There’s nothing quite as special as pet sitting over Christmas. Fancy cosy cat cuddles in a festive log cabin? Or perhaps a Christmas house sit on the beach is more your style? On TrustedHousesitters, there are many pet owners looking for the perfect pet sitter to keep their pets purring, wagging and slow-blinking over the holidays. Pet sitters just like Madolline...
Madolline began her house and pet sitting journey one Christmas back in 2017, caring for sweet little rescue kitty, Harvey - her first feline friend of many - while his owners were away...
Madolline’s holiday house sit
“My first ever house and pet sit was through TrustedHousesitters back in December 2017 in San Francisco. I was incredibly lucky to get this sit for several reasons:
1. I was still in Australia when I applied for the San Francisco sit
2. I was a first-time sitter, and this was the first application I had submitted
3. I hadn't really thought about the logistics of the trip until I was confirmed as the sitter, so there was a lot of rushing around to book flights and hotels (for other cities on the trip), draft an itinerary, organise cash, etc...”
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Pets like Harvey love staying happy at home for the holidays.
“The sit started a few days before Christmas Day and I was looking after a rescue cat called Harvey. Harvey had been living on the streets of San Francisco before the couple adopted him earlier that year so he was still pretty wary of humans, but he grew to like me.
I think that’s the main reason his owners sought out a sitter - so they could enjoy the holidays without having to worry about Harvey’s wellbeing. And, I guess they didn’t want to put their friends out, either.”
Madolline with her own four-legged fur-baby, Gracie.
“We spent Christmas Day watching Netflix and eating Wholefoods snacks, cakes and slices, and a microwavable Thai dish (it was pretty good despite being a reheatable meal!). It was the first time I had spent Christmas Day alone, but I have grown to love travelling by myself at this time of the year.”
And with pets like Harvey to spend it with, who wouldn’t?! Harvey, Netflix and snacks? Sign us up…
Harvey enjoyed his Christmas staycation with Madolline.
“I think I left a pretty good impression because I was invited back to sit for the couple in August 2018 and we’re still in touch now. I was actually asked if I would be interested in looking after Harvey again — for a third time — during the summer of 2020, but, sadly, COVID put an end to that.”
Since that first festive house sit back in 2017, Madolline has cared for a number of pawed and clawed friends, providing pets with her time, care and companionship and helping pet owners to travel with ease.
Fancy pet sitting in San Francisco over the holidays, too?
Follow Madolline’s pet sitting adventures on Instagram, or by visiting her website, onecatatatime.co, where she blogs about her travels, house and cat sitting her way around the world.
Find a Christmas house sit
Looking for somewhere special to spend the holidays? Head to our Find a Sit page now and find a Christmas house sit caring for adorable pets just like Harvey.
Or, if you’re looking for some tips on how to secure that perfect holiday house sit, read our 5 top tips for securing a Christmas sit or ask for advice from like-minded members on our Community Forum.
