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The best thing you can do for your pets & home while you’re away

Gabriella Pasztor Thursday 27 May 2021
Feature photo: The best thing you can do for your pets & home while you’re away

It can be stressful thinking about the arrangements for your home while you’re away on a holiday or travelling for work – especially if you have pets.

A solution that is becoming more and more popular is house and pet sitting, and for good reason. Here’s why.

  1. Your pets get to stay in their own home. Your home is a place of comfort, safety and familiarity for your pets. Boarding can also be expensive, especially if you are travelling for a long period of time.
  2. It’s free. Hiring a house and pet sitter is free for homeowners.
  3. It’s easy. With Aussie House Sitters, you’re just a few clicks away from finding a suitable sitter for your needs. It’s simple to browse profiles, talk to sitters and get references.
  4. Your home is lived in. It can be daunting to go away and leave your home empty, even if you don’t have pets.
  5. Mail and deliveries brought in and plants watered. Your house sitter can do the jobs around your home as you would normally – bring in mail, water the garden and so on.
  6. Your house, your rules. Sitters are flexible and accommodating when it comes to your home and pets. Remember, it’s your home, which means it’s your choice who you pick to look after it. 
Tania and her partner David travel a few times a year on business and to visit family. They are not alone in wanting to ensure their sitters are reliable and will make their pets a priority.

“We wanted someone trustworthy to live in our house while we were visiting family in the States. Our priority was our West Highland Terrier, Fred, and making sure that we found the right people who we could trust in our home,” says Tania from Randwick, NSW.
“We wanted to make sure our sitters would give Fred lots of cuddles and take him for his usual walks. It was nice to know we could contact them anytime and they kept us in the loop with how he was doing while we were away.”

Fred loves being social and going for walks – but as you can see, he’s not against chilling out at home!

 If you’re in need of a sitter, Aussie House Sitters makes it easy for you to connect you with reliable, ID-verified sitters.

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I joined a couple of months ago and already have a job over Easter and a 2 month job in the Riverland later in the year. I have received a number of enquiries from other people asking me to care for their animals and home. I have been astounded at the amount of interest, and it is very encouraging. I did originally join another agency, as I had never joined a housesitting agency before, just housesat by word of mouth. I didn't get any work at all with the other agency, then saw your site, and can't believe the interest. It's a great site to use, with lot's of useful information for the sitter as well. Thank you once again for an excellent service. Vicki

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