John
Experience and responsible educator seeking summer holiday sitting experience
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My experience
3 years
As a teenager I did some house sitting, both with pets and without. The last few years I was in the states I took care of a friends retriever (Moose). He stayed with me a couple times for about a week, and I stayed at my friends house last…
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mix-breed
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Moose
labrador retriever
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Adam
John looked after Adam’s pets & home
I've known John for seventeen years, and although I was forced to categorize him in a single way (I believe I chose friend...), we were also colleagues for sixteen years, semi-neighbors for most of that time, and he both dog and house sat for us on numerous occasions. John is a great guy, and probably the best compliment I could pay him as a pet sitter is that we are crazy dog lovers, and we have trusted our Moose with him many, many times over the last ten years. Moose obviously can't speak for himself, but I can tell you anytime I met John for a walk in our neighborhood, Moose would tug at his leash as hard as he could from fifty yards away until he had the chance to greet John with a big lean as his tail furiously wagged. Although I didn't give John the maximum number of stars for tidyness, he is by no means a slob, nor did he leave our house in any state of disarray. Instead, he's just a normal person and not remarkably fastidious. More importantly, John is a responsble adult and I would recommend him without reservation as a house and/or pet sitter.
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Reference from John’s friend
27 August 2024
About
Hello! I'm John, an American living and working in Switzerland at a boarding school. I've been in secondary education for over 20 years. Working with teenagers, teaching them economics and history has given me much patience! I also love the…
Why I want to house sit
Some summers I return to my hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee to visit family, but some summers I like to travel in Europe. I am primarily looking for a nice quiet place where I can recharge for the coming school year, and get some planning…