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 Europe and the United States. We are completing our year in Europe and wish to continue pet sitting in the States.
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 (8)
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Lindsey - Carlisle, United Kingdom
17 November - 20 November 2017
Barbara and John are wonderful house sitters. It was a pleasure to spend some time with such a friendly couple before we left. While we were away they kept us informed that all was going well, and we were able to relax and enjoy ourselves. We arrived home to a lovely clean and tidy home and a ha...
Barbara and John are wonderful house sitters. It was a pleasure to spend some time with such a friendly couple before we left. While we were away they kept us informed that all was going well, and we were able to relax and enjoy ourselves. We arrived home to a lovely clean and tidy home and a happy pet. We would thoroughly recommend Barbara and John, and we hope to keep in touch with them in the future!
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Lianne - North London, United Kingdom
30 October - 05 November 2017
Barb & John were fantastic house & pet sitters. They treated our cat Storm like their own, sent regular updates and left our apartment clean and tidy. We would love to have them back again.
Barb & John were fantastic house & pet sitters. They treated our cat Storm like their own, sent regular updates and left our apartment clean and tidy. We would love to have them back again.
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Sara - Wincanton, United Kingdom
22 October - 28 October 2017
Barb and John were fantastic house sitters. They arrived at our home with huge smiles and instantly bonded with our 2 little dogs. It was instantly apparent they were true animal lovers.
They sent us lovely regular updates of the dogs and cat throughout their stay through Whats app including pho...Barb and John were fantastic house sitters. They arrived at our home with huge smiles and instantly bonded with our 2 little dogs. It was instantly apparent they were true animal lovers.
They sent us lovely regular updates of the dogs and cat throughout their stay through Whats app including photos which was so reassuring. On our return we were lucky enough to briefly spend time with Barb and John before their next sit. They are a wonderful couple. Kind, considerate and very caring. If we get to the States at any point in the future we will be sure to visit them and would LOVE them to house sit for us again or just stay anytime. The dogs missed them after they left. Thank you Barb and John you were FANTASTIC.
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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 Europe and the United States. We are completing our year in Europe and wish to continue pet sitting in the States.
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.
Verifications
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Enhanced level
Email Address, Phone Number, External references (2), Identity & Document Check, Criminal Background Check (issue date: 19 Feb 2017)
All Standard and Enhanced Verification checks are carried out by a specialist 3rd Party
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Dogs
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Small pet
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House & pet sitting timeline
Barbara and John have done 9 house sits since 2017
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CarlisleUnited KingdomNov 2017 -
North LondonUnited KingdomOct - Nov 2017 -
WincantonUnited KingdomOct 2017 -
WoodlesfordUnited KingdomOct 2017 -
HerefordUnited KingdomAug 2017 -
MunichGermanyJul - Aug 2017 -
EdinburghUnited KingdomJun - Jul 2017 -
Castle BromwichUnited KingdomJun 2017 -
BakewellUnited KingdomMay - Jun 2017
