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Well travelled mature, calm, reliable couple with 15 years international pet/housesitting experience.

Australia

Testimonials

They have 6 testimonials (view below)

Pet experience

Dog(s), Cat(s), Chicken(s), Bird(s), Fish, Rabbit(s), Tortoise/Turtle(s), Guinea pig(s) – Been a petsitter for 15 years continually & owning cats, dogs, fish & birds since a child.

Police check

They have a police check

Availability

From: 3 May 2025
Until: 6 Sep 2025

Occupation

Retired - Now Pet / Housesitter (14 years exp.)

References

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About this sitter

Once again travelling as a couple for the northern hemisphere summer.2025
We arrive in Crete early May, & are hoping to secure pet/housesits in the region & nearby countries initially.

I (Vicki) have been pet/housesitting alone extensively since 2009, using various websites.
Since 2017 I have shared the experience with a friend Mario for the northern hemisphere summer..
We are both active & have extensive exp with domesticated animals Mario has garden/maintenance exp & we both have a high standard of cleanliness.

We enjoy the company of animals...often preferable to people, & have adopted this lifestyle as a way to travel off the tourist route & utilize our travel life skills
We both have homes in Perth, Australia.

As the owners/renovators of houses, gardens. We're very aware of the upkeep & maintenance required.
Our comfort zone is a clean, tidy environment
Being well travelled we enjoy change & language differences don't bother us...(smatterings of many) I always manage to accomplish what I need.

Please note I've a damaged vocal chord from a life saving operation 33 years ago, which has left me with a softer huskier voice. The benefit is it's good with animals., although it seems to concern some people......not sure why as they don't have to live with it.
I'm available to skype, so just a forewarning, if I forget to mention it.

Why they want to house sit

We're active & mentally thrive on new situations so this has proven to be the ideal lifestyle for me, & also a way to experience life in different countries......whether rural, or city.
I've made many friends both human & animal which is an added bonus.


Their experience

Pet/housesitting has been heavily promoted & extremely popular since I first started.
When I reflect on when I first began, I realise experience definitely counts........not as easy as people think when responsibility for animals & homes in unknown surroundings is concerned,

I'm a very experienced active house/petsitter with numerous contactable references on request, & have been listed on various housesit sites for 10 years, with many repeat sits I still return to.
I've experienced a wide variety of properties from pristine heavily secured luxury to the most basic in diverse locations.....variety is the spice of life.
Very experienced with dogs, cats,(including rescue) birds, fish, hens, rabbits, guinea pigs, worm farms & gardens both productive & ornamental. Always willing to enlarge this range...animal wise or habitations.

Experienced in running small B&B's, & fully equipped holiday house so am a proficient cook & have experience in the presentation of properties.


I have testimonials here as well as many in my Dropbox attachment ...which is slow to load unfortunately.
My testimonial from Romania is slightly incorrect.
I was there in summer of 2012 not winter, & was left with the last minute addition of 2 approx 4 week old abandoned kittens that I managed to integrate into the unwilling existing 4 cat family.

What can they bring to the assignment

Being a small single woman, definitely less wear & tear on a property.
The natural ability to multi task.& a caring feminine touch.
I've the enthusiasm & energy of youth, but with the wisdom of age.
Very calm & not phased by much.
Treat properties with respect & always return them in the condition I received them if not better,. Calm, & relaxed animals included..
I regularly send photo updates to homewoners if desired.

Last updated: 17 Nov 2024

Available to house sit

Australia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Italy, Monaco, Netherlands, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Availability dates

From: 3 May 2025
Until: 6 Sep 2025

Do they charge?

They don't charge for house sitting services

Personal details

Age: 56-65 years old
Family status: Couple

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Testimonials

Thanks to Vicki

My husband and I want to thank Vicki for taking such good care of our cats, home and garden, so that we could take a short vacation. Thank you, Vicki!

Sherry, Greece, 3 Oct 2023

  • Tidy
  • Organised
  • Good at pet care
  • Reliable
  • Kept in contact
  • Friendly
  • Good in the garden
  • Handy around the house

Amazing house sit!!

We were so skeptical when we decided to get a house sitter, as it's our first time doing it. We are SO happy that we decided to let Vicki and Mario come. We came home to an absolutely spotless house, and happy dogs and cats. We were so worried about being away from the animals for 3 weeks, and that's why we investigated this whole idea. It was so lovely to go away and be assured that our animals were being looked after in their own environment. I would absolutely recommend Vicki, she's so clued in and aware and loves a clean tidy house. The way she left it was unreal, it was lovely to walk in and feel like it was just the way we left it. Thanks Vicki, thanks Mario!

