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How to Teach a Cat to Use His Litter Pan – Top Tips
It’s not any petsitter who manages to teach a cat a party trick, but Kelly found a way to teach Pouncer the tom cat how to use his litter pan. Just how did she teach him? Read on to learn…
Canine Top 10 Tips – Turning Petsitters Into Servants
Little did Gavin and Jill know before housesitting for Snoop the Beagle that she has ways for turning petsitters into servants. In this article she shares her top 10 tips for managing her sitters into some appropriate behaviours. Turning Petsitters…
One Time Dogsitting for a Canine Disaster
Grace Buderus chose to petsit in Todos Santos, for pet dogs and a cat. Her time dogsitting was particularly challenging, one dog posed some unexpected challenges. Read on to learn more about her experience petsitting for the dog found in…
Confessions of a Serial House Sitter
Some of our members tell us their stories housesitting. In this article Jacqueline Lamb shares some her own experiences in ‘confessions of a serial house sitter’. Read on to learn more about some of the aristocratic poodle preferences she’s had…
How to Build Homeowner Trust – Top Tips
If you find you are becoming a regular housesitter and want to build homeowner trust there are several steps you can take to ensure you do this as quickly as possible. Working with a trusted housesitting platform is one way,…
How Window Treatments Lower Light Costs – Top Tips
Not many homeowners realise that using the right kind of shade it window treatments helps to lower lighting costs. But how, you might ask. In this article we offer some top tips to help you cut energy costs by choosing…
Housesitters Home Safety Checks Top Tips
Every time you go to a new housesit you would benefit from reviewing our home safety checks guide for housesitters. In this article we offer you a few key check list points to run through every time you enter a…
What is the Cost of House Cleaning? Top Tips
New homeowners often worry about how to judge the cost of house cleaning. What are the varying issues, is it the size of the house, if you have pets in the home or perhaps just the number of bedrooms. People…
Choosing the Best Fruit & Vegetables at a Farm Market – Top Tips
Many of our housesitters tell us about how they love to discover shopping at a farm market in a new location when they’re housesitting. It’s often a real adventure to find out what is in season, and typical of the…