Joni & David E.
Joni & David E.
Contact for House Sitting
from $60 per night
Highlights
Pet care experience
Eat.Play.Cuddle.Walk.Groom.Sleep.
We're a happy, clean, educated, highly experienced husband & wife housesitting team who love caring for animals and homes together. We've had steady stream of our own pets constantly for our entire lives up until last November, 2024 when we re-entered the world of full-time housesitting. Prior to that, we'd been full-time pet sitters for several years as well as occasional sitters, boarders, and pet fosterers. My husband graduated in zoology and so has that additional expertise. After graduating with his zoology degree, he continued on to medical school where he earned his Optometry degree & license. He left his solo practice in 2021 & now is employed as a full-time Optometrist who works long hours everyday. I am the primary housesitter who remains throughout the day and night with my husband joining me to help housesit during the nights. We have a great deal of experience with dogs and cats predominantly, but also have experience with other pets such as birds, gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits, lizards, snakes, chickens, fish, turtles, cows, pigs, horses, turkeys, etc. Animals and pets have always been a big part of our lives. Although not formally degreed, I studied animal accupressure, grooming, massage, nutrition, health, exercise, psychology, and training for decades. I'm constantly learning and love the time I spend with each and every pet. We have a great deal of experience in taking care of homes and properties as well. We're very accessible, easy-going, young-at-heart, responsible, dependable, yet also playful and patient. We're very clean and like to keep things tidy, fresh, healthy, and clean. We cherish our time in your homes with your pets and do all we can to be considerate, respectful, enjoyable guests in your home. We strive for repeat sits and so try to be good guests that you'll want to invite back time and time again to care for your home and pets while you're away. We can offer a variety of additional services related to the care of your pets and home if desired. We look forward to getting to meet you!
Cat care experience
Joni & David also care for cats. Learn about their cat-specific care experience.
Qualifications
Safety, trust & environment
We only do housesits in the owner's home for overnight sits that are 2 nights and longer. We prefer longer sits. We do our best to be good guests so you'll invite us back again and again.
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Schedule
We have returned to doing housesitting full time and have done it full time since last November, 2024. Although we like the "one-and-done" petsits, we especially strive for repeat sits. We prefer longer sits, but will consider shorter ones to fill in any availability gaps we have in our schedule.
- Cats0 to 15 lbs16 to 40 lbs41 to 100 lbsover 101 lbsJoni & David can host up to 1 pet per night
- Any medical or special needs. Housebroken? Rules about getting on furniture? Exercise & feeding routines? Triggers or rewards? No fleas or mites? Fears and comforts? Behavior issues? Special emotional needs such as anxiety or aggression? Special dietary needs? Leash and/or off leash walks? Free roaming/crafting needs? Grooming needs? Physical issues such as arthritis, cataracts, cuts or scrapes, sensitive digestive systems? Allowed special treats or rewards? Any training reinforcement desired?