Housesit/petcare/B&B or hostel

About this sitter

We are retired teachers who love to experience the life and culture of other countries. A favorite part of the experience is meeting / talking / interacting with people. We also love animals. We are available as housesitters year round but are especially interested in positions from Oct to Nov & Jan to May so we can escape our cold Canadian winters! A favorite position would probably be looking after everything to do with your house/ yard/ garden/ pet care or looking after a small hostel or B&B if you have to leave for a while. House sitting in western Canada, especially Alberta, is a favourite from May - Oct & for Dec because our children & grandchildren live in Edmonton.
We are honest and reliable. We both have drivers' licenses and are healthy & reasonably fit.

Why they want to house sit

We love to travel, meet people, experience different places. Since we are retired we are free to go anywhere. We thought we may as well see if anyone out there would like to have a trustworthy responsible couple look after their place and keep their pets happy while they travel or take a break. Meanwhile we can experience a new place & save on accommodation expenses. Anyone, anywhere please contact us to see if we can work something out.

Their experience

We 1st housesat for family & friends and their family & friends & now have done a # of house/pet sits in Canada, Costa Rica, Bali, Kenya, Mexico, Panama and Turkey. Every pet/homeowner has asked us to return whenever they need a house / pet sitter again & friends of theirs also very often ask us to housesit in their homes after getting to know us. If you copy and paste the link below you will be able to read a few References from pet/homeowners.

http://www.trustedhousesitters.com/house-and-pet-sitters/canada/alberta/edmonton/l/37054

What can they bring to the assignment

We are honest & reliable & pretty good at dealing with whatever type of situation comes our way. You can count on us to take good care of your home, yard-garden, pets, small business. We speak English & are learning Spanish. We have extensive experience adapting to various situations as we have independently travelled in over 50 countries. We grew up in rural Canada and our home in Canada is on an acreage so we are used to country living and dealing with issues that arise when you are on your own with power, water, sewer, etc. rather than being part of a city system.