VIC: Melbourne (Bayside, East, Inner City, Mornington Peninsula, Phillip Island, South East, Yarra-Dandenong Ranges), South Eastern Victoria (Gippsland)
My name is Michelle and I'm a responsible, non-smoking single with around 20 years of experience in house sitting and caring for animals of all shapes, sizes, personalities and furriness !
I would love the opportunity to look after your home and pets to enable your travels and mine.
Since I first discovered house sitting, I have been moving between periods of overseas travel and house sitting whilst working back home in Melbourne. I have house sat for three generations of the same family (plus their in-law too) and for one family more than fifteen times over ten years.
I have a very high repeat sit rate with fantastic regulars throughout each year as well as the personal referrals for house sits that I receive and, of course, the always welcomed new sits with pets to meet for the first time. My sits have ranged from as long as 5 months and as short as 1 night, from the city to the country and many suburbs in between.
Extremely neat, trustworthy and security conscious, I am willing to consider any length and any area for house sits. I am currently working in the Frankston area but hope to be more mobile / flexible in early 2025 to be able to expand my sits to further afield if required.
I can provide excellent references (as well as the endorsements on my profile) and a Police check on request.
Thanks for reading my profile !
Reviews (26)
We can highly recommend Michelle. We were delighted that Michelle was able to look after our home and our cat for 5 days. Our cat was happy and relaxed when we came home, and the house had been well cared for. Michelle is reliable and is willing to go out of her way to be helpful. We had to change the dates we were going away, but Michelle did everything she could to meet our changed dates. We really appreciated that she even offered to call in to check on our cat even when she had started her ... MOREWe can highly recommend Michelle. We were delighted that Michelle was able to look after our home and our cat for 5 days. Our cat was happy and relaxed when we came home, and the house had been well cared for. Michelle is reliable and is willing to go out of her way to be helpful. We had to change the dates we were going away, but Michelle did everything she could to meet our changed dates. We really appreciated that she even offered to call in to check on our cat even when she had started her next housesit if we were delayed in getting home. We hope Michelle can come back next time we go away!
CARLA (Frankston South VIC, Mar 2023 - 4 days)
Thankyou so much to Michelle for taking care of Tabitha and my home while I was away. Michelle was very clear and responsive in communication and proactively came over prior to the sit to arrange access and get an orientation. The house was neat and tidy on return, and all the little requirements ticked off.
ROSS (Lyndhurst VIC, Apr 2024 - 1 week)
I am so happy that I found Michelle. She took great care of my home and she had a great re pore with Harli my little dog. We had good communication and hopefully I can have Michelle back for my next getaway.
Thanks Michelle.
LYNN (Seaford VIC, Apr 2023 - 1 week 5 days)
Michelle was an excellent sitter. She replied promptly to my texts. Our cat was very well cared for and very relaxed when we arrived home. She watered our pots, garden & recently laid lawn seed. I would certainly have no hesitation in recommending Michelle for any pet owner looking for a very reliable sitter!
CHRISTINE (Toorak VIC, Sep 2021 - 7 days)
Michelle did a great job caring for our "kids" - 2 dogs, 3 chooks and 1 bird. They were all happy and healthy upon our return and the house was clean and tidy. Michelle communicated well and is a very pleasant person. Would highly recommend her for your house/pet sit.
JUDY (Lang Lang VIC, May 2021 - 6 days)
Michelle came for a visit to meet our girls prior to the sit. We had confidence in her from the beginning. She looked after our two rescue dogs and gave them the TLC they needed whilst keeping our house it perfect nic. Could not recommend her more highly. We will definitely have Michelle back & couldn't recommend her more to others as well. She's perfect.
REBEKAH (Seaford VIC, Apr 2021 - 2 weeks 2 days)
Michelle is a lovely and calm woman who looked after our house perfectly and is an excellent communicator. We are so lucky to have found her. My dog Honey will have a lifelong friend in her. Can't wait to book another sit.
CHRISTINE (Carrum VIC, Dec 2020 - 3 weeks)
Michelle was the perfect choice for us and we couldn't recommend her more!!! She's very easy going and kept in communication with us our entire holiday. We loved the pictures we received of our puppy while we were away. It made our Holiday more enjoyable!! She even gave our puppy two different types of medication he needed at the time. The garden was also well maintained and the house very clean! Thank You again Michelle we will definitely use you again!
Lauren and Dave
DAVE (Hastings VIC, Dec 2020 - 1 week 4 days)
Michelle was the perfect choice for our house sit. We were able to holiday without a worry knowing our house and animals were being well cared for. Michelle was very responsive to text messages while away which put my mind at ease and the house was left in perfect condition with a lovely welcoming note and fresh milk in the fridge. I wouldnt hesitate to use Michelle again or recommend to others.
