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Friendly, Flexible and Responsible House/Pet Sitter
United States
Testimonials
They have 11 testimonials (view below)
Pet experience
Dog(s), Cat(s), Horse/Donkey(s), Chicken(s), Fish, Rabbit(s), Guinea pig(s)
Police check
They have a police check
Availability
From: 14 May 2023
Until: 31 December 2024
Occupation
Not stated
References
They don't have referees/references
About this sitter
I have an empty nest and my availability is wide open. Of course, I love to travel and have been all over the USA and love national parks. I am active, friendly, fun and responsible. I enjoy hiking, recreational biking, reading and love animals. I grew up with animals and our family had a boarding kennel so I am very experienced with animal care. I am a non-smoker.
Why they want to house sit
I enjoy taking care of animals and traveling all areas of the USA so house sitting fits the best of both worlds.
Their experience
Yes. I grew up caring for animals from A to Z. I often care for family and friends animals when needed. Usually they are traveling so I just help them out.
What can they bring to the assignment
You will not have to worry while away because I will follow your details and care of home and pets as instructed. I am very responsible and understand the importance of good quality care.
Last updated:
19 July 2023
Available to house sit
Caribbean, United States
Availability dates
From: 14 May 2023
Until: 31 December 2024
Do they charge?
They don't charge for house sitting services
Membership
MindMyHouse member since 2022
Personal details
Age: 56-65 years old
Total sits
Total completed house sits: 11
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About this house sitter
MindMyHouse member since August 2023
Sitemap
MindMyHouse.com – https://www.mindmyhouse.com/owners/sitter_listing/53370
Testimonials
Highly recommend Janice!
We feel so lucky to have met Janice. She has sat for us and our kitties many times and it's always a pleasure. We never worry about things on the home front when away. Janice is a great communicator, proactive, extremely competent, and just plain sensible. She's also very nice, great with our cats, neat... everything you would look for in a house sitter.
Edward, United States, 17 April, 2024
Fabulous Sitter
We just had Janice stay in our home and she is fabulous! She was excellent at communicating and sent of pictures and updates on our home, Janice was tidy and left our house just as we left it for her, She even cleaned up the dog poop in the yard! I would definitely request Janice again!
Debbie, United States, 24 August, 2023
Another great experience with Janice!
This is at least the 4th time Janice has sat for us and we couldn't be happier. She is a great communicator, has a ton of common sense, is clean and respectful, and most importantly takes great care of our kitties and house.
Edward, United States, 23 August, 2023
Janice and Doug are great!
Janice and Doug watched our home and dogs for 2 weeks and frankly it was perfect. They are conscientious, thoughtful, easy to communicate with and totally capable. We communicated a few times about the dogs and some decisions that had to be made with a landscaper working at our place. At no point did we feel any stress. Left the place in great condition! Hope they will stay here again some time.
Gabriella, United States, 21 July, 2023
Excellent house and pet sitter
Janice was very punctual in arriving at our home prior to our departure. She got along great with our family. Janice did an excellent job caring for our dog, cat, chickens, plants, and home. Our dog got spoiled with daily hikes, and our cat got lots of lap time and snuggles. Janice provided occasional pictures and messages reassuring us of our animals' good care. Upon returning home, our house was spotless and animals all very happy (in fact our feuding dog and cat now mysteriously get along thanks to Janice!) Will definitely be reaching out to Janice again for future travels and would highly recommend!
Hannah, United States, 07 June, 2023
Janice is the best! Our favorite by far.
Janice has been the best kitty and housesitter we have ever used. She is astute, will follow all the directions you leave her with, problem solve, give your pets lots of love, and leave your home very tidy. We've been lucky to use her for numerous sits now and always hope she's available when we have to travel.
