Mystery solved, they had your link initially showing someone else’s home. It is now showing your home so all your pictures, dates etc are all showing fine. Love your dog pics.
Obviously you are looking for sitters who don’t mind getting up early to let the dogs out and that will of course will rule some people out but lots don’t mind that.
Hope you find the right sitter soon.
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Thanks!
They are improving, when we first came back and there were 3 of them, they were getting me up around 4!!! Ironically, it was the sitters at Christmas that cured them of that… maybe I need to get eye masks for them, as it’s the light mornings that is getting them up early now, winter is a different story… as African dogs, they don’t like the cold and wet!
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Thanks, I had forgotten that!
That’s fine as long as they read it in the first place, as above I’ve also had the experience on several occasions where owners have placed a sit but never read my response 
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I never have my phone far from me so I usually reply within the hour, if not sooner 
Except when I’m sleeping of course hahahaha! Even if I don’t get the sit, I always reply to thank them for considering me. It’s all about old fashioned manners.
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I wish everybody was as considerate as you!
It’s also really annoying when people don’t update their calendar, as they are often showing available, but when you then invite them, they come back and say they are already booked…
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The system automatically updates sits booked through TH but we can’t update it with other unavailable dates such as our own holidays, sits for others outside TH etc
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Thanks ellieh. Actually, I get all of my invitations to sit when my calendar is showing booked, I do keep it up to date. I always reply though and thank the HO very much for the invite. As many have said, the calendar thing seriously needs looking at.
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Heck, I reply IMMEDIATELY. I am getting lots of sit invites at the moment (even tho my calendar shows I am not available at those times) but I ALWAYS, ALWAYS reply with courtesy and a polite message.
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Thanks, I have actually amended the car bit as my last sitters came in the train and brought bikes with them.
I think they raised the network of helpful neighbours bit as I had ended up in hospital with emergency surgery so my actual trip was cancelled, but it meant my dogs could get out of kennels and be home with the sitters so my friends and neighbours had helped out with picking up, cleaning, switching heating on etc etc while I was languishing in ICU!!
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@ellieh we are so sorry to hear of your hospitalization but what a great helpful community network you have and we hope that you are doing much better and that the dogs are OK …
Get well soon …
Angela and the Team
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I will say this for response time. As a sitter, I recently applied to a great sit and it seemed as tho I was the only applicant. The HO didn’t respond right away, but once he did and I thought we were about to lock it down, he disappeared for three days more. This is not how I roll. No matter how busy people are - and we are ALL busy - everyone has their phone on them at all times. I rescinded my app with no explanation - bec it seemed rude to say, “sorry but you’re slow af, good luck with that, BYE.” I know we are all different but losing a good sitter may be the price you pay for being so slow to respond and coming off as indifferent.
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Agreed, and whether it’s a yes or a no from a sitter, I will always respond and thank them for getting back to me.
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Thank you, all fine now, and the February trip to see my father is now rescheduled for June, hence the sitter requirements! The friends network I have here are all ex Botswana, so we are pretty tight and are always there for each other.
Ow all I need is a sitter, or they are off to the kennels!
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have you considered trying some of the country specific platforms if you cannot get a sitter through THS this time? It is another expense but having said that they are not as expensive as THS and definitely cheaper than kennels
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I’m with you all the way! I invited over twenty sitters and had booked kennels but eventually found a wonderful couple. Not sure if I’ll rejoin though.
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Hi @kingsmill2 Rupes is adorable, you live in a wonderful part of the country and have enjoyed great sitters who have left wonderful reviews
“I recommend this sit to anyone who would like to spend time in a beautiful home in a charming Cotswolds village with a gorgeous dog for company” - Kaylene
This year, the first one could call “normal” to a degree, is different COVID is still part of the equation for some but it is normalizing and so don’t be disheartened, international sitters are coming back and there are more sitters looking at domestic sits, albeit a little later than usual so please stay in the community … we’d miss you both if you left.
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Thanks Angela!
Christina
If you’re looking for someone in your area, it’s important to know how long it should take for them to get back to you. If they are taking too long or aren’t responding at all, then there’s a good chance that they aren’t interested. If they are honest with you and tell you that they usually respond within 12 hours, then this will give you an idea of what to expect when hiring them.
I went on to the north dorset we love pets site, they don’t have a membership fee, but their sitters charge the owner, and apparently it can be up to £80 a day, if their website is correct!!!
I have submitted a number of more invitations, some are read but not responded, and quite a few are still unread. And that’s a week after I sent them. I think for now, I give up!
Am hoping I will have better luck when I head to Australia for a month next February, as four weeks in kennels in February won’t be much fine, and you also want the comfort of knowing your house is secure in the winter.
I have a lovely house, lovely garden and two gorgeous dogs….
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