Helen

Since 2015 - Very Experienced House Pet sitter. Non-Smoker, Clean & Tidy, with a Car. Love all animals, past WIRES & Cat rescue volunteering. Keen for NSW, QLD & VIC, House pet sits. Triple Vaccinated. I have used other house pet sitting websites, it's my first time on this website and I am happy to share other references.

* What kind of person am I?

I am a responsible, trustworthy, tidy and clean Australian born non smoking woman and I love animals. I am a young but mature Sydney woman. I am an experienced house/pet sitter having house/pet sat for dozens of houses since 2015. I House pet sat full time until COVID hit in 2020. Now I do it as a paid service in Sydney on paid websites & do free service swap house sits when I am out of Sydney. I am down to earth, reliable, practical, friendly and take great pride in providing a fantastic service. This means that you come home to a fresh house and happy well looked after pets.

I am a Psychologist and I am currently working part time. I look forward to spending lovely time with your pets. I have a National Police Certificate and working with children's check. As a psychologist I have a very high level of security clearance- one that is just under ASIO so you can be assured that I am a trustworthy person.

• What kind of service do I provide?

- I provide excellent home security and will give your pet/s a lot of love.
- I am a pet carer who loves animal welfare and will do my best to make sure that your pet is happy and healthy. I only take on 1 house sit at a time to provide a thorough service and of course will sleep at your home.
- I will take thoroughly good care of your pets and their needs as requested (meals, any tablet medicine, brush them, give them any worming tablets, keep them company and spend time walking or playing with them).
- Of course in an emergency situation, I will contact you and drive them to their personal vet in my car.
- I will send you regular texts/ photo/video updates of your place and pets so you can see how they are travelling and so you don't miss them too much.
- Collect the mail & send you any mail that you’ve requested.
- Maintain any indoor or outdoor plants, water etc as needed.
- I will clean your home before you arrive so that you come back to a nice fresh home.
- I will start your car if needed to ensure that the battery doesn’t go flat. I won’t be using your car as I have my own
- I provide a comprehensive service and as I like to be thorough in my work, I also have a written out agreement of instructions that we can both fill out so that all duties are clear and so I have authority to be staying in your home (detailed instructions, vet and emergency contact numbers, pet quirks)
- Any extra tasks feel free to ask me

* Why am I house/pet sitting?

I have been asked this question & it's a fair question! House sitting has allowed me to save money as I was a full time mature age student. I also love pets naturally and I don't have my own (other than the family pets, so it is wonderful to be able to spend time with the beautiful pets that I mind. They provide such companionship. Also, I absolutely love the adventure and variety of living in new places around Australia and meeting new people like you! Even though I intended to house/pet sit only whilst I studied, I continue house/pet sitting because I now LOVE the variety and adventure of it all.

* My House/Pet Sitting Experience

I have been pet/house sitting since April 2015. Also, I have lived out of home for many years & I have had many pets (cats, dogs, chickens, fish, birds, guinea pigs, rabbits, lizards the odd insect.. ) my whole life so I understand the responsibilities of looking after a household and pets. I am happy to send you my references.

Here are some examples of my house sitting experiences.
1. Frenchs Forest: 4 rescue cats, hermit crabs and a fighting fish.
2. Kirrawee: 2 rescue cats
3. Cammeray: House/pet sat a ragdoll cat and maintained the home for 3.5 months. This included mowing their lawns (The cat got in a fight so I immediately drove the cat to the vet in the night and he recovered well).
4. North Manly: Took care of a 14 year old dog, 21 year old cat, 2 fish ponds, a cockatoo and maintained and watered the tree dense garden regularly. Also feed the animals their daily medication at specific times.
5. Frenchs Forest: House sat for the same Frenchs Forest family again over Christmas and New Year’s Eve upon their request and they even paid for the service.
6. Belrose: House sat in Belrose and looked after their cat and dog. Walked their dog twice a day.
7. Cammeray: Returned to Cammeray a 2nd time for 3 weeks looking after their ragdoll cat and mowed their lawn
8. Maroubra: House/pet sat for 2 cats
9. Cammeray: House/pet sat at Cammeray for a 3rd time and their ragdoll cat.
10. Cammeray: Through word of mouth, I house sat the next door neighbour's place for 3 months to look after their house, garden and frog pond
11. North Manly: I looked after their pets and garden for a 2nd time
12. Mosman: Through word of mouth, I looked after a house and garden for 4 weeks
13. Charlestown Newcastle: I looked after a dog and the garden here over the new year including daily walks
14. North Turramurra: I looked after 2 dogs, a bearded dragon, garden and pool. This included giving one medication twice daily and daily walks
15. Cammeray: I looked after another cat.
16. Newcastle Medowie: I looked after a dog, chooks, garden and pool
17. Cammeray: I returned for the 4th time to look after their cat.
18. Neutral Bay: I looked after a large dog
19. Vaucluse: I looked after a large house with a cat, dog, pool and fish
20. West Pymble: I looked after a greyhound puppy in through word of mouth
21. Glebe: I looked after a cat
22. Cammeray: I looked after a cat for the 5th time
23. Dulwich Hill: I looked after a rabbit
24. Glebe: I looked after a cat and dog
25. Vaucluse: I returned to look after a dog, cat and fish tank in Vaucluse over the Xmas and NYE period
Hurlstone Park - 2 dogs
Cammeray - Frogs
Marrickville - 3 cats
Turramurra, NSW - 2 cats
Ashfield - 2 cats
Clempton Park, NSW- 1 dog
Hamilton Newcastle - 1 dog
Central Coast - 3 cats
Ocean Shores NSW - Cat
Dulwich Hill - 1 cat
Earlwood - Rabbit
Etc...
Feel free to ask me if I am free for your house/pet sitting dates.

* A little more about my love for Animals.

At the moment I don't have any pets but I LOVE animals. Over the year I have saved, looked after and fostered out 23 stray kittens which I am very proud of. I love rescue animals. Also, I have had pet sitting experience with kittens, cats, dogs, birds, fish, hermit crabs, frogs, lizard, & experience with worming, kitty litters, baths, sick pets & some difficult pets. I understand that each pet has their own unique personality and requirements, in the same way people do.

Thus hopefully you will notice that I have a lot of house/pet sitting experience.

Notes: Also, I have a car so I would be able to take your pet to the vet quickly should there ever be an emergency.

* Do I sound like the kind of house/pet sitters you would like?

If so, then I hope to help to look after your home and pet. I would love to talk over the phone, Zoom or meet you so we can get to know each other and see if it is a good fit for each other.
I also have photos of myself so you can start to get to know me :)

I look forward to hearing from you.
Kind Regards
Helen