Cate

Experienced Pet/housesitter, Loves Animals

Conder
19 times favorited
17 recurring guests
Last booked yesterday
Last contacted 2 days ago
Lives with 1 dog and 1 cat
Lives with Lab Bucky
Usually responds within one day
1d ago
Last activity
<5h
Response time
House sitting
24h stay, in your home
40 AUD
/night
All services and rates

About Cate

I have been on Pawshake, housesitting and providing visiting pet care and dog walking since 2018.
I usually stick to Tuggeranong so that I can visit my regulars.

I was already an experienced pet carer. I love animals and have looked after all sorts - snuggly cats, aloof cats, big dogs, little dogs, chooks, ducks, peacocks, birds, cute bunnies, demon bunnies, frogs, fish, turtles and even llamas, an axolotl, joeys and wombats.

I started pet sitting when we spent 4 years traveling around housesitting and camping, 2007-10. Notching up about 13 housesits. 2010-2017 we lived in Qld and I housesat a couple of times a year, (probably another 12 housesits) when we came back to Canberra to visit family, including a repeat job every Christmas with a menagerie.

I moved back to Canberra at the beginning of 2018 and housesit in between staying with family and have provided lots of visiting pet care through PawShake and other advertising spaces. I have been accumulating quite a few happy repeat clients.

I love looking after people's pets so that they can have a get away with confidence, knowing their loved ones are cared for.

I treat your house and your possessions with respect.

I am 62 and

I do a bit of work from home - doing Graphic Design and Social Media, Digital campaigning so if I am housesitting I can spend plenty of time with your pet - in between visiting other pets.

Cate's services

At your home

Dog Walking
An experienced dog walker will pick up your dog from your home for a 30 min walk
5 AUD for each additional pet
30 AUD
/walk
One home visit a day
Book a pet sitter to stop by your home to feed and play with your pet
25 AUD
/day
House Sitting
A sitter stays overnight in your home and cares for your pet
40 AUD
/night
Two home visits a day
Two drop-in visits for your pet
45 AUD
/day

Cate also offers

Pick up / drop off

Cancellation policy: Flexible

Full refund if canceled before 12:00 p.m. one day 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
Emily, 2024-10-20

Cate house sat for us for about 5 weeks.

We have a menagerie of pets that she cared for including chickens, cats and a dog. She managed very well with some minor unexpected issues with the pets. We found her to be very calm and capable. We were able to relax on our holiday knowing she was taking good care of our pets.

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Home Visits
Annika, 2024-09-17

animals were well taken care of

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Availability

Cate's Pets

Cleo
Cat
Bucky
Lab

Skills

Specific Skills

I speak English
+10 years of experience
  • Housesitting - short term, long term
  • I have an affinity for dogs and cats
  • Visiting Pet care
  • Walking dogs
  • I can only have small pets stay at my place - like rabbits and guinea pigs in hutches (not dogs or cats)
  • Water garden, collect mail, put out garbage
  • I have excellent references. I have a recent police check (2018) and a current Working with Vulnerable People card. I don't smoke.

Can Administer

Oral medications

Experience with

Animal welfare as a volunteer
Rescuing pets

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Cate

Cate

Experienced Pet/housesitter, Loves Animals

Conder
House sitting
24h stay, in your home
40 AUD
/night
All services and rates
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Cancellation policy: Flexible

Full refund if canceled before 12:00 p.m. one day 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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