maree

Hi, I'm Maree
I have had nothing but 5 star reviews and excellent references and happy to share my police vettings. . So I'm excited to know if anyone needs a hand to be able to enjoy that well deserved upcoming getaway! Just an FYI: Most of my sits are repeat sits that contact me directly and so then don't show on 'confirm sits' on this site. & also means they can't put up a second review It's best to check my avaialabilty calendar on here or send me a message please. I'm a local resident & am fortunate to get to know 'my' fur babies as I do repeated sits for them ongoing.

*THINGS I'M HAPPY TO DO FOR YOU
Christmas 2022 I started out as a pet/house sitter and have fallen in love with all pets so far. I am very happy to look after pets, walk dogs, cuddle any pet, water garden/plants, and collect the mail.

 I love pets that are owned by responsible pet owners and am very happy for dogs to be inside & on my bed if you want. I understand if a pet needs to be on a particular diet, needs extra attention etc.

I can foto/ video  updates of fur/feather babies, (especially on the first few days of the first sit when they may be feeling a little vulnerable), to let you know how they're going. If it is suitable for you, it may  settle your fur babies more  to meet me before I start my stay and care for them, especially if they stress when your suitcases come out
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I'll look out for expected parcels & let you know when they arrive if you want. I'll net any fruit developing on your trees & veges, water gardens and mow reasonable sized lawns.

*ME PERSONALLY
 I'm NZ born & live in Hastings. Have always owned a home since I was 20yrs. Double vaxed & double boostered & 6 monyhly boostes. Am a non smoker/drinker or recreational drugs. I enjoy going for group workouts, jogs & swims & bike rides, learning about basic computer stuff, scrabble & doing volunteer work. I don't wear shoes inside.

FOOD
Basic and healthy kiwi european most of the time. I have no dietry concerns. Providing my own &/or recieving &/or using up things you want so thay don't go off while you're away all works.

CLEANLINESS
I leave it as I find it. Patient, compassionate & understanding of older pets' aging process with toileting.

PRIVACY
I have clear ideas of who I want to be as a person regardless of others knowing or not, I never look through people's drawers and things and being a Dr Joe Dispenza skife practices tudent solidifies that.

*MY PETS EXPERIENCE
As a kid I used to rescue animals off the road. I have owned ducks, cats, a budgie, kingfishers, baby possum, moreporl and a dog. My dog earned certificates including canine good citizen, slept on  my bed & was trained by Hawkes Bay Dog training club & dog trainer Alistar Needs to visit rest homes, Heretaunga Women's centre and the Chatham dementia home. I  loved and at times feel the missing of my pets. 

VISITORS
I very occasionally have a visitor for a cupa or meal. I'd allow no alcohol, smoking, music etc. Just a quiet chat/game of scrabble. I have I fur bay sit that can't handle visitors so I'm happy to accomodate that.

*MY VOLUNTEERING
I live in Hastings  and am volunteering to help raise money for the very elderly to afford decent housing, (This involves a sausage sizzle about 3 times a year for about 2-4 hours.) and once a week help with food parcels for our outdoor/fringes community folk, (this involves 2 hours once a week).

*MY HOUSE SITTING TO DATE
I have retired, (62yrs), & Dec 2022 did a house sit at Te Awanga and jolly loved it. And I would love to do that again every now and again, (not full time as it's for enjoyment only as my family are out of towners).  
 I truly enjoy seeing the different personalities of the animals, (shy or tummy splayed in the air and the world is a wonderful place or  jump jump "what's next huh huh?") and interacting with them.
I've got repeat sits that include a one fur baby, an older kittie who  is adorably 'his own person' who doesn't sit on laps but wants to be near me and I always look forward to pet/house sitting him.
Also I look forward to caring for  2 unbelievably cute personalities, ( big dogs),. Again both lovely families, a cute little dog and bunny.  And another cute little bouncy young dog and parrot and some more dogs and cats who I now know their personalities/habits. I love them all and chat away to them. Plus some fish. Currently falling in love with a Corella parrot who was born with deformed feet, which makes me love him more....little trickster, plus more

I'm finding a bonus of folk who want pet sitters is that they seem to be responsible and genuinely nice people who are very attentive to their pets and kids.

*HOUSE SITTING AGREEMENT
I'm also happy to sign a house sitting agreement.

I would like decent wi-fi. I am happy to house sit in Hastings. I am commfortable if fur baby parents want to try me out and then go on to try some-one else out. I am usually booked a fair few months in advance but very occassionally, I change a sit's date due to a fur baby or their family member needing an unexpected operation or their work changing holiday dates and such like, and then I will have an unexpected availabiliity gap come up. I' post that at the top of this page when it happens.

CLEAN POLICE CHECK AND CHARACTER REFERENCES
 I have my clean police check from when I taught kiddies 6 yrs ago and a newer clean record as of Feb 2023. I have always had a clean criminal record and driving record. I have references from places I donated to.

 I look forward to meeting you and your fur baby/s.  Maree :)