Lilydale TAS

Our preference is for a female Housesitter please as our dog is very wary of strange men and can get aggressive.

We are going away for 1 week in July to visit family in Melbourne.
We have a 4 bedroom house on 2.5 acres in Lilydale Tasmania. 3 of the bedrooms are set up as bedrooms (1 with two singles), the last is a sewing room but has a day bed in it.

My parents (75yr old approx.) live on the property, but in a separate unit above the garage, and we can go days without seeing them. You may see them in the veggie garden (which is shared), or accessing the laundry (which is external).

There is minimal watering required

We have a dog (kelpie x) who is very friendly, jumps a bit too much.. and tried to escape, so great care needs to be taken with gates and ensuring she doesn't get out.
We also have 2 cats - 1 which is fat and lazy and demands his food regularly and the other a year old, but otherwise easy cats to look after. In addition we have 2 pet rats & approx 10 chickens.
With the rats their cage just needs cleaning once a week, and checking their food and water every couple of days. And with the chickens, they don't need much care at all as we stock their food up for a week at a time.