Portia
Portia
Young professional visiting UK 2019
About Portia
Hello, my name is Portia. I am a quiet professional (school teacher) taking a break after having the incredible opportunity to open and establish a school as part of a team over the last few years. I love getting out and about to see local community events and I am spoiled for choice in my home town of Canberra.
I love animals, horse riding, rea...
Hello, my name is Portia. I am a quiet professional (school teacher) taking a break after having the incredible opportunity to open and establish a school as part of a team over the last few years. I love getting out and about to see local community events and I am spoiled for choice in my home town of Canberra.
I love animals, horse riding, reading and have even returned to writing this year. I am working slowly towards a masters in Psychology. I enjoy yoga and (probably too much) Netflix. I love learning, with particular interests in history and human development. I volunteer with the RSPCA events department and my favourite to help with is Million Paws Walk.
I am an Aunty to one beautiful young boy. My darling fur baby Princess passed in March last year. She was my world and I miss her terribly. I have other lovely pets, some at the family farm. I hope to find some more animals to love in the UK. I also hope to see a badger and hedgehog.
Why I want to house sit
I hope to see as much of the UK as possible and house sitting will allow me to do so. I want to see the small towns and big cities and explore the rich history Britain has to offer. I want to see different British Wildlife and tick off as many tourist highlights as possible, as well as local secrets. I’d love to hear your must-see and do list for your local area!
I am wanting to befriend as many animals as possible and share some of the love I have stored up after the passingly of my Beautiful Prinny.
My experience
Before I moved out of home in 2015 I house sat for several people. I have looked after three cats, a medium size dog and a small dog, whilst I have my own experience with horses, mice and chickens. I am happy to take on a rural block or a city high-rise apartment.
In addition to my online reference, I also have the following notes from past house sitters. (I haven’t put in contact details due to the passage of time since I last house sat for them).
July 2014
Portia came and looked after my house and cat for 12 days recently while I was on holidays. I could not fault anything Portia did as a house sitter. She was organized, thoughtful, and competent. She had thought in advance of everything she would need to know. She looked after my cat really well, and I came home to a happy and settled cat. She left the house clean and tidy, even going beyond expectations by replacing some foods, washing her sheets and more. I would have no hesitation in recommending Portia as a house sitter; in fact I have already recommended her to some friends. Kate P.
2014
I was extremely happy with the excellent care Portia provided in looking after my home and dear cat Molly while I was away over Easter 2014. My house was very well-cared for and tidy on my return. Molly being an older cat and sometimes difficult and wary of new people, was relaxed around Portia from the first meeting with her. When I arrived home from my holiday, Molly has happily asleep in her favourite sleeping place inside.
Portia is a very thoughtful, caring and responsible person, and it was very easy to quickly form a trust in her and feel confident in leaving my home and cat in her care. I would rate Portia very highly for being well-organised, well-prepared, reliable and self-sufficient. In addition, I observed that Portia has a high capability to care and attend to animals. Of note too, Portia has excellent communication skills and communicated with me regularly in the lead up to the house-sitting time, and further she provided me with a text update while I was away, and a report on my return.
I would highly recommend Portia for house-sitting, and I would have no hesitation in seeking Portia's availability for longer term house-sitting. Roslyn
2018 - Notes from my vets after the passing of two of my dear pets, Princess and Jam:
"Most people treat their pets like family, but you treat them even better." Steph
"She clearly had a wonderful life with you." Heather
I got to know my vets quite well as all my pets are mature-aged (I have a really soft spot for aged rescues, my heart aches for them to be re-homed so late in their lives, and for them to be overlooked for longer periods because of their age). Princess suffered with chronic kidney disease and I nursed her through her final months. Jam had a brief battle with cancer and I did everything I could to make him comfortable before the balance tipped out of favour and it was kinder to let him go. Shandy is 28 and I have been adjusting his food intake to support him through winters as he ages and his metabolism changes. Cusco, a farm cat, was deathly ill after a snake bite and after an extended stay in the emergency hospital I gave her around the clock care until she healed. I feel it is fair to say I have a lot of experience with meeting the individual needs of animals. I think each individual is important and deserves such love, affection and comfort in their lives.
Reviews (3)
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Barbara - Birmingham, United Kingdom
27 February - 14 March 2019
Portia is a fantastic pet sitter and took great care of Poppy and my home. As soon as i spoke with her to make arrangements I was completely confident and meeting her confirmed this. She quickly bonded with Poppy and kept me posted on how Poppy was. I returned to a lovely clean home and a happ...
Portia is a fantastic pet sitter and took great care of Poppy and my home. As soon as i spoke with her to make arrangements I was completely confident and meeting her confirmed this. She quickly bonded with Poppy and kept me posted on how Poppy was. I returned to a lovely clean home and a happy and contented cat. Portia couldn't have been better and I can highly recommend her.
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Sasha - Hove, United Kingdom
16 February - 23 February 2019
Portia was truly wonderful looking after my home and 2 cats and I would highly recommend her. Communication was always straightforward and she kindly updated me with photos and videos of our cats while we were away. She looked after the house beautifully too. She’s friendly and thoughtful and is ...
Portia was truly wonderful looking after my home and 2 cats and I would highly recommend her. Communication was always straightforward and she kindly updated me with photos and videos of our cats while we were away. She looked after the house beautifully too. She’s friendly and thoughtful and is clearly very fond of cats.
