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Claire & James

Professional and friendly pet-loving family who love to travel.

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Our experience

I'm a member of Barking Mad - the service that looks after pets in one's own home. A good friend of mine, Anna, also hosts dogs through this service, so it's a rare week that we're not off out with anyone from an elderly Labrador to a

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Reviews (4)

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Martyn

Communication before the sit was good with clear arrangements/messages. Claire arrived as scheduled and immediately made a good impression with us. She

  • cat
  • poultry
Holyhead, United Kingdom · 03 Apr - 06 Apr 2025
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Mike

What a fantastic experience! Claire & James from the initial point of contact have been organised, friendly and efficient. We knew exactly when they were

  • dog
Cirencester, United Kingdom · 07 Jul - 10 Jul 2023
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Zita

It was a delight to meet Claire and her family, and we felt very lucky to have found such compassionate, patient sitters for our Millie (and the fish)

  • dog
  • fish
Oxford, United Kingdom · 30 May - 01 Jun 2023
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Samuel

Amazing house sitter. There are two parts to this, the house and our dog willow. The house was left immaculate, and can't thank you enough , Claire

  • dog
Shrewsbury, United Kingdom · 14 Oct - 16 Oct 2022

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Kathy

Claire has house sat for us twice. She is conscientious, tidy and respectful of the property. Our cats and garden were very well looked after and everything was clean when we returned. She communicated promptly and regularly. I would highly recommend her.

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12 July 2022

About Claire & James

Hi, I'm Claire, and I teach at my local university in Shropshire. I'm also a course tutor, looking after first-year students and making sure they're healthy and happy! I'm a former journalist, freelance copywriter, and also a qualified

Claire

Age52OccupationUniversity lecturerLives inTelford, United Kingdom
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James

Age49OccupationUniversity lecturer

Travelling with children

Why we want to house sit

Luke, Sofia and I all love animals but it's difficult to have a pet of our own right now because of work/school/college. We make up for this by welcoming doggy visitors into our home through the 'pet holiday' service, Barking Mad. It's

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