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Charles & Sean

Charles & Sean

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67, retired professor / editor

61, Education Writer

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We are two married professionals with many years' experience house-sitting and caring for animals, both domestic and wild. Charles was a full-time instructor at the University of Colorado for many years, and now edits articles for Encyclopaedia Britannica. His poetry appears in literary journals in the US, the UK, and Australia. Sean is Senior Writer and Academic Design specialist with McGraw-Hill Publishing. He has authored more than 50 books and hundreds of education articles over the past ... Read moreWe are two married professionals with many years' experience house-sitting and caring for animals, both domestic and wild. Charles was a full-time instructor at the University of Colorado for many years, and now edits articles for Encyclopaedia Britannica. His poetry appears in literary journals in the US, the UK, and Australia. Sean is Senior Writer and Academic Design specialist with McGraw-Hill Publishing. He has authored more than 50 books and hundreds of education articles over the past 30+ years.

We are digital nomads, professionals who carry on our careers online while living in a travel mode housesitting and pet-sitting. We love this life! Over many years of travel on six continents and 65 countries, we have found caring for others' homes and pets (and sometimes livestock) to be a profound privilege that broadens and deepens our experience not only of that place and time (and those adorable companion animals), but of our own lives.

Full-time year-round house-sitters since 2012, we have house-sat and pet-sat more than 60 lovely homes and estates in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe/UK, and the Middle East. We have a file folder full of five-star reviews from homeowners.

We are available for longer house-sits.

Experienced with animal care:
* We have extensive experience raising, caring, treating, diagnosing, and humoring cats and dogs over many years. We adore them; they grow quite attached to us.
* We have extensive experience with farm animals, pet birds, and a variety of other companion animals (snakes, lizards, tortoises, rodents, even bees). Charles was raised on a quarter horse ranch and has years of experience in most aspects of equine (and some bovine) care.
* We have experience living cheerfully around wild animals. We have worked on scientific expeditions in several remote corners of the planet as assistants for wildlife biologists, geologists, marine biologists, and on archeological digs in wildlife preserves. In Colorado, our rental homes were high and remote, with few people but with neighbor bears, coyotes, mountain lions, bobcats, foxes, and many, many deer, etc.

Experienced living abroad:
* We have traveled in 67 countries on six continents.
* We are confident, well-educated, and experienced managers.
* We are aesthetes, appreciating and caring for others' belongings.
* We love animals and they love us.
* We are educated, open-minded, creative, easy-going, warm, and diligent.
* We are excellent communicators.
* Between us, we can function quite well in Spanish, German, and French -- (Charles can read some Italian and Portuguese, too).
* Non-smokers.

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Pet care

Full-time year-round house- and pet-sitters since 2012, we have house-sat and pet-sat more than 65 lovely homes and estates in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Middle East. We have file folders full of happy reviews from homeowners we are happy to share with you by ... Read moreFull-time year-round house- and pet-sitters since 2012, we have house-sat and pet-sat more than 65 lovely homes and estates in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Middle East. We have file folders full of happy reviews from homeowners we are happy to share with you by email.

We are mature, level-headed, great communicators who get along famously with pets. Dogs get all the joyous play and walking they can handle while cats find us respectful of their autonomy and personal space. Because we aren't yet fully retired, most days find us sitting quietly at a desk online tapping away on writing projects. Both dogs and cats seem to like that -- they know where to find us, we aren't changing things they are accustomed to, and they can engage us on their terms.

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petsWilling to care for these pets

DogsDogs
CatsCats
FishFish
BirdsBirds
Rabbits/Guinea PigsRabbits/Guinea Pigs
Chickens/Ducks/GeeseChickens/Ducks/Geese
Farm AnimalsFarm Animals
HorsesHorses
ReptilesReptiles

agricultureFarm experience

Charles's family of origin raised and trained quarter horses; the ranches included dogs, cattle, chickens, ducks, peacocks, etc. We raised our own alfalfa and bailed it. Sean and Charles together as housesitters have, in addition to dogs and cats, had occasion to watch over the wellbeing of horses, ... Read moreCharles's family of origin raised and trained quarter horses; the ranches included dogs, cattle, chickens, ducks, peacocks, etc. We raised our own alfalfa and bailed it. Sean and Charles together as housesitters have, in addition to dogs and cats, had occasion to watch over the wellbeing of horses, ponies, pigs, chickens, pet reptiles, parrots, etc.

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eventCurrent bookings

2025: 7 Jun - 7 Sep

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1 - 2 months, 2 months +

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Anywhere in the United States

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