Julie & Jonathan
Julie & Jonathan
Animal loving couple, Reliable, Mature, Kind, Resourceful and non-smoking
About Julie & Jonathan
We are fit and active 'young' 50+ year olds, married and non-smokers. We took early retirement a few years ago and since then we have been enjoying our passion of travelling. We love animals and we miss not now owning our own pets. Then we came across 'Trusted House Sitters' and we wondered if here could be an exciting opportunity to include...
We are fit and active 'young' 50+ year olds, married and non-smokers. We took early retirement a few years ago and since then we have been enjoying our passion of travelling. We love animals and we miss not now owning our own pets. Then we came across 'Trusted House Sitters' and we wondered if here could be an exciting opportunity to include house and pet sitting as part of our future plans. It seemed like a dream - looking after adorable pets, meeting new people and experiencing new locations.
We are new to Trusted Pet Sitters, but please do not let that put you off considering us as your next sitters. Your pets and house will be in the safe hands of an experienced and highly dependable couple that you can confidently rely on.
We are both retired from our real jobs, I was a school bursar and personal assistant to the head teacher. Jonathan has been responsible for managing multi million pound leisure centres, and then later setting up a property management company including pool maintenance and also a Learn to Swim School. We have both undergone police checks.
Our other experience over the past 20 years includes, bringing up 4 happy children, caring for 6 dogs and 1 cat into their old age, tending to a collection of 10 chickens, two rabbits, two guinea pigs, a collection of mice and gerbils, gold fish and sticklebacks. We have also looked after sheep and horses for relations in the past.
What you can expect from us ..... We will totally love and care for your pets as if they were our own and follow any instructions meticulously regarding your pets needs. We will keep you updated while you are away by email or text message. We will keep your home safe and clean and protected. Jonathan is the practical one and can carry out most odd jobs or emergency repair work if needed. Most importantly, we are kind, honest and reliable with lots of common sense and we adore animals... and humans. We are so looking forward to meeting lots of pets and lots of owners.
Why we want to house sit
From an early age we were brought up with dogs wandering around the house and this has continued into our 40's with a number of pets while bringing up our children. We have missed our pets over the past few years, almost as much as our children! But we are not quite ready to settle down for the next few years and are exited about our pet sitting journey.
We have always taken our responsibilities seriously and when it comes to looking after someone else's home and furry or feathered loved ones we know the immense responsibility and trust that has been put in us. We would like to take a moment to guarantee that your pets, home and garden will be our top priority while we are at your house. We are new to Trusted House Sitters, but have 20+ years of being home and pet owners and very much hope you will give us the opportunity to care for your pets and homes.
Our experience
From an early age we were brought up with dogs wandering around the house and this has continued into our 40's with a variety of pets. When it comes to looking after someone else's home and furry or feathered loved ones we know the immense responsibility and trust that has been put in us. We are new to Trusted House Sitters, but have 20+ years of being home and pet owners and very much hope you will give us the opportunity to care for your pets and homes. We now have experience with a large breed dog, having recently completed a pet sit for a beautiful Pyrenean Mastiff that we fell totally in love with.
Reviews (3)
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Sarah - Hellesdon, United Kingdom
25 July - 10 August 2018
Julie & Jonathan looked after my dog Millie, my son’s hamster Jennie & my home beautifully. I couldn’t recommend them more highly, they are such a lovely couple who are easy to get on with, communicated well both before and during my holiday. My dog Millie was so happy with them & it made my ho...
Julie & Jonathan looked after my dog Millie, my son’s hamster Jennie & my home beautifully. I couldn’t recommend them more highly, they are such a lovely couple who are easy to get on with, communicated well both before and during my holiday. My dog Millie was so happy with them & it made my holiday perfect knowing she was happy at home with them.
I came home to a clean home, tidy garden (better than I left it) & they even made sure I had food upon return. I will definitely use them again to look after my home and pet family.
Thank you guys for all you did.
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Response from Julie & Jonathan
Thank you Sarah. We had a wonderful time looking after Millie and Jennie. It was also lovely to meet you and Oliver too, we’re so pleased you had a great holiday, we hope we may get chance to sit for them again in the future.
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Tracey - Ipswich, United Kingdom
06 July - 21 July 2018
Julie and Jonathan were incredible housesitters! We really couldn't have asked for better people to look after our two little terriers. The peace of mind we had while away was worth it's weight in gold. They kept in touch with us, but only as much as we wanted, and the dogs were happy and very we...
Julie and Jonathan were incredible housesitters! We really couldn't have asked for better people to look after our two little terriers. The peace of mind we had while away was worth it's weight in gold. They kept in touch with us, but only as much as we wanted, and the dogs were happy and very well cared for...and loved ❤️ The house was immaculate and Jonathan had even prepared us some lunch for our return. Julie and Jonathan are such lovely people, completely trustworthy, obvious animal lovers and we really cannot recommend them highly enough as house/pet sitters!
