Family64, Retired Teacher
68, Engineer
We are three
We are very experienced house sitters in NZ and in the UK. We are usually on this site as house-owners here in Australia - we have 2 dogs, an elderly Spoodle and a young Cavoodle, 2 x 4 year old cats, budgies, chooks, quail and native bees. We live out of our organic garden.
At this stage of our lives we are only able to house-sit in the Qld School Holidays.
Jan - retired secondary school Head of Department, loves cooking, quilting, knitting and crochet. Treasurer, Gold Coast Quilters Guild, inc.
Dave - Ex Major in the Australian Army, now Engineer Project Manager - the garden including the birds and the bees is his passion. Retiring soon.
Haken - 13, grandson, speaks English and Technobabble. Autistic (ASD1) is skilled in Kung Fu, Piano, Cello, Chess, Hip Hop and Hockey - ask Haken and he will tell you he is a Gamer. Attends Kings Christian College - one of only three students in Junior Secondary to receive a Service Award in 2022
It was 2016 when our life pathway made a significant left turn, with Court ordered parental responsibility granted for Haken - then 7. Our first house-sit with him was two weeks later in Invercargill in NZ using the sister site Kiwi house sitters.
In 2018 we spent 7 1/2 months in the UK and Europe with him - either house-sitting via the sister site - house-sitters UK or staying with friends. Fabulous education. Haken's memories of this trip anchor on the animals we cared for as house sitters - Hamish, the Pomeranian from Yorkshire, Tyr the Great Dane from Cockermouth, Hattie the elderly cat in East Grinstead, Mags the Border Collie in Kent and so on. We remain friends with several of the owners.
We love house-sitting - we love new places, we love meeting new pets and caring for them and we love getting to know a place as more than just a tourist.
Thank you
Jan, Dave and Haken
Jan and Dave were great; the arrangements were agreed very quickly and efficiently, they arrived in good time for a hand over and left the morning of the day we returned. They sent me updates while were away, and I felt reassured/confident that all was well. We came home to a clean house and chilled out guinea pigs. I would 100% recommend.
Thank you Jan, Dave and Haken for making our first house sitting experience so easy and positive. Communication before and during housesit was great including pics of our fur babies which was reassuring. We came home to a spotless house, clean sheets and a vase of local native flowers- after a night time flight this was greatly appreciated 🙏 thanks again. Libby, Andrew and Emma as well as Romey, Winston, Gigi and Belle
Jan, Dave and Haken were absolutely super sitters. My pooches especially loved Haken and his maturity was very special. Cannot wait for them to being available again to care for my home and pooches. Thank you
Jan and Dave were great sitters, came back to a clean house and a bunch of happy animals. Very happy to have them again.
Firstly I have to apologise for the late testimonial due to work and no play! We were very very pleased to have Jan and family stay at our house whilst we went away. They are a very able couple, and you can go away feeling confident that your house is in safe hands indeed. They kept us fully up to date while we were away with updates and photos of the pets enjoying themselves! The house was clean and tidy when we got back, and the pets looked happy and healthy. Im glad that they were able ... MORE
Dave, Jan & their delightful 8-year old grandson Haken looked after my home and dog for 4 weeks whilst I was away overseas.
Not only did they send me regular updates and photographs, of their activities, they worked on my garden, and when I got home it was to a clean house, a freshly made-up bed, food in the fridge and lovely flowers. My garden and pots were a picture and Dave had even mowed the lawn ready for my return.
My thanks go to this extraordinary family whom I would highly recommend ... MORE
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