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Valerie & Chris

Expat pet-lovers who love to care for animals as we travel round the world.

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Our experience

We have many decades of experience as pet owners, and have done many successful house sits looking after both cats and dogs, with 5 star reviews. We have owned cats and dogs, as well as guinea pigs, rabbits, chickens and fish. We have also

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Reviews (23)

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Raina

Omg they did such a great job tending to my crew and my house! Absolutely lovely people and the perfect amount of communication. I definitely recommend

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Austin, TX, US · 27 Nov - 30 Nov 2024
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Alicia

Valerie and Chris were great! They asked great questions that showed they cared about the pets, were super communicative, shared photos and updates. They

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Austin, TX, US · 21 Sep - 24 Sep 2024
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Debra

I highly recommend Valerie & Chris. They have sat for me before & I so appreciate they were available again. They are very responsive & responsible. They

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Seabrook, TX, US · 16 Sep - 19 Sep 2024
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Kristi

Valerie and Chris were awesome and we were so thankful for the care they gave to our babies. They sent regular photos and videos with updates while we were

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Corpus Christi, TX, US · 06 Aug - 11 Aug 2024
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Elizabeth

Val and Chris were lovely, and took such great care of the house and Colby Jack - including coordinating a thorough turnover and sending daily updates. The

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Austin, TX, US · 23 May - 27 May 2024

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Ann

I have known Val for about 20 years. She is an organised person, she is very self sufficient, tidy, reliable and a keen animal lover. She would make a perfect house sitter.

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14 October 2017

About Valerie & Chris

We are British expats who have lived in the Middle East for 16 years, where we had a cat, two indoor rabbits and two chickens, and also cared for three colonies of stray cats. We have now moved to live in Texas where we are now sadly

Valerie

Age65+OccupationWriter/transcriberLives inSugar Land, United States
Background checked

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National Criminal Records search has come back clear

No county-level adverse policy violations were found

They aren’t on any sex offender registries

SSN Trace & Address History has been completed

They are FCRA compliant

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Chris

Age55OccupationIT Manager

Why we want to house sit

We love to explore new places and live like the locals. We are used to having pets around, so looking after them while we have a break is ideal. Neither of us are party animals, we like to curl up on the sofa in the evening, preferably with

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