Edward, United States, 19 May, 2023
Wonderful Experience
From the moment I met Janice, I knew that my gang would be in good hands. We were able to get together before I was scheduled to leave and went over everything. Janice took notes and immediately bonded with both my dog and my cat. The cat was a stray and doesn't take to people easily. After meeting that day, I felt better about leaving even though Janice wasn't there. She came in a few hours after I left and immediately got in touch to say that she was there and all was well. She kept in touch continually and sent really cute photos which are always appreciated. There were a few questions she had during the stay, and they were quickly resolved with texts back and forth. I came home to a totally clean house and happy animals. I wonder if the animals would have preferred me to stay away longer so they could have continued to enjoy her company. lol If you can arrange for Janice to sit for you, I would definitely recommend it. In fact, I'm hoping she'll come back again - and I know both Emmy and Trip are thinking the same thing.
Elaine, United States, 28 January, 2023
Testimonial for Janice Bartels' housesit at our home in Taylor, Arizona
In the past we have used Trusted Housesitters, but we heard about Janice with MindMyHouse from a friend, who highly recommended her. We signed up with MindMyHouse, and we were elated with Janice. We had the opportunity to meet her well before our 5-week trip to Australia, and it was apparent Janice was organized, caring, respectful, competent, personable, and an excellent communicator. All of these qualities contributed to her excellent performance as a sitter for our two dogs, six chickens, wild birds, extensive house plants, and a greenhouse. At our request, Janice arrived 2 days before we left, made extensive notes of requirements, showed genuine interest in our animals, and we arranged for her to meet a few neighbors in case she needed anything unexpected that might arise. The neighbors loved her, and included her in a number of activities. Janice sent us regular notes and photos through whatsapp, the house and grounds were immaculate when we returned, and the animals were happy and well cared for. Through this experience, Janice became a friend and we've kept in touch with her. We can't recommend her highly enough -guaranteed you'll be happy with Janice as a sitter. In fact, we're working on getting her to go to Australia and housesit for our son and his family when they come to visit us. What better recommendation?!
John, United States, 07 December, 2022
We highly recommend Janice!
We really enjoyed meeting Janice and had the utmost confidence in her while we were away. She was an excellent communicator and we knew our cats and home were being well taken care of. She was very conscientious, neat, and responsive. We really couldn't have asked for a better situation and we hope that we'll be able to have Janice house sit for us again!
Edward, United States, 21 October, 2022
Fantastic house / dog sitter
Janice was a wonderful sitter. She communicated well with us and made sure to clarify with us any questions she had ahead of time. She took good care of our dog Carson - she even walked him the evening she arrived as we were packing. She kept the house tidy. Would highly recommend her for any house / pet sitting. We’d welcome her back anytime.
Katrina, United States, 13 October, 2022
Janice Bartels, Exceptional Housesitter
From the moment we interacted on the MMH platform, I felt really fortunate to have Janice interested and willing to housesit for us for our 5 week assignment. Her questions were direct and helpful. Not knowing how to check credentials, she was eager to share her social work license with us which was also reassuring. She was willing to come out a day early and experience our home and animals firsthand which was very comforting. Being both new to this process, she was open, flexible and easy for us to work with on all the recommended paperwork. By the time we left for overseas, we had our communication worked out on WhatsApp. On the day we left, she wanted to demonstrate her understanding of the feeding process and review all our directions which she did impeccably. She was obviously very dedicated to doing things the way we wanted them done. The dogs took to her right away and were bonded before we even left! While we were gone, she reported issues which she was concerned about and made sure to troubleshoot the best she could. She cleaned up a big mess which we were sure we would need to carpet clean but we couldn't even find traces of the doggie disaster! She was very good at barricading a place in the fence which was breached by our one dog. Our garden was very prolific and in order to not waste all the produce, she made sure to coordinate giving away all the excess as we had discussed before we left. Many friends and others benefitted from her helping out with this process. We found lots of produce ready for us as well even though we had asked her to enjoy as much as she possibly could. Upon arrival home, all plants and animals were in tip top shape. We felt blessed from the beginning and end of her stay with us. We were blessed by her attentive and very caring, nurturing oversight of our dogs and all living things. Janice even groomed each dog every day, seeing how much they liked it. Now we are doing the same! Highly recommend this friendly, professional and caring person.
Katherine , United States, 26 September, 2022