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 is curious to experience living with small farm animals but has no direct experience of that as yet. In particular she is curious about donkeys, mules, goats and hens. 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 (1)
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Michelle - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
26 March - 09 April 2018
I had Janet stay at my house for two weeks and all I have to say is “WOW”. I have never had a better pet sitter in all the 20 years I have owned pets and traveled with a pet sitter staying in my home. She was at my home when I left to help with my dogs anxiety about me leaving and stayed at my ...
I had Janet stay at my house for two weeks and all I have to say is “WOW”. I have never had a better pet sitter in all the 20 years I have owned pets and traveled with a pet sitter staying in my home. She was at my home when I left to help with my dogs anxiety about me leaving and stayed at my home until she knew it was safe to leave as my flight was almost cancelled due to weather. I came home to a spotless home with a homemade, decadent dessert in the fridge!! All linens and towels were freshly washed so all I had to do was unpack my bags and relax. What a treat with a long flying day.
While I was away Janet treated my dogs so well and took them on plenty of walks. Birds were well taken care of. And when I did have to email there was a response probably within 10 mins or less!! She had kept on top of my voicemails and always emailed with a detailed message so I could handle from where I was and always on top of anything going on in the home.
I would highly recommend Janet to anyone looking for a pet/house sitter. You can leave knowing that your animals and home will be taken care of in the most caring, responsible way.- Organised
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Response from Janet & Merrill
Thank you so much Michelle for the lovely review - Monty and Sophie were such a pleasure to be with in your great house with the spectacular view that it was easy to be a good sitter for you!
External references (4)
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Monica - House / Pet sitting Reference
01 March 2018
Janet has looked after my pets, 3 Newfoundland dogs and 2 cats, for an extended period.
I am very pleased with the care that she provided. She is a very responsible and caring person and I highly recommend her.Janet has looked after my pets, 3 Newfoundland dogs and 2 cats, for an extended period.
I am very pleased with the care that she provided. She is a very responsible and caring person and I highly recommend her.- Organised
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Tineke - Character Reference
20 February 2018
Janet has been a pet owner for many years and she is very competent and reliable. She will look after another person's pets and property as if they were her own. She will be able to deal with routine issues that may occur during her stay. Also, she is a good communicator. If I required a pet or ...
Janet has been a pet owner for many years and she is very competent and reliable. She will look after another person's pets and property as if they were her own. She will be able to deal with routine issues that may occur during her stay. Also, she is a good communicator. If I required a pet or house-sitter Janet would be high on my list.
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Irene - Employment Reference
19 February 2018
I have known Janet Russell for 38 years both personally and professionally.
As a business person myself owning and operating a nature store relating to bird watching I had the opportunity to work for Janet in the past and found her to be a solid employer exhibiting fairness and a keen ability to ...I have known Janet Russell for 38 years both personally and professionally.
As a business person myself owning and operating a nature store relating to bird watching I had the opportunity to work for Janet in the past and found her to be a solid employer exhibiting fairness and a keen ability to work well with people and situations that arise in dealing with the public.
On a personal level Janet has been my friend for 38 years whom I greatly admire for her sense of humour, vast knowledge of nature and the environment. She is a hard worker who holds up her end of responsibility both in action and word.
I would totally recommend Janet to take care of your house and animal(s) in your absence with the knowledge and assurance of her ability to keep both safe and secure.- Organised
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Laura - House / Pet sitting Reference
17 February 2018
I have know Janet Russell for 20 years at a personal and professional level. I could not recommend a better person for this situation. Janet is a completely reliable, responsible, and resolutive individual at anything she undertakes. She has a lot of experience professionally at household mainten...
I have know Janet Russell for 20 years at a personal and professional level. I could not recommend a better person for this situation. Janet is a completely reliable, responsible, and resolutive individual at anything she undertakes. She has a lot of experience professionally at household maintenance from her own real state business as well as house sitting and pet sitting experonce. I am a veterinarian nd I can say that she is very knowledgable of animal behaviour and needs, confident, gentle, responsible, attentive and loving and pets see her a a leader an immediately bond with her. Excellent at managing them and a natural problem solver at any situation that she encounters. She would always be my first choice to house sit for me and take care of my animals. If you need any other information please feel free to contact me.
Dr. Laura Dominguez- Organised
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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 is curious to experience living with small farm animals but has no direct experience of that as yet. In particular she is curious about donkeys, mules, goats and hens. 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 is curious to experience living with small farm animals but has no direct experience of that as yet. In particular she is curious about donkeys, mules, goats and hens. 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
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Standard level
Email Address, Phone Number, External references (4), Identity & Document Check
All Standard Verification checks are carried out by a specialist 3rd Party
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Horses
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Previous house sitting experience
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House & pet sitting timeline
Janet and Merrill have done 2 house sits since 2017
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StonehavenUnited KingdomDec 2018 -
St. John'sCanadaMar - Apr 2018
