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House and Pet Sitter in Seattle

5.0
(19 reviews)19

The experience

There are always plenty of things to do around here. We have three kids and three dogs. Sometimes, we like to get out of town! We are looking for a responsible, dog loving, adult to stay with our pets and mind the house tasks while we travel.

What you offer

16 hours of help per week

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

What you get

2 days off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Requirements

Intermediate English

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

You stay at my house and keep things running well with the house and the dogs while we are out of town. You will have access to our Seattle home, kitchen, pantry, laundry, etc.

Activities & Shift

These are examples of some the tasks that we find helpful. Please keep in mind that we are willing to honor preferences, i.e. "I like gardening," etc. If you see something on this list that you don't enjoy, please don't let that deter you from contacting us! Again, these are just ideas of things that are helpful to our family; it's a starting point for discussion. We can talk more about the exchange when we Skype or FaceTime.

- Walk dogs 30-60 min, play frisbee with dog
- Clean up from the morning rush - start dishwasher, clean up kitchen, dining table, etc
- Empty dishwasher? Load dishwasher?
- Organize the artwork station / keep it tidy
- Measure out the dogs' food (every other week)
- Tidy a cupboard or pantry
- Shake out couch blankets & put back
- Run Dyson vacuum in laundry room or Roomba
- Pick up dog poop in the yard
- Wipe out refrigerator

Rules

I'm happy to share our household rules with you when we talk.
-No visitors that we don't approve first.
-No smoking.
-Be a good communicator with us (and we will do the same).
-Etc...