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If your dream is to open a pet boarding center by yourselves or you love to take care of dogs or you are a veterinary student, then this is the right place for you!
We can give you over 25 years' experience!
We are me Daniele, my partner Alexandra, our daughter Elisabetta (1), my daughter Aurora (19), and my son Sirio (17).
We live on a former tobacco farm and former dairy that we reconverted into a pets' boarding house. The house is a typical country house from the 1950s of about 200 square metres on two floors; there are four rooms, one kitchen, one reception office, three bathrooms (though one needs to be fixed), and one big room with a big fireplace (which also needs to be fixed). Two more rooms have a fireplace, one has a stove, and then there is a old cowshed and an old barn. There is also a wood oven to make pizza or bread. Surrounding the house there is a garden, a vegetable garden and fields (around 25 hectares) of corn, sunflowers and wheat.
If you like the countryside, dogs, cats, gardening, living on a farm in Italy, then this is the right place! We live on a farm in the Tevere Valley, not far from Rome, the same river that crosses Rome. The main activity is taking care of dogs and cats. This involves feeding them, cleaning their living quarters, giving any needed medicines, bathing them, playing with them, and supervising when they play with each other. There are three types of pets at our facility: 1) family pets and French bulldogs that we breed, 2) boarding guests, and 3) abandoned and homeless dogs and cats that we take in and try to find homes for. You will only be tasked with cleaning, feeding, caring for the abandoned and homeless dogs and cats and also general help around the garden & house. We are looking forward to working with you!
From the house, there's a country road where you can walk, run or bike along a river. Within a 10 km perimeter, there are no cars, only fields of grass and trees.
The villages near our place are very small, picturesque and quaint, but in 40 minutes by train you can reach the center of Rome and in 1.5 hours the center of Florence.
Last but not least, I serve great original Italian food! We always prepare vegetarian meals and very often even vegan.
You are welcome!Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
Entretien général
Aide dans une ferme
Aide avec des éco-projets
Aide à la maison
S’occuper des animaux
Bénévolat
Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Helping us is a very interesting experience for anyone who studies veterinary science or agronomy or is interested in working with pets, from dog breeding to dog training, etc.
If you are interested in learning Italian, it is the right place to come!Projets impliquant des enfants
Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.
Aide
ALL YEAR ROUND WE NEED HELP IN THE HOUSE (we expect everyone to take turns cleaning and tidying the kitchen and bathrooms, setting and clearing the table, etc.)
ALL YEAR ROUND WE NEED HELP TO TAKE CARE OF HOMELESS DOGS AND CATS
Everything that concerns taking care of animals (dogs or cats): feeding, cleaning, teaching, helping find homes (like taking pictures, post on Internet, etc.)
Carpenter
Plumber
Handyman
Chopping wood
Manual labor
Gardening
Weeding
Maintenance and repairs (roof, fences, tools) as well as various small projectsLangues
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Italien: CourantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.Hébergement
A single or double bedroom in an old farm
Autres infos...
We are located in the countryside of Orte, a small medieval village near Viterbo. At the end of summer each year, the main attraction is the Ottava Medievale.
Rome, Florence, Viterbo, Orvieto, and Siena are all accessible within 30-90 minutes.
We have hot springs in the countryside called Bagnaccio and you can also visit nearby Marmore Falls.
We are 7km from the Orte train station and can provide a bicycle for you to use to get to the train station.Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
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I spent a month here in July of 2017 helping with the animals and general boarding center duties. It was my first workaway experience and was amazing! Daniele was very welcoming and accommodating,… read more
Because of the Lockdown my daily life wasn't like the the usual ones of a workawayer there. I… read more
She is one of the most capable and hard-working people we have ever met--she works diligently in every task, even learning new skills in order to get the job done. She is tough and extremely strong to an… read more
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I spent a month here in July of 2017 helping with the animals and general boarding center duties. It was my first workaway experience and was amazing! Daniele was very welcoming and accommodating,… read more
Because of the Lockdown my daily life wasn't like the the usual ones of a workawayer there. I… read more
She is one of the most capable and hard-working people we have ever met--she works diligently in every task, even learning new skills in order to get the job done. She is tough and extremely strong to an… read more
I’m super sorry for leaving one so late!!!
If you are really into animals and want to get to know them better, then I would recommend a minimum 2months stay, because some of them are very shy and need a long time to adjust to new people. Martin and Kerry I miss you lots!
Alexandra and Daniele are… read more
The food was great and on Sundays we always got treats from the local bakery. If there was anything special… read more
Daniele also made time to drop us… read more
You can be involved in cooking DELICIOUS Italian food. Daniele is a very… read more
I really had fun in the meals and "family" times of the day. I did as well during the day, the way they treated me during it made it bearable and fun.
Alexandra and Daniele had usually a smile and… read more
I LOVED staying here!
Besides being surrounded by animals all day (Yay!) Daniele, Georgia, Alexandra and everyone I met have made me feel part of the family.
It is located on the country side surrounded by berry bushes and next to a vegetable garden. Meaning there is… read more
It was for me the occasion to practice my italian and english while getting along with ohter members of the Workaway community.
Daniele is a wonderful host who is always trying to give the better from himself. He is very helpful and doen't hesitate to give you as much as… read more
Moreover, I tasted real… read more
Daniele is so easy going and patient. We helped around the house, cleaned/fed the dogs and did a little painting. But mostly played with all the pups !!! The… read more
They are always smiling and ready to face any job they are required to do. They are able to adapt easily and in short they were part of the family, cooking and eating with us, playing cards or telling travel stories. Thanks again for your extraordinary and valuable… read more
She is a very tidy, precise and great worker.
You have to call her to stop working because she always wants to finish the job started.
Is sociable and patient with everyone and it fits easily.
Can work in a team as well as carry on a job alone, thanks to her we have a cattery that looks as brand new!!!