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Karen & Edward

Pet loving family looking for a summer getaway

Our experience

We have house sit as a family for friends in Melbourne who have a boxer dog. We have house sit for this family regularly over the past 8 years. We also look after neighbours dogs and chickens anytime they go away. We love taking dogs for

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Karen, Ed, Gus and Tom have house sit for us in Melbourne every year for the past 8 years. They have also looked after our beloved boxer dog, Rufus. They are the perfect house sitters – when we return Rufus is always happy, fed and walked, our house plants and garden are always thriving and the house is sparkling clean. I couldn’t recommend them highly enough.

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06 March 2023

About Karen & Edward

I live in Castlemaine in country Victoria with my husband Ed and two sons Gus (17) and Tom (14). We have three lovely dogs - Marnie (Labrador), Lexi (Australian Shepherd) and Roxy (Miniature Schnauzer) and three prolific chickens. I work

Karen

Age53OccupationManager Parks and RecreationLives inCastlemaine, Australia
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Age53OccupationFilm and TV Assistant Director

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Why we want to house sit

We are a family of dog lovers! We often house and pet sit for our friends in Melbourne and we find that staying in someone’s home and looking after their pets and plants is a great way to experience new places. If we ever stay in hotels we

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