Janet & Merrill
Janet & Merrill
Reliable middle aged home and pet sitter
About Janet & Merrill
Janet has a varied background in biology, writing (children's book author), audio production (radio and audiobooks), the non-profit sector (research and radio documentary making), and renovation (special interest in Passive House approach). She enjoys the company of dogs, cats and ponies, gardening, dry stone walling, walking and Taoist Tai Chi....
Janet has a varied background in biology, writing (children's book author), audio production (radio and audiobooks), the non-profit sector (research and radio documentary making), and renovation (special interest in Passive House approach). She enjoys the company of dogs, cats and ponies, gardening, dry stone walling, walking and Taoist Tai Chi. Janet would like to gain experience with small farm animals and is particularly interested in mules. Janet will sometimes be accompanied by her retired partner Merrill. Non-smokers.
Why we want to house sit
We love to travel and experience other places from a non-tourist perspective. We are semi-retired and retired and see house sitting as a wonderful way to sample the world, other lifestyles and a variety of other species along the way. Janet is the principle pet sitter and would on occasion be accompanied by her partner Merrill. In the past we have travelled extensively in Latin America and more recently began to visit Europe. We both have basic French and Spanish language skills and would like to improve them by living in French and Spanish speaking environs. Janet would love to have animals in her life but would like to travel more before making the commitment at home. Living with other people's animals seems like the perfect solution.
Our experience
We are both long-time home and property owners that have experience managing and renovating properties in Newfoundland. Janet grew up with a dog, cats and ponies and until recently always lived with a dog. Janet's background is in seabird biology, writing and audio production. She has portable writing and audio-editing projects which she looks forward to doing away from home. We are both avid readers and enjoy the outdoors, well suited for keeping pets company at home and walking dogs.
Reviews (6)
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John - Pouzols-Minervois, France
04 March - 14 March 2019
Janet did a magnificent job, even coming out & rescuing us when we broke down on the way to the airport. Janet was calm , collected & organised. The dogs & cats
Were well looked after ,happy & relaxed on our return. We can thoroughly recommend Janet to anyone who needs her care & devotion. The h...Janet did a magnificent job, even coming out & rescuing us when we broke down on the way to the airport. Janet was calm , collected & organised. The dogs & cats
Were well looked after ,happy & relaxed on our return. We can thoroughly recommend Janet to anyone who needs her care & devotion. The house was clean & tidy, washing all done. Janet cooked us a lovely meal on our return.- Organised
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Leslie - Melle, France
10 February - 03 March 2019
Janet managed very well on her own looking after our menagerie during our absence. She listened carefully to instructions and quickly picked up the daily routine for the donkeys and goats. She used her own initiative for situations when needed and stayed in contact with us as requested. She di...
Janet managed very well on her own looking after our menagerie during our absence. She listened carefully to instructions and quickly picked up the daily routine for the donkeys and goats. She used her own initiative for situations when needed and stayed in contact with us as requested. She did a wonderful job of looking after our ageing setter and made our elderly french neighbour very happy with her visits. We have no hesitation in recommending Janet to others as a competent house sitter. Thank you Janet
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Response from Janet & Merrill
It was my pleasure Leslie!
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Peter - Granville, France
02 February - 07 February 2019
Perfect house and pet sitter ,just what you need.
Perfect house and pet sitter ,just what you need.
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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 Janet & Merrill
Janet has a varied background in biology, writing (children's book author), audio production (radio and audiobooks), the non-profit sector (research and radio documentary making), and renovation (special interest in Passive House approach). She enjoys the company of dogs, cats and ponies, gardening, dry stone walling, walking and Taoist Tai Chi. Janet would like to gain experience with small farm animals and is particularly interested in mules. Janet will sometimes be accompanied by her retired partner Merrill. Non-smokers.
Janet has a varied background in biology, writing (children's book author), audio production (radio and audiobooks), the non-profit sector (research and radio documentary making), and renovation (special interest in Passive House approach). She enjoys the company of dogs, cats and ponies, gardening, dry stone walling, walking and Taoist Tai Chi. Janet would like to gain experience with small farm animals and is particularly interested in mules. Janet will sometimes be accompanied by her retired partner Merrill. Non-smokers.
Why we want to house sit
We love to travel and experience other places from a non-tourist perspective. We are semi-retired and retired and see house sitting as a wonderful way to sample the world, other lifestyles and a variety of other species along the way. Janet is the principle pet sitter and would on occasion be accompanied by her partner Merrill. In the past we have travelled extensively in Latin America and more recently began to visit Europe. We both have basic French and Spanish language skills and would like to improve them by living in French and Spanish speaking environs. Janet would love to have animals in her life but would like to travel more before making the commitment at home. Living with other people's animals seems like the perfect solution.
Our experience
We are both long-time home and property owners that have experience managing and renovating properties in Newfoundland. Janet grew up with a dog, cats and ponies and until recently always lived with a dog. Janet's background is in seabird biology, writing and audio production. She has portable writing and audio-editing projects which she looks forward to doing away from home. We are both avid readers and enjoy the outdoors, well suited for keeping pets company at home and walking dogs.
Verifications
Verification level
Standard level
Email Address, Phone Number, External references (4), Identity
All Standard 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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Horses
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Poultry
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Farm animals
Availability
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Profile Details
Age
Occupation
Travelling as a
Previous house sitting experience
Member benefits
Member since
House & pet sitting timeline
Janet and Merrill have done 7 house sits since 2017
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Pouzols-MinervoisFranceMar 2019 -
MelleFranceFeb - Mar 2019
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GranvilleFranceFeb 2019 -
BamptonUnited KingdomDec 2018 - Jan 2019 -
HaddingtonUnited KingdomDec 2018 -
StonehavenUnited KingdomDec 2018 -
St. John'sCanadaMar - Apr 2018
