Single69, Education
I have been around animals most of my life. I grew up a country girl and have spent most of my working career overseas. I have owned cats, dogs, hens, ducks and guinea pigs, and am close friends with two African grey parrots! I have fostered animals too, and I was an RSPCA registered foster carer for cats in Hong Kong. I am often called upon by family and friends to house and pet -sit.
I am semi-retired, still teaching and doing some educational consultancy work, so am very flexible as long as I have internet facilities to do a small amount of work. I do like change, and adapt very quickly to wherever I am and whatever I am doing, and take responsibility very seriously
If you require or prefer two of us, my son's profile is also on this site, and we can sometimes come together.
Barbara was fantastic. Great communication with us and put our minds at ease during our two week holiday. She's a lovely woman who was easy to get along with. Our naughty cats took to her, and she went to great lengths to keep their regular routine, no matter how much they tried to deviate from it by staying out 😊 I would highly recommend Barbara and I would love to have her back for future stays.
Barbara was a wonderful sitter and we were able to spend our holiday worry free. Great communication with regular updates and she dealt calmly with a last minute delay to our flight home. Dog and cat happy and well cared for on our return. Highly recommended.
Barbara was the most excellent house sitter and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to anyone. She looked after our two dogs and cat beautifully and I don't think they wanted her to leave. Barbara communicated with us regularly and dealt with a few bits as they came up without any fuss at all. We very much hope she will consider house sitting for us again in the future!
Barbara was a great sitter, reliable and a pleasure to have looking after Sammy. She communicated well, giving plenty of notice regarding a change in her leaving date and kept us up to date on Sammy while we were away. We thoroughly recommend her and hope that she will return to cat/ house sit.
It was a pleasure having Barbara looking after our home whilst we were away. She gave us great confidence that our home and animals were safe in her hands. She kept in touch with us to let us know that she and the animals were all well and enjoying themselves throughout our stay. Would highly recommend her to sit your home although we hope not on the dates of our next trip :-) as we would love her to sit for us again and again. Our home was perfect when we returned. Our dog Bobby is missing ... MORE
Barbara was a wonderful house-sitter for our dog and cat over Christmas. She kept me up to date with how both pets were doing . They had a lovely time with her.. I definitely recommend Barbara for house and pet sitting !
Barbara came to stay for a week whilst we were away and our 3 cats and dog all fell in love with her and had a lovely relaxing time. She kept us updated regularly with pictures and anecdotes throughout, and the house was beautifully clean and organised on our return. A lovely lady who we hope will come and house sit for us again.
Barbara was fantastic! Easy going, confident and very good communication… Barbara have Steve his medication and lots of love! We came home to a happy cat and a clean house. Thank you Barbara, we would love to have you again sometime!
What a lucky find. Barbara was fabulous. So grateful we got a cat lover that could care for our kitties. Thank you Barbara, grateful that you loved them like your own and that you took the care to let us know how they were doing every day.
We cannot speak more highly of our wonderful Aunty Barbara. She kindly came to look after our gang at short notice. They all loved her (and I suspect the doggies had more walkies than usual!). Barbara kindly kept us in touch at every stage, and we felt completely confident that all was well back at base while we were away. Thank you so much, Barbara x
We could not have been happier to have Barbara as our sitter and would wholeheartedly recommend her. Communication was great, she looked after seedlings in the polytunnel really well, practised yoga with the cats every morning (one of them is still partaking) and she waited for us to return despite having a family matter to get back to. Wonderful person, welcome anytime :)
This was our first use of House Sitters so we were natuarally apprehensive. We had several suitors but chose Barabara because of her experience and prior good reviews. We made the right choice!
Due t0 a very early flight, Barabara stayed with us the night before and that certainly put our mind at rest. She is obviously a dog lover and bonded with our golden retrievers almost immediately. Molly and Lola were treated to their favourite walks (runs) and Barbara was clearly comfortable with them ... MORE
It was a delight to have Barbara looking after my home, and pets for the weekend. Poppy (dog) clearly bonded with her, as did Jezzy (cat). Barbara made sure they each got special attention from her and she took very good care of the house too. Communication was excellent throughout and I thoroughly recommend her as a first-class housesitter.
This was my first experience of Housesitters and I struck very lucky.
Barbara is an excellent house and pet sitter, she immediately got my cats' quirky personalities and medical ailments and took them in her stride.
Communication was excellent before and during the house sit, I came home to an immaculately clean house and 2 happy cats.
I have no hesitation in recommending Barbara as a trustworthy house sitter and would love her to come again.
Thank you, Barbara, for your lovely review!
Barbara is such a lovely, caring person.... And we so enjoyed spending an evening with her here before we went to Wales. She managed everything so calmly and and capably .... And kept us up to speed with her management of the cats demanding emotional needs! We were lucky to have her, and hope she will come again.....
Barbara is an excellent choice for a housesitter. I would definitely ask her to sit for us again. She looked after our house, pets and garden with great care for two weeks - I think the dogs missed her when she left!. Barbara's communication before and during the sit was excellent. I very much she wont be too busy to come back to us again another year!
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