Bernadette & Mark
Friendly and flexible sitters with experience caring for dogs and other animals.
Our experience
Mark in particular is a keen gardener and I have picked up a few things over the years! We haven't owned a dog together but we have looked after friends' dogs from time to time over the past 20 years (including having dogs stay with us…
Reviews (5)

Bernadette and Mark looked after our two spaniels and hens wonderfully when we were away, despite a very rushed handover in a 'at times' complicated house…

When we returned from our holiday we could immediately tell that Gingi and Blanca had accepted Bernadette, Mark and Mary into the pack. We had felt very…

Bernie and Mark were fabulous house-sitters! They took great care of Tango, including helping her to recuperate from a paw injury. They were immaculate in…

Bernadette and Mark came up to look after Cupar, my elderly Collie for five days over the Christmas period. From the outset they were keen and enthusiastic…

Bernie and Mark came for six days to look after our two terriers and we were so pleased to have met them; they were wonderful house and pet sitters. Easy…
References (3)
Diego
Bernie & Mark looked after my dog Magenta in San Bartolo, Peru, when my wife and I were on a trip. She was always very happy to meet them, and enjoyed the walks by the beach they had together. Mark and Bernie treated her with great care, and kept the house and kitchen tidy. Magenta was always well fed and did a lot of exercise/playing during that time. I was very happy to see how well they got along when I came back.
Character reference
20 August 2022
About Bernadette & Mark
Hi, my name is Bernie and my partner is Mark. I'm a lawyer working part-time for a charity (often remotely) and Mark is retired from teaching. We have two grown up children, our son lives with us and is studying full time and working as an…
Bernadette
Mark
Why we want to house sit
Whilst our children were growing up we had guinea pigs (a grandmother, mother and daughter) and quail and chickens. Not only was it great for our children to have these pets but we really enjoyed them too. Over the past 20 years we have…