Barbara & John
About Barbara & John
Hello!
We are John and Barb, a retired husband and wife team eager to see the world! We're from Asheville, North Carolina.
Being homeowners, we understand the concern when leaving your home. We want to ease that worry and let you enjoy your travels!
Hello!
We are John and Barb, a retired husband and wife team eager to see the world! We're from Asheville, North Carolina.
Being homeowners, we understand the concern when leaving your home. We want to ease that worry and let you enjoy your travels!
Why we want to house sit
We are Localvores, looking for local experiences, food and culture. We have come to a point in our lives where we have the opportunity to travel and want to experience new countries and cultures. We believe the best way to do that is to live like a local while enjoying the comfort of a home and the companionship of pets.
Our experience
Please visit our website where you can learn more about us.
http://justmove2017.wixsite.com/barbandjohn
We have had several beloved pets and currently foster for our local animal shelter in Asheville, Brother Wolf. We have experience with FIV+ cats as well as administering medicines to both cats and dogs. As foster "parents" we learned how to bond early with a foster as we sometimes only had them for weeks. Providing a calm, reassuring environment and meeting the needs of our foster was essential to helping an abandoned animal to trust, thus making them more adoptable. These attributes carry over to pet sitting. Between caring for our own furry kids, pet sitting and fostering, we have experience with pets and would love the opportunity to meet and care for your furry family members!
We both worked for American Express for over 15 years. We have renovated homes and are currently homeowners. John has worked in management and also as a handyman. Barb has a green thumb, loves to cook and is a photographer.
We have cared for homes and babysat furry friends around our home country of the United States and are now looking to travel outside the country. House sitting your home provides you with peace of mind that we are able to maintain your home, troubleshoot and fix any problems that may arise and care for your home while also caring and providing love to your pets.
Criminal background checks for both Barbara and John, issued on January 19, 2017, are available upon request.
Reviews (4)
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Katherine - Hereford, United Kingdom
08 August - 15 August 2017
Barb and John are great house sitters! They are thoughtful, patient and great with animals. They just looked after our two dogs, one of whom is reactive and needs careful management, and they did a brilliant job. Our dogs were sad when they left and enjoyed plenty of play and fun for the week. Th...
Barb and John are great house sitters! They are thoughtful, patient and great with animals. They just looked after our two dogs, one of whom is reactive and needs careful management, and they did a brilliant job. Our dogs were sad when they left and enjoyed plenty of play and fun for the week. The house was very clean and tidy, and their communication was fantastic. Thanks for taking such good care of everything and the furry kids too!
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Anna - Munich, Germany
22 July - 05 August 2017
Barbara and John are lovely people who looked after Bear and our home excellently.
They kept me up to date everyday with photos and messages about Bear so I was relaxed and happy she was being looked after.
Before the sit, their stayed in touch and were flexible when we needed them to come a day...Barbara and John are lovely people who looked after Bear and our home excellently.
They kept me up to date everyday with photos and messages about Bear so I was relaxed and happy she was being looked after.
Before the sit, their stayed in touch and were flexible when we needed them to come a day earlier. Barbara is very organised and I would highly recommend her and John as sitters.- Organised
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Fiona - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
17 June - 14 July 2017
Barb and John were great housesitters. Looked after my home beautifully while I was away, leaving it spotless and even leaving with a freshly made bed so I could get some sleep straight off my long-haul flight! More importantly they took great care of my cat Phillip. He is a very anxious boy, but...
Barb and John were great housesitters. Looked after my home beautifully while I was away, leaving it spotless and even leaving with a freshly made bed so I could get some sleep straight off my long-haul flight! More importantly they took great care of my cat Phillip. He is a very anxious boy, but they were wonderfully patient with him & he was very relaxed and happy when I got home.
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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 Barbara & John
Hello!
We are John and Barb, a retired husband and wife team eager to see the world! We're from Asheville, North Carolina.
Being homeowners, we understand the concern when leaving your home. We want to ease that worry and let you enjoy your travels!
Hello!
We are John and Barb, a retired husband and wife team eager to see the world! We're from Asheville, North Carolina.
Being homeowners, we understand the concern when leaving your home. We want to ease that worry and let you enjoy your travels!
Why we want to house sit
We are Localvores, looking for local experiences, food and culture. We have come to a point in our lives where we have the opportunity to travel and want to experience new countries and cultures. We believe the best way to do that is to live like a local while enjoying the comfort of a home and the companionship of pets.
Our experience
Please visit our website where you can learn more about us.
http://justmove2017.wixsite.com/barbandjohn
We have had several beloved pets and currently foster for our local animal shelter in Asheville, Brother Wolf. We have experience with FIV+ cats as well as administering medicines to both cats and dogs. As foster "parents" we learned how to bond early with a foster as we sometimes only had them for weeks. Providing a calm, reassuring environment and meeting the needs of our foster was essential to helping an abandoned animal to trust, thus making them more adoptable. These attributes carry over to pet sitting. Between caring for our own furry kids, pet sitting and fostering, we have experience with pets and would love the opportunity to meet and care for your furry family members!
We both worked for American Express for over 15 years. We have renovated homes and are currently homeowners. John has worked in management and also as a handyman. Barb has a green thumb, loves to cook and is a photographer.
We have cared for homes and babysat furry friends around our home country of the United States and are now looking to travel outside the country. House sitting your home provides you with peace of mind that we are able to maintain your home, troubleshoot and fix any problems that may arise and care for your home while also caring and providing love to your pets.
Criminal background checks for both Barbara and John, issued on January 19, 2017, are available upon request.
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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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House & pet sitting timeline
Barbara and John have done 5 house sits since 2017
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HerefordUnited KingdomAug 2017 -
MunichGermanyJul - Aug 2017 -
EdinburghUnited KingdomJun - Jul 2017 -
Castle BromwichUnited KingdomJun 2017 -
BakewellUnited KingdomMay - Jun 2017
