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Ryan

I'm retired, but not tired of helping others. I can focus on caring for your pet

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My experience

I took care of one friend's cat for years during her frequent trips. Then after her cat passed away, she asked me to take care of her plants. During her most recent trip of many weeks, she asked me to stay in and take care of her house…

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Reviews (31)

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Judith

Ryan took excellent care of our homes, yard & fish! We are very pleased with him!

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Hemet, CA, US · 15 Mar - 22 Mar 2025
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Connie

Ryan is a very special person. We feel so fortunate to be able to have him take care of our two little mini doxies for the 2nd time. The dogs adore him and…

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Auburn Lake Trails, CA, US · 11 Feb - 02 Mar 2025
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Courtenay

Ryan has been one of the best cat sitters I’ve had on TH and I always look forward to his stays. Both of my cats have very different personalities and he’s…

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San Rafael, CA, US · 23 Dec 2024 - 04 Jan 2025
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Philippa

Ryan is the best! This is the fifth time he has looked after our dogs and the house and we couldn’t be happier. We consider ourselves really lucky if Ryan is…

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Danville, CA, US · 05 Dec - 09 Dec 2024
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Veronica

Ryan was an excellent pet sitter for our cat Taylor, who was a little shy to begin with. He is very self-sufficient and took great care of everything. He…

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Danville, CA, US · 01 Nov - 17 Nov 2024

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Barbara

I am happy to write a reference for Ryan. Ryan took care of my cat, Sunflower, for a week or more. Sunflower is a very independent cat, and she is not friendly. She is particularly cold to men. I told Ryan he might never see her while he was there. I was very wrong, they got along very well. While I was gone I even received a picture of the two of them, side by side in a chair, watching TV. I will look forward to asking Ryan to stay with Sunflower again, and I will feel very secure about my decision,

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02 March 2022

About Ryan

Howdy! I'm retired from working in banks, a movie theater, and at a historic train depot. But sometimes, I still work at the depot as the engineer or conductor on the miniature train. Now I'm free to travel around the US and even the world…

Age – 65+Occupation – retiredLives in – Santa Barbara, United States
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Why I want to house sit

I've lived in many places and have led a busy life, which I felt was not good for owning a pet. I felt not being there for him or her was not fair to the animal. But I've acquired a love of animals from being with and taking care of the…

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