Would You Accept A Foreign House Sitter?

[Golden Rules]

Given your great credentials with dogs, you might do as well posting a note on DOL asking if anyone plans to go on travel. Some folks have a hard time finding good house/dog sitters . . . eg, boarding kennel owners often don't travel cause it's so hard to find responsible people to look after the kennel. It's also worth putting an add on Gumtree.com.au. There are versions for most if not all capital cities and it's free to post.

I feel a bit stupid now but I have to ask what do you mean by 'posting a note'? New thread or something else? That Gumtree was a good advice but I can't register there before I get Australian cell number

I now finally know the date when we are coming to Australia. Our flight will arrive to Perth 27th of October

Yes I think sandgrubber means creating a new thread on DOL, specifically for when you are available to housesit.

Good luck and enjoy your time in Australia!

[MonElite]

If you are going to be in Sydney I have a room to let at the moment, short or long term. Its relativelly close to the city and I have 3 dogs. PM me if you wish for more details.

[Loving my Oldies]

. I previously had an own dog training company and organized dog seminars. We both love animals, especially dogs. Since our own dogs stays in Finland while we travel abroad, we would love to look after other dogs to relieve homesickness even a bit. I have used to do long bush walks daily and watch telly while scratching dogs bellies :

This is almost tempting me to book a holiday just so you can come and stay

Moi aussi -

Elina a couple of years ago, I had a Belgian couple come and house sit for me. Perfect English like yours and background of growing up with animals. It never crossed my mind to worry that they weren't Australia. I posted on Happy House Sitters, I think the website was called, and they were exactly what I wanted. I did google their names however and came up with several references to them on google which was wonderful.

Good luck with following through with all your plans.

Just a few words of advice: NEVER NEVER hitchhike.

[*Bones*]

Me (27 years old) and my boyfriend (30) are from Finland. We have resigned from our current jobs (project manager and trucker) and after two weeks we start our travel round the world. We have two Border Collies which are NOT travelling with us. They both compete in obedience trials. I previously had an own dog training company and organized dog seminars. We both love animals, especially dogs. Since our own dogs stays in Finland while we travel abroad, we would love to look after other dogs to relieve homesickness even a bit. I have used to do long bush walks daily and watch telly while scratching dogs bellies Since we are quite old working holiday travellers we are not party persons but very reliable people who respect others property. We wouldn't be working while minding house and animals, so there would be lot of time for pets. We have international police clearances but no recommendations since we haven't done house sitting before. So is it total waste of money to register in to house sitting sites because we are foreigners?

If you added that to your resume that is used for people wanting sitters to read and choose someone, I don't think you would have any trouble getting any sitting.

Good luck