http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.glhousesitters.com en-us Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:49:28 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/post/158806/welcome-bay-tauranga-new-zealand/ A lovely start to the New Year looking after Moira and Simons, Billy. He enjoyed trips to the farm and nice walks with Teddy our son's dog. Especially when Finn our grandson joined us and was hanging out treats... Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/#post158806 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/post/158401/papamoa-tauranga-new-zealand/ Yolandie asked us to look after her gorgeous staffy x named Luna..We had lots of playtime in the garden Luna just loved playing fetch with her ball and beat us every time at  Tug-o-war, her  favourite game,  we found out exactly how strong she is.Evening time was her chill time and she just loved being with us and enjoying human company.... Fri, 26 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/#post158401 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/post/158400/barossa-valley-adelaide-australia/ We took care of  Pippa and her  18 chicken friends in Paulette and Paul’s lovely home nestled in the Barossa Valley.A beautiful large modern home with extensive gardens which we enjoyed mowing and maintaining.In our spare time we kept busy by completely reorganising Paul and Paulette’s very large shed which had become cluttered due to their continued property upgrading and building works, we created a huge amount of space and built storage racking and reorganised all of Paul’s bu... Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/#post158400 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/post/158399/koh-samui-thailand/ We were delighted to be invited back to our lovely friend, Maria’s Villa in Bang Thong Krut. We loved looking after her peaceful sanctuary, surrounded by forest and just a few homes we woke up to hear birdsong each morning.  ... Sun, 21 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/#post158399 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/post/158398/koh-samui-thailand/ Another sit in Koh Samui looking after 4 house cats for Katie. We enjoyed our time in her lovely home with pool and garden while we cared and got to know Katie’s fur babies, Stan, Ollie, Seth and Ned.They spent a lot of time with us out on the enclosed terrace exploring while we enjoyed the peace and tranquility of Koh Samui.... Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/#post158398 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/post/148127/fort-myers-florida-usa/ We were asked to return to Fort Myers to do some general maintenance while the home owners were away again. We were delighted to be asked back and as there are no pets to tend too, we love to do jobs around the home and garden. ... Sat, 28 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/#post148127 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/post/148126/sarasota-florida-usa/ We first looked after Maggie in November 2023,  we could not say no to taking care of her again. She melts your heart. She is still as adorable and loving as before and an absolute joy to look after. The family home is still in Sarasota situated on a lake which was abundant with wildlife, great area to walk around and not far to the beaches and parks that are dog friendly.... Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/#post148126 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/post/144980/fort-myers-florida-usa/ Beautiful Florida home on the edge of Edison golf course and Fort Myers country club.No pets this time but a pool and lots of tropical plants to tend and provide some TLC in the permanent sunshine.We sit out in the lanai overlooking the golf fairway being entertained by the squirrels, ducks, mockingbirds and lizards, feeling very grateful for this opportunity... Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/#post144980 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/post/142650/ohauiti-tauranga-new-zealand/ A 2 time house sit two weeks apart looking after Luca a very clever bearded collie who was very well trained and loved to do tricks, his companion and housemate Stella was an adorable old lady of  19yrs.We also had chickens, bees and an aviary of parakeets, colourful finches and quails which were very entertaining and cool to have around.... Thu, 06 Mar 2025 13:59:48 +1300 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/#post142650 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/post/142236/leamington-new-zealand/ We spent 1 month in Leamington  to look after mother and daughter Schnausers .Dixie and Bailey. Two adorable little girls who followed us everywhere and were our constant companions.Our evenings were spent with them both at our  feet or on our laps  petting and tummy rubs were the order of every day, both little girls adore human contact and are real people dogs, we completely fell for these two, and were happy to have them with us on the through the night, two of the cutest littl... Sun, 29 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/#post142236