Beautiful Sunny Meyerland Houston Treehouse

About this assignment

Hi! Our names are Aisha and Craig, and we have 2 terrier mixes named Minnie and Blue, and a kitty named Arlo, along with a few fish. We are located in Southwestern Houston, and live in a raised elevated ranch style home. We travel often, and are looking for a loving housesitter to help care for Minnie, Blue, Arlo, and our fishies while we are away, and also help keep our home loved - watering our plants; bringing in any mail, and taking the trash bin out on trash day when needed. Our home is comfortable and bright, and a wonderful place to work from. We enjoy sharing our home with others who are staycationing or journeying through Texas. We have met so many wonderful sitters on similar platforms and happy to share those reviews!

Our home has 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom available to petsitter on the second level and a very comfortable and private suite available on the third level.

Our sitters ten to love staying in our home as it is comfortable and warm, and located in walking distance of trails and also a large shopping center.

Please note that our home is a non-smoking/vaping home and we do not permit firearms or other weapons, concealed or otherwise, on our property. We also do not permit illegal substance use on our property, including Marijuana or other similar substances.

We expect that our pets and home will be treated with kindness and respect and our home left clean, tidy, and orderly. No parties or events are permitted in our home, no unauthorized guests permitted, including overnight guests or visitors. Petsitter assumes full responsibility and liability for following house rules. Operation of a business where clients would come to our home is not permitted.

There are external cameras on the property for our safety. Please do not cover, move, blur, or alter cameras.

What responsibilities are required of the house sitter

Minnie and Blue are our two 5-year old terrier-mix pups, 30lb and 15lb. They are siblings from the same litter, though different sizes! They are extremely friendly, energetic, and love to be loved! Blue and Minnie enjoy attention and get along with everyone. They're usually let outside into a dog run for their walks. We typically do not walk them in the neighborhood on leashes and ask that our pet sitters don't either. We let them into the backyard every few hours, although the pups can go up to six hours without going outdoors. They are fed twice a day. When we are not home, they are crated. They are also crated at night. They're used to this routine and run around freely during the day when we are home.

Arlo, our 5yo kitty, has free roam within the house all day. He is shy at first until he gets to know you. Arlo is very affectionate once he feels comfortable. He takes one nighttime medication that we mix into a spoonful ofwet food each evening. His litter box is an electric one with a bag that needs to be changed out twice a week. Arlo grazes on dry food as his main diet. His bowl is located on top of the den console table and typically needs to be refilled every couple of days.

Our fishies are in a medium size fishing tank and need to be fed once a day typically at night with a pinch of fish food.

Our household plants I located on the patio and just beneath the staircase entry to our home. These plants should be watered twice a week. There are also a couple of plants inside of our home that should be watered weekly.

We have a gardener who comes and mows the lawn weekly.

What are the good features of the property and location

Our home is bright and airy, with cozy living areas. The upstairs bedroom suite has a large en suite bathroom with separate tub and shower.

The Meyerland neighborhood is beautiful. We're situated just off of Braes bayou, which has miles of walking/biking trails. We're within walking distance of Meyerland Plaza, with a number of retail shops and restaurants, including HEB grocery store, Target, Ross, Office Depot, Marshall's, JC Penney's, Starbucks, and an Eos fitness center (and many others!).

We are centrally located in Houston, not far from the Galleria, and close to a public bus stop. It is important to keep in mind that public transportation in Houston is not the most convenient, as the city is so spread out. Sitter may wish to use a vehicle or Uber if necessary as some areas of the city are not easily accessible by public transport. That being said, several neighbors take the public bus to work, so public transport is possible with some planning.

What does the house sitter need to consider before applying for this assignment

Please note that our home is a raised home due to prior flooding in the area, similar to a beach house.
Sitter should be able to climb staircases for home entry and second level suite access

When there are severe rains and flooding expected (rare, but when it happens is usually during hurricane season) we sometimes park our cars at the nearby raised grocery store parking structure.

Please note that much of Houston is located in a flood zone, and our area has a propensity to flood during very heavy rain. We ask that you keep this in mind when parking vehicles, bikes, scooters etc. Your living quarters will be on the second or third level. Anything left on the ground level, including vehicles is at your own risk. We usually park our vehicles in a nearby raised parking structure when unusually heavy rain is anticipated.

Can I bring my own pets?

No, sorry.

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