House Sitting Opportunity.   Leasburg, North Carolina


House Sitting in Leasburg, North Carolina

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Location:   Leasburg, North Carolina

Assignment Description:

Hi, I am looking for a non-smoking house sitter. I have a lovely home on 8 blissful, heavily wooded acres. We have 3 dogs, 2 inside only (!!!) cats, 11 chickens, 5 guineas, 2 geese, 2 parrots, and a fish. We also have 3 squirrels that I hand-raised that come back every so often for goodies. I need someone reliable and trustworthy to tend to all of these critters and to look after the house. Because of the season, weed pulling and/or spraying might be necessary. I'll hire someone to mow. My 18 yr old daughter will also be here. She will get herself to and from school and will take care of all of her own needs. Since she will be at school I prefer to have someone here almost all the time to let the dogs in and out as necessary...make sure they're not tangled up, make sure they not eating their outside beds, and to keep an eye on things in general.  You will also need to close the poultry up in their pen/coops at night, and let them out every morning. 1 of the dogs, ("Peaches") MUST be on a cable while outside. (or on a leash.) Otherwise she will take off into the woods for hours. She's had hip surgery and I'm not certain if she could out-run a pack of coyotes if they found her. "Dax" (Australian Shepherd) can be loose all the time. He's the protector. Peaches must also be on a leash while in the house, for better control of her. She also loves to go on walks (on the leash.) "Neo" is my daughter's tiny little "Toy" dog.  He stays in the kitchen when we can't watch him. And he can go outside only under very, very close supervision. All 3 of them sleep in kennels inside the house at night....except Neo sleeps with my daughter. The cats sleep usually with one of us, on the bed.   Looking forward to pursuing this option further!! Thanks for your consideration!!