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Liz & Xosé

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Liz & Xosé from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

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Liz & Xosé

Compassionate and trustworthy couple will delight in looking after your pets and home

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

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About Liz & Xosé

I'm from Donegal but live in the Canary Islands in Spain. My partner and I have a country home with 3 dogs and 3 cats that we are absolutely nuts about. :) We will have friends looking after our guys while we travel.

I'm a Teacher, I work for the Spanish Government in a public school for adult learners which is really nice as I get to meet all sorts of interesting people. I am at present part of the Management Team in the role of Treasurer where I am responsible for the finances and the promotion and advertising and general organisation of the school alongside the Director. I am fluent in Irish, English and Spanish. I have 2 degrees, one in Education and the other in Information Technology. I hold a Certificate in Counselling Skills.

I am also a writer (prize-winning in Ireland and the USA) and photographer in my spare time (am an addict to both, they are my way to relax, alongside yoga and dog-walking). I am experienced in giving Creative Writing Workshops and love to do so.

During pet and house-sitting, I am looking for quiet time to read and write and just hang out and explore the new area and meet new people and fall in love with new pets. My partner, Xosé, is a musician and photographer and he also is looking for a relaxing place to stay but we both love cities due to our living in the country here in Gran Canaria we try our best to visit cities when away from home to balance the city-country element in our lives!! He may come with me for some of the house-sitting jobs but possibly not for all of them.

Why we want to house sit

We are delighted at the idea of discovering new places and new pet-loves. Both traveling and loving animals is a passion for us and we love the idea of relaxing into a new area and returning to some previously known areas as 'travellers' as opposed to as' tourists' and settling into the place and having a beloved pet to care for. It would seem strange to live in a place without having the company and love of a pet. :) We would love some time to explore new places and revisit old places and meet new people and love new pets and new homes.

Our experience

We usually leave our home and pets to trusted house-sitting friends each time we go on holiday. We love animals and are flexible, resourceful and easy-going. We totally guarantee tonnes of love from us to your pets. We are just natural animal lovers and add to that a new place to explore or an old place to revisit and we are in total heaven...really! :)

I’ve lived with animals through-out my life and have cried and mourned their passing. I totally adore animals in a big way, it is always a wrench when I have to leave my guys but knowing they are in my friends’ good care when I am away helps enormously. So I /we understand how important it is for you to find just the right people.

We are also very used to working with lots of different people as we have a property - a cave house on AirB&B and we are Superhosts there! Please have a look at our property, Sunrise Hideaway Cavehouse and Stone Cottage on Gran Canary Island and the reviews our guests have given us.
This is the property: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/13785591
Here are the reviews: https://www.airbnb.com/users/reviews/9529041

We are quite handy about the house, doing odd jobs and DIY things. We have a garden so know quite a bit about looking after gardens as well.

Reviews (2)

William - Gaillimh, Ireland

29 December - 08 January 2019

We were very happy to have liz here in galway looking after our dog benji.from the minute we met her we knew all would be well.by the end of the week liz and benjy were the best of friends.we felt very happy going off on our holiday knowing benjy was in good hands. + More

We were very happy to have liz here in galway looking after our dog benji.from the minute we met her we knew all would be well.by the end of the week liz and benjy were the best of friends.we felt very happy going off on our holiday knowing benjy was in good hands.

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Jaymie - Ko Samui, Thailand

15 November - 29 November 2018

Liz was a wonderful caring addition to our happy pet family. She was able to flow freely with some of the issues that arose, helping out in areas that weren't required upon the initial house sit, doing this quite happily. Liz fell in love with our cat Rosie, and almost didn't continue on her adve... + More

Liz was a wonderful caring addition to our happy pet family. She was able to flow freely with some of the issues that arose, helping out in areas that weren't required upon the initial house sit, doing this quite happily. Liz fell in love with our cat Rosie, and almost didn't continue on her adventures wanting to stay and help care for her. All of our doggy family also fell in love with Liz, almost preferring to sit with her over us! How rude! Liz kept our place spotless and went above and beyond in her maintenance of the house and care of the animals. We enjoyed her company so much, that we are looking to visit her in her country upon our travels this summer. We were very lucky to find someone like Liz, and would highly recommend her for your house sit and pet care. You wont find anyone like her who will go out of their way and care for your place and babies like they were her own. 5 STARS ALL THE WAY!