MEGAN (Rye VIC, Sep 2019 - 1 week)
Once again we would like to thank Michelle for her house sitting & looking after our dogs Rum & Kaj. Since having Michelle as our sitter we would never put our pets in a kennel again. We came home to from holidays to some very happy & relaxed dogs. The house was well look after, mail collected & bins put out. Thank you so much Michelle for a fantastic job.
DIANE & PETER (Cranbourne VIC, Jun 2019 - 1 week 1 day - 1 of 2 endorsements from this owner )
Michelle looked after our two dogs for ten days whilst we went on a cruise. She came over to meet us and the dogs twice before the housesit, first for us all to meet and second for a handover of how things worked and of course the dogs needs, feeding etc. Murray, our chinese crested, has eye issues and requires three sets of eyedrops twice a day which Michelle managed with no fuss. She sent us an email update when she arrived and after that whilst cruising were out of wifi contact, but I ... MOREMichelle looked after our two dogs for ten days whilst we went on a cruise. She came over to meet us and the dogs twice before the housesit, first for us all to meet and second for a handover of how things worked and of course the dogs needs, feeding etc. Murray, our chinese crested, has eye issues and requires three sets of eyedrops twice a day which Michelle managed with no fuss. She sent us an email update when she arrived and after that whilst cruising were out of wifi contact, but I felt confident that the dogs were in good hands. I'm sure that "The Boys" got spoiled with lots of cuddles and walks. We arrived home to two very happy contented dogs and an absolutely spotless house, even the bedding was stripped and ready to be washed. I've already told Michelle that we will check her availability before booking future holidays. Michelle is an absolute gem and I would highly recommend her.
PAM (Glenhuntly VIC, Apr 2019)
We would like to thank Michelle for house sitting & looking after our two dogs. As this was the first time of using a housesitter, we were very impressed with Michelle's confidence & professionalism, as well as being very caring towards the dogs, Rum & Kaj. We had text messages from her say that the dogs were happy & eating each others food. The house was left in a clean & tidy manner with all mail on the bench. On arriving home the dogs greeted us with lots of jumping & barking, they were ... MOREWe would like to thank Michelle for house sitting & looking after our two dogs. As this was the first time of using a housesitter, we were very impressed with Michelle's confidence & professionalism, as well as being very caring towards the dogs, Rum & Kaj. We had text messages from her say that the dogs were happy & eating each others food. The house was left in a clean & tidy manner with all mail on the bench. On arriving home the dogs greeted us with lots of jumping & barking, they were very excited to see has. Both dogs look very happy & content. We will definitely have Michelle again for our next holiday & would recommend her for any position that came her way. Once again thank you Michelle.
DIANE & PETER (Cranbourne VIC, Nov 2018 - 1 week 1 day - 2 of 2 endorsements from this owner )
Thanks Michelle for taking such good care of Jess our 11year old Lab. We weren't too sure how this would work but after meeting with Michelle, we felt comfortable about leaving our fur baby for five days. We've returned home to a happy Jess and everything in it's place in our home. Thanks Michelle for taking such good care of everything especially Jess. We will definitely be doing this type of thing again and hopefully Michelle will be available to help us out then too. Trish, Rod and Jess ... MOREThanks Michelle for taking such good care of Jess our 11year old Lab. We weren't too sure how this would work but after meeting with Michelle, we felt comfortable about leaving our fur baby for five days. We've returned home to a happy Jess and everything in it's place in our home. Thanks Michelle for taking such good care of everything especially Jess. We will definitely be doing this type of thing again and hopefully Michelle will be available to help us out then too. Trish, Rod and Jess too
TRISH (Somerville VIC, Mar 2018 - 4 days)
Thank you Michelle for taking such wonderful care of our animals.
It made for a much more relaxing holiday knowing our fur kids were in such wonderful hands.
We returned to well cared for animals and a clean house.
If we get the opportunity to go away again I would definitely choose to have Michelle back.
Thank you again Michelle.
KIRSTEN (Langwarrin VIC, Mar 2018)
Thank you so much Michelle for the time you spent in our home with our animals.
It was a pleasure to meet you and we went away on our holiday, not at all worried as we just knew it was in good hands.
We came home to a lovely clean home, with fresh milk in the fridge and the animals looking wonderful.
Thanks again Michelle. Hoping you would be happy to come back again in future as/if required.
My apologies it has taken so long to do the Endorsement.
JULIE (Somerville VIC, Oct 2017 - 1 week 5 days)
Thank you for looking after our home and our cat Molly. It was nice to go away with confidence that everything would be looked after, and it was great to come home to a clean house and a happy cat.
