Without a permanent base in the UK, I aim to lock sits in back to back so I am very active checking the THS site regularly. If I dont hear back from an application in the first few days, I archive it with a ‘possible’ marker and then I put it out of my mind. I dont labour over rejections and non replies as that is energy we can be putting to better use looking for a definite sit. I do have some parameters for what I will apply for and have learnt that big strong dogs that pull on the lead are not for me nor is spending all day mucking out stables. I look at the photos of the dogs; the type of breed tells me something about what the sit might involve and I never take on more than two small to medium dogs or more than three cats…a house where eight Toms have been fighting for dominance and spraying everything in sight makes for a unpleasant stay in my experience! I do repeat sits if I have connected with the animals and HO and if there is always something new to do in the area, thats an added bonus but at the end of the day my priority is to put a roof over my head while hopefully seeing some interesting places with good animal company. I have stayed in humble run down homes and had a better experience there than sometimes staying in mansions where the dogs are not toilet trained and never exercised! I would say dont wait for a HO to get back to you as they might never do so but be proactive and keep checking the THS listings! Good luck!