Hi folks, We are very keen on joining Trusted House Sitters as a Combined member. Mostly, we are looking to do a bit of travelling in our retirement as pet sitters, but may also (less frequently) need people to look after our own pets (two dogs and a cat). I have had several auto-generated messag…

I would say read the forum, see the experiences people are describing. Consider if this matches with your vision of sitting. Personally I would say where are you interested in sitting? US or UK plenty of options. The rest of the world is only a fraction of those two. Things to consider before you sh…

[image] Cathie: I would say read the forum, see the experiences people are describing Reading the forum is really useful but there’s a bias towards negative experiences as most people come for help or to vent. I would suggest searching for sits in places of your interest and reading listings…

@Newpetlover is definitely right about the negative bias, so it should not put you off. Definitely a good idea to check out sits in your preferred area.

[image] ponchonick: I have had several auto-generated messages from THS offering a 20% discount for new members, but this only seems to apply to sitters. Does anyone know if you can also get 20% off as a combined member too? Welcome to the Forums! I presume you were sent a code for the disc…

When you click to accept the 20%offer, see if there a tab for Home owner and combined. There usually is, in my experience. If the 20% is applied it will be obvious.

Thanks for all your help. We’ve joined now, and look forward to exploring the world of pet sitting!

Glad to have you on board! :tada: As you’ve seen, our amazing community of members have an incredible amount of Housesitting knowledge and experience. Please do share an questions or ideas and I’m sure our members will share their support. :raising_hands:

Thanks Mark. I do have another “newbie” question actually. I see a lot of house sitting opportunities where somebody needs a sitter for six or eight weeks. Personally, I find this rather a long time to be in the same location! I am looking for two or three weeks. In the experience of most membe…

That’s hard to say, depending on the individual hosts’ circumstances and preferences. From a sitter perspective, many of us avoid “split sits,” because accountability can be messy with them. Say you leave a home and pets in good shape, but the next sitter doesn’t. Or say someone else stole somethi…

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Newpetlover 28 February 2026 20:17 2

Welcome to the forum, @ponchonick

You can join as sitters and them, when you need you can upgrade to combined membership, that way you will only pay for the remaining time of the year.

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