Robert & Catherine
Robert & Catherine
Youthful Middle Aged Couple. Retired Police Officer. Caring and Responsible. Criminal Checks. Twelve 5* Reviews in 2018. Non Smokers.
About Robert & Catherine
We are young middle aged couple from South West England (Bristol) house sitting full time. We are considered warm, friendly, independent, self sufficient and mature. We are Non Smokers. We are calm, caring, well traveled and love animals! We have current criminal record checks. We are both former professionals. Catherine has had a 20+ year care...
We are young middle aged couple from South West England (Bristol) house sitting full time. We are considered warm, friendly, independent, self sufficient and mature. We are Non Smokers. We are calm, caring, well traveled and love animals! We have current criminal record checks. We are both former professionals. Catherine has had a 20+ year career in complementary health services and as a Nutritionist. Rob is a retired Police Officer having served 32 years, mainly as a Detective. As a qualified therapist Catherine has helped clients de- stress, relax and overcome poor health through personalised diet and lifestyle coaching. Rob has investigated some of the most serious and high profile cases in the UK in recent years. Rob is a keen motorcyclist and is involved with a local church motorcycle group.
After retiring from the Police Force in 2016 Rob worked as an Education Welfare Officer in one of the largest academy schools in Bristol. Rob has 2 grown up children who are both following professional careers. Catherine has lived, worked and studied in Jamaica and Canada. Catherine is a qualified Nutritionist, Massage Therapist, Reflexologist and Reiki Practitioner. Recently Catherine studied a Post Graduate in Public Health.
We have gained considerable experience after being members of Trusted Housesitters for one year. We have been accepted for 12 housesits. All with 5* Reviews. We have travelled around the Globe in 2018 (France, Germany, Boston, Thailand, New Zealand, California, Wales, Cotswolds UK) taking care of cats, dogs, sheep and chickens and making lifelong friends! Most homeowners have asked us to return in 2019. Thailand was a private referral sit.
As the Reviews below mention, we are clean and super tidy people. Our preference is for a non smoking home. We will be respectful of your home and belongings, we are very security and safety conscious.
Why we want to house sit
As pet lovers, being trusted housesitters has enabled us to travel in a different, rewarding way - and to help others. House Sitting offers us an increased opportunity to spend time taking care of, entertaining, exercising or cuddling (your) pets. We enjoy making new friends - especially when taking our wards for a walk! We love exploring and experiencing new places. When sitting, we are given the opportunity to experience a 'true' prospective of a town by living in the local community. During our sits we often join clubs and attend local events and activities. This year we either made new friends or joined neighbours/homeowners at ;- the local bowling club, Sunday church service, the fitness club, art exhibition events, YMCA, Fireworks on the Rhine, Pride and Christmas festivals.
Our experience
Since being members in early 2018 we have completed 12 sits so far with THS receiving 5* Reviews. Our first sit was with Lulu a springer spaniel and 12 ducks in a Bed and Breakfast Property in Wiltshire UK. We have since taken care of 2 Burmese Cats in the Cotswolds UK (3 bookings), 3 Cats in Loire, France, 2 cats in Boston USA, 1 cat in Rhine Valley, Germany and 2 cats in Phuket, Thailand (a personal referral). In New Zealand we looked after a German Shepherd in Auckland, followed by 2 Rescue dogs, 10 sheep and 8 chickens at a small homestead in Hunua. In California, we cared for 1 rescue dog in Palm Springs, 1 rescue dog in San Francisco and 2 cats in Sacramento.
During all our sits, the pets came first. Hugs and Cuddles are frequent. We carefully follow all home owner instructions where pet behaviour, diet, characteristics, medication, rules and routines are concerned. We always take canine pets with us whenever we go out (where possible). We make them part of our exercise routine! It is important to us that dogs are with us as much as possible, even when we wish to do some sightseeing, for example, we took Benji on a Hollywood Homes Walking Tour in Palm Springs, we took Finley with us to tour the San Francisco Bay and West Beach areas and took Shadow to Mangere Mountain in Auckland. We have been told that some of our wards this year missed us after we had left - sitting on our bed and waiting outside our room! This tells us we have done a good job and made new friends :) . With indoor cats we are alert to keeping them safe inside and with outdoor cats we make sure they are home and safe daily.
We have taken great care of great homes during our sits, as well as on occasion, cars loaned to us by homeowners. We have been responsible for the smooth operation of a water mill, the use of hot tubs, bbqs and swimming pools. Operated 24 hr home security, electronic gates and garages. We have carried out some light gardening work, used sit-on mowers (enjoyed by Rob!) and watered plants etc. We have ensured that homes are secure and used all alarms as instructed. We also leave the home and cars clean and tidy as we found them.
Historically, myself and Catherine have been pet owners (indoor and outdoor cats) for over 30 years and know how pets are a true part of the family, receiving equal love and attention. Early in 2018 we lost our own beloved cat, Mr Paws to cancer. We understand how strong attachments are to our fur babies.
