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Michele & Israel

A respectful, animal-loving family ready to care for your home and pets.

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Our experience

10+ years

We have experience housesitting dogs, cats, fish, chickens, rabbits, goats, sheep, snakes, rats, hedgehogs, and even quail! Housesitting has taken us from Alaska to Chile. We care for people's homes and animals as if they were our own. We

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  • Chiquita

    mutt

    Cared for

  • Lucky

    mutt

    Currently owns

  • Jake

    pug

    Cared for

  • 9 cats!

    mix-breed

    Cared for

  • Luna

    hedgehog

    Currently owns

  • Dash

    rat

    Cared for

Reviews (29)

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Lesley

Michele and her lovely family were amazing pet sitters! They gave all 4 of my fur babies devoted attention and care. I loved the regular photos and updates

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  • cat
Todos Santos, Mexico · 29 May - 08 Jun 2025
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Lynn

Charlie loved having the boys and Michele here. Energy match - high! We worked together on logistics, loved finding fresh milk in my frig on my return. Easy

  • dog
Manhattan Beach, CA, US · 09 Mar - 16 Mar 2025
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Beverley

Michele, Israel and their two boys looked after my two dogs for a week. They immediately connected with the dogs and I felt totally secure leaving them in

  • dog
  • poultry
Norrtälje, Sweden · 25 Sep - 02 Oct 2024
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Marie

Michele, Israel and the kids were great housesitters. Our four small moving objects were taken care of and pampered in our absence. House was kept clean and

  • cat
Confolens, France · 13 Sep - 25 Sep 2024
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Ann

Michele and her family took great care of my dog, Saffy for 5 days. She communicated with me in advance to arrange their arrival and departure and she shared

  • dog
Oron-la-ville, Switzerland · 08 Sep - 13 Sep 2024

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Maura

Michele was an excellent teacher for Skagit Art Preschool. She presented with a kind tone, was always prompt, and took wonderful care of our children and families. Michele is very responsible and sticks to her word.

Character reference

26 February 2019

About Michele & Israel

We are a family that loves to travel to experience and learn about the world. We housesit with our 2 younger sons who are 14 and 11. Our goal is to teach our kids about the world by letting them experience it firsthand. We have lived and

Michele

Age47OccupationTeacher/WriterLives inLa Paz, Mexico
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Israel

Age50OccupationSailboat Captain

Travelling with children

Why we want to house sit

When we sold our home in Houston, Texas 8 years ago to travel full-time we knew we wouldn't be able to have pets of our own for a while. Fortunately, housesitting gave us the opportunity to love and care for animals as we explored the

Preferred countries

AfghanistanAland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorra