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Hendrik & Rita

To live is to travel.

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Our experience

10+ years

Had a dog for many years (Flatcoated retriever and Barbet). Had also cats for several years.

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Reviews (13)

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Margaret

Totally wonderful! I cannot praise them highly enough…..dogs were very happy, excellent communication & the house was immaculate. It was a pleasure to have

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Ashby de la Zouch, United Kingdom · 25 Jan - 02 Feb 2025
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Margaret

Your pets and your home are important to us all and you rely on good sitters to look after them while you are away. Hendrik and Rita were fantastic. The

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Diss, United Kingdom · 03 Jan - 21 Jan 2025
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Keith

Rita and Hendrik were just the best house sitters we have ever had. The dogs were so well looked after and we came back to a spotless house. Thank you both

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Pyecombe, United Kingdom · 22 Dec 2024 - 02 Jan 2025
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Christopher

IT was a joy to have Hendrik and Rita to look after our house and the doggies. The house was immaculate when we got back and the doggies had obviously also

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Deal, United Kingdom · 14 Dec - 21 Dec 2024
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Tim

Henk and Rita are véry friendly and trustworthy. They cared for Ringo with great love and looked after our house.

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Portsmouth, United Kingdom · 30 Aug - 12 Sep 2024

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Nikki

Hendrik & Rita looked after Nikki’s pets & home

Very lovely, reliable laid-back, life-loving couple. Loads of experience in animal care, and a great interest in exploring new places. Highly recommended if you are looking for caring, tidy, trustworthy people!

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Reference from Hendrik & Rita’s family member

15 October 2023

About Hendrik & Rita

We are Rita and Henk, a Dutch (non-smoking) couple living on the north range of the Veluwe (a Dutch National Park). Both 66 at this time and would love to explore a part of Europe by house and pet sitting. After I served the Navy for 6

Hendrik

Age65+OccupationTraindriverLives inZwolle, Netherlands
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Rita

Age65+OccupationAssistant midwife

Why we want to house sit

On a holiday on Crete we met a Canadian couple who inspired us for house and pet sitting because they were so enthousiastic and had already seen a lot of the world on that way.

Preferred countries

GreeceGuernseyIrelandIsle Of ManItalyJersey