I was first asked to house and pet sit a border collie for three weeks by a cousin and absolutely loved the experience.
Then through Mindahome and private referrals I have had many wonderful house and pet sit experiences with x rescue dogs, Border Collies, Cavoodles, Yorkshire terriers, Tenterfield terriers, Daschund, Kelpies, staffi x red cattle, schnauzer, poodle, Cavaliers, many unique cats all different shapes and sizes, chickens, guinea fowls, a gala, budgie and some fish.
I usually learn something from each sit and thoroughly enjoy playing fetch, walking them, using a throw stick and just patting them. I have been lucky with most sits and find this such good therapy.
Many of my cat sits are unique – some standoffish, bossy, skittish etc but they soon warm up to me and I thoroughly enjoy them, then recently I sat a cat whose owner was telling me she meowed constantly and loudly “just because” and asked my opinion – so I wondered if I could train a cat and surprised myself by successfully changing that loud meowing to some delightful purring.
For at least ten years I have been privileged to do single and repeat sits in Mittagong, Bowral, Mudgee, Cowra, Bathurst, Dubbo, Maitland wine country area, Newcastle area, Central Coast, Lake Macquarie, Parramatta and upper north shore and many more. I can often be flexible with dates and do my best to make it work.
I also hope to visit Tasmania in 2026 and would love to start that trip with a sit or two.
On most sits there has been some watering which I find relaxing. After my broken ankle nine years ago I do not mow lawns (ok I have never mown lawns...lol) but I am happy to use an upright pooper scooper.
I am a happy person who is calm, clean, logical, honest, responsible, resourceful, respectful, active and a non smoker. Every sit and pet is different so its good to have some specific, typed instructions from each owner. I sometimes take Mum or a gal pal on a sit (for a few days) to play card and board games in our downtime with the pets always at our feet. We are dedicated animal lovers.
I am not precious in any way and if untrained apparently I am pretty good at calmly training dogs to sit before they eat, and to not jump up on me or anyone else and also to stop barking for no reason.
I would consider it a privilege to look after your home and precious pets while enjoying a few relaxing hours in the evening watching some Netflix or streaming media and with my own transport am hoping you have off street parking.
Thank you for considering my application and I look forward to chatting with you soon
Jennifer
