Karen & Jean claude
Karen & Jean claude
Experienced, Professional , Non-Smoking Pet and House Sitters at your Service.
About Karen & Jean claude
Let us introduce ourselves; Jean or JC, a French Canadian, with a green thumb, who has owned and operated JC Hauling for the last 16 years and Karen a postal supervisor are a retired non-smoking couple. To celebrate 25 years of marriage, we took off on a road trip across the USA. It turned into an amazing journey that opened our eyes to the nee...
Let us introduce ourselves; Jean or JC, a French Canadian, with a green thumb, who has owned and operated JC Hauling for the last 16 years and Karen a postal supervisor are a retired non-smoking couple. To celebrate 25 years of marriage, we took off on a road trip across the USA. It turned into an amazing journey that opened our eyes to the needs of others while traveling. We were consistently booked in housesitting positions for the whole time and found so much value in our service, we began calling ourselves professionals. We take our position very seriously.
Our hobbies include hiking, gold panning, gardening and stargazing. We are responsible, friendly, loving people. We have lost our animal friends over the years and grieved their passing. Our life is now full of furry animal friends we love as if they were our own.
Why we want to house sit
Our 18 month trip was full of beautiful scenery, new friends and sweet animals. We had started out with the lofty ideas of sharing economies and seeing the world, but now we want to house sit because it is a valuable service for the pet owners and a relaxing, fulfilling way for us to travel. We enjoy the trip to the destination. We love being in new environments, satisfying the gypsy spirit in us. And more than anything we get a deep satisfaction from ensuring the pets left behind are being loved, as if they were our own.
Our experience
I think the biggest thing we bring is the peace of mind and security you need during your travels with the continued love and care for your pets while you are gone. We are generally home bodies who love to cook simple meals and enjoy leisurely walks ensuring your beloved baby is spoiled almost 24/7! We give the pets in your life a pampered vacation in your absence. Of course, we are experienced in the maintenance of a home and have handled many unexpected emergencies. We water plants and retrieve mail and walk softly in your residence. You can travel with complete confidence that your home, pets and gardens are in good hands. We will keep your house clean, your pets fed and loved and your plants watered.
Reviews (10)
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Elaine - Port Hadlock, Washington, United States
23 September - 30 September 2018
What a wonderful first experience with TrustedHousesitters!! Karen and JC made us feel comfortable from the very beginning of the process by connecting with us immediately, agreeing to meet before our trip, and reviewing our welcome information early on so they already understood our needs and ...
What a wonderful first experience with TrustedHousesitters!! Karen and JC made us feel comfortable from the very beginning of the process by connecting with us immediately, agreeing to meet before our trip, and reviewing our welcome information early on so they already understood our needs and our dogs before our travel date. They are a lovely couple. They took great care of our dogs and our home. They obviously love dogs and our guys were immediately comfortable with them. I think Brody was sad to see them leave! Can't say enough good things. Look forward to having them back.
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Response from Karen & Jean claude
Thank you for the really sweet review. We were so blessed to sit for you. We were in mourning over the death of Jeans brother. Your beautiful home with the breathtaking, wonder of it all view and your loving pups were exactly what we needed to help heal our broken hearts. An indelible memory. Looking forward to the next time. Big hugs.
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Josh & Sara - Lacey, Washington, United States
17 September - 20 September 2018
I’m afraid Karen & JC might have spoiled us on our first TrustedHousesitters experience! They immediately opened the lines of communication once we linked up through the website and communication throughout the entire process was great. They were kind enough to stop by our house in advance so ...
I’m afraid Karen & JC might have spoiled us on our first TrustedHousesitters experience! They immediately opened the lines of communication once we linked up through the website and communication throughout the entire process was great. They were kind enough to stop by our house in advance so they could meet the family, and of course our pups took right to their warm personalities. Animals are always the best judge of character, right? My husband and I happened to both be travelling separately and Karen & JC were very flexible with our departure and return time. JC was kind enough to do some weeding in our yard, and the cleanliness of our house when we returned far exceeded my expectation. I had expected at a minimum to have a couple loads of laundry to do, as is common after houseguests leave, but nope, Karen had done it all. I literally, had zero housework to do after they left. Most importantly, upon my return, the pets were in good spirits and comfortable in their home. As new members to the TrustedHousesitters community we appreciated Karen’s mentorship, and as we hope to become house sitters ourselves someday, this couple has shown us how it’s done! We look forward to having Karen & JC sit for us again in November and perhaps additional times down the road if we’re lucky!
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Response from Karen & Jean claude
Thank you for the great review. We really enjoyed our stay. Of course we fell in love with Daisy and Dixie....hopefully we will bond a little better with the kitties next time! Haha. Looking forward to our next visit. And feel free to contact us in between if we can be of service. Hugs to all!
