Dog care and housesitting in Rathmale, Sri Lanka

Detalles

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  Descripción

  My husband and I own a 7-acre cinnamon farm on the south coast of Sri Lanka near the tourist beach Hiriketiya. We have a little house, 5 dogs and many potential projects having to do with gardening and construction, but our main focus is dog care, as we love our pups and all the neighborhood village dogs.
  
  Rob and I work on sailing yachts as a Captain/Mate team and are away a lot while we are saving up to build our villa. We are from the United States, but have both travelled the world extensively through work and on our own adventures. Out of all places on this wonderful planet, we have chosen Sri Lanka to be our home. We bought the property 4 years ago and have done many projects to cultivate that land. Over that time we have inevitably collected 5 dogs, the first 3 were born on the property, the next was abandoned at a temple near the the house and the final one was brought in to treat for cancer.
  
  We employ one property manager who keeps an eye on ongoing projects and one gardener whose main job is to keep things fertilized, tidy, and to eradicate on ongoing guinea grass problem. We are located in the jungle in a small village in which we are the only foreigners. It is a lovely, quiet, and friendly place to be. The tourist town is 15 minutes drive by scooter or tuktuk and hosts a great surfing beach, lovely restaurants, yoga and fun.

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Proyectos artísticos

  Práctica de idiomas

  Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos

  Jardinería básica

  Proyectos creativos DIY «hazlo tú mismo»

  Cuidado de animales

  Cuidado de casas y mascotas
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  Intereses

  

  Sostenibilidad

  

  Autodesarrollo

  

  Mascotas

  

  Agricultura

  

  Eventos y sociedad

  

  Cultura

  

  Trabajo de caridad

  

  Cuidado de plantas

  

  Música

  

  Jardinería

  

  Cocina y alimentación

  

  Carpintería

  

  Bricolaje y manualidades

  

  Libros

  

  Animales

  

  Yoga / bienestar

  

  Actividades al aire libre

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Senderismo

  

  Fitness

  

  Baile

  

  Playa

  

  Deportes de aventura
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  We are surrounded by local neighbors who love to meet new people and practice their English. You’ll be invited to neighbor’s homes to share a meal if you like.
  Doing any dog care outreach will require interaction with local people.
  
  Rob and I will not be at the property, so you will share the house with one other person, a lovely vet nurse from Ireland. She has lived in Sri Lanka for 2 years and works for the dog charity, WeCare. You can learn from the gardener working on the property, from the neighbors, and from any other workers on site.

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  Ayuda

  We are looking for dog lovers to house sit and take care of the pups.
  
  Any additional projects are optional, but include creating an apiary, building a chicken coop and chicken yard, learning to tend Ceylon cinnamon and bananas, building a greenhouse and creating an herb garden, cultivating coconuts and fruit trees, and creating a mushroom shed.

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  Idiomas hablados

  Inglés: Fluido
  Sinhalese: Principiante

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  Alojamiento

  One room in a two room house with a shared bathroom. The house has a fully outfitted kitchen and a living room with a tv and Xbox. Each room has a king sized bed with a mosquito net. There is hot water in the shower and a washing machine with line drying.
  No A/C, but ceiling fans keep things cool enough. WiFi and cctv provided.
  Because this is essentially a house-sitting gig, where the only requirement is feeding dogs twice a day and basic house-keeping, there is no per diem for food provided. It is possible in our area to have a filling, healthy diet on around $10/day.

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  Algo más...

  Main job is to take care of the dogs and keep the house clean:
  We have 5 dogs that need to be fed twice a day and need to have their food cooked for them every other week. As they are free-roaming dogs it may be necessary to go find them. The wandering ones have trackers. Taking them to the vet and keeping us updated on their wellbeing is a must.
  
  We have 1 scooter and helmets available for rent at 18,000lkr/month. Otherwise you can rent your own personally or hire tuktuks and use busses to get where you want to go. To use the scooter, you must have the proper license.
  
  Use the house as your own, while keeping it tidy and informing the owners and manager about any damage so that issues can be addressed in a timely manner.
  
  Other than caring for the dogs, the time is your own. Enjoy Sri Lanka!

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  Un poco más de información

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    Acceso a Internet

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    Acceso a Internet limitado

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    Tenemos animales

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    Somos fumadores

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    Puede alojar familias

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  Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

  Este anfitrión ha indicado que le encanta acoger a nómadas digitales.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Más de dos

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  Mis animales / mascotas

  Hercules

  

  Persues (1 año)

  Perseus is a free-roaming, friendly Sinhala Hound. He loves to go on adventures with people. He was raised with his brothers Hercules and Ajax

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