Nancy & Les
Nancy & Les
Global HouseSitting Pros provide the best in home-care, pet-pampering, garden-tending, security and peace of mind
About Nancy & Les
Hi, we're Les and Nancy, aka the kitty whisperer (Les) and the chicken wrangler (Nancy). We're caring, competent, animal loving retirees who have whole-heartedly embraced full time house sitting. We would love to get our hands dirty in your garden, take long walks with your pups, snuggle your kitties and keep your house in tip-top condition. ...
Hi, we're Les and Nancy, aka the kitty whisperer (Les) and the chicken wrangler (Nancy). We're caring, competent, animal loving retirees who have whole-heartedly embraced full time house sitting. We would love to get our hands dirty in your garden, take long walks with your pups, snuggle your kitties and keep your house in tip-top condition.
We love traveling, learning about new cultures and sharing ours. We've built homes, owned homes, held successful corporate careers, and raised 3 pretty cool kids. And now we're off to see the world as successful house sitting professionals.
We’re experienced, friendly, detail-oriented retirees with a zest for life, curious minds and and energetic healthy bodies.
Why we want to house sit
As long time homeowners with beloved pets of our own, we know how important it is to find the right person or couple to come into your home and care for your furry family members, your house and your plants with such enthusiasm, respect and considerate care that you (finally!) feel free to go off on a vacation or business trip without worrying if a pipe might break or the plants turn brown. And, best of all, your pets get to stay in the safety and comfort of their own home. We think that's a win for everybody.
We know first hand the benefits of having a great house sitter and that is why we decided to pay it forward by becoming trusted house sitters ourselves.
Seeing the world was right at the top of our retirement dreams. By bringing together all of our real-life experience, the valuable skills we honed in the corporate world, our love of and know-how with animals, and our can-do, roll up your sleeves and get it done attitude, we started house sitting early in 2014 as the Global House Sit pros.
Our experience
We believe that taking excellent care of your beloved pets and home is our most important responsibility.
~ We have an abundance of life, professional and travel experience and we’re very comfortable and adaptable in new surroundings and cultures.
~ We will confidently handle most emergencies with calm, quick-thinking action. If we can’t handle it ourselves, we’ll know who to call. That’s where our management and leadership experiences come in handy!
~ We will be respectful of your home, your possessions and your privacy. We’re homeowners ourselves and will treat yours as if it were our own.
~ We are excellent communicators. We will keep you updated as often as you like so you know everything is in good hands. We love to send photo updates!
~ We love animals of all kinds (sorry not snakes) and have shared our home with dogs, cats, hamsters, white mice, tropical fish. We’ve also learned the fine (and very fun!) art of chicken keeping through several house sits and home exchanges.
~ We’re fun, friendly, detail-oriented retirees with a zest for life, curious minds and and energetic healthy bodies. We welcome the opportunity to get our hands dirty in your garden, take long walks with your pups and keep your house in tip-top condition.
We have enjoyed the benefits of both home exchange and house sitting and we discovered early on that we each brought a unique set of skills that made it easy for us to settle in quickly and easily manage any new situations as they arose. Here's how it usually goes:
Les ~
• handy/Mr. Fix-it
•enjoys puttering in the garden
•chief trash carrier and mail retriever
•good with a vacuum and a mop
•manager of home security
•family chef
•pooper scooper
•kitty cuddler
•extremely organized
Nancy ~
•communication chief – email and photo updates
•loves to garden and has a green thumb
•lead dog walker (Les always seems to tag along) and ball tosser
•keeper of schedules, lists and all other very important details
•chief bottle washer and laundry detail
•chicken wrangler, egg gatherer and poop & coop scooper
•experienced with giving pet meds and care of aging pets
Reviews (11)
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Louisa - Cheltenham, United Kingdom
14 October - 28 October 2018
Nancy and Les were amazing- they went above and beyond to ensure everything went smoothly and the cats loved the. Great at keeping in contact and sending photos to put my mind at ease and the house was spotless on my return. Not only spotless but they had put flowers around the house and cleaned...
Nancy and Les were amazing- they went above and beyond to ensure everything went smoothly and the cats loved the. Great at keeping in contact and sending photos to put my mind at ease and the house was spotless on my return. Not only spotless but they had put flowers around the house and cleaned and replaced all the linens.
I cannot recommend them highly enough!
Louisa @ Cheltenham, UK.- Organised
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Response from Nancy & Les
Thank you Louisa. We thoroughly enjoyed taking care of your lovely home and your three wonderful cats. You live in a beautiful area.
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Sheena - Dunstable, United Kingdom
18 September - 05 October 2018
Any concerns or anxiety I may have had in advance of our recent house/pet sit were 'blown out of the water' when we met Nancy and Les. They get top ratings from us, because they are truly top of the game when it comes to being organised, reliable, self sufficient, tidy and proficient with pet car...
Any concerns or anxiety I may have had in advance of our recent house/pet sit were 'blown out of the water' when we met Nancy and Les. They get top ratings from us, because they are truly top of the game when it comes to being organised, reliable, self sufficient, tidy and proficient with pet care. We met them before the sit and were hugely impressed, relieved and confident in our choice from the outset. Whilst we were on holiday they communicated with us regularly, sent pictures of our fur babies to reassure us, and we knew that whatever situation cropped up they would deal withrationally and reliably. On our return we walked into a pristine clean house, seriously! Our cats looked content and as if we had been away 18 minutes rather than 18 days. We honestly couldn't have wished for better sitters, especially given that this was our first experience of using Trusted House-sitters. It certainly won't be our last time!
