Copacabana Homeowner Finds Lovely Girls for Dogs and Homesitter, and saves their Cruise after Friend Lets them down

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I cannot recommend Housecarers highly enough! 

I was stuck in a real bind after our friend that we had arranged to mind our home pulled out exactly one week before we were due to go on a cruise and with two dogs to have cared for panic was starting to set in. 

I placed my ad for a housesitter and had ten responses! I picked two young American girls travelling around Australia and they were brilliant. Our dogs loved them, they looked after the house beautifully and were just about the loveliest girls you could meet.

Alphie, loved his Housesitters
Live in Dog Sitters
Housesitters DanicaHare
I'd recommend Housecarers to everyone and plan on telling all my friends about it! ... Julieanne

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The user name of the girls was Housesitters DanicaHare, absolutely wonderful girls.

View Housesitter Found for Housesit Copacabana, Central Coast NSW

Rent Free Opportunities world wide

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Floating Lantern Festival - Honolulu Hawaii

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Has anyone been to this festival?

Floating Lantern Festival Honolulu



Hawaii had proved very popular over the years for Housesitting - here are just some of the housesits we have matched with housesitters since October 2000.

House Sitters Wanted, and Found for Hawaii - housesitting assignments

Would you sleep here?

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You dont have to.  Find a Housesit with Free Accommodation - Anywhere and Everywhere. Come on over to Housesitting Country at http://www.housecarers.com  Subscribe free for Housesit opportunities, and if your impressed upgrade for only 50.00 per year to apply for unlimited Opportunites

Pet owners: Checklist of things to leave your House Sitter and Pet Sitter before you go on holiday

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Pet owners: Check-list of things to leave your House and Pet Sitter before you go on holiday - get yours now for Free:  

Download Checklist for your housesitter and live-in Pet Sitter


One of our International live-in Dog Sitters

To most of us, our pets are just another member of the family, they are just more loyal and don’t talk back. When you go away you want them to be as loved and well looked after as when you are home.
Get your Checklist for the Pet Sitter

French B&B owner very happy with Juliethoneybee Caring for their old renovated farmhouse B&B, cats, hens and guests as if they were her own

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We recently took a short trip away and needed someone to look after our two cats and the house - a B&B, in fact!  

House Sitter found for B&B Southern France
The Hosts outside the B&B in Southern France




We were very fortunate to be put in touch with House Sitter Juliethoneybee through your website!

She was wonderful to have around - great company when we here and completely capable when we were away.  She cared for our cats, hens and guests as if they were her own!

We hope she will come back again when needed!

Housesitters found for B&B in France
B&B Bedroom
View House sitter found profile for B&B Southern France

Pet owners: Checklist of things to leave your House and Pet Sitter before you go on holiday

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Just as it essential to leave an information pack about your home, it is essential to leave an information pack for your pets. You could combine the two and have one big information pack or have two separate packs. Get your checklist Below:


Get PetSitter checklist so nothing is left to chance when you go away
To most of us, our pets are just another member of the family, they are just more loyal and don’t talk back. When you go away you want them to be as loved and well looked after as when you are home.

Get your petsitter Checklist, for live-in Petsitters


Housesitter Dan makes friends with a Menagerie over 6 Years of House Sitting and Travels Rent-free

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 Just a few friends gathered over past six years of "sitting"

Some of the Friends Dan has met during 6 years of Housesitting

View Profile of House sitter Dan - DriveCountry


We have been involved with motor sporting events for 47 years ... and would like house/pet caring positions on the Coffs Coast or hinterland until the WRC, Rally Australia in September, 2014.


House Sitter Checklist for Homeowners and Petowners

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Our associates form HomeSafeSitters.com have put together a great document based on their many years of practical experience as live-in Petsitters. 



Checklist of things to leave your House and Pet Sitter before you go on holiday 

What do you need to do as a homeonwer before you leave your home in the hands of the housesitter?
Enjoy your holiday - you wont miss anything with these great checklists.


And what about your precious pet family members?  What are there feeding and exercise routines and requirements?  Go on holiday knowing all the contact and emergency details are there for you to truly relax 

Housesitter Found for housesit in beautiful area in Fiji (for Third Time) , by the sea, with amazing views all round.

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Hello again, Thanks so much for your great service. This is the 3rd time we have been able to organise house /pet sitters through your site. Thanks again, Jennifer 

 No air con just the sea breeze and ceiling fans


The housesitters could Enjoy the Fiji lifestyle in a great locality with all the comforts of home.

View Housesitter found profile for Fiji housesitting

House sitters Found for the 20th Time for Housesit Horningsea, North Cambridge, Cambridge Cambridgeshire England

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Thanks Ian. I am all sorted out now. and well on the way to finding someone already!
This must be about the 20th house sit we have arranged, both in Australia and UK. Great service.

