Paul & Clare

A mature, experienced and professional couple with now over 30 sits (not all on this platform) who love animals. 5 star reviews!

Originally from New Zealand we are early retired and have loved fulltime traveling and exploring the great outdoors ever since. We are very flexible with both commitments and time. We have had our own pets over time...cats, dogs, rabbits, birds and fish and are both very much animal lovers.

We have owned homes for more than 25 year years (and still do as investors) so understand the importance of upkeep and getting issues dealt with promptly as they arise. Tidy, clean and friendly we would look after both your home and pets as if they were our own. We are competent with DIY for those minor emergencies that may arise and we also enjoy the odd bit of garden / plant maintenance and lawns if required. Additionally, our last home in NZ had both a pool and spa, so we are familiar with the maintenance of both if needed.

In our previous life we were both professionals, Paul working for a government organisation in senior engineering roles and Clare in Aviation and as such have both held security and police clearances.

We have always enjoyed travel so we both left work early in 2021 as our daughter headed off to university (our son and daughter now live in Melbourne) and us to continue exploring the world and enjoy some skiing, hiking and cycling along the way. Almost four years later and the adventure continues!

At the time of writing we have completed over 30 house sits across 2 different platforms and via referral in in NZ, Aus, UK and Europe. We have a range of property experience including executive style, lifestyle blocks, apartments, a remote island property, an equestrian house sit with 9 high value show jumping horses and even a genuine 15th century Scottish Castle where Mary Queen of Scots used to stay!

Our animal experience includes a number of large dogs such as German Shepard's, Scottish Deer Hounds, Labs, cross breeds and of course plenty of amazing medium and small dogs. We have also looked after lots of lovely cats, the occasional rabbits, horses, small livestock holdings, a tortoise, homing pigeons, chickens, fish, blue tonged lizards and a snake. We have no problem with administering topical and oral medicines as per written instructions when required.

Paul is an avid hiker (in fact anything outdoor or water related) and so for those sits with dogs, walks long or short are no problem at all. Clare is experienced with horses and loves the occasional house sit where she can spend time with them.

We are both non smokers, quiet and respectful of your requirements.

House sits in between our adventures are the perfect match for our lifestyle and allow us to explore a new area, enjoy some down time and spend time with animals while being able help others out while they get time away.

We would love to help you out if possible so please get in contact if you would like us to look after your pets and home while you head away.