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Platinum (36mths+)
House Sitting Preferences
  • 1 - 2 weeks, 2 - 4 weeks, 1 - 2 months, 2 months +
  • Dog(s), Cat(s), Fish, Bird(s), Rabbit(s)/Guinea Pig(s), Chickens/Ducks/Geese, Reptile(s), Farm Animals, Horse(s)
Preferred Locations
  • Anywhere in the United Kingdom

Top Class Pet and Home Carer

60, Education Consultant

Hi pet lovers
For a capable and reliable person to look after your home and pets, look no further! As an experienced dog and cat owner with excellent housekeeping and gardening skills, I'll take care of your pets and home as if they were my own.
I will provide a top-class home-sitting service which, as well as caring for home and your loved and loving pets, can include:
* Watering and caring for your plants Mowing the lawn.
* Taking in post and deliveries.
* Putting out the bins.
* Regular updates on how your home and your pets are doing while you're away.
I am a freelance education consultant, writer and editor, which means I can always be on hand to make sure your house is secure and your pets are comfortable and happy.
For many years I travelled as an English language consultant working in Europe, Asia and South America so I have not been able to have pets of my own for some time. My love of and interest in being with animals has not diminished, though, and I am always envious of dog owners I see walking in the park or friends who post videos of their cats on Facebook!
As a youngster, as well as having two sisters, I had dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, gerbils, hamsters, mice, fish, tortoises and tadpoles. I would say that I had experience in caring for a range of animals! Now I have 4 grown up children whose early years, like mine, were enhanced through living with and caring for cats and dogs of varying breeds and temperaments.
As well as having dogs as pets, I worked for a while as a professional dog walker which gave me experience keeping different dogs happy in all their infinitely idiosyncratic ways and in understanding different owners' concerns about their beloved pets. I am comfortable with most breeds of dog and sensitive to their specific needs.
Cats, I know, can be just as quirky and their special ways never cease to amaze me. There seems to be such knowledge and wisdom somewhere inside every cat I've met. If a cat is your pet, you can spend your time away assured in the knowledge that I will provide for your feline companion's every need during my stay in your home.
Do get in touch if you would like more information about me and my home and pet sitting services.
Thanks for your interest. I hope we can meet up some time soon.
Michael
Please read on for more information:
TOP CLASS HOUSE AND PET SITTING SERVICE
Homes and pets have different and often quite specific needs. All my services ensure your home is run with minimal change so your pets' routines and comforts are undisrupted. The aim is total peace of mind while you are away.
Whether you're relaxing in the Mediterranean, visiting relatives across the ocean or jetting away on work trips, your home will be kept secure, clean, functioning and in perfect condition for your return. You may live in a large house with many carpets and stairs, a small flat on the fifth floor of a city block, or a terraced house with a small back yard. You might have the latest cordless Dyson, even a Robot Cleaner, or a dustpan and brush might be all that's required. Each home has different needs, yours will be looked after as you like it.
Plant care and gardening:
You might have a couple of money plants that will become a hundred in the two weeks you're away if nobody's around. Your tomato plants might need careful watering, your apples harvesting, or it could just be that fallen leaves need to be swept away from your front door and windowsills. Each home has different plant care and / or gardening needs. I can even bring my own watering can!
House sitting with pets and domestic animals:
There's usually a pet involved, often more than one. Cats, are plain sailing, especially if there's a cat flap, and as long as there's not too much hoovering up of fur to keep on top of! Dogs, of course, are a different matter. They want walks, often twice or more times a day, sometimes for great distances and in all weathers, which is not the same as sprinkling a few flakes into a goldfish bowl. There may be fish, sometimes chickens, even a sheep or two. Each home, each pet, has different needs which will be catered for while you are away.
ID and references:
Documents for proof of identity, including DBS Certificate, can be supplied on request. For references, please see the reviews below:
Fees, expenses and reimbursements:
Sevices offered are dependent on your requirements. Fee calculation uses a flexible model according to needs, context and value.
In return for looking after your home and pets, I ask for reimbursement of travel costs to and from your home.
If your home is within a restricted zone with regard to entry and parking, I will also ask for reimbursement of any parking or emission charge expenses incurred during the dates of the house-sit.
I will also charge a sitting fee, in accordance with the value of the services offered. 50% of the fee will be donated to Care4Calais for use in welcoming refugees and asylum seekers to the UK.
Sample fee and expenses breakdown:
Fuel costs 255 miles @ £1.79 ltr/40 mpg £55 approx.
Emission charges ULEZ 2 days @ £12.50 £25.00
Parking (arranged by owner £0.00
Sit fee House sit (1 x Dog; 25 x fish)14 days @ £20.00 per day £280.00
Total: £360.00
For inquiries, questions and more details about any of the above, contact me via this website's messaging service.
All good wishes
Michael

Reviews (4)
Michael managed to put our minds at ease with regular communication throughout the sit. Adapting to our needs which was very much appreciated. We came home to very happy pets and I've got to say a cleaner house than I left, thank you Michael! We would very much recommend Michael for a house sit. He even stayed longer than he should to help make a 7hr plane delay less taxing. Roxy says Hi Michael and misses your box of sausage bits. Thanks again
 
KATE (Beeford England, Apr 2022 - 2 weeks 1 day)
Michael is the perfect sitter. Independent, tidy, and an excellent communicator. He uses his own initiative, dealing with the odd phone call discreetly, professionally and conscientiously yet, he still manages to be humanistic and down to earth. Michael is a friendly and honest man, Our cats were calm and comfortable, before, during and after the sit. Defiantly someone i would recommend as well as, ask to sit for us again. Well done Michael, and a big thank you from Paula, Sean, Queenie ... MORE
 
PAULA (Looe England, Sep 2021 - 3 weeks)
Michael was absolutely the perfect house-sitter and we (and our two cats) could not have been more happier than having Michael take care of them and the house. Communication throughout was perfect and were able to completely relax knowing that everything was been taken care of. Whilst we'd cleaned our house prior to leaving, we came home to find that our house was even cleaner - the house was spotless. We cannot recommend Michael enough, he is the perfect house sitter and we would be ... MORE
 
CRAIG (Lewisham England, Aug 2020 - 2 weeks 3 days)
Thank you so much for your help with Rocco - we really needed a good rest! The garden and house were beautifully cared for :-)
 
ROSIE (Warwick England, Aug 2020 - 2 weeks 3 days)
 
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