Noreta, Ireland, 15 Jul 2019

  • Tidy
  • Organised
  • Good at pet care
  • Reliable
  • Kept in contact
  • Friendly
  • Good in the garden
  • Handy around the house

Excellent service

Vicki house sat for us for two weeks this august, I couldn't have found anyone better. I came home to a clean and tidy house, three contented jack russells and best of all a lovely home cooked dinner !! The tropical fish and horse were also well supervised. If you are looking for a friendly, capable sitter contact Vicki you will not be disappointed. Thank-you Vicki

rebecca, France, 31 Aug 2018

  • Tidy
  • Organised
  • Good at pet care
  • Reliable
  • Kept in contact
  • Friendly
  • Good in the garden
  • Handy around the house

6 weeks in Turkey

We had vicki and Mario pet sit our 4 dogs, 1 cat and our tortoise sanctuary. They were very knowledgeable about the pets and the dogs quite happily accepted them.upon our return you could tell that all the animals had been well cared for and would highly recommend them.Exceptional

jenny, , 27 Jun 2018

  • Tidy
  • Organised
  • Good at pet care
  • Reliable
  • Kept in contact
  • Friendly
  • Good in the garden
  • Handy around the house

Pragmatic, sensible, 100% reliable, adored by the pets

Vicki is a highly experienced housesitter - and judging by her stories, has had a few hairy assignments to cope with! She is completely brilliant with dogs - my step-dog completely worshipped her. Good with the cats, too. I knew I could trust their health, sanity and well-being to her. Vicki was here in winter, when the garden is under a blanket of snow, so I can't attest to her gardening skills, but with the animals she was effective, efficient, undaunted, and self-contained. Didn't faze her to be in a remote mountain village 8km from the nearest shop.

Arabella, Romania, 9 Mar 2018

  • Tidy
  • Organised
  • Good at pet care
  • Reliable
  • Kept in contact
  • Friendly

If you are looking for a house sitter then look no further, this lady is quite possibly the best there is!

I'm in Bulgaria and needed a house sitter for three weeks to look after two dogs and four cats. I'd done house sits myself a few years ago, so hoped for someone capable and willing to embrace the house sitting experience as I had. I also wanted someone really good with animals, ready deal with whatever happened, so I could relax and know the animals and house would carry on as normal while I was away. Vicki surpassed all my expectations, I highly recommend her to you if you are looking for total and complete peace of mind while you are away. I ended up taking in a pregnant street dog just before Vicki arrived, so the original 2 dogs became 3 dogs and with the third dog arrived a litter of 6 puppies. When Vicki arrived with her friend Mario (also a wonderfully capable and caring person- Thank you Mario!), there were six little 2.5 week old puppies to look after and wean onto solid food. A huge task to ask of anyone, even my friends in the village here, but Vicki took it all on, without any hesitation, Mario was coming to give her a hand, and the two of them were so competent and loving with the puppies and the other animals, that I came back home to find 6 beautifully socialised and happy puppies, 3 adult dogs who are so much calmer, confident and better behaved than when I left them, and an immaculately clean house and garden!! It's been an amazing experience for us all. I think Vicki has a gift for house sitting, so much so that I didn't worry about anything while I was away, I knew everything was being completely taken care of. Her communication was fantastic, lovely regular updates with photos and insights on how the animals were doing, the kind of messages that let you know someone is genuinely spending quality time with your pets. Apart from all this, Vicki and Mario were both lovely kind people, very level headed, resourceful and mature. Vicki is a natural born dog trainer and calmed my boisterous Labrador so much that he is a lovely mannered young dog now, something I was really struggling to do on my own. I also left them with the task of making a secure puppy pen- no problem! I returned to find the puppies in a wonderful pen, totally secure with everything clean and just the way I would have wanted it. I was very happy to leave them running my home and looking after my animals and as I said, I feel like I have come back from my holiday with a better home and furry family than I had before I left and that's surely all you can ask for in a house sitter! If you're looking for total peace of mind, this is the lady for you. If you need any further references or reassurance before contacting Vicki then I am totally happy, and indeed would feel honoured, to answer any queries you might have.....and to Vickie and Mario - Thank you!!!! You are both superstars, I couldn't have asked for better. You are both welcome here anytime :-)

Karen, Bulgaria, 12 Aug 2017

  • Tidy
  • Organised
  • Good at pet care
  • Reliable
  • Kept in contact
  • Friendly
  • Good in the garden
  • Handy around the house

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