Maia

House sitting and home visits in moonee ponds

Moonee ponds
24 times favorited
11 recurring guests
Lives with 1 dog
Lives with Staffy Cross Jasper
3w ago
Last activity
One home visit a day
One home visit a day
Min. 30-minute visits in your home
40 AUD
/day
All services and rates

About Maia

NOTE: Unfortunately, due to severe allergies, I cannot accommodate any overnight requests with indoor cats.

 Hello! My name is Maia and I am teacher from California. I moved to Melbourne seven years ago to commence a master of teaching program at the University of Melbourne and I loved it so much I decided to stay.

 I love being around, learning about and caring for animals more than anything else in the world. When I first moved to Australia, I was unable to keep animals at my current address. It is for these reasons that I decided to join Pawshake. In the last four years, I have built an array of long term clients that I have absolutely fallen in love with and have enjoyed spending time with. My partner and I have an undying love for staffys which started when we adopted a 13-year-old Staffy named Lola who we absolutely adored. Since her passing in early 2023, we adopted a 9 year old Staffy cross named Jasper. He makes us laugh every day. When I'm out dog sitting, he gets to spend quality time with his dad at home (he is an only child)

I am CPR qualified for humans, dogs, and cats and I have valid VIT registration which also doubles as a working with children/police check. I am able to provide references upon request.

Please check out the skills and photos sections of my profile, for more information and pictures, relating to my previous experiences working with animals.

Description of Services:

Home Stays (Weekdays & Weekends): Your Pet will be cared for by me in the comfort of your own home. This will ensure that your pet is not stressed while you are away and I stick to their normal routine (feeding time/walks/playtime/where they sleep).

Weekends: Your pet will not be left alone for longer than 4 hours at a time. I teach Year 11/12 English so spend most of my weekends marking and always appreciate the extra company.

Weekdays: I am a full-time teacher, so if your booking extends into the working week/school term, your pet will be alone from the hours of 8am-4pm. However, I will ensure that they get a morning walk before school hours and an evening walk as soon as I am home.

Home-Visits:

A home visit ensures that I will visit your pet for

1 hour. I'm happy to be flexible with timing pending my work schedule. There is also an option to schedule 2 home visits (2 hours at 2 separate times in a day). I'm happy to work with you directly to curate these visits to best meet the needs of you and your pet. During the work week, I am unable to complete any home visits during the hours of 9-4, however on weekends, I am able to be more flexible. 

Maia's services

At your home

One home visit a day
One home visit a day
Book a pet sitter to stop by your home to feed and play with your pet
40 AUD
/day
House Sitting
House Sitting
A sitter stays overnight in your home and cares for your pet
75 AUD
/night
Two home visits a day
Two home visits a day
Two drop-in visits for your pet
65 AUD
/day

Maia also offers

Cancellation policy: Moderate

Full refund if canceled before 12:00 p.m. 7 days before the booking, 50% refund afterward.

No refund is payable if the booking is canceled on or after the start date.

Note: All times are based on the sitter’s time zone

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House Sitting
Jasmine, 2024-02-28

We loved Maia and most importantly our beagle Gus had the best time. She exceeded our expectations with her high level of care and communication. We loved the photo updates! Would highly recommend.

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Home Visits
Erin, 2024-02-12

Thank you Maia for taking such good care of Lola (again!)

I don't think she missed me very much at all :)

I really appreciate the detailed updates and the photos.

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Availability

Maia's Pets

Jasper
Staffy Cross

Skills

Specific Skills

I speak English & Japanese
+10 years of experience
Familiar with dog training techniques
In my "day job", I am a high school English and Japanese teacher. I will look after your fur babies as if they were my own. I take the responsibility of caring for your family members very seriously. I have a current police check and working with children check covered by my VIT registration. Character and references from long-term clients are available on request. My experience: I have owned dogs all my life. Prior to joining Pawshake I had previously pet sat, groomed, and walked dogs belonging to neighbours and family friends. My partner and I recently had a 15 year old Staffy named Lola who crossed the rainbow bridge in March 2023. I am experienced in caring for Staffys as well in tune with the specific needs of eldery dogs.

Experience with

Animal welfare as a volunteer
Rescuing pets
Behavioural problems

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Maia

Maia

House sitting and home visits in moonee ponds

Moonee ponds
One home visit a day
One home visit a day
Min. 30-minute visits in your home
40 AUD
/day
All services and rates
Contact Maia

Cancellation policy: Moderate

Full refund if canceled before 12:00 p.m. 7 days before the booking, 50% refund afterward.

No refund is payable if the booking is canceled on or after the start date.

Note: All times are based on the sitter’s time zone

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