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Housesitting

Welcome To Housesitting

Housesitting: Beautiful house with white shutters and trees in front, red geraniums by door
You could stay in a beautiful French manor house.

Have you heard of housesitting?  Many people are surprised that I have stayed in other people’s homes in Canada and around the world. Housesitting arrangements benefit both the homeowner and the pet sitter.

Did I ever think I would look after donkeys, a goat and sheep? Or chickens?  Or an extremely chatty cat?  What about a very old dog that I carried everywhere? I now have animal friends all over the world, not to mention lasting connections with many of the homeowners.

These resources will give you strategies on how to get started as a housesitter and how to find amazing housesits around the world. It is a delightful way to see the world and live like a local, all the while loving some animals!

  • How to Become a Housesitter | A Solo Traveller’s Guide to Housesitting answers all questions about becoming a housesitter. This detailed guide will support anybody on a quest to become a housesitter. That means solo travellers and couples.
  • House and Pet Sitting | 10 Unforgettable Benefits Read about the wonderful benefits and the 10 best ones that you are sure to love.
  • Housesitting Tips | Another Way to See the World offers great tips learned from my first experience of looking after hens. Yes… hens. I had never looked after hens before. In return, delicate blue eggs were laid for me.

I use Trusted Housesitters to find my housesits and also through word of mouth. There are quite a few organizations that bring homeowners and travellers looking for this opportunity together. They are listed in the detailed How to Become a Housesitter Guide.

Curious? Want to get started? Here is your 25% discount on a new yearly membership at Trusted Housesitters. Get it now!

Housesitting: 2 gorgeous donkeys looking at the camera
You never know who you could be looking after!

Start dreaming. Which country would you like to housesit in first? Which city? I dreamt of housesitting in Paris and Vancouver and they both came true!

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