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Pet Sitter Wanted for Lifestyle Block near Christchurch
| West Melton, Canterbury
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2nd November 2024 - 9th December 2024
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37 days
- 2nd November 2024 - 9th December 2024
- 37 days
Description
We live on a peaceful lifestyle block near West Melton with a large, warm 3 bedroom house. We are in need of housesitter(s) for five weeks that will manage all of our animals while we are away. We have two very energetic farm dogs (pets), one cat, 4 chooks, 4 pet kunekune pigs and 30-odd sheep (with lambs).
Housesitters should be experienced with dogs, as you will need to be able to manage our two dogs, a huntaway/border collie cross and a heading dog. They have endless energy and can be naughty if you let them. If you manage their obedience and provide them with a routine that we usually give them each day, you will enjoy them. They are happy to sit outside on a nice day, go for an afternoon walk at the nearby river, and sleep inside during the evenings.
Our cat is 16 years old and a cuddly lap cat. She will sleep most of the day inside. She uses a litter box now.
Our four chooks are great egg producers, so if you fill their automatic feeder and let them in/out of their run every day, you will get several eggs a day.
The pigs are extremely friendly and are used to free-ranging around the house. They are fed twice a day when we let them in/out of their yard/hut area.
The sheep and their lambs are also reasonably friendly but mostly self-sufficient. For a five week stay, you will need to ensure that they have water in their trough and open/close a gate to let them into another paddock ~3 times while you are here.
We have a veggie garden that I will stock up before the trip, and if the weather is dry, I would ask you to water it once or twice a week.
In exchange, our house is very warm and comfortable and very quiet in a peaceful garden setting surrounded by lots of landscaping and trees. We hope you will enjoy living here and looking after our animals!
Information
Property Features & Location Features
- Dishwasher
- Families Welcome
- Fishing nearby
- Free Internet
- Golf nearby
- Heating
- Long Term House Sitting (4 weeks +)
- Parks nearby
- Room for caravan
- Rural Location
- Washing machine
- WiFi
Pet/Garden Care
- Cat Care
- Dog Care
- Farm Animal Care
- Garden Care
- Poultry Care
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