JUDY (East Malvern VIC, Jul 2017)
Michelle gave us the confidence to leave our house and our adored pets in her hands. She allowed us to have the holiday we wanted without us fretting about our dog and cat. We returned to happy animals and a tidy house. Definitely happy to recommend Michelle.
JENET (Carnegie VIC, Apr 2017)
Michelle did a great job looking after our house and garden while we were away.. my husband reckons it was cleaner then we left it. She has a very pleasant manner, she is very friendly and we felt very good about leaving our house with her while we were away. I would highly recommend her to anyone wanting a house sitter. We would like to have her again when we travel.
MARY HOLLINGWORTH (Mornington VIC, Apr 2017 - 6 days)
Michelle housesst for us for 8 days. It went brilliantly, we were very happy so we're the cats and birds. The house was left clean and she even left us some milk . Will definitely use again Thankyou Michelle :)
CHRISTINA (Beaconsfield VIC, Jan 2017 - 1 week 1 day)
Michelle was the perfect house sitter! It was my first time leaving my fur babies, so every few days Michelle was kind enough to text me pictures of my 3 cats. This made it so much easier for my family and I to relax and enjoy our holiday. Everything was just as we had left it when we got home. Michelle is a wonderful house sitter she made our first house sitting a success!
NESLIHAN (keysborough VIC, Jan 2017 - 2 weeks 1 day)
Michelle looked after our pets and house whilst we were away. Communication between herself and us was fantastic. Thank you
CHERIE (Skye VIC, Oct 2016 - 2 days)
Michelle has just looked after our house and more importantly our two dogs for the last month. The first time we met Michelle we were impressed and felt at ease with her. She is most organised and was only to happy to answer any questions we had. When we got home we found the house in an immaculate condition and our dogs healthy and well cared for. We would recommend Michelle to anyone looking for an honest & reliable housesitter. I am sure we will use her again in the future without a second ... MOREMichelle has just looked after our house and more importantly our two dogs for the last month. The first time we met Michelle we were impressed and felt at ease with her. She is most organised and was only to happy to answer any questions we had. When we got home we found the house in an immaculate condition and our dogs healthy and well cared for. We would recommend Michelle to anyone looking for an honest & reliable housesitter. I am sure we will use her again in the future without a second thought.
RHONDA (Langwarrin VIC, Aug 2016 - 4 weeks)
Michelle has just looked after our house and more importantly our two dogs for the last month. This is the first time we have left our dogs with anyone. The first time we met Michelle we were impressed and felt at ease with her. She is most organised and was only to happy to answer any questions we had. On return we found the house in an immaculate condition and our dogs healthy and well cared for. We would recommend Michelle to anybody looking for an awesome housesitter. I am sure we will use ... MOREMichelle has just looked after our house and more importantly our two dogs for the last month. This is the first time we have left our dogs with anyone. The first time we met Michelle we were impressed and felt at ease with her. She is most organised and was only to happy to answer any questions we had. On return we found the house in an immaculate condition and our dogs healthy and well cared for. We would recommend Michelle to anybody looking for an awesome housesitter. I am sure we will use her again in the future without hesitation.
JULIE (Crib Point VIC, Jan 2016)
Michelle is a wonderful housesitter. She is reliable and respectful and made us feel assured that our home and animals were in good hands, and nothing was an issue.
When we returned from our trip we were presently surprised that the house was immaculate and just as we had left it! She is a perfect housesitter to ensure you do not have to worry about a thing while you are away. Highly recommended, and a very lovely person too!
ALEX (Main Ridge VIC, Dec 2015 - 1 week 2 days)
Michelle was a wonderful sitter. She was prompt and helpful in all communications. She left the house so tidy and neat. Our cat was very well cared for. I would certainly recommend Michelle to all home owners.
NAOMI (Mordialloc VIC, Nov 2015 - 5 days)
Michelle took great care of our two dogs and house over the Melbourne Cup long weekend. We couldn't have been happier with her reliability, attentiveness, and willingness to come meet us prior to the housesit. She followed all our instructions, and left our place in a clean, neat, and tidy condition. Most importantly, our dogs were well cared for! We'd recommend her to anyone who is looking for a house/pet sitter!
TARAH (Highett VIC, Oct 2015 - 4 days)
Green garden!
Make sure the garden and pot plants are thriving when you get back - get a house sitter.
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We can highly recommend Michelle. We were delighted that Michelle was able to look after our home and our cat for 5 days. Our cat was happy and relaxed when we came home, and the house had been well cared for. Michelle is reliable and is willing to go out of her way to be helpful. We had to change the dates we were going away, but Michelle did everything she could to meet our changed dates. We really appreciated that she even offered to call in to check on our cat even when she had started her ... MORE