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Response from Julie & Jonathan
Thank you Tracey and Ian. It was a real pleasure looking after Benji and Flossie we had such a lovely time. It was also lovely to meet you both and spending a little time with you on your return too. Your fury babies are adorable and perhaps we may get chance to sit for them again in the future.
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Diana - Aldeburgh, United Kingdom
21 February - 12 March 2018
Julie and Jonathan looked after my house and my huge dog for nearly three weeks. They are pearls beyond price. The house was immaculate, the plants happy and the dog (most importantly) wouldn't sleep in my room when I returned but insisted in going in theirs! During the albeit short time I ov...
Julie and Jonathan looked after my house and my huge dog for nearly three weeks. They are pearls beyond price. The house was immaculate, the plants happy and the dog (most importantly) wouldn't sleep in my room when I returned but insisted in going in theirs! During the albeit short time I overlapped with them, they looked after ME too with enormous kindness. I have been hugely lucky with house sitters so far and I cannot recommend these two more highly. They are lovely people and I hope they come back.
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Response from Julie & Jonathan
Thank you Diana. It was an absolute pleasure looking after your adorable Pyrenean Mastiff “Txuri, we are missing her very much. You made us feel so welcome in your beautiful home and we would be delighted to sit for you in the future.
About Julie & Jonathan
We are fit and active 'young' 50+ year olds, married and non-smokers. We took early retirement a few years ago and since then we have been enjoying our passion of travelling. We love animals and we miss not now owning our own pets. Then we came across 'Trusted House Sitters' and we wondered if here could be an exciting opportunity to include house and pet sitting as part of our future plans. It seemed like a dream - looking after adorable pets, meeting new people and experiencing new locations.
We are new to Trusted Pet Sitters, but please do not let that put you off considering us as your next sitters. Your pets and house will be in the safe hands of an experienced and highly dependable couple that you can confidently rely on.
We are both retired from our real jobs, I was a school bursar and personal assistant to the head teacher. Jonathan has been responsible for managing mu......
We are fit and active 'young' 50+ year olds, married and non-smokers. We took early retirement a few years ago and since then we have been enjoying our passion of travelling. We love animals and we miss not now owning our own pets. Then we came across 'Trusted House Sitters' and we wondered if here could be an exciting opportunity to include house and pet sitting as part of our future plans. It seemed like a dream - looking after adorable pets, meeting new people and experiencing new locations.
We are new to Trusted Pet Sitters, but please do not let that put you off considering us as your next sitters. Your pets and house will be in the safe hands of an experienced and highly dependable couple that you can confidently rely on.
We are both retired from our real jobs, I was a school bursar and personal assistant to the head teacher. Jonathan has been responsible for managing multi million pound leisure centres, and then later setting up a property management company including pool maintenance and also a Learn to Swim School. We have both undergone police checks.
Our other experience over the past 20 years includes, bringing up 4 happy children, caring for 6 dogs and 1 cat into their old age, tending to a collection of 10 chickens, two rabbits, two guinea pigs, a collection of mice and gerbils, gold fish and sticklebacks. We have also looked after sheep and horses for relations in the past.
What you can expect from us ..... We will totally love and care for your pets as if they were our own and follow any instructions meticulously regarding your pets needs. We will keep you updated while you are away by email or text message. We will keep your home safe and clean and protected. Jonathan is the practical one and can carry out most odd jobs or emergency repair work if needed. Most importantly, we are kind, honest and reliable with lots of common sense and we adore animals... and humans. We are so looking forward to meeting lots of pets and lots of owners.
Why we want to house sit
From an early age we were brought up with dogs wandering around the house and this has continued into our 40's with a number of pets while bringing up our children. We have missed our pets over the past few years, almost as much as our children! But we are not quite ready to settle down for the next few years and are exited about our pet sitting journey.
We have always taken our responsibilities seriously and when it comes to looking after someone else's home and furry or feathered loved ones we know the immense responsibility and trust that has been put in us. We would like to take a moment to guarantee that your pets, home and garden will be our top priority while we are at your house. We are new to Trusted House Sitters, but have 20+ years of being home and pet owners and very much hope you will give us the opportunity to care for your pets and homes.
Our experience
From an early age we were brought up with dogs wandering around the house and this has continued into our 40's with a variety of pets. When it comes to looking after someone else's home and furry or feathered loved ones we know the immense responsibility and trust that has been put in us. We are new to Trusted House Sitters, but have 20+ years of being home and pet owners and very much hope you will give us the opportunity to care for your pets and homes. We now have experience with a large breed dog, having recently completed a pet sit for a beautiful Pyrenean Mastiff that we fell totally in love with.
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Email Address, Phone Number, External references (3), Identity & Document Check, Criminal Background Check (issue date: 7 Nov 2017)
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Animal Care Experience
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Dogs
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Cats
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Horses
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Fish
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Poultry
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Farm animals
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Small pet
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House & pet sitting timeline
Julie and Jonathan have done 3 house sits since 2017
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HellesdonUnited KingdomJul - Aug 2018 -
IpswichUnited KingdomJul 2018 -
AldeburghUnited KingdomFeb - Mar 2018
