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Ross and Michelle
Hello - I'm a 58 year old professional male who usually works as a Senior Consul…
Christchurch
Famously known as The Garden City, Christchurch is also a city where the past and present combine in architecture. This makes for a city of things always happening, from the trendy dining and drinking Salt District, to the celebration of the arts at the Christchurch Art Gallery, and the theatre at the Isaac Theatre Royal.
This is a city of great strength and character, of community and redevelopment after the devastating 2011 earthquake. There are parks for running and walking (dogs love the open spaces), and much to do away from the city such as visiting Akaroa and Banks Peninsula.
Hello - I'm a 58 year old professional male who usually works as a Senior Consul…
Hello - I'm a 58 year old professional male who usually works as a Senior Consulting Officer for DairyNZ in Whakatane, Bay of Plenty. However, recently I accepted a 6 month secondment to Lincoln, where I will be the Regional Leader for the DairyNZ team there from February to August this year, which is why you are seeing my profile here. Working for DairyNZ is all about working with dairy farmers helping them develop businesses that are profitable, competitive & sustainable. After living for 27 years on the West Coast, working firstly as a self employed farm consultant, then with DairyNZ as a Senior Consulting Officer, my wife Michelle, dogs Murphy (14) & Dexter(5), sibling cats Clyde & Cleo (3) all transferred north to Whakatane in 2017. A rather big move! With this secondment only being for 6 months (Feb 2020 - Aug 2020), it is not necessary for all of us to relocate, so the thought of house & pet sitting occurred to us. I'm very attached to our menagerie of animals & spend a lot of time exercising our energetic pooches, which I'll miss, as well as our talkative cats. As I'll be spending a lot of time away from our animals, I thought I'd enjoy the opportunity to spend some time with other peoples' faminals! Creates a home away from home atmosphere and helps me keep my steps up for those FitBIt challenges! My wife Michelle has house sat with pets prior to meeting me, so she is familiar with what is expected. However since then the only experience I have had house sitting is on a number of occasions where we've house swapped with friends in other towns/cities for say 3-5 days in someone else house. There's sometimes pets (mostly cats) involved, which we've been happy to do as we have always had pets. At the least a minimum of 3 & we really enjoy our fur babies, their characters & personalities. I'll essentially be living by myself while I'm in Christchurch , so the company would be valued! We spend a lot of time and effort ourselves keeping our property clean, tidy & well presented (and have just completed a kitchen reno), therefore I obviously respect the care others take with their properties & will certainly treat them accordingly. Any house that I house sit would be kept clean, tidy & in the condition that the house owner left it in. I'll keep the lawns mown, section tidy, mail box cleared & the house looking lived in & safe. I'll be working out at Lincoln each week day, typical business hours of 8am-5pm, Monday-Friday. Feel free to contact me for a chat and for any other information you require to decide if I am someone you'll be happy to trust your pets and house with. Thank you, Ross
Recent retirement from my work and also being single has created the ability to …
Recent retirement from my work and also being single has created the ability to housesit. I am a non-smoker, non-drinker, drug-free lady with quiet habits. My father has been a dairy farmer all his long life so I have had a farming childhood and well as many adult holiday trips to the farm. I have had 2 pet cats of my own as well. House sitting experience - 17 completed house sits since May 2017. Cats, dogs and hens. Duration ranging from 3 days to 7 weeks. When I housesit for you, I will keep your pets fed as well as give them love and kindness. I appreciate cleanliness in a home so your house will be treated with respect. Your neighbours will be respected also.
My name is Vanessa and my partner is Marcel. We have decided to take a break fro…
My name is Vanessa and my partner is Marcel. We have decided to take a break from the routine of full-time employment, to have a new and exciting adventure which involves travelling around New Zealand to enjoy new experiences. Currently we spend our summer looking after the accommodation for a ski club lodge in Queenstown, and outside of this we would like to house sit and get to see new parts of the country. Vanessa grew up in Mount Maunganui and Tauranga but has lived in Otago for the last 14 years. Marcel has lived in Otago all his life. We both love dogs and cats and have had our own pets in the past. However, because of our new lifestyle, we cannot have pets at this stage and we miss having pets around us. Marcel has until recently had Labradors and a couple of cats. Vanessa has recently had both cats and dogs, Chocolate and Vanilla the cats. And Chico was a very much loved Tibetan Spaniel. Vanessa has studied the first year of Vet Nursing at Otago Polytech and gained a Certificate in Animal Care. We both love the outdoors hiking in summer and skiing in winter. We have a self contained caravan which we take with us and live in, between house sits. We own our own property so we are mindful that you expect us to look after your property and pets as if they were our own.