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Matarau, New Zealand

We enjoyed our stay in the beautiful countryside Whangarei district looking after Karen and Colin's home and tending to their chickens, ducks and caring for their girls pets Tinkerbell and Turq. Sadly it was far to short a stay, we loved looking after the animals, especially Tinkerbell, I fell in love with her immediately. She was affectionate and I enjoyed sitting with her in front of the cosy fire, so much so we would fall asleep together on the sofa. ...

Grey Lynn, New Zealand

We had such a lovely welcome from Matt, Ash and Tiger and a special note on the fridge making us feel at home....

Te Puke, New Zealand

We spent a fortnight with this lovely family, Alan, Kathryn and 3yr old Mackenzie- along with Mouse the cat and 22 free range chickens.We were made welcome from the get go. We had our own bedroom and bathroom to use. The kitchen was open to us at all times to help ourselves to breakfast, lunch and snacks. Dinner was a family affair, Kathryn and Alan were great cooks and we enjoyed some lovely meals with them on the deck.Our tasks were varied and fun to do. We cleaned out the cow shed, re-stacked...

Kawau Island, New Zealand

Well we planned on staying 1 week, and left over 4 weeks later. We had a fantastic time on the Island, its magical, and made all the more special by our hosts Robyn and Davo. We were made to feel at home as soon as we walked onto the jetty at Kawau Boat Club. They had a list of things they wished to have done, and we were told to take our time, do not rush and make sure you have fun. Well we certainly had fun with them. They entertained us most evenings on their deck, which over looked our lovel...

Northcote, New Zealand

We stayed in a lovely part of Auckland over the bridge from the city centre high up with fantastic views of the 360 tower and the beautiful harbour....

Forestville, Australia

Life is bright and cheery here looking after Sunny the staffie...

Batemans Bay, Australia

What an experience this was in a location that was in the bush on the Clyde river flowing into Batemans Bay, beautiful  place, 30 minute drive from town. The owner feeds and accommodates about 30/40 kangaroos nightly and every morning there is so much mess to clear up. One of the chores was picking up kangaroo poo, washing down their beds and cleaning out the water and feeding troughs. Hard work in the heat and the flies...so many flies and aggressive, luckily we had the latest in head gear...

Coffs Harbour, Australia

We stayed with the lovely Carole in her beautiful woodland home right on the edge of Bongil Bongil National Park. We were totally immersed in nature, the amount of birds that visited her garden that we could hand feed was wonderful.In the short week we spent with Carole we helped her in the garden and home, just light easy work - weeding, clearing leaves and branches and some cooking Ged made a bird table for Carole that swung out from her veranda railing so the birds could feed in comfort ...

Bush Village Cabins, Airlie Beach

We had such a great time helping Jude and Damo here with other workawayers. This is not work, we are on holiday with newly made friends from all over the world. The atmosphere here is relaxed, no stress and fun. The day starts with feeding the wild birds, Lorakets swoop in for their feed the Kookaburras wait patiently to be hand feed at the kitchen door and the Cockatoos sit on the roof waiting to pinch the chicken's feed!!We helped with making beds, cleaning the pool, gardening. Ged made wooden...

Tiong Bahru, Singapore

From our first meeting with David , Annie and Enzo we knew we would enjoy looking after this lovely little chap. We were made to feel very welcome David and Annie took us to their local dog friendly Thai restaurant and walked us around the local dog friendly parks. and places. ...

Koh Samui, Thailand

Maria's beautiful well appointed villa was an absolute pleasure for us to stay in, we were extremely comfortable and very spoilt with our large comfy bed, quality shower, A/C, large screen TV and swimming pool. It was a real treat and felt more like a holiday.Maria's two dogs were a couple of great little characters, both quiet loveable dogs, Mickey was more out going and laid back and if you walked towards him he would roll on his back waiting for a tummy rub. He loved being groomed. Chang was ...

