Jennifer & Ian
Jennifer & Ian
Reliable, retired, active couple with respect for other people's property and a love for animals!
About Jennifer & Ian
Graduated from Natal University in 1976 and took up my first teaching post in 1977. Retired in 2015 as deputy principal of a top girls high school in Durban, South Africa.
My husband, Ian, and I have been happily married for 41 years and had two sons. Our older son, Darren, we lost tragically at the age of 20. Our younger son, Ryan, (34) lives ...
Graduated from Natal University in 1976 and took up my first teaching post in 1977. Retired in 2015 as deputy principal of a top girls high school in Durban, South Africa.
My husband, Ian, and I have been happily married for 41 years and had two sons. Our older son, Darren, we lost tragically at the age of 20. Our younger son, Ryan, (34) lives with his wife and baby daughter in Wimbledon in the UK.
Although we will continue living in our home in Durban for the foreseeable future, we love to visit Ryan and Angelique as often as we can. For this reason we no longer keep pets as it would be irresponsible to leave them for prolonged periods of time. However, we do miss not having furry friends to welcome our homecomings!
Why we want to house sit
We love to visit our son, Ryan, and wife, Angelique, and grand daughter, Isabella, in Wimbledon, and although it is lovely to stay with them we also like to have our independence during our stay. For this reason it would be better to have alternative accommodation for all or part of our time in the UK. We are both fit, healthy and active - love walking, swimming, reading and golf.
Our experience
My husband and I have been married for 41 years and lived in our current home for over 30 years, during which time we raised our two sons and furthered our careers. Throughout these years we have owned and loved many pets, mainly dogs and cats. We have generally adopted rescue animals from institutions like the SPCA but have also "parented" a pure bred Staffie. During my career in high school education, I have promoted various wildlife institutions among my pupils hoping to instil in them a sense of responsibility for the environment they will one day inherit and of which they will become custodian. As is required of all educators of children in South Africa, I have a police clearance certificate.
Apart from "parenting" our own animals, we have looked after pets for friends on occasions and last year looked after a delightful dog called Mango in East Sheen for 3 weeks. You will see from the review that Mango and owners werevery happy with us!!!
Reviews (3)
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Richard - London, United Kingdom
04 August - 12 August 2018
Jennifer and Ian were simply great. Everything you could have wanted from house sitters was there: the animals were happy and our house was tidy and clean (better than we left it). They are a friendly and diligent couple that I can't recommend enough. I hope we shall see them soon even if they a...
Jennifer and Ian were simply great. Everything you could have wanted from house sitters was there: the animals were happy and our house was tidy and clean (better than we left it). They are a friendly and diligent couple that I can't recommend enough. I hope we shall see them soon even if they are not house sitting for us!
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George - London, United Kingdom
21 July - 03 August 2018
I had a lot of applications for this particular house/dog-sit, but Jenny and Ian stood out from the first. They were excellent at keeping in touch while making arrangements for their trip to the UK, which gave me confidence that nothing would go wrong. Apart from being very friendly, when we met ...
I had a lot of applications for this particular house/dog-sit, but Jenny and Ian stood out from the first. They were excellent at keeping in touch while making arrangements for their trip to the UK, which gave me confidence that nothing would go wrong. Apart from being very friendly, when we met for an extended handover of Kipp, they were extremely attentive to everything I had to tell them about dog care and house care. They kept in touch via WhatsApp while I was away with updates on Kipp and any issues with the house, and although we didn't actually see each other when I returned, the house was left neat and clean and Kipp had clearly been very well looked after. Highly recommended.
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- Reliable
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Michael - London, United Kingdom
31 March - 18 April 2017
Jenny and Ian were marvellous. They looked after our house beautifully over the 2 weeks we were away and I think our dog was very sad to see them leave.
Jenny and Ian were marvellous. They looked after our house beautifully over the 2 weeks we were away and I think our dog was very sad to see them leave.
- Organised
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- Reliable
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- Self-sufficient
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- Tidy
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- Pet care
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About Jennifer & Ian
Graduated from Natal University in 1976 and took up my first teaching post in 1977. Retired in 2015 as deputy principal of a top girls high school in Durban, South Africa.
My husband, Ian, and I have been happily married for 41 years and had two sons. Our older son, Darren, we lost tragically at the age of 20. Our younger son, Ryan, (34) lives with his wife and baby daughter in Wimbledon in the UK.
Although we will continue living in our home in Durban for the foreseeable future, we love to visit Ryan and Angelique as often as we can. For this reason we no longer keep pets as it would be irresponsible to leave them for prolonged periods of time. However, we do miss not having furry friends to welcome our homecomings!
Graduated from Natal University in 1976 and took up my first teaching post in 1977. Retired in 2015 as deputy principal of a top girls high school in Durban, South Africa.
My husband, Ian, and I have been happily married for 41 years and had two sons. Our older son, Darren, we lost tragically at the age of 20. Our younger son, Ryan, (34) lives with his wife and baby daughter in Wimbledon in the UK.
Although we will continue living in our home in Durban for the foreseeable future, we love to visit Ryan and Angelique as often as we can. For this reason we no longer keep pets as it would be irresponsible to leave them for prolonged periods of time. However, we do miss not having furry friends to welcome our homecomings!
Why we want to house sit
We love to visit our son, Ryan, and wife, Angelique, and grand daughter, Isabella, in Wimbledon, and although it is lovely to stay with them we also like to have our independence during our stay. For this reason it would be better to have alternative accommodation for all or part of our time in the UK. We are both fit, healthy and active - love walking, swimming, reading and golf.
Our experience
My husband and I have been married for 41 years and lived in our current home for over 30 years, during which time we raised our two sons and furthered our careers. Throughout these years we have owned and loved many pets, mainly dogs and cats. We have generally adopted rescue animals from institutions like the SPCA but have also "parented" a pure bred Staffie. During my career in high school education, I have promoted various wildlife institutions among my pupils hoping to instil in them a sense of responsibility for the environment they will one day inherit and of which they will become custodian. As is required of all educators of children in South Africa, I have a police clearance certificate.
Apart from "parenting" our own animals, we have looked after pets for friends on occasions and last year looked after a delightful dog called Mango in East Sheen for 3 weeks. You will see from the review that Mango and owners werevery happy with us!!!
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Dogs
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Cats
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Fish
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Bird
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Small pet
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House & pet sitting timeline
Jennifer and Ian have done 3 house sits since 2017
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LondonUnited KingdomAug 2018
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LondonUnited KingdomJul - Aug 2018 -
LondonUnited KingdomMar - Apr 2017