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Jane - Princes Risborough, United Kingdom
02 February - 14 February 2019
Portia was a delight to have to stay and look after our little pug. She was caring towards Peggy and clearly enjoyed looking after her. Peggy, in turn, showed affection towards her on our return which was evidence enough to demonstrate Portia's kindness towards her. Portia sent us plenty of photo...
Portia was a delight to have to stay and look after our little pug. She was caring towards Peggy and clearly enjoyed looking after her. Peggy, in turn, showed affection towards her on our return which was evidence enough to demonstrate Portia's kindness towards her. Portia sent us plenty of photos during our trip, keeping us up to date on progress. While we were away, Portia enjoyed our local community, joining in with a talk at the local pub and going for walks with other dog owners. All in all, she became part of our household and we couldn't have asked for more. Thank you, Portia.
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About Portia
Hello, my name is Portia. I am a quiet professional (school teacher) taking a break after having the incredible opportunity to open and establish a school as part of a team over the last few years. I love getting out and about to see local community events and I am spoiled for choice in my home town of Canberra.
I love animals, horse riding, reading and have even returned to writing this year. I am working slowly towards a masters in Psychology. I enjoy yoga and (probably too much) Netflix. I love learning, with particular interests in history and human development. I volunteer with the RSPCA events department and my favourite to help with is Million Paws Walk.
I am an Aunty to one beautiful young boy. My darling fur baby Princess passed in March last year. She was my world and I miss her terribly. I have other lovely pets, some at the family farm. I hope to find some more animals to......
Hello, my name is Portia. I am a quiet professional (school teacher) taking a break after having the incredible opportunity to open and establish a school as part of a team over the last few years. I love getting out and about to see local community events and I am spoiled for choice in my home town of Canberra.
I love animals, horse riding, reading and have even returned to writing this year. I am working slowly towards a masters in Psychology. I enjoy yoga and (probably too much) Netflix. I love learning, with particular interests in history and human development. I volunteer with the RSPCA events department and my favourite to help with is Million Paws Walk.
I am an Aunty to one beautiful young boy. My darling fur baby Princess passed in March last year. She was my world and I miss her terribly. I have other lovely pets, some at the family farm. I hope to find some more animals to love in the UK. I also hope to see a badger and hedgehog.
Why I want to house sit
I hope to see as much of the UK as possible and house sitting will allow me to do so. I want to see the small towns and big cities and explore the rich history Britain has to offer. I want to see different British Wildlife and tick off as many tourist highlights as possible, as well as local secrets. I’d love to hear your must-see and do list for your local area!
I am wanting to befriend as many animals as possible and share some of the love I have stored up after the passingly of my Beautiful Prinny.
My experience
Before I moved out of home in 2015 I house sat for several people. I have looked after three cats, a medium size dog and a small dog, whilst I have my own experience with horses, mice and chickens. I am happy to take on a rural block or a city high-rise apartment.
In addition to my online reference, I also have the following notes from past house sitters. (I haven’t put in contact details due to the passage of time since I last house sat for them).
July 2014
Portia came and looked after my house and cat for 12 days recently while I was on holidays. I could not fault anything Portia did as a house sitter. She was organized, thoughtful, and competent. She had thought in advance of everything she would need to know. She looked after my cat really well, and I came home to a happy and settled cat. She left the house clean and tidy, even going beyond expectations by replacing some foods, washing her sheets and more. I would have no hesitation in recommending Portia as a house sitter; in fact I have already recommended her to some friends. Kate P.
2014
I was extremely happy with the excellent care Portia provided in looking after my home and dear cat Molly while I was away over Easter 2014. My house was very well-cared for and tidy on my return. Molly being an older cat and sometimes difficult and wary of new people, was relaxed around Portia from the first meeting with her. When I arrived home from my holiday, Molly has happily asleep in her favourite sleeping place inside.
Portia is a very thoughtful, caring and responsible person, and it was very easy to quickly form a trust in her and feel confident in leaving my home and cat in her care. I would rate Portia very highly for being well-organised, well-prepared, reliable and self-sufficient. In addition, I observed that Portia has a high capability to care and attend to animals. Of note too, Portia has excellent communication skills and communicated with me regularly in the lead up to the house-sitting time, and further she provided me with a text update while I was away, and a report on my return.
I would highly recommend Portia for house-sitting, and I would have no hesitation in seeking Portia's availability for longer term house-sitting. Roslyn
2018 - Notes from my vets after the passing of two of my dear pets, Princess and Jam:
"Most people treat their pets like family, but you treat them even better." Steph
"She clearly had a wonderful life with you." Heather
I got to know my vets quite well as all my pets are mature-aged (I have a really soft spot for aged rescues, my heart aches for them to be re-homed so late in their lives, and for them to be overlooked for longer periods because of their age). Princess suffered with chronic kidney disease and I nursed her through her final months. Jam had a brief battle with cancer and I did everything I could to make him comfortable before the balance tipped out of favour and it was kinder to let him go. Shandy is 28 and I have been adjusting his food intake to support him through winters as he ages and his metabolism changes. Cusco, a farm cat, was deathly ill after a snake bite and after an extended stay in the emergency hospital I gave her around the clock care until she healed. I feel it is fair to say I have a lot of experience with meeting the individual needs of animals. I think each individual is important and deserves such love, affection and comfort in their lives.
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House & pet sitting timeline
Portia has done 3 house sits since 2018
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BirminghamUnited KingdomFeb - Mar 2019 -
HoveUnited KingdomFeb 2019 -
Princes RisboroughUnited KingdomFeb 2019