Outside of THS we have house sat for friends with pets. Catherine in Canada and Jamaica and both of us in the UK. Catherine has cared for one of her cat's with kittens, supported their arrival and house trained them.
Reviews (13)
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Lymington - Lymington, United Kingdom
13 February - 17 February 2019
Robert and Catherine were my first experience of THS and it couldn’t of gone better. They are a lovely couple who immediately gave me confidence that they would look after my puppy and house well and enjoy getting to know the local area.
I wouldn’t hesitate from recommending them and hope they h...Robert and Catherine were my first experience of THS and it couldn’t of gone better. They are a lovely couple who immediately gave me confidence that they would look after my puppy and house well and enjoy getting to know the local area.
I wouldn’t hesitate from recommending them and hope they have time to do a second house sit again.- Organised
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- Reliable
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- Self-sufficient
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- Tidy
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Response from Robert & Catherine
Thank you Mark! It was our great pleasure to care of adorable Cracker and your beautiful home. Hope to be back again :) C&R
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Pamela - Teignmouth, United Kingdom
15 January - 19 January 2019
I hadn't expected to meet Robert and Catherine as I needed to leave the house by 4 a.m. to catch a flight but they were kind enough to arrive the evening before so Jack could be introduced and I could show them how the house works. It's always a leap of faith leaving your home and beloved pets in...
I hadn't expected to meet Robert and Catherine as I needed to leave the house by 4 a.m. to catch a flight but they were kind enough to arrive the evening before so Jack could be introduced and I could show them how the house works. It's always a leap of faith leaving your home and beloved pets in the charge of someone whom you've never met, but any fears were immediately dispelled upon meeting them. They're both very self-sufficient people who are extremely capable and I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending them to others.
Robert and Catherine had left by the time I arrived home but had baked a cake and bought some flowers for my welcome back. The house was probably cleaner than I had left it so it was a lovely surprise to come home to. Thank you both very much.- Organised
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- Reliable
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Peter - Narberth, United Kingdom
21 December - 27 December 2018
Rob and Catherine are a lovely couple, great sense of humour and very interesting to chat to. They were great at keeping in touch and communicating about the sit. It was lovely to see their previous travels on Instagram and youtube and you could tell straight away that they loved the pets that th...
Rob and Catherine are a lovely couple, great sense of humour and very interesting to chat to. They were great at keeping in touch and communicating about the sit. It was lovely to see their previous travels on Instagram and youtube and you could tell straight away that they loved the pets that they were caring for.
They are experienced travellers and pet sitters and we had no hesitation in handing over the care of the two cats and house to their capable hands. They were very cool when we lost our wifi due to a storm and remained patient and understanding while we tried to communicate with out supplier over the xmas break!
We got lots of lovely artistic shots of the cats and many cuddly lap shots as well.
On our return home there was the smell of homemade cinnamon bread and they had also left us milk and eggs. The house was clean and well looked after, the girls were both very contented and reported that they had had a lovely Christmas with lots of fuss!
As an additional treat Rob very kindly took some great aerial shots of the homestead for us and made us a video which he shot with his drone.
Cant recommend these guys enough, we thought they were extremely reliable and trustworthy and would definitely get them back to sit again any time they wanted to.- 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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Response from Robert & Catherine
Thank you for your kind review. Happy New Year. See you again soon.
About Robert & Catherine
We are young middle aged couple from South West England (Bristol) house sitting full time. We are considered warm, friendly, independent, self sufficient and mature. We are Non Smokers. We are calm, caring, well traveled and love animals! We have current criminal record checks. We are both former professionals. Catherine has had a 20+ year career in complementary health services and as a Nutritionist. Rob is a retired Police Officer having served 32 years, mainly as a Detective. As a qualified therapist Catherine has helped clients de- stress, relax and overcome poor health through personalised diet and lifestyle coaching. Rob has investigated some of the most serious and high profile cases in the UK in recent years. Rob is a keen motorcyclist and is involved with a local church motorcycle group.
After retiring from the Police Force in 2016 Rob worked as an Education Welfare Office......
We are young middle aged couple from South West England (Bristol) house sitting full time. We are considered warm, friendly, independent, self sufficient and mature. We are Non Smokers. We are calm, caring, well traveled and love animals! We have current criminal record checks. We are both former professionals. Catherine has had a 20+ year career in complementary health services and as a Nutritionist. Rob is a retired Police Officer having served 32 years, mainly as a Detective. As a qualified therapist Catherine has helped clients de- stress, relax and overcome poor health through personalised diet and lifestyle coaching. Rob has investigated some of the most serious and high profile cases in the UK in recent years. Rob is a keen motorcyclist and is involved with a local church motorcycle group.
