Home and pet sit in Bunbury, Australia’s Southwest

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  Description

  Hello & Bula!
  We are a family of 5, Maddy (me!), Tue and our three energetic boys Kai (12 years) and Finn (11years) and little Keanu (6 years).
  We also have our beautiful dog Hopper, he is staffy crossed lots of things, we don’t really know. We rescued him 18 months ago as a puppy, He is so friendly and loving, and adored by all of us. It is hopper we are seeking care for as well as our home while we go away this Christmas, the 19th December to the 13th of January.
  We live in Australind, 15 minutes north of Bunbury off the southwest, one of Westerns Australia's popular tourist destinations.
  We are close to many beautiful places, the Ferguson valley is just across the Rd, Margaret river not much more than an hours drive, Busselton 50 minutes.
  We moved to the West 8 years ago from Melbourne (Australia) and we haven't looked back, we feel very lucky to live here.
  We live in our own home. 4 bedrooms two bathrooms and a pool, we are offering one to two workawayers (couple or travelling friends) the opportunity to stay in our home whilst ensuring Hopper is looked after (fed, water, walked, cuddled).

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Animal Care

  House & pet sitting
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Cultural diversity is really important to us, and we feel much richer to be able to share and learn from others. A big part of inviting someone into our home is for us to grow.
  What we can offer is an opportunity to experience a family life in Australia. If English is not your first language, you will have lots of practice to use the language with us!
  We are also a mixed family, I am from Melbourne Australia, and Tue is from Fiji. We met there when I was living and working (prior to kids), Tue has been in Australia for 9 years now. We have a lot of island culture and traditions that are important to us, and Tue speaks 3 languages (Fijian, Rotuman and English).

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  Help

  Hopper needs care daily, it’s fairly minimal, feed three times a day. Fill water bowl once or twice, as needed. Walk him, throw a ball to him in an offlead area, thirty minutes per day. Pick up poo in the backyard (that’s the worst part but necessary!) cuddle time on the couch.
  
  As someone spending time in our home we expect the basic household courtesies you would do when sharing a living space like keeping your room in a nice state, clean the kitchen if you've been cooking (or if cooking together one cooks the other washes up etc), help with the clothes washing getting on and off the line and sharing bathroom/vacuum.
  We expect the home to be treated like your own.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  Fijian: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  We are offering accomodation in our 4 bedroom home, we have a double bed in one room that can be used and a single bed in a different room.
  The home has a kitchen, bathroom, living room no room, cinema room outdoor area and pool.
  All furniture and cooking /cleaning equipment is in the home.
  Food and drinks are provided by you.

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  What else ...

  Possible access to a small two wheel drive car that will be left in the garage while we are away.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

  Hopper

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