Winter House Sitting

About this sitter

I am 68 years old, single, non-smoker, and full time RV traveler, grew up on a Pennsylvania dairy farm, retired from law enforcement and banking careers. For the past 5 years of traveling, I pull a 2001 Airstream, traveling with a 9-year-old male German Shepard, Oliver, and a 9-year-old orange cat, Larry, who thinks he is a dog.

Why they want to house sit

I am interested in house sitting in Homer, Alaska from September 2024 – May 2025. My dates are flexible. I have spent the entire summer of 2019, 2021, and 2023 in various parts of Alaska, living in my Airstream, and wish to spend a winter in Homer, Alaska.

Their experience

I have no house-sitting experience yet. For the past 4 winters I have been a Workcamper at a RV Park in Texas, registering guests, running the camp store, and troubleshooting guest/camper issues. The campground manager can provide a reference for me, and I am headed there again for the winter months of 2023-2024. I owned a residence in Ohio and Pennsylvania, 1982-2018. I subcontracted the building of the PA residence, a timber frame home, completing the finishing work.

What can they bring to the assignment

Experienced with dogs, cats, cattle, chickens, ducks, goats, lizards, frogs, other small pets. During the house sitting I can provide email, text, photo, video as needed or requested. I use my cell phone and a Starlink unit for communication. We can use Zoom or Google to talk also.