Mature couple (Non Smokers) animal lovers and dependable sitters

About this sitter

We're Harry & Marion we're a dependable and reliable animal loving couple in our early sixties. I'm an alright handyman and I've some tech experience. We like going for walks and we love travelling and seeing new places, especially when it's away from the tourist trail. We're looking for house sits away from the main cities where possible. We are food enthusiasts who enjoy cooking, especially with fresh ingredients from a local market. We believe that food is a great gateway to sampling any new culture. By house sitting you tend to fit in with a community in a way that regular tourists cannot. It allows you to feel and see a place more like a local. We know how important pets are, and just at this time in our lives we cannot have our own, that's why we love the opportunity to get to know and give care to someone else's furry family.

Why they want to house sit

House sitting allows us to gain new experiences and go on lots of mini adventures. We love animals, and house-sitting allows us to meet loads of adorable pets and look after some lovely homes. Of course, walking dogs isn't just great for the dogs, it's great exercise for us as well, it's a win-win. And looking after someone's pet and home gives us a purpose and responsibility that we fully embrace.

Their experience

We've experience in long and short-term house sits over several years. (Prior to joining this website, see references linked below). We have done repeat long-term house sits, of up to six months duration. We are honest, completely trustworthy, and dependable. We're happy to keep you informed daily through WhatsApp/Email (or whatever means you prefer) with updates and photos. We both also hold full clean driving licenses and we have referees for you to contact as well as Garda (police) clearance. We've experience minding cats, dogs, hens, fish and even some lovely donkeys. We have our own transport so house sits locally work great for us, and we can even meet up for a face-to-face interview if the house sit is nearby.

What can they bring to the assignment

We bring over sixty years of life's experience to our house-sits. Our policy is to treat our house-sitting homes better than we treat our own home. We are both clean and tidy people and will give your home the care and respect it deserves. We don't own any pets ourselves (although we do foster donkeys occasionally for a local donkey sanctuary) this allows us the flexibility to travel and allows us the freedom to be your pet's temporary carer. We are available on Zoom for an online meet-up, or face-to-face, to allow us all to see each other and ask or answer any questions. We bring dependability to all our house sits. If we agree to a house sit then we will not let you down. You can rely on us to see it through, rely on us to keep you updated each day and look after your pets and your home as if they were our own.

We're parents and grandparents, Marion worked in retail most of her life while I spent many years in the military. I then spent some time working as a live-in caretaker on a country estate before working in IT. For the last number of years, I've worked as a passenger boat skipper and tour guide on a specially designed tour boat for adults and children with physical and or intellectual disabilities. I'm also an experienced powerboat instructor. Now we're ready to look after your home for you and take very good care of your furry family while you are away.