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What to look for in an ideal petsitter – Best Tips
As a pet owner you may find that you need to be away from home from time to time. And so likely you will want to find an ideal petsitter to care for your pets in their own home. Whether you…
4 Pet care tips for when you’re away from home
Most pet owners get organised one way or another when they go away on holiday or on a business trip. You may have pet care conveniently located close to home in the form of a paying kennels, or a friendly…
The best beginners guide to Petsitting
Many pet lovers who have perhaps had dogs and cats while growing up at home, consider the idea of petsitting. I know this because people ask me if a childhood love of pets will be enough to start petsitting. You…
Traveling to London – How to save money
Travel can be expensive depending on how you choose to travel around the world. However, some destinations are consistently more expensive than others, capital cities for example. If you are traveling to London in the near future think carefully about…
Pet birds – The best species to choose for children
If you have always fancied having birds as pets at home then this might be of interest. And if you have children and they ask you regularly if they have pets then consider these bird species as options. As every…
A Working Dog Parents Guide to Puppy Ownership
Have you ever hoped to own a puppy but hesitated about becoming dog parents? There may be various reasons for your hesitation. Read on to learn about the joys and an easy guide to becoming a pet owner. Then when…
7 Tips to Get Your Cat Petsitter ready
Getting ready to go away somewhere lovely? Then if you have pets you’ll be planning for a pet sitter. And if you are going to leave your cat with a pet sitter, you should prepare your fluffy friend for this…
Want to become a dogsitter? Here’s how
Many visitors to HouseSitMatch.com ask us how they can get on board, as either a pet homeowner or a pet housesitter. Some tell us I want to become a dogsitter early on. Most of the prospective housesitters have had dogs…
Midsomer Murder Mystery: Housesit Oxford
We regularly hear lovely housesitting adventure stories of housesitters making friends with their hosts, discovering new locations and being delighted with their housesitting gigs. This story is not unlike that, with a housesitter we’ve known for a while telling us…