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Barbara - Portland, Oregon, United States
14 December - 07 February 2018
Karen and JC came to provide care to our kitties, Prana and Mudita and did a great job with them and the house. The house was spotless and the kitties, affectionate when we returned. I want to give a huge shout out and thank you to Karen. As our travel time was coming to an end, her father's h...
Karen and JC came to provide care to our kitties, Prana and Mudita and did a great job with them and the house. The house was spotless and the kitties, affectionate when we returned. I want to give a huge shout out and thank you to Karen. As our travel time was coming to an end, her father's health was rapidly declining. She did a masterful job of being in two places at once and when that was no longer possible, we worked out a scheme whereby she and her dad could have time together at the end. She put together a plan (with our involvement and sanctioning) where some local friends and cat sitters would take care of our kitties and she could be with family. We had also discussed sheltering the kitties with their vet but Karen wouldn't have that. Her dad ended up passing before we were back. I am tremendously grateful that Karen was able to be with her dad and family. Our kitties are great and happy. Not the easiest or best situation, but I appreciate how she handled it. Thanks Karen.
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Response from Karen & Jean claude
Such kind words from two very compassionate people. You were so supportive of my family while on your adventure. And it didn’t end upon your return. Life had big changes in store for us and we were certainly blessed with the best hosts who continued to monitor our welfare, even after returning. The four of you are permanent fixtures in my heart. It’s easy to see why you had a community of support I was able to access. None of us wanted the kids in vet care. A million thanks to Emily and Kate as well. Anytime we can be of service...please add us to the folks who love you and Prana and Mudita.
About Karen & Jean claude
Let us introduce ourselves; Jean or JC, a French Canadian, with a green thumb, who has owned and operated JC Hauling for the last 16 years and Karen a postal supervisor are a retired non-smoking couple. To celebrate 25 years of marriage, we took off on a road trip across the USA. It turned into an amazing journey that opened our eyes to the needs of others while traveling. We were consistently booked in housesitting positions for the whole time and found so much value in our service, we began calling ourselves professionals. We take our position very seriously.
Our hobbies include hiking, gold panning, gardening and stargazing. We are responsible, friendly, loving people. We have lost our animal friends over the years and grieved their passing. Our life is now full of furry animal friends we love as if they were our own.
Let us introduce ourselves; Jean or JC, a French Canadian, with a green thumb, who has owned and operated JC Hauling for the last 16 years and Karen a postal supervisor are a retired non-smoking couple. To celebrate 25 years of marriage, we took off on a road trip across the USA. It turned into an amazing journey that opened our eyes to the needs of others while traveling. We were consistently booked in housesitting positions for the whole time and found so much value in our service, we began calling ourselves professionals. We take our position very seriously.
Our hobbies include hiking, gold panning, gardening and stargazing. We are responsible, friendly, loving people. We have lost our animal friends over the years and grieved their passing. Our life is now full of furry animal friends we love as if they were our own.
Why we want to house sit
Our 18 month trip was full of beautiful scenery, new friends and sweet animals. We had started out with the lofty ideas of sharing economies and seeing the world, but now we want to house sit because it is a valuable service for the pet owners and a relaxing, fulfilling way for us to travel. We enjoy the trip to the destination. We love being in new environments, satisfying the gypsy spirit in us. And more than anything we get a deep satisfaction from ensuring the pets left behind are being loved, as if they were our own.
Our experience
I think the biggest thing we bring is the peace of mind and security you need during your travels with the continued love and care for your pets while you are gone. We are generally home bodies who love to cook simple meals and enjoy leisurely walks ensuring your beloved baby is spoiled almost 24/7! We give the pets in your life a pampered vacation in your absence. Of course, we are experienced in the maintenance of a home and have handled many unexpected emergencies. We water plants and retrieve mail and walk softly in your residence. You can travel with complete confidence that your home, pets and gardens are in good hands. We will keep your house clean, your pets fed and loved and your plants watered.
Verifications
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Email Address, Phone Number, External references (6), Identity & Document Check, Criminal Background Check (issue date: 22 Mar 2017)
All Standard and Enhanced Verification checks are carried out by a specialist 3rd Party
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House & pet sitting timeline
Karen and Jean claude have done 11 house sits since 2016
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LaceyUnited StatesNov 2018 -
Port HadlockUnited StatesSep 2018 -
LaceyUnited StatesSep 2018
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PortlandUnited StatesDec 2017 - Feb 2018 -
ConiferUnited StatesSep 2017 -
RichmondUnited StatesJul - Aug 2017 -
El GranadaUnited StatesJul 2017 -
Ponte Vedra BeachUnited StatesMay - Jul 2017 -
SanfordUnited StatesNov 2016 -
Cranberry TownshipUnited StatesAug - Sep 2016 -
Panama CityUnited StatesMay - Jul 2016
