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Mary & Ralph

Animal lovers and House Sitters Extraordinaire!

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Our experience

10+ years

I owned a Pet Sitting business in Virginia and would like to continue with this. My husband and I have been house sitters in Costa Rica. We have also been house sitters in many places within the United States.

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  • Petey

    poodle

    Cared for

  • Maggie

    miniature schnauzer

    Cared for

  • Flo

    staffordshire bull terrier

    Cared for

Reviews (17)

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Debra

Mary and Ralph were simply the best—meeting me the day before the sit to check out Jake’s favorite trail where Jake quickly bonded with them both. I know he

  • dog
  • fish
Santa Fe, NM, US · 23 Apr - 17 May 2025
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Oscar

Mary and Ralph took over after a long term (4 month) sit when we had to stay 2 weeks longer than contracted for. The premises were tidy and  clean. I

  • dog
  • cat
  • poultry
Prescott, AZ, US · 04 Apr - 18 Apr 2025
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Anita

Mary and Ralph were fantastic!! They arrived the day before we left to ensure Juniper could meet them and we would know our housesitters were there before we

  • dog
Triabunna, TAS, Australia · 30 Dec 2024 - 17 Jan 2025
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Christine

You guys were amazing. Dogs were happy and healthy when we got home. House was clean and tidy.

  • dog
Cairns, QLD, Australia · 08 Nov - 21 Nov 2024
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Shelley

Mary and Ralph are the best! They love my little dog Trooper like it was their own. They have excellent communication, the house is left like they weren't

  • dog
Ithaca, NY, US · 20 Aug - 26 Aug 2024

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Seana

Any home/pet owner should consider themselves very fortunate to have Mary - and her husband Ralph - care for their home and pets. Sensitive, loving, practical and resourceful are the four words I use to describe them and their attitude toward life. I have had Mary and Ralph stay in my 150+ year old home watching my dogs and ferret several times in the past while I was on extended business travel. Mary is a perfectionist when it comes to tidying up and Ralph can fix or improve almost anything that needs doing as he is a skilled carpenter. Your home and pets will be well tended if you should engage them.

Home/pet sitting reference

09 September 2019

About Mary & Ralph

My husband and I have been caretakers in the U.S. and also in Costa Rica and Mexico. Years ago I owned my own pet sitting business in Virginia. We both love to travel and love animals and now that we are retired we have the opportunity to

Mary

Age65+OccupationRetired, world traveler, caretaker and pet sitterLives inDriggs, United States
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National Criminal Records search has come back clear

No county-level adverse policy violations were found

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SSN Trace & Address History has been completed

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Ralph

Age65+OccupationRetired, world traveler, caretaker and pet sitter

Why we want to house sit

We both like to house sit for many reasons. First, we have an opportunity to travel to a place we've never been before and meet new people. We also love to take care of people's pets and their home. We can appreciate all that goes into

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