Let your pets stay home when you travel: Petsitting by Hans & Joan

01/08/2020

Let your pets stay home when you travel: Petsitting by Hans & Joan's cover photo

19/06/2019

Still traveling around as pet sitters.

Right now we're cat sitting in Columbia, MD

12/12/2018

After 6 years, we've completed over 60 petsits. We are in DC for our last sit of 2018. Our 2019 still has a few gaps.
We have an opening from March 7-21st between sits in Delaware and Maryland.
July and August are open and we are hoping to find sits in Southern New England. We haven't booked the last 3 months of 2019 yet.

04/10/2017

Autumn roadside art near Blairsville, GA

19/09/2017

Tomorrow Bella (a 14-year-old Lab) will welcome her owners back from Canada and Hans and I will head for our next pet sit, caring for 3 cats in Powhatan, Virginia. (our 4th sit for them this year.)

We have 2 calendar openings left this year:
12 days from Sept 30- Oct 12. Best suited for a sit in the Richmond or Hampton Roads areas.
5 weeks at the end of the year: From another sit in Powhatan that endsDec. 11th andJan 17th when we're due in Fairfax, VA.

04/09/2016

We will be in Virginia Beach,VA caring for one cat, one mature Boston Terrier, and a lively 10-month old St. Bernard.
Still looking to fill our calendar from mid-December forward.

12/12/2015

We've now been on the road pet sitting for over 4 years. In 2015 we've sat for pet owners in 6 States: MD, VA, NC, VT, OH, & GA. The shortest sit was about a week, the longest was 8 weeks. Most were for 2-3 weeks.

More than half were repeat visits, so we knew the pets already. Most sits were for dogs and/or cats. Twice there were also chickens. It's such a treat to have fresh eggs as close as the backyard.

Our strangest combination of pets was 1 dog, a bunny a hedge hog and a couple of frogs who all lived in the house with us,and there were chickens which lived in a coop out back.

Life is good; the adventure continues. Our last petsitting gig for the year will be back in VA.

26/09/2015

This fall we'll be making the trip back and forth between central NC and the DC Metro area.

We'll be doing repeat sits for a dog and a cat in Cary, NC and sitting for 2 cats in Columbia, MD.

I hope we can find a sit to fill the last 2 weeks of the year. We finish in Cary on Dec. 15th and Start a new sit in Columbia on Jan. 1st.

We are still able to do this without charging for our services.

26/09/2015

We're on our way to Charlotte for one of the more unusual sits we've had. We'll be caring for 1 dog, 3 hens, 2 frogs, a bunny and a hedgehog. Love it when we have a small backyard flock of chickens. Fresh eggs are wonderful

10/07/2014

For the first time, we are housesitting at a house with no pets. Plenty of beautiful flowers in the garden though.

26/06/2014

Dog and Chicken (a first) sitting The location is a hilltop home in the woods on about 12 acres amid farmland. There is even a farmland easement -- another first for us. Easements in our old home neighborhoods in NJ were generally for utilities or for a neighbor to use a driveway. Lovely habitat for birds. we hear owls at night and see songbirds on the feeders. The 6 pet hens have laid 4 eggs since we arrived yesterday. We will enjoy them. Our canine charge is a huge 1-year-old German Shepherd. He's a big puppy. We have to be careful to keep anything that he could conceivably chew on out of his reach.

14/06/2014

Cat sitting

05/03/2014

Hans and I are in Columbia MD for the month of March. Petsitting for a sheltie and 2 cats. It's a beautiful home with delightful animals. Hopefully the weather will warm up soon.

We have an opening in our calendar from May 21st to June 3rd. We finish up in the Boston area on May 20th and would like to sit somewhere in New England or the Washington DC area.

02/11/2013

Timeline Photos

06/09/2013

Hans and I were with

03/09/2013

Arrived today in beautiful Summerland Key, where we'll be sitting for 1 beagle and 3 Malteses for the month of September.

31/08/2013

Tomorrow we pack and Sunday we head to the Florida Keys

We will be there for the rest of Sept. This page needs work, I have to get Hans to load some of his beautiful photos of the pets we've sat for.

We would love some help from our friends in Florida to help us fill out calendar for the fall (and maybe the winter. We have openings for the 1st 2 weeks in Oct. Then we have a big gap from Nov. 2nd until Dec. 14th. It's a very economical alternative to kenneling as we work this as a

barter, and we don't charge for the service.

31/08/2013

31/08/2013

a beagle and a fluffy ragdoll cat named Vodka

31/08/2013

31/08/2013

Dog satfor Chaser & Dash: 2 Australian Shepherds

31/08/2013

Sat for an elderly Yorkie named Katie.

Made a trip to Cleveland to lunch with friends, Reena &Ed Kanner

31/08/2013

31/08/2013

Black Bombay

31/08/2013

Wonderful 8-week stay in the mountains of North GA,
caring for one white Lab named Beau.

He loves to ride in the car, but calls shotgun whenever he can

31/08/2013

2 lovely indoor/outdoor cats.

22/08/2011

"Dogs love company. They place it first in their short list of needs." -J.R. Ackerley

22/08/2011

Furry Friends Need Fun, Too: How to Keep Your Pet Happy and Active

In order for your pet to be happy, you need to keep it active and entertained!! If you don't take the time to play with your pet, they'll have to entertain themselves...and we all know we don't always approve of their activity of choice. Here are some ways you can keep your pet content and busy. Feel free to share your own ideas on our wall!

It seems like the most natural thing in the world, our pets need food, water, medical care and lots of love. But dogs and cats have other needs, too. Our furry friends need ample physical exercise and mental stimulation to lead truly full and happy lives.

22/08/2011

Does Being Pet Friendly Increase The Value Of Your Home?

Does being pet-friendly increase the value of your home? According to a recent review of properties by Move, Inc, the answer is yes:

Sending Rover to the doghouse is no longer the punishment it once was because many of today’s pooches of panache live lifestyles of the woof and famous.

22/08/2011

Welcome to our page! Feel free to post any pet care tips, photos of your animals, or pet stories right on our wall. We'd love to hear from you!