I have been on Pawshake, housesitting and providing visiting pet care and dog walking since 2018.
I usually stick to Tuggeranong so that I can visit my regulars
I was already an experienced pet carer. I love animals and have looked after all sorts - snuggly cats, aloof cats, big dogs, little dogs, chooks, ducks, peacocks, birds, cute bunnies, demon bunnies, frogs, fish, turtles and even llamas, an axolotl, joeys and wombats.
I started pet sitting when we spent 4 years traveling around housesitting and camping, 2007-10. Notching up about 13 housesits. 2010-2017 we lived in Qld and I housesat a couple of times a year, (probably another 12 housesits) when we came back to Canberra to visit family, including a repeat job every Christmas with a menagerie.
I moved back to Canberra at the beginning of 2018 and housesit in between staying with family and have provided lots of visiting pet care through PawShake and other advertising spaces. I have been accumulating quite a few happy repeat clients.
I love looking after people's pets so that they can have a get away with confidence, knowing their loved ones are cared for.
I treat your house and your possessions with respect.
I am 62 and
I work from home - online doing Graphic Design and Social Media, Digital campaigning so if I am housesitting I can spend plenty of time with your pet - in between visiting other pets.
Full refund if canceled before 12:00 p.m. one day before the booking, 50% refund afterward.
No refund is payable if the booking is canceled on or after the start date.
Note: All times are based on the sitter’s time zone
It’s a big decision to leave your furry family in the care of a stranger. We met Cate before we committed. Cate was a great communicator and we knew what was going on in our 3 week absence. All went well and we would ask Cate to take care of our pets if the need arose in the future.
Cate is great communicating updates. Our home was treated well too.