Peter & Karen
Peter & Karen
Reliable Couple to look after your pets and house.
About Peter & Karen
We are a young at heart couple (non smokers), embarking on an adventure of travelling in UK and Europe. But this time we want to do it slowly and spend a good amount of time in each place getting to know the area or village we are in. Our plan is to spend the next 5 or more years enjoying the places we get to stay at, and experiencing the local ...
We are a young at heart couple (non smokers), embarking on an adventure of travelling in UK and Europe. But this time we want to do it slowly and spend a good amount of time in each place getting to know the area or village we are in. Our plan is to spend the next 5 or more years enjoying the places we get to stay at, and experiencing the local way of life.
We have police clearance certificates.
Why we want to house sit
When we first discovered the concept of house sitting we realised how it makes perfect sense for both owners and sitters. Owners need the peace of mind of knowing their home and pets are well looked after. As sitters we need to be able to enjoy the companionship of the pets we look after as well as being able to live in a "real" household environment.
Our experience
We are a reliable couple travelling in UK and Europe. We have looked after our own dogs and cats before, and we have pet sit for friends (cats and a rabbit) and for a couple who had a dog (Swiss Shepherd), five ducks and four quail. We have also look after our daughter's border terrier puppy (Zuko).
We know how to look after your house and pets and will ensure you return to your home and find it and your pets well looked after.
Having left our own pets with pet sitters when we have gone on holiday, we completely understand owners concerns and needs, regarding the care, attention and love that pets need from their sitter. Pets need to feel secure and well looked after while their owners are away.
We have experience in giving medications to pets - sometimes its quite easy and the pet will simply eat their tablet, and sometimes we have to hide the tablet in their food, we are able to work through this.
Reviews (17)
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Jonquil - York, United Kingdom
12 May - 05 June 2018
Peter and Karen were great at communicating with us from the very beginning. This is very reassuring and allows any concerns to be addressed before the house sit.
As soon as we met Peter and Karen we knew our pets would be in safe hands.
We came back from our holidays to find an extremely clea...Peter and Karen were great at communicating with us from the very beginning. This is very reassuring and allows any concerns to be addressed before the house sit.
As soon as we met Peter and Karen we knew our pets would be in safe hands.
We came back from our holidays to find an extremely clean and tidy house and two very happy dogs.
I would have no hesitation in recommending this lovely couple for house sitting. In fact I am hoping they will return to look after Maddie and Milly next year!
I wish them lots of success in their house sitting and travels.- Organised
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Tania - Thame, United Kingdom
20 April - 04 May 2018
Peter and Karen looked after our dogs and our house beautifully. We returned from holiday to find everything calm, organised and happy. We could not have asked for more and it was a delight to meet them.
TaniaPeter and Karen looked after our dogs and our house beautifully. We returned from holiday to find everything calm, organised and happy. We could not have asked for more and it was a delight to meet them.
Tania- Organised
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- Reliable
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R J - Pershore, United Kingdom
28 February - 14 April 2018
What do you need from a Housesitter? I needed a sitter that was reliable, personable, patient (with my very nervous, timid cat), honest, trustworthy, respectful and of course pet friendly. Being my first experience of having strangers living in my home in my absence, leaving my nervous, vulnerabl...
