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Stephen & Karen

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Our experience

Our daughter has a Norwegian Forest house cat 'Cub' which we care for in her home whilst they are away travelling. Her best friend, who lives nearby, has an elderly house cat 'Sherlock' who we also look after occasionally.

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Reviews (10)

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Julie

I thoroughly recommend! Great communication and super pet and house sitters. Thank you for everything.

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Knutsford, United Kingdom · 30 Apr - 08 May 2025
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Louise

Stephen and Karen were fantastic pet sitters. They were friendly and sent regular updates about our cat. They also took great care of our house - left it

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Knutsford, United Kingdom · 21 Sep - 22 Sep 2024
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Helen

Stephen and Karen were extremely friendly right from our initial video call. They took time to listen and read my information about the sit. They are very

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Holmfirth, United Kingdom · 30 Jun - 02 Jul 2024
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Lindy

Stephen and Karen are wonderful and kind sitters who I wholeheartedly recommend. They are friendly, reliable and you know you are in safe hands. I came back

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Manchester, United Kingdom · 08 Dec - 16 Dec 2023
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Debra Ogden

Stephen and Karen are a lovely friendly couple and great sitters - I’d highly recommend them. We kept in touch prior to the sit to make the necessary

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Holmfirth, United Kingdom · 05 Nov - 10 Nov 2023

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Gillian Joyce

Stephen is my brother and along with his wife Karen, I can honestly say that you couldn’t get a more reliable, trustworthy and caring couple to look after your pets. As a 5 star rated ‘Trusted Housesitter’ myself, I can recommend them wholeheartedly for any future house sits. Over the years they have had many pets, but now as retirees who plan to travel extensively they cannot currently commit to a pet themselves. As ‘Trusted Housesitters’ however, they can do both; caring for pets for others, whilst exploring further afield. I therefore have no hesitation in providing a fulsome reference for Stephen and Karen.

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21 September 2022

About Stephen & Karen

Karen and I are both retired, myself since 2013, and Karen since 2020. For 10 years up until 2013 I sat as a Magistrate at my local courthouse. We like to travel to explore new locations and both enjoy walking. I am a keen crown green

Stephen

Age65+OccupationLocal Government OfficerLives inAshton-under-Lyne, United Kingdom
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Karen

Age61OccupationAccounts Manager

Why we want to house sit

Now that we have more time on our hands, the opportunity to visit varied locations, whilst also caring for your treasured pet and home, is very appealing to us. We are interested in house sits with no pets and, generally, house sits with 1