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Platinum (36mths+)
House Sitting Preferences
  • 0 - 1 week, 1 - 2 weeks, 2 - 4 weeks, 1 - 2 months
  • Dog(s), Cat(s), Chickens/Ducks/Geese
Preferred Locations
  • England: East Midlands, North East, South West, West Midlands   Wales: ALL  
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Active dog loving couple

75, retired

77, retired

Active couple - retired.(ex engineer & accountant)
Have enjoyed our many and varied sits to date. Some were challenging, but all were fun.
Do not have a dog now, but have had most of our time together.
From pyrenean mountain dog to scruffy terrier.
Look on house sitting as a holiday with pets to cuddle!!

Non smokers/drinkers




Reviews (16)
Normally my dog sulks at me for abandoning her. Not this time. She evidently was in very good company and enjoyed the attention. As for the house, I have hosted professionally for a few years, and have had mostly extremely good customers. But this is next level. As though Barry and Rikki were never there. Amazing.
 
TIMOTHY (Dorchester England, May 2024 - 1 week)
Great sitters. They love dogs and our dogs absolutely adored them. Communicated with us on a daily basis, put our minds at rest. My son had to pick up the dogs at the end of the sit and everything went smoothly, again faultless communication and punctuality. The house was left in very good condition. Thank you Barry and Rikki! Hope to see you again.
 
ALLA (Abingdon , Mar 2024 - 6 nights)
Having booked some very expensive flights abroad, We were very thankful to find Rikki and Barry to sit our house. They gave us total confidence that all would work out and we have been delighted to find that it did. Upon our return from our month long trip, our house was wonderfully clean and tidy and most importantly Lucy, our dog, was relaxed, happy and healthy. All of the chickens were accounted for, rubbish had been collected and all instructions had been followed. We are extremely grateful ... MORE
 
BRAD (Builth Wells Wales, Jan 2024 - 4 weeks)
Barry and Rikki were great! Everything went well, from the communication in advance to the clean and tidy house I returned to. But most importantly, they obiously did the bit in between fantastically, as Monty was clearly happy and relaxed with them, and had enjoyed all the extra love and attention he had received while I was away. Highly recommended.
 
BOB (Crymych Wales, Aug 2023 - 7 nights)
Barry and Rikki were welcome guests in the house. They made an instant hit with the dogs and were obviously experienced dog carers. They appreciated my positive training methods. When I got back the dogs were happy and relaxed. They probably got better walks than they do with me. I am sorry they had to contend with a failure in my water supply, but they were cheerful and resourceful even in adversity.
 
VIVIEN (Hereford England, Mar 2023 - 3 weeks)
Barry & Rikki took great care of our home and our dogs whilst we were away on holiday. We returned to a spotless house (including all linen washed!) and two happy, healthy looking dogs. We couldn't have asked for me, I would highly recommend Barry & Rikki.
 
GABRIELLE (Blandford/Wimborne England, Feb 2023 - 3 1/2 weeks)
What can I say...Rikki and Barry are more than we could've hoped for. They went well above and beyond what was required from a house and pet sitter. Our 2 girls absolutely adored them both. Communication was fantastic. They were both just fantastic. We would love to have them stay again, and Lolly and Poppy would too! Thank you both so much.
 
ALYSON (Llandogo Wales, Dec 2022 - 1 month 1 week)
Barry & Rikki were lovely and put our minds at ease while on Holiday. I made a mistake with bookings and didn't realise until I went away that we where staying an extra night. Barry & Rikki accommodated this. We had a day to day diary for Bella when we arrived home. I loved reading and finding out what Bella got upto. I would highly recommend and would use Barry &, Rikki for future bookings. Thank you
 
LAURA (Gloucester England, Nov 2022 - 10days)
Rikki and Barry did a fantastic job of looking after our house and an even better job of looking after our escapologist dog Jarvis. Our pooch had lots of cuddles and country walks and he really enjoyed their company whilst we were away. The communication was excellent and we'd happily recommend Rikki and Barry as house sitters.
 
RICHARD (Highbridge England, Oct 2022 - 1 week 3 days)
Lovely couple who looked after Baxter very well and were always communicative. Can thoroughly recommend them
 
JANE (Salisbury England, Apr 2022 - 6 days)
Barry and Rikki came in a couple of days in advance to learn the location and to get to know the dogs. I left feeling very confident all would be well whilst I was away and that proved to be the case on my return. They were my first sitters so not sure what to expect but they would certainly be very welcome another time.
 
ALLAN (Hazelbury Bryan England, Mar 2019 - 6 days)
No rating Barry and Rikki were lovely housesitters. The dogs were very happy with walks and cuddles. The other animals had been well looked after. I got a "essay" regarding the pigs and the horse which was lovely to read. Would highly recommend them.
LIZZIE AND PETE (Coleford England, Sep 2018 - 4 days)
No rating Barry and Rikki were truly amazing house sitters. They took excellent care of my dog Cosmo , the house was immaculate upon my return and they kept a daily diary of what they did with Cosmo and how they tended the garden. They were organise,, great attention to detail and very neat and tidy. Anyone would be fortunate to have them house sit.
LINDA (Malmesbury England, Aug 2018 - 6 days)
No rating Rikki and Barry came to house and pet sit for us during our recent week away. They did a wonderful job looking after our labrador, Alfie. In fact I would say he was spoilt in the best possible way with plenty of cuddles, trips out and daily local walks. I could tell that they all developed a real bond together and so you could not ask for more. We had regular texts to let us know that everything was ok and received a wonderful diary written by Alfie describing his daily adventures and travels! ... MORE
JULIE (Gloucester England, Jul 2018 - 1 week)
No rating We would thoroughly recommend Rikki & Barry as fantastic house sitters. They are a really lovely genuine caring couple who looked after Alfie and our house perfectly. Alfie had hurt his hip before their visit so I was rather worried that they were taking on more than they had bargained for as he needed to be given tablets every day and could only have limited walks. They were just wonderful with him and followed our/the vets instructions perfectly. We came home to a very happy and contented ... MORE
KIM (Leamington Spa England, Mar 2018 - 1 week)
No rating Rikki and Barry were the perfect house sitters, taking excellent care of our dog and house whilst we were abroad for three weeks in February. They kept in contact via email, passing on messages and sending a regular diary update from the dog! We have no hesitation in whole heartedly recommending them and very much hope they will housesit for us again.
LOIS (Heacham , Feb 2018)
 
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