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Dates
  • 4 Feb 2025 - 15 Feb 2025
  • 1 week 4 nights
What we need
  • Dogs (1), Chickens/Ducks/Geese (9), Farm Animals (10+)
  • Minimal
Sit Features
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Outside only

We need a house sitter

Canterbury - Ashburton

Katrina

We have a beautiful 2 hectare property on the outskirts of Ashburton in Canterbury. We have extensive gardens, a small orchard, 15 sheep, 9 chickens and a 6yo springer spaniel called Shiloh.

During your stay you will just need to ensure our dog Shiloh is fed twice per day, check for any eggs, and check and feed the sheep once per day. The chickens and sheep have access to their own food and water.

There may also be some minimal watering required in the vegetable garden.

We have a large 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home which you will stay in while you are here.
Bedroom 1 - King bed and ensuite
Bedroom 2 - Super King bed
Bedroom 3 - king single (with pop up trundler bed if necessary)
Bedroom 4 - Cot
Office - Single bed

There are two lounges, one with log burner. There are also two heat pumps to ensure you stay warm on the colder nights.

Families are welcome. We also have a large trampoline and small playground for the kids.

Nearby to our home there are walks, mountain biking tracks, the Mt Hutt ski field and the Methven hot pools are up the road, and there are plenty of good eateries in town.

Your pets will be considered by arrangement, on the proviso that they have previously been exposed to sheep, chickens and other dogs without any incident.

We look forward to hearing from you, and sharing our beloved home with you.

House & Location
  • House
  • Wifi, Streaming services, Pool, Air conditioner, Heater
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  • Country, River/Lake (Shopping, Sport, Nature, Quiet, Family)
  • Buses, Supermarket, Shopping Centre, Golf, Lawn Bowls, Gym/Yoga, Restaurants/Cafes, Pubs/Bars, Cinema, Parks, Art/Theatre
Reviews (2)
What an amazing house sit. Beautiful warm home on amazing property. The springer spaniel Shilo was the nicest dog ever and our girls absolutely loved her. We enjoyed nice relaxing nights by the fire and feeding the sheep. Great communication and easy to deal with. Thanks Katrina
 
SEAN & SHARON (Aug 2024 - 5 nights)
It was our first time to house sit but we had a great time at Katrina's house. We had a video chat on the previous day with Katrina. She showed us all places where we needed to see. It was so helpful for us. They have a very lovely smart dog Shiloh, 13 sheep and 9 chickens. We stayed at their cottage at the back and it was nice and cozy. Shiloh loves running around in their huge garden. She is well trained and comes when called. We spent lovely time with Shiloh at the cottage and in lounge of ... MORE
 
MIE & DUNCAN (May 2024 - 3 nights)
 
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