After retiring from the Police Force in 2016 Rob worked as an Education Welfare Officer in one of the largest academy schools in Bristol. Rob has 2 grown up children who are both following professional careers. Catherine has lived, worked and studied in Jamaica and Canada. Catherine is a qualified Nutritionist, Massage Therapist, Reflexologist and Reiki Practitioner. Recently Catherine studied a Post Graduate in Public Health.
We have gained considerable experience after being members of Trusted Housesitters for one year. We have been accepted for 12 housesits. All with 5* Reviews. We have travelled around the Globe in 2018 (France, Germany, Boston, Thailand, New Zealand, California, Wales, Cotswolds UK) taking care of cats, dogs, sheep and chickens and making lifelong friends! Most homeowners have asked us to return in 2019. Thailand was a private referral sit.
As the Reviews below mention, we are clean and super tidy people. Our preference is for a non smoking home. We will be respectful of your home and belongings, we are very security and safety conscious.
Why we want to house sit
As pet lovers, being trusted housesitters has enabled us to travel in a different, rewarding way - and to help others. House Sitting offers us an increased opportunity to spend time taking care of, entertaining, exercising or cuddling (your) pets. We enjoy making new friends - especially when taking our wards for a walk! We love exploring and experiencing new places. When sitting, we are given the opportunity to experience a 'true' prospective of a town by living in the local community. During our sits we often join clubs and attend local events and activities. This year we either made new friends or joined neighbours/homeowners at ;- the local bowling club, Sunday church service, the fitness club, art exhibition events, YMCA, Fireworks on the Rhine, Pride and Christmas festivals.
Our experience
Since being members in early 2018 we have completed 12 sits so far with THS receiving 5* Reviews. Our first sit was with Lulu a springer spaniel and 12 ducks in a Bed and Breakfast Property in Wiltshire UK. We have since taken care of 2 Burmese Cats in the Cotswolds UK (3 bookings), 3 Cats in Loire, France, 2 cats in Boston USA, 1 cat in Rhine Valley, Germany and 2 cats in Phuket, Thailand (a personal referral). In New Zealand we looked after a German Shepherd in Auckland, followed by 2 Rescue dogs, 10 sheep and 8 chickens at a small homestead in Hunua. In California, we cared for 1 rescue dog in Palm Springs, 1 rescue dog in San Francisco and 2 cats in Sacramento.
During all our sits, the pets came first. Hugs and Cuddles are frequent. We carefully follow all home owner instructions where pet behaviour, diet, characteristics, medication, rules and routines are concerned. We always take canine pets with us whenever we go out (where possible). We make them part of our exercise routine! It is important to us that dogs are with us as much as possible, even when we wish to do some sightseeing, for example, we took Benji on a Hollywood Homes Walking Tour in Palm Springs, we took Finley with us to tour the San Francisco Bay and West Beach areas and took Shadow to Mangere Mountain in Auckland. We have been told that some of our wards this year missed us after we had left - sitting on our bed and waiting outside our room! This tells us we have done a good job and made new friends :) . With indoor cats we are alert to keeping them safe inside and with outdoor cats we make sure they are home and safe daily.
We have taken great care of great homes during our sits, as well as on occasion, cars loaned to us by homeowners. We have been responsible for the smooth operation of a water mill, the use of hot tubs, bbqs and swimming pools. Operated 24 hr home security, electronic gates and garages. We have carried out some light gardening work, used sit-on mowers (enjoyed by Rob!) and watered plants etc. We have ensured that homes are secure and used all alarms as instructed. We also leave the home and cars clean and tidy as we found them.
Historically, myself and Catherine have been pet owners (indoor and outdoor cats) for over 30 years and know how pets are a true part of the family, receiving equal love and attention. Early in 2018 we lost our own beloved cat, Mr Paws to cancer. We understand how strong attachments are to our fur babies.
Outside of THS we have house sat for friends with pets. Catherine in Canada and Jamaica and both of us in the UK. Catherine has cared for one of her cat's with kittens, supported their arrival and house trained them.
Verifications
Verification level
Standard level
Email Address, Phone Number, External references (3), Identity & Document Check
All Standard Verification checks are carried out by a specialist 3rd Party
Animal Care Experience
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Dogs
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Cats
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Fish
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Poultry
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Farm animals
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Bird
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Small pet
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Previous house sitting experience
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House & pet sitting timeline
Robert and Catherine have done 13 house sits since 2017
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LymingtonUnited KingdomFeb 2019 -
TeignmouthUnited KingdomJan 2019 -
NarberthUnited KingdomDec 2018 -
SacramentoUnited StatesNov 2018 -
San FranciscoUnited StatesNov 2018 -
Palm SpringsUnited StatesNov 2018 -
HunuaNew ZealandOct 2018 -
AucklandNew ZealandSep - Oct 2018 -
GensingenGermanyJul 2018 -
BostonUnited StatesJun 2018 -
Montreuil-BellayFranceApr 2018 -
Shipston on StourUnited KingdomMar - Apr 2018 -
DevizesUnited KingdomFeb 2018
