@Nofurbabies come to Australia , lots of pools here 
no sharks in them either, occasionally a croc in the north 
I was coming to ask this exact thing. We need to be able to filter by ‘we are able to bring our pet’ if homeowners can select as a criteria. It’s frustrating to go through so many sits only to see bringing a pet is excluded.
Welcome to the forum @ColleenK
Here you can connect and share and discuss ideas with forum members . I have learned a lot from the forum.
However Trusted House Sitters support and product team don’t read or reply to the forum .
So for improvement suggestions to reach Trusted House Sitters you can e-mail support@trustedhousesitters.com
Think my long haul days may be behind me. I want to see more of the UK now. Thanks though!