Ellen and Jim & James
Retired couple love animals and travelling
Reviews (6)
Ellen and Jim arrived a couple of days early to settle in and meet our menagerie. The animals were quite happy when we returned and the garden was neat and…
Ellen and Jim came to us in November to house sit our little dog Mindi, what wonderful housesitters we count ourselves very so very lucky to have met such…
Ellen and Jim house sat for us in August 2018. Absolutely thrilled with our house sitters, all animals were extremely well looked after and didn't even seem…
Ellen & Jim are a delightful couple and took care of our dog, Hector, superbly. They sent us daily updates with photo's of his exploits and we think he had…
Ellen and Jim were absolutely wonderful house sitters during our absence. They dealt with a fire in the area, took our dog to the vet when he developed an…
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I have know Ellen and Jim for many years. During that time they have looked after my home and animals. They are reliable, trustworthy and resourceful. My…
House & pet sitting reference · 17 March 2017About
We are retired UK citizens who live part of the year in New Zealand and return to the UK by a different route every year. We have been house sitting for four years and have looked after dogs, cats, pigs, hens, small ponies, poultry, 12…
Why we want to house sit
We enjoy house sitting and have met some charming people when looking after their homes, many of them have remained friends. We have always had animals but we now travel too much now to keep our own, so we love other people's instead.
Our experience
Jim is a retired mechanical engineer who restores antique pendulum clocks and Ellen is a spinner, weaver and seamstress. If you have a broken clock, or need new curtains, we can oblige. We are very good with animals - cats especially…
Pet care experience
- Dogs
- Cats
- Fish
- Poultry
- Livestock
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Preferred countries
- Australia
- New Zealand
- United Kingdom
Profile details
- New Zealand
- Northland
- Russell