Calie & Robert

We are retired Canadian professionals finally implementing our retirement plan: to spend our Canadian winters in Australia! We have always loved to travel, exploring Europe, Peru, Mexico, Costa Rica, Singapore, Bali and Australia! We also love all animals, especially cats and dogs, and think combining pets and travel through house-sitting is an excellent idea!
Until recently when our senior kitty passed, I have always had at least one cat and often two, including two that lived to be very elderly. We have had cats with special needs, including allergies, thyroid and kidney issues and are therefore comfortable with administering medications, fluids and special diets. I grew up with a border collie who also lived to be quite senior, but not having a lifestyle conducive to having a dog, we happily enjoy everybody else's! We have more than twenty-five years experience owning homes and cottages, including gardening, fish pond and swimming pool experience. We have also helped out family and neighbours with their yards, homes and pets.
We have Australian experience as well: we were lucky to live and work in Sydney a number of years ago (Bob as a QA engineer and Calie as a NSW program and policy officer), travelling this unique and varied country ever chance we had.
We returned in late November 2022 and spent December through mid-April 2023 pet-sitting in New South Wales and Queensland. We absolutely loved our adventures in pet-sitting through both Aussie Housesitters and Trusted Housesitters! We loved each and every one of the 14 dogs, 9 cats and one cheeky conure parrot. We will be back in January - April 2024!