We were accepted by the owners to sit in Atri, Italy before arriving for our six month stay in Europe. It is an area of Italy that we have not been before and found Atri itself to be a very vibrant and lived in village. We thoroughly enjoyed our time there and this was mainly due to the pets.

Princess & Gordon were delightful and kept us entertained with their high energy antics! They are both inside only cats due to the home being situated on a busy country road and the owners had lost a previous pet through being allowed outside. They were both easy care with litter box duty, clean water & fresh food each day.

Hazel & Piper, mother and daughter miniature goats were acquired by the owners after we had accepted the sit. We had no problem with the addition and were quite looking forward to looking after them as well as we have not sat miniature goats before. Once again very easy care with feeding, supplying a new lot of leaves daily and locking them in for the night due to wolves and wild boars in the area.

We watered and weeded the gardens on the property and during our stay we were able to enjoy all the fresh vegetables from the vegetable garden. There were several flower gardens also which were in full bloom by the time we left.

Applying to Antonio while en route to Europe we were accepted by him to care for Enzo & Ester his very much loved felines. Possessing very different personalities we were highly entertained through their daily antics. Enzo being more content to laze around until mealtime while Ester satisfying her curiosity with feeling nowhere was out of bounds to her. She could be found at anytime, anywhere including the top of the high bookcases.

We were able to take ourselves off to places, but with having visited before and it being July (peak holiday season) with temperatures never dropping below the high 30’s we stayed mainly around the apartment with just two short tram trips to the centre.

Enzo and Ester were very easy to care for and we enjoyed our time with them.

We were contacted by Naya’s owners back in November 2023 while we were still in Australia, asking would we sit for them in June 2024. As we were leaving for Europe in April 2024 and both, never having been to Switzerland we decided to accept. We were so happy to have done so as we found ourselves sitting Naya in a beautiful mountain ski village.

Not long after arriving we went to take Naya for a walk and let her owners finishing packing for their departure in the morning. We were told that while they were still home Naya would not go with us. Centre photo being proof she was not going to budge! We had a variety of walks to choose from the forest becoming our favourite then the various walks to go up to the village. Most days it was Naya’s choice as to which way to go. She would sit down if she thought that you were trying to do the short walk!!!

Naya just loved water and on the forest walk it is channeled down from the mountains and she would race in for a drink then lie in the channel let the cool water run over her. In several places around the village are water troughs and there again she would drink the cool water with sometimes making it in fully to the trough.

Bruno and Gail were first introduced to us sometime ago by our very first house and pet sitters and have looked after our precious mini Schnauzer and home a few times since. We cannot speak highly enough of them. Honestly if you are lucky enough to have them sit your pet and home you are on a winner. Our Mini needs medication every day and they looked after him as we would. The bonus is you will come home to the most amazing clean home. I am more than happy to be contacted to give verbal references.

Previous Sits: 22 April – 26 April 2023

Louise – Bli Bli – Queensland – 25 October to 02 November 2023 – (Trusted House Sitters)

Bruno and Gail minded our home recently and were nothing short of amazing!
No fuss settling in and respected the fact that our property was very low on water. They had an extra hard job as one of my hens was sitting on 8 fertilised eggs. ( luckily they got to see a few hatch before they left)
We came home to a spotlessly clean house, healthy plants, healthy chickens and the garden/grass had been raked of all its leaves!!!
I would not hesitate to have Bruno and Gail stay in our home again! They are welcome anytime!!

Where do I start!

We applied to sit Bosco & Daisy in their beautiful home and were accepted by their owners to care for Bosco and Daisy in their absence. How lucky were we to be caring for these two well behaved and entertaining pups! They are a huge part of the family and we just loved spending the Christmas period through to New Year with them in their beautiful home and acreage property situated at the base of Tamborine Mountain.

Their owners have them both extremely well trained so that you can take Bosco & Daisy anywhere! They love to go for a drive in the car and if you are not quick enough will find one of them in the front passenger seat ready for departure. We were able to take them to the beach and to the nearby lake for walks and exercise. A few trips to the Tamborine Mountain Cafes as well. We christened Daisy the Blonde Bombshell (a name already used by her owner) and Bosco the Chocolate the Teddy Bear, people stoppers wherever we went!

As well as taking Bosco and Daisy out we had the pleasure of walking through a beautiful rainforest walk each day that surrounds the property. This walk has been made by the owners with many years of planting all of the plants that you would see in a natural rainforest. An added bonus is Bosco & Daisy have the run of the property and quite often went off exploring. Such a beautiful space to roam.

Not long after arriving Daisy made it quite clear her love for Bruno and where he was, she was!

