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I love Chihuahuas & rainbows Reviews

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Hi 😊 I’m adored by pets because I love animals! 150+ sits since 2016: Brissie, SunCoast, Gold Coast, Sydney & Perth. Let's chat about your travel in 2026-2028+

I sit with/out pets for favourite & new owners & enjoy exchanging regular bright updates, photo collages & videos. I'm an Aussie lady (not a tourist/backpacker), a non-smoker. My 2025 sits included:

*Immaculate & large city home. Pool, tropical gardens & lush lawns. Jake cat 18 morphs into a noisy purring machine when revelling in infinite chin scratches 😁 Jake's a chatty food hustler at 4pm. Airbnb hosting (only during the sit) with 5 star reviews, naturally 🤩 Battery operated mower & leaf blower, lawn restoration, watering gardening/pruning, pool care including regular robo vac (& cleaning it!), water testing, top up water level, chemical adjustments, empty skimmer basket, start the owners' car to avoid a flat battery, liaise with tradies... Not to forget perpetually removing the neighbours' fallen bamboo 😅 I'm proactive & attend to trouble shooting & practical solutions. Many sits 2023-2026.

*Renovated beach home. A tiny super fluffy Chihuahua 🥰 Beach walks & love vibes. 2 singing budgies. Many sits 2019-2026.

*Riverside city apartment. I like riverside walks, without the cat. Leo the relaxed Birman prefers naps, kneading people, spying on birds & shredding ribbons with gusto 😅 3 sits 2025-2026.

*Fat cat Toby cannot jump fences 😁 safe inside the courtyard & garden camouflage.

*Renovated waterfront home. 2 tour guide cats. Confident Jerry provided guided park walks 🥰 Apparently shy Paris herded me to the cat tree, bonding over endless brushes & chats - although Paris permitted fond gazes only when sitting together on the sofa😅

*Coastal home. Tropical pool & gardens, new Bali hut, lush lawns, stunning orchids & pot plants. 2 Poodles supervise all human activities 😅 Natalia’s 18, a nervous girl who loves me & the feeling is mutual 🥰 Luca’s 10, an ex-stud dog, bold & funny. We love walkies. Many sits 2017-2026.

*City apartment. Cavalier Charlie captivates the high street crowd with his waggy bum, big soppy eyes & silky ears - what they don’t know is… he snores, loudly 😅 Many sits 2021-2025.

*Coastal home. Pool, lush lawns, tropical gardens, herbs & citrus trees. Marley Poodle & Sadie 'Oodle are velcro lovebugs, thriving on cuddles, adoration, zoomies & walkies 🥰 Shy Sherbet cat was friendliest at dinner time.

*Renovated coastal home. Pool, spa, new gardens. 2 doggyos with separation anxiety. Sensible & relaxed night walkies. The senior girl was reactive. The junior boy walked smoothly & loved Sit, Wait, Let's Go 😊

*Superb tri-level home. A lift, ocean views, tropical gardens, lush lawn & pot plants. Many sits 2025-2026.

*Bright townhome. Lush gardens, lawns & pot plants. A few sits 2024-2025.

*Coastal waterfront home. Lush lawns, orchids, fruit trees, herbs, pot plants & native gardens.

I prefer connecting with like-minded owners with a bright profile & photos, upfront & honest disclosure of essential information: pet traits & care (walking, medical, medication & behaviour etc), cameras, flood risk, fire risk, tenant/s on your property etc.

Happy to meet & do a trial at your place to establish our routine & preferences so we're all safe & enjoy the sit with mutual respect. Being a local, I can visit you again prior to the sit, building trust between the pets & people.

I’ve done AirBNB hosting (with 5 star reviews) & I’m adaptable & resourceful. Troubleshooting via manuals & videos online, plus owner’s notes. Experienced with using smart lighting & blinds, automated pet systems (feeder & litter), lockboxes & smart security access, solar, robot vacuums, Bissell & other cleaners. Care of pools, spas, lawns, gardens, orchids, bonsais, potted plants & start your car to avoid a flat battery.

Sits with rescues, pedigrees, babies, juniors, tweens & seniors. Cats, dogs, single fish, fish ponds, marine tanks, bearded dragon, parrots, budgies, cockatiels, chookies & alpacas. Oh & an uninvited snake, yikes! Special diets & medication/supplements.

Many cats sits done with:

*Bird watchers, sun lovers, camera shy scaredy cats, snobby (dinner time excepted), laser wand chasers, ribbon shredders, floppy sweethearts, chatterboxes, bossy tour guides, shower water lickers, &… the supervisors who like to spy 😅

*Birman, Burmese, Burmilla, Devon Rex, Mist, Persian, Ragdoll, Scottish Fold, Tonkinese & standard moggies.

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Pre-2025 sits:

*Immaculate coastal home. Tropical & native gardens, lawns & fruit trees. Without pets.
*Beachfront resort tri-level lux condo. Private rooftop spa. Without pets.
*Immaculate beach home. Pool, tropical & native gardens. Without pets. 4 sits.
*21 year old Persian. Amazing marine tank aquarium. Waterfront home. 5 sits.
*16 year old Persian cat. Pool. 4 sits.
*2 cats, parrots, chookies & fighter fish.
*Chihuahua, Cavalier & 2 cats. Pool. 5 sits.
*Chihuahua, Foxie & cat.
*Senior Chihuahua. 5+ sits.
*Baby Chihuahua puppy, Puggle & Ragdoll cat.
*2 Baby Chihuahua puppies. 2 sits.
*2 rescue Poodles. Many sits.
*Senior cream Groodle. Pool. 4 sits.
*Samoyed-X-GR. Poodle. Pool, orchids & lawn. 2 sits.
*Border Collie, Scottish Fold cat. Pool. 3 sits.
*Border Collie, Sharpei, chookies & alpacas. Acreage property. Pool, tropical & native gardens, lawns & bore system.
*Riverside apartment. Tuxedo cat. Many sits.
*New home, lawns, gardens & pool. 2 Pomeranians.
*Parklands apartment. Vast array of precious plants. Botanical garden walks with Cookie cat in a backpack, off-peak to avoid surprised dogs.

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Shelly is a fantastic pet-sitter. She looked after our home and our cat while we were away. House was neat and clean when we came back. Very easy to communicate with, she sent photo collages every day. Our boys were delighted. Highly recommended! We will definitely have her back.
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Wow, what a find. Shelly is a superb sitter. She sent daily photos, videos and stories of our pampered pups. The boys obviously loved their time with her. On our return we found the house to be in perfect condition. We have had some bad experiences with sitters in the past and it is now such a comforting feeling to be able to go away for holidays relaxed in the knowledge that Shelly will care for our home and beloved boys just as we would. Hopefully, she will be available for future sits.
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Shelley was a wonderful sitter, sending adorable photos and videos of my much-missed pets! She was missed by them as well and waited at the front door my first few days, wondering when Shelly was returning! I highly recommend Shelly as a caring pet and housesitter. Thanks Shelly.
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Shelly is a 5 star house and dog sitter. Our property was left pristine but more importantly our lovely dog was loved. Great communication, friendly and we had great peace of mind we everything would be well cared for, and it was. Thankyou Shelley. Till we meet again
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Shelly is definitely one of the best house sitters we’ve ever had. Warm, easy going…communicative and considerate. She clearly maintained Zella’s routine and our little angel was happy and relaxed when we got back. Our home was clean and tidy and she even washed the sheets and remade the bed!! We would recommend Shelly without reservation!
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