Best wishes, Clare






#Dogsitter Found for views of French Alps overlooking lake Geneva

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Dear Mr. White;

My wife and I would like to thank housecarers again for a great site that has been so helpful to us in finding dogsitters / house sitters.

Once more we have found some lovely people that will be minding everything for us at the end of June and July.


We have had great luck with this site and usually within 24 hours of posting an ad we are spoiled for choice with half a dozen responders....we always feel guilty that we can only offer one of them a chance to housesit for us here in the French Alps overlooking lake Geneva.

Thank you for many successful placements.

kind regards,

Have pets, won't travel?

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Vacationers and their pets benefit from sitters

By Ian White, Owner and Founder of Housecarers.com

"Have pets, won’t travel’" is the reality for many people. Many pet owners never travel from home for more than a few days because the usual care options just don’t work for them. Asking a family member or friend to take your pets is often a favour you can’t ask for regularly. Kennels are not an option for most pet owners, who simply won’t subject their loved ones to a caged stay of any duration. Bringing pets along for travel is often not realistic for many pet owners, especially when there are old, large, or multiple pets involved.

The main problem with most care options is that they require the animals to be taken out of their home environment and daily routines. Being cared for by strangers is not usually a problem for animals, but it can be when it is also in a strange place (not home). Being in a strange environment is often stressful for animals when they are separated from their human family for several weeks or months.

I recently asked an animal expert for her view on the topic. “Dogs are creatures of habit and are generally very emotionally connected to their 'social group' (i.e. their people),” says Francine Miller, a canine behavior specialist in San Diego, CA. “It is always preferable to keep them in their home environment and in their normal routine to minimize stress.”

There is also the stress, worry, or guilt experienced by the pet owners when they leave their pets. People want the best for their pets and they don’t want their vacations to become guilt trips.

Fortunately, a growing number of pet owners are discovering the advantages of having pet-loving house sitters stay in their home while they travel. Having house sitters (the non-paid kind) care for you pets and home is really an ideal solution for pet owners, their pets, and the sitters, who are often pet owners themselves on vacation or retirement travel. Sitters care for homes, pets, and even larger animals such as horses and llamas. Sometimes they care for injured or dying pets and help avert robberies or home disasters related to gas leaks, power outages, etc.

The opportunities for housesitting have grown rapidly in recent years as pet owners look for better solutions and travellers seek richer experiences with lower costs. It’s a global and growing trend that is changing how many people travel and make new friends.

“I would not be able to travel if I had no-one to come to my home to care for my pets,” wrote Rosalie Guttman (see Rosalies catsitter needed profile on Housecarers)  of Chicago.
 “My cats have never been out of the house and one is claustrophobic and cannot be in a cage. I've seen animals left in kennels and they don't look very happy."   
  
“We have not put our two pets in a kennel for many years,” wrote Nancy and Jerry Kamens of Arlington, Virginia, who now use house sitters.
(Dog Sitter Wanted Ad Filled)Our dog does much better at home in familiar surroundings.”

“Cats are very territorial and taking them away from their home is rather distressing to them,” wrote Silvia Mariani, who lives in London, England. “Even a short trip to the vet becomes an ordeal, let alone separating them from their home for days or weeks.”

As I have heard from many pet owners, Silvia adds that she has remained friends with many sitters around the world.
“I've also been invited to stay at their places - all this makes house sitting a more personal, rewarding experience.”  Silvia's cat sitter needed ad filled

These pet owners shared their experiences as part of a survey I recently conducted of the nearly 50,000 home owners registered on my housesitting website, www.housecarers.com. Here is a fact that gives an idea of how large and global house sitting has become: in the past year, my members have posted sitting opportunities in at least 64 countries. The most popular countries for house sitting in order are the U.S., Australia, Canada, the UK, France, New Zealand, Spain, Costa Rica, Mexico, Italy, and South Africa. growing rapidly and the demand for house sits is often greater than the supply. 


Many house sitting websites have popped up in recent years, but the key is to create a secure environment for both parties to make a personalized match. There are sitters who are paid for their help, but the growth is happening in the non-paid type. House/pet sitters on sites like mine receive no money for caring for homes and pets – they receive only accommodation. Housesitting is all about mutual benefit. And making new friends around the world

We have thousands of House Sitters who have nominated they will care for you Cats and/or Dogs, and most other common pets.

Author bio --- Ian White is the founder and owner of www.housecarers.com , which has matched thousands of house sitters with homeowners worldwide since October, 2000. HouseCarers was launched in recognition of the need to provide a secure environment where homeowners can locate a reliable house sitter and sitters can achieve their financial and housing goals. 

The Ultimate Guide to Travelling when you are broke

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Think you don't have enough money to travel? Think again. Travel guru Matt Kepnes puts that myth to rest with this guide to traveling on little (or no) money. Here is his story. Read More: