Jean-marc & Ely
About Jean-marc & Ely
I'm a 58 yo high school teacher of English and I live and work in Paris, France. I love animals and the countryside, especially in the UK (Scotland is a favourite). My partner Ely, 35, is training to be a doctor, and he loves pets anywhere!
We are experienced dogsitters in our home in Paris and have looked after quite a few dogs in the past 4 ...
I'm a 58 yo high school teacher of English and I live and work in Paris, France. I love animals and the countryside, especially in the UK (Scotland is a favourite). My partner Ely, 35, is training to be a doctor, and he loves pets anywhere!
We are experienced dogsitters in our home in Paris and have looked after quite a few dogs in the past 4 years. We also do houseswaps, so we know our way about strange houses. Oh, and I'm a keen birdwatcher and also obsessed with gardening, though I only have a tiny garden in the suburbs which I occupy temporarily (So I'm handy around a garden, I think)
We are both non-smokers and English speakers. Ely also speaks Italian and Japanese.
We provide our own transport, as we usually go to our destination by train or plane and rent a car locally.
As I still work, our availability is unfortunately restricted to French school holidays. This year , 04-19 Feb, July 8-Aug 30 and Oct 21-Nov 2017.
Why we want to house sit
As for houseswaps, I want to live as a 'native' and not as a tourist. The company of pets is of course a plus. The country without dogs to walk isn't the same, is it?
As Parisians we long for the quiet of the countryside. Ely also likes cities so we try to accomodate him now and then :)
I'm not 100% urban, as I spent 10 years in the country before settling down in Paris.
Our experience
Our first housesitting was this Xmas 2016 in France and we enjoyed it enormously. It went well with the owners (see review).
Our second one was in Britain in February 2017 and it also went well, with a whole menagerie to look after that time!
So not a lot of experience on this website so far but we are experienced dogsitters: we have a lot of good reviews on https://fr.dogbuddy.com/dog-sitter-paris/coeur-de-paris-4e-quais-de-seine/13681, as we have hosted quite a few dogs over the last 4 years. We don't do it for money, but because we love dogs, but don't want to have one in Paris with so few parks.
As for housesitting, we have done a dozen houseswaps and it all went very well!
Reviews (5)
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Anistatia - Chippenham, United Kingdom
26 July - 31 July 2017
Kitten was so so happy having Jean-Marc and Ely to stay with her she was looking around the house for them today for a while. A wonderful couple who have the perfect temperament for our Kitten. She enjoyed having Jean-Marc sitting in the window seat in the afternoons and getting lots of love and ...
Kitten was so so happy having Jean-Marc and Ely to stay with her she was looking around the house for them today for a while. A wonderful couple who have the perfect temperament for our Kitten. She enjoyed having Jean-Marc sitting in the window seat in the afternoons and getting lots of love and brushing from both them in the evenings. We highly recommend them for the care they took in keeping the house tidy and warm plus the love and attention they gave Kitten.
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Fraser & Flora - Sutton Courtenay, United Kingdom
21 July - 23 July 2017
It was great to have Jean-marc and Ely look after our house and our lurcher, Blue. They took wonderful care of Blue and equally treated our home with great care and respect. They looked after our home and Blue from Friday to Sunday. We returned with our house looking immaculate and Blue in very g...
It was great to have Jean-marc and Ely look after our house and our lurcher, Blue. They took wonderful care of Blue and equally treated our home with great care and respect. They looked after our home and Blue from Friday to Sunday. We returned with our house looking immaculate and Blue in very good condition. Blue is a very nervous dog and we felt completely at ease leaving him with Jean-marc and Ely. We would happily have them sit for us again.
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Hilary - Minehead, United Kingdom
11 July - 19 July 2017
Jean Marc and Ely cared for our young Labrador very well - she clearly bonded with them both. It wasn't any easy time to look after Vera, she had just come into season for the first time... Our house was immaculate when we got home and Jean Marc had kindly kept the pots and tomatoe plants watere...