Christmas morning Bosco & Daisy had been left a present from their owners. Days leading up to opening Bosco was very curious to what it was. Giving it a sniff and roll every now and then. They were very pleased with its contents, special treats!

Looking forward to returning one day to care for these two pups again!

Responsibilities Included:

Feed/Water Daily

Walks/Outings

Home Security & Mail Collection

Spa Maintenance – Minimal

We have sat for Chewy’s owner seven times now in their beautiful home. Chewy is a two-year-old Cavoodle playful, cuddly, entertaining and just a joy to be with.

Chewy’s home is a short walk to Oxford Street and to the Brisbane River with it’s riverfront walks. He loves being out and about and we also enjoyed exploring the area with him morning and early evening. Chewy is brought inside at dusk due to possums being active from dusk to dawn. He has his last toilet break just before his bedtime. Bed is in his little porta cot which he happily takes himself off to when we ourselves are heading to bed.

Previous Sits: 12 Nov to 14 Nov 2021 – 10 Dec to 12 Dec 2021 – 31 Dec to 06 Jan 2022 – 04 Apr to 6 Apr 2022 – 07 Jul to 23 Jul 2022 – 19 Sept to 21 Sept 2022

This is our 7th sit with Lexus and it is now over 18 months since our 1st – she is still receiving her twice daily injections and is going strong. We have grown very attached to this little girl and even look forward to our early morning wakeup call.

Prior to this sit, back in June 2022 we had some additions to her care, namely daily insulin injections and monitoring. Both were new to us, but we felt that it was an opportunity to learn about feline diabetes and pet injections. We were very grateful that Lexus’s caring owners have had her fitted with a glucose monitor. We had access to her vet at all times via text messages and were able to send her readings through on a morning/evening basis. We have sat Lexus now several times after being accepted to look after her and their lovely home back in June 2021. She is an older pet, so gentle in nature and most days is just happy to lay on her bed venturing off to eat and drink.

While looking after Lexus on our first sit with her we noticed that she was drinking an unusual amount of water and using her litter tray more frequently. We queried this with her owner and it was decided that we would take her to her vet just to have her checked over. We, and her owners were very glad that we did as she was then diagnosed with feline diabetes. We were a few days out from the end of the sit and when Lexus’s owners returned they were able to get her insulin levels right with daily injections.

We were so happy to be invited back by Lexus’s owners to be looking after her again. We found a very different little girl this time round with her being well and not sick. She became our little shadow and where we sat she came to do so also. Lexus is an early riser and a favourite time of the day for me was getting to sit with her in one of the areas in the garden and watch the day begin. We have been invited back again and are hoping that we are available to look after her.

Previous Sits: 21 Oct to 25 Oct 2021 – 03 to 21 June 2021 – 16 to 21 Feb 2022 – 07 to 16 Jun 2022 – 12 Oct to 19 October 2022 – 5th Jul to 12 Jul 2023 – 22nd Feb to 29 Feb 2023 – 04 to 09 Oct 2023 – 20 Feb to 01 Mar 2024 – 13 Nov to 21 Nov 2024

With Bruno and I splitting he stayed in Norman Park with Nugget and Tiesto for ten days while I was in Carrara on the Gold Coast with Alfie & Bailey. Both owners were agreeable for us to do so. The owners of Nugget had described him as gentle, obedient and loyal and this is exactly was he was. Nugget is 8 years old and was very content to go for his daily lap around the park, eat, snooze and spend time on the front deck with us. It was slightly amusing watching people’s reactions when walking towards them with this beautiful boy. Tiesto is a pretty little girl and was just as easy to look after and spent most of her time asleep in her spot on the lounge or could be found on her chair near the kitchen.

Nugget is not a big fan of storms and large gatherings. Living across from a beautiful park we found that a lot of balloon popping birthday parties were in full swing most weekends. For these times Nugget felt safer and more comfortable either in his space downstairs or close by to us. We were very lucky to have back up in a neighbour who had also owned a Bull Mastiff and knew Nugget well.

We were approached by the family of two different owners (that we have previously sat for) and decided that we would split to do both of their sits. We were to be first time sitters for them both and this had me stay in Carrara with Alfie & Bailey and Bruno going to Norman Park to care for Nugget & Tiesto. Once again with Covid still alive and well, a lock down was called and the owners left a day early with me arriving on the next. We feel that with house sitting, being able to be flexible is very important and now during these uncertain times more so than ever.

As it was school holidays and with the owner’s permission I was able to spend time at the house with my grandson. He has a beautiful rescue greyhound himself and is no stranger to dogs. Alfie and Bailey didn’t seem to mind all of the extra attention either. They were both very easy to care for and I enjoyed my stay with these two a lot, with them being great company for each other and for me.