Michael Joseph

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After living overseas for the last few years, I am returning to Sydney with my wife and son and we are keen to use house sitting as a way of considering potential areas for us to ultimately settle in.

My son (19) and I arrived in early August and my wife will join us in late November after completing her teaching responsibilities in Northern Europe.

I am 59 and work from home as a freelancer with clients all over the world. As a family we are used to having a cat at home, but we have also looked after dogs as part of house-sitting assignments in the past. I have personally had experience with less conventional pets when I was younger (e.g. lizards, aviary birds, ducks, chickens, etc).

Since being back in Australia, I have conducted house sits in the Blue Mountains (dog and 2 cats) and Bathurst (1 dog) – I did these alone as my son wanted to stay in the city.

Now my son has a job which requires him to stay in the city, and so any assignments to look after houses and animals outside the city will likely involve my wife and me.