Cate

Experienced Pet/housesitter, Loves Animals

Conder
19 times favorited
17 recurring guests
Lives with 1 cat
Usually responds within one day
1w ago
Last activity
<5h
Response time
House sitting
24h stay, in your home
40 AUD
/night
All services and rates

About Cate

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.

Cate's services

At your home

Dog Walking
An experienced dog walker will pick up your dog from your home for a 30 min walk
5 AUD for each additional pet
30 AUD
/walk
One home visit a day
Book a pet sitter to stop by your home to feed and play with your pet
25 AUD
/day
House Sitting
A sitter stays overnight in your home and cares for your pet
40 AUD
/night
Two home visits a day
Two drop-in visits for your pet
45 AUD
/day

Cate also offers

Pick up / drop off

Cancellation policy: Flexible

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

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House Sitting
Vera, 2024-07-29

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.

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House Sitting
Kim, 2024-03-12

Cate is great communicating updates. Our home was treated well too.

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Availability

Cate's Pets

Cleo
Cat

Skills

Specific Skills

I speak English
+10 years of experience
  • Housesitting - short term, long term
  • I have an affinity for dogs and cats
  • Visiting Pet care
  • Walking dogs
  • I can only have small pets stay at my place - like rabbits and guinea pigs in hutches (not dogs or cats)
  • Water garden, collect mail, put out garbage
  • I have excellent references. I have a recent police check (2018) and a current Working with Vulnerable People card. I don't smoke.

Can Administer

Oral medications

Experience with

Animal welfare as a volunteer
Rescuing pets

Stats

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Cate

Cate

Experienced Pet/housesitter, Loves Animals

Conder
House sitting
24h stay, in your home
40 AUD
/night
All services and rates
Contact Cate

Cancellation policy: Flexible

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

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