Dog care and housesitting in Rathmale, Sri Lanka

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  Description

  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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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Pratique d’une langue

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage d'entretien

  Projets DIY créatifs

  S’occuper des animaux

  Garde de maison et d'animaux
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Ferme

  

  Événements/vie sociale

  

  Culture

  

  Bénévolat

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Musique

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Menuiserie

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Livres

  

  Animaux

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Nature

  

  Randonnée

  

  Fitness

  

  Danse

  

  Plage

  

  Sports d'aventure
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  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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  Aide

  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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  Langues parlées

  Anglais: Courant
  Sinhalese: Débutant

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  Hébergement

  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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  Autres infos...

  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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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il aimait accueillir les digital nomads.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Mes animaux

  Hercules

  

  Persues (1 an)

  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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