Hi from Ernie & family in Fife, Scotland

[Samox24]

Hi @Alex_and_Ernie and a warm welcome to TrustedHousesitters and to the Community Forum

I just had a peruse of your profile and it looks fab, I am sure you will receive many applicants to come and look after the adorable Ernie for you, (that’s such a lovely photo of him btw!)

I have attached a blog and a thread that you should find helpful

How to prepare for the arrival of your sitter

List of questions for HOs to ask the potential sitters?

As I haven’t found a thread covering a list of questions to ask from HOs to sitters (only the other way round) so how about cumulating them here? What do you ask your potential sitters before you decide?

Also, remember you can use the spyglass symbol at the top of the page next to the TrustedHousesitters logo and search for any questions that you may have as they have most likely already been answered on here and of course if not then please just ask!

I have attached a thread below, it would be great if you could join in with this as we think you could offer great feedback and your input would be a great addition.

How did you learn about Trusted Housesitters?

I think it would be interesting to hear how each of us came to discover THS. It has had such a positive impact on my life. I’ll start with my own story. I spent a lot of years handling a lot of responsibility – taking care of two dogs, a child, several family members with serious health problems all the while not feeling so great, myself, dealing with loss and upheaval. I raised my daughter as a single mother and had very little freedom to go anywhere. Then, about four or five years ago, after…