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Silver (12mths)
House Sitting Preferences
  • Dog(s), Cat(s), Fish, Bird(s), Rabbit(s)/Guinea Pig(s), Chickens/Ducks/Geese, Reptile(s), Farm Animals, Horse(s)
Preferred Locations
  • Anywhere in New Zealand

Experienced. Responsible & Reliable pet lovers.

52, Semi Retired

56, Semi Retired

Hi, we are Lou and Gary, a semi-retired couple. Our two passions in life have always been sharing our lives with animals and traveling the world. We can't think of a better way to see the world than enjoying the companionship of your furry friends while lovingly caring for them and your home.

About Lou; I grew up on a farm in New South Wales, Australia so I have always had pets and loved furry friends. I moved to NZ when I meet Gary on my OE in my youth. I left working at Air New Zealand in a management role in April 2019 after 20 years of commitment and contribution, in order to pursue this opportunity and experience of exploring the world.

About Gary: I was born in the UK and moved to New Zealand when I was 2 years old, when growing up I always had family dogs and cats. I have been in property management for 15 years so we understand the importance of respecting a home and taking on the responsibility of caring for someones loved pets, plants and home. I have recently sold my own business after many years of building relationships with property owners and tenants.

We come back to New Zealand, our home country. We love animals and we are in a period of our lives where we can fully commit to pet sitting.

We do have experience and are very flexible in order to accommodate your pet's routine. We become quite fond of all the pets that we sit for. You can be certain that your well loved fury family members will receive plenty of attention, exercise and cuddles while you are gone to ensure their routine will remain as normal as possible in your absence.

You can enjoy regular updates with pictures and stories about how they are doing. Of course your home, plants and garden will be looked after with the same attention to detail, allowing you to have a wonderful worry free holiday.

We are both very active and fit, and are non-smokers. We have our own transportation.

Reviews (7)
Lou & Gary were amazing carers of both our dog and our house. The house was spotless with sheets changed when we got home and our pup was happy & content. Highly recommended. Many thanks!
 
ALEXIA (Mount Albert North Island, Apr 2024 - 2 nights)
Lou and Gary where outstanding house and pet sitters. They looked after our little dog with the upmost care and prioritised his needs. Our home was left spotless including all the sheets done! Lou kept me in the loop daily to let me know our dog was well. I would highly recommend Lou and Gary.
 
ASHLEIGH (Stanmore Bay North Island, Apr 2023 - 4 days)
Like most people, we were a little nervous about leaving our precious fur babies with people that we did not really know. That concern disappeared the moment we met Lou and Gary. We were immediately at ease with them both and in no time, it felt like we had known them forever. The dogs greeted them with great enthusiasm, and it was very obvious that they both had some significant dog handling skills. Our home was beautifully cared for in our absence of 3 weeks and our lovely dogs were fit, ... MORE
 
DONNA (Coastlands North Island, Mar 2023 - 3 weeks)
Amazing house sitters. Great communication, great care given to our pup Storm and lots of walks! We returned to a mowed lawn, garden done and the house absolutely immaculate! Not only that but with pending cyclone, they offered to stay on if we had our flight delayed... so very grateful!!! Highly recommended!!! Thank you both so much, you are superstars! ❤️
 
JO AND STEVE (Orewa North Island, Feb 2023 - 1 week 1 day)
We met Lou and Gary the night before they left due to a dates mix up (my fault) and they are a wonderful couple. We received photos of Lilu and updates throughout the week, very nice for us when we worry about how our dog was behaving without us. Our house was left in immaculate shape, they even mowed our lawn! It was delightful coming home to a very clean house. Lou and Gary are really great people and we highly recommend them.
 
CHRISTINA (New Plymouth Taranaki North Island, Jan 2023 - One week)
Wow, what can I say about Lou and Gary.. house sitters extraordinaire! Communication first class, looking after our place first class. Our house was left immaculately upon our arrival home. Which was very much appreciated after our holiday. Oci our dog, is now pining since they left as they totally spoilt her and she is missing them. We are happy that Oci was left in good hands. I can't recommend Lou and Gary highly enough and wouldn't hesitate having them sit for us again. Thanks ... MORE
 
TRACY (Mt Albert North Island, Jan 2023 - 3 days)
awesome sitters, left house very clean and would reccomend to others, would definitly have again :) thank you again guys :)
 
ANDY (Papamoa North Island, Dec 2022 - 4 days)
 
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