Hi From A New Sitter In VA. USA

[Samox24]

Hello @RobinG and a warm welcome to the Community Forum

I can completely understand that, our dogs have since passed and this is a great way to get our animal fix without going through all the heartbreak, and of course combine it with our love of travel!

Whereabouts will you be hoping to travel to and house sit?

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I have attached a thread you should find helpful

Securing our first few sits

Hello all, thanks for being here. As a newbie from Canada we appreciate your feed back. We plan to be in Italy the spring of 2023 with family for 6 weeks but then stay on for a few more months in the summer pet sitting. Our question is "Should we be applying for multiple jobs for the same time spot? or “Should we apply to one and wait to see if we get a response and then move on?” Also if someone has said that they are interested but don’t want to confirm because they may have to change the dat…

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