Best cat sitting in Marbella, Spain
Long-time pet sitter and traveller Tiera St Claire shares her tips for traveling and her favourite experiences of cat sitting in Marbella and Spain’s Costa del Sol. While describing her experiences she also share some of her favourite places to visit in Marbella and the local area. Read on to learn more … Cat Sitting […]
House Sitting Helped Me Retire in Portugal
When Kelly Hayes-Raitt, veteran housesitter, hung up her full-time house sitting hat, she decided to retire in Portugal. Here’s how house sitting helped her relocation. Want to retire in Portugal then read on. How housesitting helped me retire in Portugal By Kelly Hayes-Raitt While house sitting helped me decide to retire in Portugal, it’s a […]
13 Tips to Keep Track of Your Stuff When House Sitting
Veteran house sitter Kelly Hayes-Raitt shares her tips for living on top of other people’s stuff when house sitting in more than 20 countries. By Kelly Hayes-Raitt Keeping track of your stuff is trickier when house sitting and you are living on top of someone else’s stuff. Some homeowners clear space in a closet or […]
How to manage pet illness on a housesit
Through Lamia Walker, the owner and passionate founder of HouseSitMatch, we happily accepted a pet sitting assignment from a pet owner in Budapest, Hungary. This is the story of how we were faced with a difficult situation. How to manage pet illness on a housesit. Read on to learn how we found a way to […]
Live-in dogsitting and rescue animals
For those dog lovers looking to get into live-in dogsitting, it can help to go into caring for rescue animals. This is based on having taken advice and listened to the perspectives of experienced live in dog sitters. Caring for dogs while housesitting can sometimes be a challenge. This is especially true as our dogsitters […]
How housesitting helped me move country
“I sleep around. Usually with animals,” Kelly Hayes-Raitt jokes in the opening of her book How to Become a Housesitter: Insider Tips from the HouseSit Diva. From housesits in countries Hayes-Raitt has never heard of to sitting in her hometown, “I’ve been travelling and housesitting full-time for 12 years straight – until last month”, she writes […]
Successful housesitting helped by good communication
Often a successful housesitting experience can rest on the quality of communication and the information provided between the homeowner and housesitter. In her latest guest blog for Housesitmatch, Kelly Hayes-Raitt outlines some tips on how to best avoid miscommunication and misunderstanding in advance and during your housesit. Communication can make or break a housesitting experience […]
New puppy? How to get a home ready
If you are keen to get a new dog, and more especially a puppy read this blog. You need to prepare in more detail for a new puppy. Experienced pet owners know the critical steps that need to be taken to get a home ready. Here are our top tips. How To Get Your Home […]
Weighted blankets – The 4 main benefits
If you are a homeowner furnishing a home, and you are considering new linen and blankets read on. They can have remarkable calming effect on people on the neuro-diverse spectrum. And the benefits extend to a wider range of applications. 4 Useful tips on weighted blankets benefits For those chilly nights at home, we all […]
Need a vacuum cleaner? Which to choose: Gtech or Dyson?
Wherever you live it is more than likely that you have a vacuum cleaner in your home, to help you keep things clean and tidy. As a homeowner it is likely you will have bought a suction cleaner over the years. And if you are looking to buy a new one likely the technology will […]
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