Retired Couple with Excellent References: Responsible, Tidy, and Willing to Help

About this sitter

PLEASE NOTE: We're available to house-sit in Australia from 27 October 2025 until 28 February 2026 (approx) and in Europe in March, April and June 2026.

We are new to this website but not new to pet-sitting. I have included screenshots of some of our reviews from the Trusted House Sitters in the photo section of our profile https://shorturl.at/QixhI

In early 2022 we retired, packed up our home in Canterbury, Victoria and resumed exploring the world. We now divide our time between Australia and the Northern Hemisphere, including London, where our daughters were born.

Before retiring, we lived and worked throughout Australia, in the United Kingdom and the Caribbean.

Craig worked in health care for over 40 years. He was the CEO of several public teaching hospitals in Australia. I worked in accounting, marketing, and publishing and was a stay-at-home Mum. I also volunteered as a telephone crisis worker at Lifeline Australia (similar to the Samaritans in the US and UK) and I volunteered as a biographer with Eastern Palliative Care, Victoria. Today, we both have clear Australian police checks; I have a Working With Children Check and Craig has a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.

Since March 2022 Craig and I have been travelling within Australia and in Europe. In 2025 we will begin our sits in the US. We both love travelling and, of course, house- and pet-sitting.

If you're looking for a mature, sensible, clean and tidy couple to look after your most precious possessions - your home and your pets .... How can we help you?

Why they want to house sit

Having cut many of the big ties that bound us to Australia while working full-time and raising our daughters we’ve now opened ourselves up to living life differently.

We know the joy and love that owning pets can bring but, for obvious reasons, we aren't in a position to care for pets of our own as we explore the world ... hence, our openness to and enjoyment of house-sitting and pet-sitting.

Their experience

Our first experience of pet-sitting was with Harry, a two-year-old Border Collie, in Melbourne. Since then we've enjoyed over 30 house-sits and cared for a wide variety of animals from dogs and cats to chickens, snakes, blue tongue lizards, goldfish and mice. And, our adventures continue...

Before we became housesitters, there was Truffles, our much-loved Border Collie. We believe he had a long and happy life and he certainly brought our family joy.

What can they bring to the assignment

Like everything in life, we bring our whole selves to whatever it is we are doing.