Gemma H.
Gemma H.
Highlights
Pet care experience
Rescue dog owner and animal lover!
I'm an experienced pet owner and sitter with a love for all animals. I have my own 8 year old rescue dog, Kika, who has various behavioural and medical issues which has given me a lot of experience in managing these conditions. Before adopting Kika I spent many years pet sitting through BorrowMyDoggy and Trusted Housesitters - looking after dogs of various ages and sizes, cats, and even chickens. I grew up with cats so have experience looking after all ages from young kittens through to senior and blind.
Cat care experience
Gemma also cares for cats. Learn about their cat-specific care experience.
Qualifications
Pets
Safety, trust & environment
For housesitting I will respect your usual routine for minimal disruption to your pet, feeding and giving any medication at times they are used to, and accommodate their usual walks, garden access, sleeping arrangement etc.
Ratings and reviews
Thank you Gemma for looking after our senior age cat, he's affectionate and likes a fuss we had peace of mind that he was well cared for when we were away. He likes being outdoors in the summer we had lovely pictures of him we would definitely ask again in the future to take care of our feline family member when we're next away.
I asked Gemma on a very short notice to visit my dog. It was second time I used her services. She responded quickly and agreed for a drop in visit. My dog was very happy to see her again. Additionally she is very good in making sure the doors are properly locked and she is even taking the shoes off once indoors. Very respectful and I couldn’t be more happy with her. Thank you.
Once again Gemma took excellent care of Blake (especially during the heatwave!) we came home to a happy and cool little pooch 😎
Gemma did a wonderful job looking after Blake during the hot weather. Very early and late walks so he only went at the coolest times of day and wonderfully communicative with lots of pictures
Gemma is very lovely and easy to communicate with. You can definitely see her true passion for dogs. My dog immediately liked her. I will definitely use her services again in future.
Gemma was fantastic with Maggie (my boisterous whip), as always. Maggie loves her and always sad to see her leave! She followed all instructions perfectly and left the house spotless. I'd definitely recommend her to anyone needing a pet sitter.
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Schedule
In the week I work mostly from home, so for house sitting I just need somewhere to work from my laptop. My work is quite flexible, so I have plenty of time for lots of fussing and a couple of walks during the day. Depending on your pets routine, I often start the day with a longer walk before breakfast, and then a number of toilet breaks throughout the day with a short walk at lunch time. I am sometimes also able to take dogs for boarding, but my own rescue dog would need to meet them and be comfortable with them first.
- Cats0 to 7 kg7 to 18 kg18 to 45 kgover 45 kgGemma can host up to 2 drop-ins per day