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External references (3)

Rafael - Character Reference

25 June 2018

Dear TrustedHouseSitters,
It’s my pleasure to recommend my colleague, Liz Gallagher, for the TrustedHouseSitting site. I’ve known Liz for eight years and can attest to her hard-working, kind, compassionate character. Liz has worked here in the Official School of Languages, a state school for adul... + More

Dear TrustedHouseSitters,
It’s my pleasure to recommend my colleague, Liz Gallagher, for the TrustedHouseSitting site. I’ve known Liz for eight years and can attest to her hard-working, kind, compassionate character. Liz has worked here in the Official School of Languages, a state school for adult language learners, for eight years, for four of those years she has worked alongside me, the Director, as the treasurer and a trusted, efficient and helpful member of the management board. I know of Liz’s involvement with Animal Protection Groups here on the island. I can attest to her concern for, and love of animals and know that she has taken in abandoned animals and has six pets of her own. I am certain she would be the ideal candidate for looking after others’ pets and homes. She is a resourceful person who would give a 100% to those in her care. Liz is co-operative, sociable, flexible and hard-working. I have no doubt that Liz would be ideal for this kind of work and commited to the pets and homes in her charge.
Please feel free to contact me for any further information.
Rafael Juan Gutiérrez Cabrera,

Director of The Official Language School of Santa Brigida,
Gran Canary Island, Spain.

Language School Website:http://www3.gobiernodecanarias.org/medusa/edublog/eoisantabrigida/

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Sheila - Employment Reference

23 June 2018

Dear Trustedhousesitters,

My name is Sheila Eastwood. I have worked with Liz Gallagher regarding the Cambridge Exams. She worked as an Examiner for 15 years on the island of Gran Canaria and she was the Speaking Exam Trainer for 5 years before leaving to work in the Spanish Education System.

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Dear Trustedhousesitters,

My name is Sheila Eastwood. I have worked with Liz Gallagher regarding the Cambridge Exams. She worked as an Examiner for 15 years on the island of Gran Canaria and she was the Speaking Exam Trainer for 5 years before leaving to work in the Spanish Education System.

I found Liz to be hard-working and efficient. She was punctual, friendly and showed a high degree of initiative. She was a valid member of our team and I have no hesitation in recommending her for housesitting and pet-sitting work. She would be an ideal candidate and would bring professionalism, compassion and a good sense of humour to whatever situation she finds herself in.

I wish Liz good luck in her future adventures.

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Maria Romero (Vet) - Character Reference

23 June 2018

Dear TrustedHouseSitters,

I have known Liz Gallagher for about 15 years. She is a client of our veterinary clinic in Las Palmas. Throughout all this time I have known her to be helpful and concerned about all kinds of animals. She has come to the clinic many times with abandoned pets she has fou... + More

Dear TrustedHouseSitters,

I have known Liz Gallagher for about 15 years. She is a client of our veterinary clinic in Las Palmas. Throughout all this time I have known her to be helpful and concerned about all kinds of animals. She has come to the clinic many times with abandoned pets she has found to try to help them if they are ill or in need of any treatment. She then would work with the animal protection organisations in her area to try to find them a home or if the need arose she kept the animals herself. She has at present 3 dogs and 3 cats but has had up to 8 cats in her care at various times. She is reliable and responsible with looking after her own pets and makes sure they are up to date with their vaccinations and treatments.
I consider Liz to be kind, compassionate, fun and lively with a good sense of humour. She is flexible, trustworthy and resourceful and I think that she would be an ideal person to look after both pets and homes. I wish her all the best in this year of travel and housesitting and petsitting.

Regards
María Romero (Vet in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)

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