely so we are 24/7 at home, except for the daily stroll(s) and weekly grocery shopping.

Why they want to house sit

We've found that house-sitting is the best way we can spend time with pets until we find our future home, settle down, and can have our own. We prefer longer house sittings (1+ month).

Their experience

We have extensive experience in house sitting both in the US and now in the French countryside. A non-exhaustive list of pets we've been taking care of since we've been back in France: a Basset Hound pup and 2 retired horses; a dozen of Shetland ponies; 5 cows, 1 dog, 3 cats, and 5 kittens; 23 Caussenarde sheep & kids; 2 young and energetic Brittany Spaniels; 2 lovely senior felines.

What can they bring to the assignment

Pet love, yard work maintenance and gardening (Marion trained in agroforestry). Marion can also help train horses with R+ methods with parsimonious riding if needed (because of back pain).