I’m AVAILABLE TO HOUSE SIT and do VISITS over the Xmas and New Year period, I will be working 6-8 hours on 25,26,27 December.

I have recently moved to Crystal Palace after a 16 months Latin America trip. I’m attending Lewisham College to become a painter and decorator. I’m at college 2.5 days a week so I’m flexible during the week and weekends.

During my time in Latin America I was often looking after my host’s cats and dogs while they were away or at work. Most people and hostels have dogs that they care for and of course, there are a lot of street dogs in Latin America. I would also care and look after them. I did a lot of volunteering while I was travelling.

As you can tell, I love spending time with animals and at the moment I'm often looking after a family friend’s dog Jeppa. Since I unfortunately haven’t been able to keep pets (of my own) in the past few years, I am super keen to get to know some fur creatures when they need looking after on their human’s behalf.

As a child I have had various pets: a dog, rabbits, hamsters. We would often go on holidays, in the countryside, in France. There I looked after our neighbour's kitten and rabbit, and sometimes I would feed her lambs. I would go on walks with my mother, visiting the local pig farm and feeding the cows and horses. This is probably how I developed my love for animals, becoming a vegertarian at 15 years old.

I have spent some years travelling, volunteering and working abroad. During my year in Australia, I did various odd jobs including farm work, helping out around the home, which often involved feeding the chickens and looking after their dogs. During my time in Turkey, during a volunteering placement, one of my daily tasks was to walk with their herd of sheep for grazing.

For home visits: I'm happy to water plants, collect post, clean/tidy/change litter tray and take the rubbish out. I will send photo & video updates. I usually triple check a home is securely locked before I leave. And of course, I will give lots of playtime and affection to your pet.

I am comfortable administering medicine orally, if required, and following clear instructions on general care to minimise disruption to your pet’s routine. 

For house sitting: I will keep the home tidy and clean & tidy before I leave. I will send photo & video updates. Clean, tidy and change the litter tray, take the rubbish out. Regularly walk the dogs. Watch TV together with them and I'm more than happy to have them sleeping with me. 

*For repeat and longer bookings: I'm happy to arrange a lower rate.