What do you need from a Housesitter? I needed a sitter that was reliable, personable, patient (with my very nervous, timid cat), honest, trustworthy, respectful and of course pet friendly. Being my first experience of having strangers living in my home in my absence, leaving my nervous, vulnerable cat in their care, I was naturally apprehensive and set the bar high of expectations. Peter and Karen thankfully alleviated my anxieties from the start, they arrived when stated (reliable), were easy to get on with (personable), managed a lap cuddle from my cat after a while (through patience), advised of a broken dish (honest), made sure everything was as it was when I left upon my return (trustworthy/respectful) and made sure my cat was well cared for, fed the garden birds and kept the pond frost free so frogs (and newt!) survived the very cold weather while I was away. My only disappoint was they were unable to train my cat to stop scratching the carpet! Not an expectation but they did so well with everything I almost expected them to have performed a miracle and transferred him into a well trained cat, an added bonus to come home to! Joking aside, no seriously Peter and Karen were great and well I've had no luck in the 5yrs I've had my cat stopping him ruining my carpets! Thank you both. :-)
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- Reliable
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- Self-sufficient
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- Tidy
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- Pet care
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About Peter & Karen
We are a young at heart couple (non smokers), embarking on an adventure of travelling in UK and Europe. But this time we want to do it slowly and spend a good amount of time in each place getting to know the area or village we are in. Our plan is to spend the next 5 or more years enjoying the places we get to stay at, and experiencing the local way of life.
We have police clearance certificates.
We are a young at heart couple (non smokers), embarking on an adventure of travelling in UK and Europe. But this time we want to do it slowly and spend a good amount of time in each place getting to know the area or village we are in. Our plan is to spend the next 5 or more years enjoying the places we get to stay at, and experiencing the local way of life.
We have police clearance certificates.
Why we want to house sit
When we first discovered the concept of house sitting we realised how it makes perfect sense for both owners and sitters. Owners need the peace of mind of knowing their home and pets are well looked after. As sitters we need to be able to enjoy the companionship of the pets we look after as well as being able to live in a "real" household environment.
Our experience
We are a reliable couple travelling in UK and Europe. We have looked after our own dogs and cats before, and we have pet sit for friends (cats and a rabbit) and for a couple who had a dog (Swiss Shepherd), five ducks and four quail. We have also look after our daughter's border terrier puppy (Zuko).
We know how to look after your house and pets and will ensure you return to your home and find it and your pets well looked after.
Having left our own pets with pet sitters when we have gone on holiday, we completely understand owners concerns and needs, regarding the care, attention and love that pets need from their sitter. Pets need to feel secure and well looked after while their owners are away.
We have experience in giving medications to pets - sometimes its quite easy and the pet will simply eat their tablet, and sometimes we have to hide the tablet in their food, we are able to work through this.
Verifications
Verification level
Enhanced level
Email Address, Phone Number, External references (2), Identity & Document Check, Criminal Background Check (issue date: 23 Jan 2017)
All Standard and Enhanced Verification checks are carried out by a specialist 3rd Party
Animal Care Experience
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Dogs
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Cats
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Fish
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Poultry
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Bird
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Small pet
Availability
Preferred Countries
- Belgium
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Spain
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- Aland Islands
- Albania
- Andorra
- Austria
- Belarus
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- Gibraltar
- Guernsey
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Jersey
- Kosovo
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Ukraine
- Vatican
Profile Details
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Previous house sitting experience
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House & pet sitting timeline
Peter and Karen have done 21 house sits since 2015
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YorkUnited KingdomMay - Jun 2018 -
ThameUnited KingdomApr - May 2018 -
PershoreUnited KingdomFeb - Apr 2018 -
PershoreUnited KingdomFeb - Apr 2018
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PershoreUnited KingdomFeb - Apr 2018
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RochesterUnited KingdomFeb 2018 -
Sarlat-la-CanédaFranceNov 2017 - Jan 2018 -
MulhouseFranceNov 2017 -
Lamalou-les-BainsFranceOct - Nov 2017 -
EymetFranceSep - Oct 2017 -
JosselinFranceSep 2017 -
OrfordUnited KingdomJun - Sep 2017 -
SudburyUnited KingdomMay - Jun 2017 -
BloxhamUnited KingdomMay 2017 -
Milton KeynesUnited KingdomMay 2017 -
PerivaleUnited KingdomApr - May 2017 -
Hemel HempsteadUnited KingdomApr 2017 -
DealUnited KingdomApr 2017 -
TenterdenUnited KingdomMar - Apr 2017 -
Hemel HempsteadUnited KingdomMar 2017
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WokingUnited KingdomMar 2017