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Graham & Beverly - Doncaster, United Kingdom
11 September - 17 September 2018
Nancy & Les recently house sitted for us, looking after our home and two house cats, one of which had recently been diagnosed as diabetic. We cannot praise them enough, two lovely caring people who even took on the medication for our cat. Nancy was excellent in sending us messages and photos ou...
Nancy & Les recently house sitted for us, looking after our home and two house cats, one of which had recently been diagnosed as diabetic. We cannot praise them enough, two lovely caring people who even took on the medication for our cat. Nancy was excellent in sending us messages and photos our cats whilst we were away which was great.
Meeting both Nancy & Les was a lovely experience, two really nice, honest and friendly people.
We went away confident that both our cats and home were in very safe hands.
We would recommend Nancy & Les to anyone considering house/pet sitters.- Organised
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About Nancy & Les
Hi, we're Les and Nancy, aka the kitty whisperer (Les) and the chicken wrangler (Nancy). We're caring, competent, animal loving retirees who have whole-heartedly embraced full time house sitting. We would love to get our hands dirty in your garden, take long walks with your pups, snuggle your kitties and keep your house in tip-top condition.
We love traveling, learning about new cultures and sharing ours. We've built homes, owned homes, held successful corporate careers, and raised 3 pretty cool kids. And now we're off to see the world as successful house sitting professionals.
We’re experienced, friendly, detail-oriented retirees with a zest for life, curious minds and and energetic healthy bodies.
Hi, we're Les and Nancy, aka the kitty whisperer (Les) and the chicken wrangler (Nancy). We're caring, competent, animal loving retirees who have whole-heartedly embraced full time house sitting. We would love to get our hands dirty in your garden, take long walks with your pups, snuggle your kitties and keep your house in tip-top condition.
We love traveling, learning about new cultures and sharing ours. We've built homes, owned homes, held successful corporate careers, and raised 3 pretty cool kids. And now we're off to see the world as successful house sitting professionals.
We’re experienced, friendly, detail-oriented retirees with a zest for life, curious minds and and energetic healthy bodies.
Why we want to house sit
As long time homeowners with beloved pets of our own, we know how important it is to find the right person or couple to come into your home and care for your furry family members, your house and your plants with such enthusiasm, respect and considerate care that you (finally!) feel free to go off on a vacation or business trip without worrying if a pipe might break or the plants turn brown. And, best of all, your pets get to stay in the safety and comfort of their own home. We think that's a win for everybody.
We know first hand the benefits of having a great house sitter and that is why we decided to pay it forward by becoming trusted house sitters ourselves.
Seeing the world was right at the top of our retirement dreams. By bringing together all of our real-life experience, the valuable skills we honed in the corporate world, our love of and know-how with animals, and our can-do, roll up your sleeves and get it done attitude, we started house sitting early in 2014 as the Global House Sit pros.
Our experience
We believe that taking excellent care of your beloved pets and home is our most important responsibility.
~ We have an abundance of life, professional and travel experience and we’re very comfortable and adaptable in new surroundings and cultures.
~ We will confidently handle most emergencies with calm, quick-thinking action. If we can’t handle it ourselves, we’ll know who to call. That’s where our management and leadership experiences come in handy!
~ We will be respectful of your home, your possessions and your privacy. We’re homeowners ourselves and will treat yours as if it were our own.
~ We are excellent communicators. We will keep you updated as often as you like so you know everything is in good hands. We love to send photo updates!
~ We love animals of all kinds (sorry not snakes) and have shared our home with dogs, cats, hamsters, white mice, tropical fish. We’ve also learned the fine (and very fun!) art of chicken keeping through several house sits and home exchanges.
~ We’re fun, friendly, detail-oriented retirees with a zest for life, curious minds and and energetic healthy bodies. We welcome the opportunity to get our hands dirty in your garden, take long walks with your pups and keep your house in tip-top condition.
We have enjoyed the benefits of both home exchange and house sitting and we discovered early on that we each brought a unique set of skills that made it easy for us to settle in quickly and easily manage any new situations as they arose. Here's how it usually goes:
Les ~
• handy/Mr. Fix-it
•enjoys puttering in the garden
•chief trash carrier and mail retriever
•good with a vacuum and a mop
•manager of home security
•family chef
•pooper scooper
•kitty cuddler
•extremely organized
Nancy ~
•communication chief – email and photo updates
•loves to garden and has a green thumb
•lead dog walker (Les always seems to tag along) and ball tosser
•keeper of schedules, lists and all other very important details
•chief bottle washer and laundry detail
•chicken wrangler, egg gatherer and poop & coop scooper
•experienced with giving pet meds and care of aging pets
Verifications
Verification level
Basic level
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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
Availability
Preferred Countries
- Belgium
- Canada
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Spain
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- British Virgin Islands
- Bulgaria
- Chile
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Denmark
- Ecuador
- Guatemala
- Guernsey
- Ireland
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin
- Sweden
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- Uruguay
Profile Details
Age
Occupation
Travelling as a
Previous house sitting experience
Member benefits
Member since
House & pet sitting timeline
Nancy and Les have done 11 house sits since 2013
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CheltenhamUnited KingdomOct 2018 -
DunstableUnited KingdomSep - Oct 2018 -
DoncasterUnited KingdomSep 2018 -
TacomaUnited StatesAug 2017 -
DurhamUnited StatesSep 2016 -
McMinnvilleUnited StatesSep 2016 -
McMinnvilleUnited StatesAug 2016
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BandonUnited StatesJan - Mar 2016 -
PortlandUnited StatesDec 2015 -
St. ThomasCanadaMay 2015
