Neree Hartog & Husband David Pedder Retired couple looking forward to travelling and house sitting with your pets so you can enjoy your holidays.
We are an Australian couple, who have just retired & enjoy travelling & meeting people from different countries & learning about their cultures. When at home we spend a lot of time working & sitting in our garden, sometimes with a glass of wine & some nice cheese. We both look forward to taking long walks & discovering new places. We use to do this with our dog but she has now passed on & so has our cat Bella who died aged 22. They had a great life and was well loved by our whole family. David enjoys ocean & pool swimming. I enjoy reading, watching the birds in our large backyard, quilting and meeting with friends. We are practical people & experience home owners. The houses we have rented when moving due to work were always left in better condition then when we moved in. We are healthy non smokers & consider ourselves to be flexible in our attitudes & organised.
We have discussed house sitting for a number of years because neither of us want to stay in any more hotels which are mostly impersonal. We have always had pets and understand the importance of knowing they are being well looked after when you are away. We miss not having animals around so pet sitting gives us the opportunity to have animals in our life. We like the idea of staying in a home while on holidays as it makes you feel part of a community rather then just a tourist.
So far we have had three experiences in house sitting oversea. In Italy we looked after a cat for 5 days, and in Brittany we looked after a large house in the countryside and a golden retriever dog. Our next house sit was in England were we looked after a beautiful house and two dogs. We have looked after friends pets for short periods in the past. Also, for our eldest daughter who travels regularly for work & we drive four hours into the country to look after her beautiful Welsh Springer Spaniel called Griff. He is only about 20 months old so is still full of energy & requires 3 walks a day. We come home feeling quite fit! We have had many pets over the years including guinea pigs, mice, fish, cats & dogs who have all lived long lives and gave us lots of enjoyment.
Neree and David were excellent house sitters and cared for our two rescue dogs with love.
The house was immaculate when we returned. The hanging baskets, pots, greenhouse and vegetable plot were all watered and thriving although we were away during a heat wave. Bird feeders were full, in fact everything was just perfect. We do hope that we can arrange for them to sit again for us the next time we are away. Neree...have mislaid your email address.
Neree and David are lovely people. Very helpful. They looked after our house and Elmo the dog very well whilst we were away. They also did some gardening which was very helpful. The house was beautifully clean and tidy when we got back.
Neree and David were wonderful cat sitters! They were very organized, and took great care of my house and cat. They left the house in perfect condition, and my high maintenance cat was happy and relaxed!