We arranged this sit while we were in Calabria Italy visiting family at the beginning of our 6 months stay in Europe. We were to have in our care Hutch & Gotskey – 2 Cane Corsos a breed that we had actually never heard of let alone sat before. To our surprise they were very large dogs even bigger than how they looked in their photos. It didn’t take us long to realise that we had 2 large softies on our hands. Hutch had this habit that when you were in the yard he would come and sit on your foot. Both dogs loved being with you and we, though wary at first due to their size, grew very fond of this big boy and girl!

At the other end of the scale we had Luciole a very lively 6-month-old kitten. Hutch and Gotskey were outside dogs and had the run of the property which was quite large and well fenced. We both walked the dogs daily taking one each on the lead. The owners had instructed us to be mindful of other dogs as particularly Gotskey had the potential to be aggressive. Thankfully this was not an issue.

Luciole proved to be very entertaining as most kittens are. She was an inside cat who was allowed to venture outside onto the front patio. Gotskey and Hutch had a barrier to prevent them coming up onto the patio and each day we found Luciole getting braver and braver with where she would venture to. One day we went outside to see both Gotskey and Hutch having bailed her up at the barrier. We think both sides were a bit unsure as to what to make of each other.

The owners also had a large vegetable garden to be watered daily and we were very fortunate to be able to have fresh vegetables at hand each day.
The home was situated between Aix en Provence and Marseille and we were able to visit some of the interesting towns around the area.

Responsibilities Included:
Feed/Water Gotskey, Hutch, Luciole
Daily Walks / Playtime
Daily Watering All Gardens      Mail Collection & Security