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House and pet sitting while we are away in Bangor, UK

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  2025 

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  • Description

    Description

    Hi! We are a married couple with two energetic and fun children aged 3 and 8, as well as several rescued dogs and cats. Tom, originally from England, is a Marine Biologist, and Tamsin, originally from Germany, spends most of her time looking after our children and animals. We live in a beautiful rural area in North Wales surrounded by fields, sheep, hills, and 5 minutes walk to the sea. There are spectacular views and good hiking trails from our house, as well as in nearby Snowdonia National Park. We live in a detached house outside of a small Welsh village, where there is a small shop, and a bus to bigger towns / train stations nearby. We have a fenced meadow and a few outbuildings.

    We are big animal lovers and have several dogs and cats, including our own pets, as well as rescued dogs and cats who are either being prepared for adoption or staying in our foster care long-term. Several have long-term health issues. Our dogs and cats are all very much loved and we aim to provide them with as much love and care as possible. The dogs are all very friendly and playful and love people, and the cats are mostly calm and affectionate.

    During the summer holidays this year (July and August), but also during other times of the year when we are away, we are urgently looking for real pet lovers to look after our dogs and cats for a few weeks whilst we are away. We would be looking for a motivated individual, or ideally a couple / two friends who could look after our animals and house when we go away on holiday with our kids this summer, and/or when we go away at other times of the year. There would be an introductory period at our house to show you what to do before we leave. You would need to be very pet-loving (ideally with experience of looking after dogs and cats), and ideally be enthusiastic, energetic, caring, reliable, friendly, and positive.

    Please read our full profile carefully before applying. Although we are a very tolerant and welcoming family, for the safety of our small children and animals we cannot accept drug users, heavy drinkers, and we prefer non-smokers. For the same reasons we also cannot accept any volunteers with serious mental health issues that could affect the safety of our children or animals. Thanks so much for understanding! :-)

  • Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    S’occuper des animaux
    Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs
    Cuisine/repas pour la famille
    Aide à la maison
    Home sitting
  • Centres d’intérêt

    Centres d’intérêt

    Animaux de compagnie
    Événements/vie sociale
    Culture
    Soin des plantes
    Photographie
    Langues
    Jardinage
    Bricolage / artisanat
    Cuisine et alimentation
    Animaux
    Activités en plein air
    Nature
    Montagne
    Randonnée
    Plage
  • Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    You will gain a lot of experience with dog and cat care in a rural Welsh area in North Wales. You will learn about Welsh culture, history, and language and about life in the Welsh countryside. You would be able to explore the beautiful Welsh mountains, coast, woods, and lakes, and you would be able to learn about English and German culture too.

  • Projets impliquant des enfants

    Projets impliquant des enfants

    Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

  • Aide

    Aide

    Workawayers will spend time looking after our dogs and cats, which involves:

    - At around 8-9am feed the dogs and cats, exercise the dogs outside, clean their living accommodation (this includes cleaning the cat litter trays, picking up dog poo when the dogs go out, sweeping / mopping the floors, cleaning the kennels etc)
    - Playing with the dogs on our meadow in the afternoon, brushing them, and generally giving them love and affection
    - Spending time with the cats playing, cuddling, and brushing them in the afternoon
    - Keeping an eye on the pets' health and administering any medication
    - Taking the dogs out again in the evening before bedtime
    - Staying in touch with us daily to update us when we are away

    You will be doing 25 hours a week (usually 5 hours a day, 5 days a week) in exchange for accommodation and 3 meals a day. You will have 2 days a week free.

  • Langues

    Langues parlées
    Allemand: Courant
    Anglais: Courant
    Welsh: Débutant

    Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
    We can speak English, German, and basic Welsh. Always keen to learn more Welsh or other languages.

  • Hébergement

    Hébergement

    You would be staying in your own small bedroom in our house with WIFI, and there is a bathroom, living room, dining room, and kitchen for you to use. You will be looking after the house and animals on your own when we are on holiday.

    We provide 3 meals a day and supply all the ingredients.

    We usually provide toast, eggs, cereal, yoghurt, or fruit for breakfast, and sandwiches for lunch. For dinner we provide ingredients to prepare a cooked dinner with vegetables, potatoes, rice, pasta, or meat. We can also provide vegetarian meals.

  • Autres infos...

    Autres infos...

    Please note that, as explained, the working hours with the dogs and cats are spread out throughout the day (about 2 hours work in the morning, then 2 hours in the afternoon, and 1 hour in the evening). So you will be working around 5 hours a day, for 5 days a week, so 25 hours in total per week in exchange for accommodation and 3 meals a day. You will have 2 days a week off to explore our beautiful area and to rest and relax.

    You will need to be prepared to spend time outside with the dogs in all kinds of Welsh weather (sun, wind, rain, sometimes all in one day!). Beside feeding and exercising the dogs and spending time with the cats, you will need to be happy to clean up all pet areas, dog poo, and cat litter trays.

    You will spend some time every day on your own with the pets, and would need to be willing to look after our animals and house when we are away on holiday.

    We prefer for Workawayers to stay at least a few weeks, but may consider shorter stays as an exception.

  • Informations complémentaires

    Informations complémentaires

    • Accès Internet

    • Accès Internet limité

      Accès Internet limité

    • Nous avons des animaux

    • Nous sommes fumeurs

    • Familles bienvenues

  • Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

    Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

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

  • Espace pour garer des vans

    Espace pour garer des vans

    The access to our house is 8 foot wide. If you can get through that there is space for campervans at our house

  • Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

    Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

    Bringing a pet might be an option, which we could discuss, depending on the pet. Bringing a dog could be more tricky.

  • Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

    Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

    Plus de 2

  • Mes animaux

    Mes animaux

N° de référence hôte : 652629916633

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