Friendly and reliable couple looking to take care of your pets, home and garden

About this sitter

We are Deb and Andrew a fit and young at heart semi-retired professional couple in our early sixties (non-smokers). I worked for 30 years as a physics and maths teacher and then Faculty Head before retiring five years ago. Andrew is a self-employed electronics design engineer currently working in the field of medical gas supply within hospitals. We are now very fortunately in a position where we have been able to reduce our work commitments and plan new adventures. We are keen to take on short or long-term pet and house sitting assignments in the UK and further afield and absolutely love the company of cats. We are considered by our friends, family and former employers to be particularly responsible, flexible and conscientious and we would take great pleasure in looking after your property and pets.

Why they want to house sit

We are very excited about having the time and opportunity to explore new places, and very much enjoy making sure pets are safe, happy and don’t miss you too much while you are away. We particularly enjoy caring for cats and have now looked after 23 different characters, some of them on more than one occasion as we have been invited back for several repeat sits.
We would also take very good care of your home; keeping it clean and tidy. Staying in someone’s home seems to be a very good way to discover somewhere new and to better experience a variety of locations by living in a local community.

Their experience

Over the last five years we have completed twenty housesits in the UK and Europe, through this site and others, and are now also being invited back for return sits. We have thoroughly enjoyed every one and our experience of caring for very many lovely cats and looking after houses, gardens, and now swimming pools, is growing.
As a couple we have had over twenty years with our own cats, and Deb has lived with them throughout her childhood. The only reason we don't have a cat at this stage of our lives so that we can spend time travelling and a large part of housesitting for us is the opportunity to meet new cat characters.
We have renovated and made improvements to our own house and another property which we currently let out to tenants. This has given us considerable experience using a combination of our own skills and also contractors where required.

What can they bring to the assignment

We are a competent, mature and respectful couple, calm and caring in our approach to cats. We are able to deal with all the little presents they can sometimes bring home with them, and equally experienced in the care of house cats. In all cases we adapt to their needs and personalities and have had excellent feedback on our pussy cat relationships from owners.
We would be able to cope with any basic or essential home maintenance should it be required and always leave homes clean and tidy.
We consider communication and reassurance while you are away an important part of the house sitting assignment and send regular updates and photos during our stay. We are always considerate of neighbours and the local environment. We would take great pride in keep your house clean and well cared for and pets safe and happy for your return.