Jean Marc and Ely cared for our young Labrador very well - she clearly bonded with them both. It wasn't any easy time to look after Vera, she had just come into season for the first time... Our house was immaculate when we got home and Jean Marc had kindly kept the pots and tomatoe plants watered while we were away. Ely took some great photos of her, and both kept in touch with us while we were away.
We thoroughly recommend Jean Marc and Ely as Housesitters - and would welcome them back anytime.- Organised
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Response from Jean-marc & Ely
Many thanks for the nice review!
Vera is a loveable dog and was no real challenge to look after, even in her season of love!
Thank you again for your kind hospitality in your lovely house, which we indeed tried to leave as immaculate as we found it.
About Jean-marc & Ely
I'm a 58 yo high school teacher of English and I live and work in Paris, France. I love animals and the countryside, especially in the UK (Scotland is a favourite). My partner Ely, 35, is training to be a doctor, and he loves pets anywhere!
We are experienced dogsitters in our home in Paris and have looked after quite a few dogs in the past 4 years. We also do houseswaps, so we know our way about strange houses. Oh, and I'm a keen birdwatcher and also obsessed with gardening, though I only have a tiny garden in the suburbs which I occupy temporarily (So I'm handy around a garden, I think)
We are both non-smokers and English speakers. Ely also speaks Italian and Japanese.
We provide our own transport, as we usually go to our destination by train or plane and rent a car locally.
As I still work, our availability is unfortunately restricted to French school holidays. This year , 04-......
I'm a 58 yo high school teacher of English and I live and work in Paris, France. I love animals and the countryside, especially in the UK (Scotland is a favourite). My partner Ely, 35, is training to be a doctor, and he loves pets anywhere!
We are experienced dogsitters in our home in Paris and have looked after quite a few dogs in the past 4 years. We also do houseswaps, so we know our way about strange houses. Oh, and I'm a keen birdwatcher and also obsessed with gardening, though I only have a tiny garden in the suburbs which I occupy temporarily (So I'm handy around a garden, I think)
We are both non-smokers and English speakers. Ely also speaks Italian and Japanese.
We provide our own transport, as we usually go to our destination by train or plane and rent a car locally.
As I still work, our availability is unfortunately restricted to French school holidays. This year , 04-19 Feb, July 8-Aug 30 and Oct 21-Nov 2017.
Why we want to house sit
As for houseswaps, I want to live as a 'native' and not as a tourist. The company of pets is of course a plus. The country without dogs to walk isn't the same, is it?
As Parisians we long for the quiet of the countryside. Ely also likes cities so we try to accomodate him now and then :)
I'm not 100% urban, as I spent 10 years in the country before settling down in Paris.
Our experience
Our first housesitting was this Xmas 2016 in France and we enjoyed it enormously. It went well with the owners (see review).
Our second one was in Britain in February 2017 and it also went well, with a whole menagerie to look after that time!
So not a lot of experience on this website so far but we are experienced dogsitters: we have a lot of good reviews on https://fr.dogbuddy.com/dog-sitter-paris/coeur-de-paris-4e-quais-de-seine/13681, as we have hosted quite a few dogs over the last 4 years. We don't do it for money, but because we love dogs, but don't want to have one in Paris with so few parks.
As for housesitting, we have done a dozen houseswaps and it all went very well!
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- Canada
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Andorra
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Austria
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- Belize
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- San Marino
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- Sweden
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
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- Vatican
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Previous house sitting experience
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House & pet sitting timeline
Jean-marc and Ely have done 7 house sits since 2016
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RedruthUnited KingdomAug 2017 -
ChippenhamUnited KingdomAug 2017 -
ChippenhamUnited KingdomJul 2017
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Sutton CourtenayUnited KingdomJul 2017 -
MineheadUnited KingdomJul 2017 -
RudfordUnited KingdomFeb 2017 -
AurignacFranceDec 2016
