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Christelle
Christelle is a fantastic host and her two cats, Chipie and Sasha, are such wonderful companions to look after. You feel almost as if you're taking advantage of sitting as there is no draw back. 

Sasha is so full of affection that he'll be on your lap whether or not you're presenting him with one. His purrs are non stop save for his morning howls for breakfast, or occasional evening howls when he realises the cat flap now won't release him. 

Chipie is more timid, but once she's approved of your moral character, is just as affectionate as Sasha. She'll take any opportunity to coerce you into feeding her more and likes to seek out warm comfortable spots around the house.

Christelle has an immaculate home that's heavily organised and curated. Her kitchen in particular has everything you could possibly require and you can feel her enthusiasm for cooking. Her home is wonderfully placed along a bus route that's very quick and easy to the station for trains into London. But there are also local shops and nearby supermarkets if you're not heading that way. 

As a host, Christelle is fantastic and ever so generous. She helped us get organised and comfortable looking after her cats, plants, and home. We knew we had access to her directly had we any questions and enjoyed our conversations giving her small updates on the cats while she was away.

If you get the opportunity to meet Christelle and look after her cats, we couldn't recommend more highly to other sitters.
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Gaile
A lovely uncomplicated house/pet sit - a real home-from-home petsit.   Gaile and David have a lovely house on converted stables/ barns that was part of the Hornby Castle estate (on an Deer estate).   There are lovely walks to take Inca on, whilst you take in the views and grounds of the estate. Traffic is very light - you really are in a very accessible but quiet part of North Yorkshire.  Inca is such a lovely natured cocker spaniel - so much fun, I really enjoyed looking after her whilst I worked from home and visited my new build house on its progress. She is typical of the cocker spaniel breed, so she will need some attention throughout the day, which you can easily incorporate into your day with the degree of flexibility that Gaile and David allow (please discuss this with them). Inca is good on recall for her age and knows certain vocabulary for you to enjoy as your own. I was happy for Gaile and David to have a tracker on her, which I think is a responsible thing to do, just incase of a mischievous Inca exploring out of sight (she never did though - an example of the stage she is at).  Inca is best walked in the morning (about an hour or so after a breakfast at about 7am) to expense some of the spaniel energy. I gave her a few walks throughout the day, so if I did leave her, she was well settled to rest in her bed with a few treats/ toys as entertainment. Inca can go a few hours if you are away (for instance I used the local swimming pool nearby in Bedale), but does need someone to be around to look after her. She is very good with her toileting manners too - she will tell you if she wants to be out into the garden! She and I had lots of fun whilst her 'parents' were away, and I was happy to give a few updates on our adventures to them for piece of mind.  The cottage is of a high standard for a stay - I stayed in a cold spell with the logfire being an absolute blessing (TV is set up for a guest on Netflix) so I just snuggled in with Inca on the dark nights. The house is a lovely retreat or base to explore from with Leyburn, Bedale and Richmond being 15-20mins mins away, ideas for next sitters; Middleham (with cafes) and Middleham gallops is well worth a walk with the racehouse trainers exercising their strings of horses, Pen hill (if you are feeling fit) with stunning beautiful views on a clear day, and historical Richmond to explore (hint; the old station which is now a cafe has a lovely river walk too), Reeth is a little further afield but again lots of walks/ pubs round there!  There is a very good local pub to walk to in Hornby too - one for the summer nights!  In all, a lovely pet sit, with a lovely well mannered (but cheeky) cocker spaniel that I most certainly would recommend.
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Eileen
We stayed for more than two months in Rushden and we looked after Woody and Sooty. We were absolutely happy while we were there and thouroughly enjoyed the experience. Eileen and Geoff were super hospitable and helpful all the time Woody and Sooty are lovely and easy going. Rushden is a quiet town but it's well connected and with all the facilities and services you would need at walking distance.
We highly reccommend this housesitting experience and we are sure you'd be as happy there as we were. We are looking forward to going back anytime!
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Angela & Ben
Angela & Ben have such a lovely family, and Indy & Alyx are such a pleasure to look after! Indy is always super friendly and enjoys long walks which is perfect with all the great parks in the area. Ben & Angela  have been so generous in letting us use their space and answered any questions we had quickly, we hope to look after their house & pets again in future.
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Colleen
Wow!! 2 well mannered affectionate dogs, a gracious and friendly home owner/pet parent and an idyllic setting in the forest. Perfect for solitude, good books and excellent hikes featuring waterfalls.
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Sherri
Lovely home owners and incredibly friendly dogs! I highly recommend sitting for Sherri, great communication, their home is very nice and modern, sweet cats and happy dogs who love human company :)

Pet Sitting FAQs

From to for the cat sitting and from 3550 to 35150 for the dog, additional rates include from 50% to 100% per additional pet, cheap rates are 3540 for the cat sitting and 35 for the dog sitting. On Sittsy you can find a pet sitter who will not charge you anything for keeping your pets at home.

Yes, you can find a home pet sitter to stay in your house with your pet overnight and provide 24/7 care for your pets. You can include in your listing time the advisable timeframe that the pet sitter should adhere to and not leave your pet alone in the house. Usually, it's not to leave the pet alone for more than 4 hours.

The pet sitter for the cat should visit at least once a day. For the dogs, the pet sitter should visit at least three times per day, the best solution is if the sitter stays overnight and watches your pets all the time.

Look at the pet sitter with a high rating, and many previous bookings with good reviews, ask the sitter to make a meet and meet before confirming the booking online or in-person, and reach out to the pet owners where the sitter stayed before asking about reference.

Common red flags in pet sitters are bad reviews from previous pet owners, a high cancellation rate after approval, a sitter who doesn't have a background check, a sitter who refuses to meet and greet in person or online, and a sitter who wants to make bookings outside of the platform.

Yes, it is safe to hire a pet sitter it's still advisable to see if the sitter has a background check, good reviews, and past bookings and make a meet and greet before confirmation in this way you can reduce risk to the minimum.

Yes, pet sitters stay all day in your house and also they stay overnight, the sitter can leave your home for up to 4 hours or for a different time that you can discuss during the meet and greet.

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