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Experienced & friendly animal-loving Senior Nurse

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Gold (24mths)
House Sitting Preferences
  • 0 - 1 week, 1 - 2 weeks, 2 - 4 weeks
  • Dog(s), Cat(s), Fish, Bird(s), Rabbit(s)/Guinea Pig(s), Chickens/Ducks/Geese, Farm Animals
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  • England: ALL   Scotland: Eastern Scotland, North Eastern Scotland, South Western Scotland   Wales: ALL  
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  • 2024: 17 Dec - 4 Jan 2025 | 2025: 17-20 Jan | 24 Jan - 2 Feb
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Experienced & friendly animal-loving Senior Nurse

61, Senior Nursing Sister and former long-term Magistrate

Hallo & thank you for reading my profile!

I have been a Pet & House Sitter since April & am really enjoying it.

So a bit about me; I love all animals & have had a lot of experience of owning & caring for dogs, hens. a pet pig and "small furries" including rats, rabbits & guinea pigs. I have 5 years of experience of looking after nervous dogs as I have a rescue previously neglected Great Dane, Rose, & a smaller former Romanian "Street Dog" Snoop, rescued from a Romanian Kill Shelter. I don't ask to bring my dogs with me to Sits as they can stay with family.

Whilst I haven't owned a cat, I have also gained a lot of experience of looking after cats over the past months I have been a Sitter during my study sabbatical from my role as a part-time Senior Nursing Sister in General Practice. I have been a Nurse for 30 years. I am also a qualified Advanced Emergency First Aider. I love my work but am loving the break so I can Pet Sit and look after lots of different animals, both for friends & via this Agency.

I am a long term Ex-Battery Hen Rehoming Charity (BHWT) Volunteer in the Surrey and Berkshire Groups.

I am a reliable, very clean and tidy, healthy non-smoker who loves doing doggy walks in all weathers!

I am very happy to send Owners daily photos and little video clips of their pets and to keep in daily contact with them via Whats'app. This works perfectly for this and Owners have told me they find this reassuring & helpful, especially if they are really missing their pets. I have been told my communication skills, both as a Nurse & as a Sitter, are strong & that I am really friendly & approachable. I always respond to messages from Owners promptly both in the run-up to, & during, Sits.

Five of my families have become good friends & I have looked after their pets & homes on more than one occasion, becoming their "go to" Sitter which is especially lovely.

I am confident, based on my experience, at giving pets medication; for example, previously I have been asked to administer daily steroid tablets to two cats, liquid medications, eye drops to dogs and cats & injections to a dog. My human Nursing skills have definitely come in handy here as they have helped me to feel confident doing this.

I am happy to provide several strong Character References, including related to my Pet & Home Sitting, 20 years work as a Magistrate, volunteering in Schools & for Charities, and to my huge love of animals of all kinds. I am also happy to share some of the lovely feedback I have had too regarding my care of both pets and homes.

I am happy to travel to Sits; over the past months, I have looked after pets & homes in many different parts England, both town & more rural, & including in & out of London.

So do please contact me if you think I may be the Sitter you are looking for; I am very happy to tell you more about my experience of looking after pets & homes, & to send you References and reviews.

The lovely Owners whose pets I have looked after have typically told me they would like to pay my travel costs a token of appreciation. So this is something I now ask for but only if Owners live outside Greater London.

Thank you for reading my profile.

Claire


Reviews (12)
We can’t thank Claire enough for the week that she spent looking after Fletcher. He is scared of other dogs and is reactive so he has to be walked very carefully. Claire came down to meet us in advance to learn the exact walk we do with him and how to manage his reactivity on walks. Claire was brilliant with him and we came home to a very relaxed and happy dog. Claire organised doggy play dates with our neighbour’s dog which was great and what we had asked her to do. Claire also looked after ... MORE
 
SARAH (Dorking England, May 2024 - 6 nights)
Claire did a great job looking after our 2 cats. She was very communicative and kept us up to date with their antics, and the house was clean and tidy on our return. Would happily recommend
 
PETER (Welwyn Garden City England, Dec 2024 - 3 nights)
It was great to leave Claire in charge our cockapoo (and house) with the sure feeling that all would be well. He had taken to Claire right away and didn't turn a hair when we departed; she had very rapidly 'learned the ropes' about how the household functions, so we felt very comfortable as we set off. It proved to be the weekend of Storm Darragh, but her messages of reassurance kept us happy throughout our absence. Our mini-break had to be cut short due to our hotel suffering a power cut and ... MORE
 
JEREMY ((Near) Cheltenham , Dec 2024 - 3 nights)
Claire is particulary caring of our pets. Kept us fully informed of a couple of minor ailments and took appropriate action. We were confident that they were safe and happy. Even rose to the considerable challenge of keeping our multi-fuel stove burning!
 
DAVID (Rufford Ormskirk England, Nov 2024 - 1 week 6 nights - 1 of 2 endorsements from this owner )
Claire was wonderful housesitter. She arrived early to settle in with our pets and kept us up to date with everything while we were away. Claire has clearly done this before and is trusted and assured. All in all a great experience.
 
LIAM (Buckingham England, Nov 2024 - 1 week)
This was the 3rd time we've had Claire. Always delighted to see her, as are our animals. We are lucky to have found Claire.
 
DAVID (Rufford Ormskirk England, Jul 2024 - 3 weeks - 2 of 2 endorsements from this owner )
Claire was a great sitter. Taking good care of our hens, and our garden. Leaving our home spotless, and communicating with us before and after the sit.
 
YVONNE (Witney , Jun 2024 - 6 nights)
The doggos has a delightful 10 days with Claire. We received plenty of pictures and videos showing them cuddled up with her which put us at ease through our holiday. House was lovely and tidy on our return, everything well looked after while we were away. Claire was flexible, friendly and easy to communicate with! We hope she enjoyed her time with us.
 
SIAN (Weston Super Mare England, May 2024 - 1 week 3 nights)
Well Where Do We Begin!! This is what Reviews are for ( Honesty ;) ( A Freeloader Comes to mind! ) Claire Is Caring with the Animals ( the most important thing! ) But Sadly she has a very false persona :( Unfortunately her understanding of basic instructions and routine are poor and her attention Span is Very short!! Instructions were not followed as she did it her way and when she felt like it! along with her non cleaning and cupboard empting skills! ;-0 It would be soo great if ... MORE
 
MARIA (Bridgwater England, Apr 2024 - 5 nights)
Claire was a fabulous sitter for our home and menagerie. There were daily photos, videos and update texts about our happy animals. When we returned home the house was in great shape, neat, today and clean. Claire was responsive and flexible when our dates changed, which was a relief. A pleasure to have Claire in our home and would (or will) welcome her back!
 
FREDDIE (Easton England, Mar 2024 - 2 weeks 5 nights)
it is always stressful choosing someone to look after your house, all your possessions ,and most importantly your dogs but Claire provided loads of information , references and more to give us the confidence we needed prior to the 'sit' and whilst we were away we had lots of information, videos and voice notes so it was obvious how well our 'boys' were being looked after. We would have no hesitation in recommending Claire to anyone and we hope she will sit for us again in the future.
 
SUE (Frome England, Mar 2024 - 2 weeks 2 nights)
Claire was great and looked after my home and cat beautifully. She has a great communicator and kept me informed while I was away via WhatsApp and sent pictures and videos, she even helped when Openreach needed to do work at my property. I highly recommend Claire.
 
LISA (Burgess Hill England, Feb 2024 - 1 week 1 night)
 
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