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Jan

Travel-loving retiree looking for short stays to care for your home and pets!

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My experience

10+ years

I have successfully completed pet-sits in France, Broomfield, CO, Ojai, CA, Napa, CA, St. Helena, CA, San Francisco (several in the area), Tallahassee, Oakland, Cape Cod, Portland, Bainbridge Island and Seattle. I have also deployed 4

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Reviews (28)

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Becky & Dean

Jan is amazing! We planned our trip quite far in advance and Jan confirmed with us and kept us informed of her travel plans. She came a day early to meet our

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Chestermere, AB, Canada · 20 Aug - 28 Aug 2024
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Karen

We really enjoyed meeting Jan. She is an animal lover and was enthusiastic about meeting our dog, goats and guinea pigs. Jan is very confident and clearly

  • dog
  • farm
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Walnut Creek, CA, US · 18 Apr - 20 Apr 2024
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Josh

Jan and her partner Dwight were so great with Chance! He seemed really happy in the photos they sent us. He got to take some fun walks, too. We’d have them

  • dog
San Francisco, CA, US · 29 Dec 2023 - 01 Jan 2024
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Michelle

Jan was great with my cat Reese and I received an update every day that she was fine. Home was spotless when I arrived back home. Perfect end to a great

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Charlotte, NC, US · 22 Oct - 27 Oct 2023
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Paige

Due to a last-minute change in plans and the health of one of our dogs, we had to take them with us. We offered for Jan and her husband to stay as planned

  • dog
Shoreham, VT, US · 06 Oct - 09 Oct 2023

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Trish

We had Jan Gates house sit for our 2 dogs. She took wonderful care of them. She left our home very tidy. There are absolutely no negative comments for her. She was wonderful and I can honestly say that we would have her come again without reservation. Trish and will

Home/pet sitting reference

25 April 2018

About Jan

I am a retired psychologist and current volunteer wildlife rehabilitator. I am vegetarian and a nonsmoker. I love all animals but have an especially strong affinity for dogs. I have pet-sit experience and plenty of references. I adore

Age65+OccupationPsychologistLives inNapa, United States
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National Criminal Records search has come back clear

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They aren’t on any sex offender registries

SSN Trace & Address History has been completed

They are FCRA compliant

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Why I want to house sit

I enjoy exploring new places, and pet-sits are comfortable ways to do that. I also enjoy making new animal friends!

Preferred countries

United States