Need someone to look after your home and pets while you’re away?
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We understand that choosing someone to look after your home and pets can be a difficult decision. Hopefully this page will help you get to know us and answer any questions you might have. If we’ve missed something, just send us an email to charliejeanmarchant@gmail.com and ask.
Tell me more about you?
We’re Charlie and Luke. We’re both from the UK originally and we met when we were at Exeter University together. We’re both 30 years old and have been house sitting for more than five years.
We’ve been travelling together for almost ten years and before that we lived abroad in Taiwan. We work in online marketing and management, and have full-time remote jobs. We can work remotely from anywhere in the world. We love hiking, reading and cooking.
Do you like animals?
Yes! We LOVE animals. Animals are close to our hearts and we both had family pets when we were growing up. We once had a pet sit where we looked after 13 dogs! We’ve had the pleasure of looking after some gorgeous animals during our house sits, here are a few of them:
Where do you work?
We both work in online marketing full-time. Our job is location-independent, so we can work anywhere in the world, provided that we have reliable internet access. We work from our house sits, which means we’ll be with your pets and looking after your home all day. We love to go out for walks in our breaks, so it’s perfect if you have a dog! We have mostly flexible working hours so are able to manage looking after pets as and when needed.
What do you do in your free time?
We enjoy a quiet life and like to travel slowly. We spend our time learning Spanish, cooking vegetarian food and hiking whenever we can. We love nature and the outdoors, but we also love to have all the amenities of towns and cities. Charlie also writes a very popular UK travel blog. Here’s a recent photo of us hiking the Quilotoa Loop in Ecuador.
Do you do short or long term house sits?
We do both! We are interested in hearing about any house sits, both long and short term ones. Depending on our location and availability we can let you know whether it’s possible for us to house or pet sit for you. We prefer house sits to be a minimum of 7 days.
Will there be a handover period?
This is entirely up to you, but we really like to have a day before the house sit or at least a few hours of crossover, so that you can get to know us. It also helps us to make sure we can take care of your home and pets exactly how you want us to. We’ll always make some notes so that we don’t forget anything!
Do you drive?
Yes, we both have a full, clean UK driver’s license. We also lived in Taiwan for a year and are used to driving scooters on Asian roads!
Do you smoke?
No, we are both non-smokers.
You’re vegetarian. Will you still feed my dog bones?
Yes, no problem. We’ll feed your pets exactly the same as you do. Just let us know what they usually eat and when, and we will follow the same routine. We don’t mind giving meat and bones to dogs – just as long as we don’t have to eat it! ;)
What did you do before you were house and pet sitters?
Before we started house and pet sitting, we worked as English teachers in Taiwan. We lived and worked in a small town where only a few people spoke English, but we adapted well and learned bits and pieces of Chinese. Most of our time was spent at the school with children aged 2 – 16. We were responsible for teaching classes, organising school trips and plenty of admin work!
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