Alison

Your home and pets cared for, so you can enjoy a carefree time away!

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My experience

10+ years

During my pet-sitting journey I have cared successfully for dogs, cats, rodents, horses, sheep, goats, reptiles, birds and fish in Australia, Europe, and the UK. At the beginning of my travels I spent a fortnight volunteer dog-walking at a

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Reviews (19)

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Carla

Alison was clean, tidy, and washed and put away her sheets. Mishka seemed to be very happy with her I got pictures of Mishka being played with, which was

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Weymouth, United Kingdom · 10 Apr - 13 Apr 2025
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Oscar and George

It was lovely to meet Alison and welcome her to our home to care for Milo. She kept in touch with us throughout, took Milo on some great walks and left the

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Okehampton, United Kingdom · 04 Apr - 06 Apr 2025
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Janice

Alison was very helpful by arriving a day early and staying the night I got home. Soula really loved her and was upset when she left. Thank you Alison

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Penrith, United Kingdom · 04 Mar - 20 Mar 2025
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Kylie

We are very grateful to have Alison come and look after our home, Witchy and Aslan. Alison is a highly independent and self sufficitent traveller/housesitter

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İstanbul, Turkey · 14 Feb - 23 Feb 2025
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Alison & Jem

Alison came to our rescue when our scheduled sitter (someone who has sat for us three times in the past) cancelled just ten days before we were due to go

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  • cat
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Chard, United Kingdom · 13 Jan - 22 Jan 2025

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Fiona

Alison looked after Fiona’s pets & home

I would happily recommend Alison as a house and pet sitter as she is honest as the day is long, very respectful of others belongings and privacy, and a true animal lover. Alison is also very capable of dealing with minor issues should they arise and extremely self-sufficient.

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Reference from Alison’s friend

07 April 2023

About Alison

Hello, I’m Alison. I’m a recently retired languages teacher, a widow with three grown up sons. Normally resident on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, I'm currently on my travels! I love to walk, on my own or with companions, whether two-

Age63OccupationFormer teacherLives inCluj-Napoca, Romania
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Why I want to house sit

I’d love to spend my retirement discovering different parts of the world, and spending time with the people – and animals! – of a community is one of the best ways to do this. I look for Airbnbs that are spare rooms in people’s houses

Preferred countries

AfghanistanAland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorra