Tidy, quiet, home, unit, farm pet sitter

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Hello I’m David

I am an active and fully self funded retiree. I love to travel this great country and overseas and mixing it up with house, apartment, farmlet and pet sits and getting on the open road in my home on wheels, the caravan. My permanent home is in Dickson, Canberra.

I have 3 grown and married children and 7 grandchildren.

My wife and I started house sitting in 2022. We did our first house sit on 30 June 2022, while owners were o/seas - (see feedback). In late 2022 my beautiful wife Jackie succumbed to cancer and sadly passed away.

I love animals having had many dogs (3 Maltese Shitzus and a Jack Russell, now deceased), a cat George a British Blue, (now deceased), birds, guinea pigs, chooks, fish, bees, the menagerie over the years. I'm passionate about providing care for pets who need company. I understand the importance of routine and consistency, and I'll treat your pets with the love and respect they deserve, as their unconditional love is given in return.

I am an avid walker and happy to take your dog/s for walks if that is their routine.

I grew up on my parent’s 2,500 acre farm in my younger and teenage years and am familiar with animal husbandry and the care of animals.

We had our own 7 acre hobby farm in Bowning NSW for 6 years, where we went for weekends and during the week. We had alpacas, bore goats and mixed poultry and a 100 mixed fruit tree orchard which my wife and I planted out and bees in hives.

I am a quiet and respectful person, but like a chat, non smoking and will take excellent care of your home, garden, plants and pets and animals. I take great pride in keeping a home clean and tidy, just like my own.

I am a keen and active gardener, vege grower, a bonsai enthusiast, like walking, reading and bike riding and a sudoku and crossword fanatic. I am very involved in my adult children’s and 7 grandchildren’s lives, probably a lot less in the past 2 years as I’ve been doing a lot of travel, but they know I am there when they need me.

Hit me up for a sitting period for your home, apartment or farm/farmlet and I’ll see if it fits in with my travels in my caravan or I can fly or drive to your destination.

I have my latest 2025 police criminal check and references. I have a current WWVP card.

Thanks for your time
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