House & Pet Sitting

• September 9, 2019
• by Tarryn Michie

Why We Love House Sitting

After spending the first year of our travels around Australia living out of our caravan 100% of the time, we were craving the comforts that come with having a home, but we didn’t want to settle down just yet, as we are still loving travel and exploring new places.

We had heard from others that we had met whilst travelling that House-sitting for others when they were away on business or holidays was a great way to enjoy the base of a home for a short time whilst we explored a new area.

Both Iain and I (Tarryn) love animals and have enjoyed volunteering regularly at a Shenton Park Dog Refuge in Perth, WA when we were living there, so we also thought that Pet-Sitting might be something we would both enjoy and it would also give Ash the chance to socialise and spend time around other dogs, and animals, as I’m sure she gets bored with us ‘hoomans’ some times!

So after doing a number of stints House & Pet Sitting we can safely say we LOVE IT and would highly recommend it to others travelling also.  We are avid fans of Aussie House-Sitters website.  When we first looked at House & Pet Sitting we joined a number of websites to post our profile on, but we would have to say that Aussie House Sitters has brought us the best connections and has a website interface that is effective and efficient to use to regularly check for new opportunities.

To learn more about House & Pet Sitting take a look at the Aussie House-Sitters website as they have compiled a wealth of information explaining how the agreement works between both the sitter and the home owner.

We were also members of Mindahome.com.au and Housesitters.com.au.

Our Availability

We are currently unavailable to House & Pet-Sit, although who knows what the future might bring if and when we are to resume our travels.

Contact Us

Any question please feel free to use the Contact Us form and get in touch. 

"We can't thank Tarryn and Iain enough for the care they gave our girls. Coco and Mindy have been well and truly spoiled and were sad to see Tarryn, Iain and their lovely Ash go when we came home. We received constant updates and photos as to how the girls were behaving. Our house was spotless, it was a pleasure to have had them stay and we hope they will come again."

Coco & MindyKurri Kurri, NSW

"Tarryn, Iain and Ash (their dog) were wonderful house sitters. Their communication was like no other- putting our minds at ease at every step of the way with frequent photos/videos and details of our beloved dog. They went the extra mile in terms of keeping our house in top condition, with attention to detail- cleaning out the fireplace, mowing the lawn and weeding the garden. When we arrived home, we could tell that Lucy had been well taken care of. She had as wonderful a holiday as we did! Thanks to Tarryn, Iain and Ash for treating Lucy and our home as their own. We would HIGHLY recommend them (and Ash) as a fantastic choice of a house sitter."

LucyUlladulla, NSW

"Tarryn and Iain are the ideal house sitters. As soon as meeting them we felt comfortable and confident in the knowledge our home and cats would be well cared for and we weren't disappointed. We came home to find a sparkling clean house and two very happy and contented cats. I would have no hesitation recommending these two lovely people as house sitters and hope they will be able to sit for us again in the future."