Phuket, Thailand

A great stay in Phuket with 3 rescue dogs, Diego, Indie and Toto in an area called Cherngtalay.Our daily routine for these lovely rescues was an early wake up at 5am, and a drive to the beach or the water dam where they could run and play at their leisure before the sun got too hot for them. Great fun to be with on the walks, especially where water was concerned.....Diego and Indie could not resist lying in or rolling over in puddles or leaping into the sea. Toto was more reserved, kept himseslf...

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

We stayed in a very vibrant area about 1hr from the city looking after 2 dogs, Maya, Leo with 4 cats, Jack, Jill, Harry and Hermione. ...

Langkawi, Malaysia

Looking after Jurgen and Michelle's pets -Thomas the goat, ...

Al Bada'a, Dubai

We spent two very hot weeks in Dubai looking after Cookie while the home owners, Shannon and Natalie enjoyed a scuba diving trip in Egypt.We took Cookie out for her walks very early in the morning and in the evening as it was much cooler and we could all enjoy our time out in the neighbourhood. Cookie loved to play fetch in the garden and dig in the sand pit, she was such a lovely dog and just happy to be by our sides keeping us company.Dubai was a joy to visit and experience the ...

Cold Aston, nr Bourton on Water, Cotswolds

Life on Martin and Yvonne's farm was great fun, while they took a short break, we enjoyed the daily routine of feeding, cleaning and taking care of the general well being of all the animals. We enjoyed the walks around the fields checking on the flock of sheep. Collecting fresh eggs from the chickens and looking after Dylan and Martha the lovable donkeys. We tended to the vegetable patch and kept the farmhouse tidy.We were blessed with fantastic weather in this beautiful ...

Indian Rocks Beach, Florida

We were so excited to be asked back to look after this lovely family once again. Each day started with a car journey to the Dog Park and a walk along the lake in Walsingham Park....

Queretaro, Mexico

We enjoyed looking after 3 lovely, mischievuos dogsValentina, Daisi and Choco over Christmas and New year....

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

We house sat here in a residential part of the city, it had a huge variety of  local  shops and places to eat traditional Mexican food. ...

West Bay, Grand Cayman

We really enjoyed looking after Tank (another rescue dog) in his home on 7 mile beach. He loved being taken out in the car for a drive and absolutely adored swimming in the sea and bounding into the waves chasing stones!...

Chicago, Illinois

We looked after a not so mini mansion in a beautiful historical area of Chicago called Wicker Park and 3 pit bull terriers, Chloe, Roxy and Augie. ...

Niagara Falls, Canada

Maguite and Ernie's beautiful farm in the forest.  We helped with the day to day running of the farm using the tractor and zero turn mower to keep the forest floor, meadows and lawns clear, neat and tidy. We carried out small maintenance projects inside the house and outside on the barn, pool house, making steps for the trailer, and planters for the vegetable garden. ...

Indian Rocks, Florida

Airbnb - Volunteering and Holiday relief for owner Tzcha Tzcha,Cho oui, Lil bit  - Mother son and daughter what a lovely trio.Tzcha  Tzcha suffers with a heart complaint and has a skin allergy and needs eye drops but  she still keeps her offspring in check!Although an older lady she still enjoyed her visits to the dog park each morning and her walks out in the evening in Indian Rocks....

Bonita Springs, Florida

Janet was such a generous and  kind host and she invited us to her lovely home to look after Tiny their elderly Chihuahua and help with re-landscaping/cultivating her gardens, demolishing and removal of some of their garden structures and laying of a life proof flooring in the upper bedroom and landing. ...

Castara, Tobago

We had a great time at Toad Hall, with the incredibily hostpitable Steve and Rita, the time flew by - too short a time was spent with them.We helped with painting, lots of sanding re-varnishing and minor repairs to keep their AirBnb cabins up to scratch on the sunshine island of Tobago overlooking the village of Castara....