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Help care for my dogs and cats and help with my house in green Asturias, Spain

  • Spain
  • Last activity : 31 Oct 2025

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    Description

    Hi I'm Penelope, I'm British and live in the lovely green north of Spain in Asturias. I have 6 rescued cats and I currently have 6 foster cats and care for 7 village cats. I also have 4 rescued dogs. I am looking for somebody to help care for the animales and to help with work around the house and garden.

    My house is walking distance to Villaviciosa (600m) and 9km from a lovely beach called Rodiles. There are good bus links from Villaviciosa to Ribadesella, Llanes, Gijon and Oviedo among others. Asturias is known for mountain trails and surfing. It really is a paradise here.

    The people who have enjoyed being here in the past are people who adore animals, they love being surrounded by cats and dogs and receiving all the love and affection that they like to give people. Our house is in the process of being done up so it's a little scruffy and with all of our animals it's hard for there not be some mud and pet hairs in the house so that needs not to be a problem for you. I'm often busy working or organising animal rescue so this opportunity suits people who are happy to hang out with animals mostly.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Asturias is green and in places the mountains are only 15km from the beach, it's pretty stunning. I love meeting new people and have had lots of fun with Workawayers in the past. Sometimes people have been interested in the way I live - I try to eat healthily, feed our pets healthily. I always have lots of philosophical discussions with visitors if they're up for that!

  • Help

    Help

    We need help with any of the below
    1) Caring for our pets including walking the dogs, feeding dogs and cats, cleaning litter trays
    2) General housework
    3) Giving medication and supplements to the pets sometimes
    4) Simple gardening

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    German: Fluent
    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Fluent
    French: Fluent
    Italian: Intermediate

    This host offers a language exchange
    Please note that one person left because she was expecting formal English language tuition. It's hard for me to find time to do this but I'm very very happy to speak to visitors in English whenever they like.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    A spare room in our house shared with a very friendly cat

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    The city of Gijon is 30 minutes away by bus with museums, shops and a beach, Ribadesella is 40 minutes away, a gorgeous seaside resort, Villaviciosa, our closest town has cafes, nice shops and some nice walks. Rodiles is a beautiful beach 9km away. Oviedo, capital of Asturias, is a 30 minute bus ride away and is a pretty cultural city with museums, opera. Food in Asturias is known as being some of the best in the country. Not far away are the Picos de Europa mountains and there are other beautiful walks nearby.

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    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

  • My animals / pets

    My animals / pets

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