Our pets chose us and our unusual cave home in Spain
Our pets chose us and our unusual home We have pets, or rather we have been adopted by a number of pets, four cats and one dog to be precise. All of them chose us and our home to share their lives. We love our pets, but actually we were quite surprised to have been […]
Pet Pancake Recipes!
Pet Pancakes are a treat! Pancakes are great and simple to make, especially when shared! We have chosen the best pet pancake recipes for you to prepare for your pets, all easily available to personalise and handy to have to hand when you’re petsitting! Why not give them a go this pancake day..? Give your […]
TOP TIPS – For Cat-sitters and Cat Owners
Cat-sitters and Cat-owners – some Top Tips from Vet Matthew Bayliss Many of our members have asked us to follow up our commentary about making a home dog friendly, with some specialist commentary on a cat related information for cat-sitters and cat owners. We have written this blog from the point of view of helping […]
Top Tips Help You Prepare for a Dog-Sitter / House-Sitter
How to prepare for the dog-sitter or house-sitter who will care for your dogs Before inviting a new dog-sitter or house-sitter to come into your home to care for your canine pals, there are several important steps you need to take prepare both your home and your pets. We have worked together with both Sainsburys […]
Top Tips – A Homeowner’s Brief for a Pet-Sitter
Top Tips: From HouseSit Match homeowner Sarah on briefing a pet-sitter… Housesitting is a serious business. And when pets are involved the brief for the house-sitter becomes a vital part of the whole exercise. When choosing a house or pet minder it is really important to consider the level of experience you need in the […]
Vet Matthew Bayliss: Tips for House-Sitters on Rabbit care
Tips for When House-Sitting for Bunnies and Small Furry Animals As we all know, food is a big part of life – this has never been more the case than with bunnies, guinea pigs, and other small furry animals. In the short term, if they don’t have enough of the correct food (or no food […]
House-Sitting a Good Alternative to Kennels
Seeking an alternative to kennels Meet Caspian. He’s a two year old Springer Spaniel and in this picture he’s just about to try and eat the camera I’m holding; thats his feed it to me face. As you can guess, he’s a really lovely and excitable dog who will happily run until he can no […]
Match in 24-hours Solves Pet-Sitter Emergency
Student solves professional couple’s pet-sitter emergency Here’s the meet and greet photo Story Meet Kate and Tom, they just moved to the area and needed a new house-sitter in a hurry, they were let down by a new contact and found themselves in a pet-sitter emergency. So they called up HouseSit Match to see if […]
Dog-Sitters Needed..?
Dog-sitters needed One Sunday last summer HouseSit Match attended the Cranbourne Companion Dog Show, in Berkshire, UK. And I must say we were delighted to make so many new friends, of both the two and four legged varieties! One thing that surprised us was how many of you, who were not yet familiar with house-sitting, […]
Top Tips: Animal Trainer Explains – Why home pet-sitting
Home pet-sitting – a popular alternative to kennels Sheila Hamilton Andrews is a firm believer in home pet-sitting as a pet owner and a clinical animal behaviourist. In this article she tells us how a lifetime of pet care and professional pet study have led her to a belief in home pet-sitting as an ideal […]