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Guidelines for a successful pet sitting
If you are a pet owner you share the concerns that many of us have about finding pet sitters. Pet sitting is a big thing for pet owners. Can you find the ideal pet sitter? Are they trustworthy pet sitters?…
Home Security – Blinds a Practical and Aesthetic Addition
Each and every homeowner places value on security and privacy to some degree. Managing the appearance of your property and the appearance of occupation can be a great help in managing home security. Read on to learn some easy options,…
Dog Minder Alert – What causes joint pain in dogs?
Spotting joint pain in our own pets can be hard; as a dog minder spotting dog’s in pain because of their joints is even harder. Here are some top tips about what to look for and how with the owner’s…
Travel Hacks: See The World for 70% Less Than Staying at Home
We love to share the great travel tips we hear in our housesitting community. In this blog we share some extraordinary travel hacks from long term international travellers and housesitters Nat n Jodie. Travel Hacks for Affordable Long Term Travel…
8 Home Pet Remedies to Protect Your Dogs from Fleas
Pet owners and dog owners especially worry about keeping pets healthy and free from pests like fleas. A flea infestation is the last thing you want for either your pet or home ,Whether you are into tried and tested home…
Preparing for housesitters – Top Tips
If you have invited housesitters into your home then do make an effort to try to get to know them first. Sometime you can meet them and sometimes you have virtual meetings. Either way it is good to be prepared…
International Housesitting and Tourist Visas: A Complete Guide
Housesitters often ask us about the need for housesitting visas or tourist visas when committing to international housesit assignments. We explain that there are no such things as ‘housesitting visas’. Instead we say they must always check with their destination…
Protect your home in Winter
There are many homeowners who like to travel away from the cold season at home, leaving their home in Winter to find warmer climates. If you are such a snowbird as they are known in some countries you should find…
Housesitting Family – HouseSitChat Interview
Housesitting offers a range of fantastic opportunities for affordable travel and living like a local while you care for pets and property of your hosts. One housesitting family we’ve been following carefully for the five years they have been on…