I started a new house sit a couple days ago. This property is a lifestyle block located in rural Whatawhata in the Hamilton district, with only a short 10-minute drive to the Dinsdale shopping centre. It’s my first time looking after this place. I’m here until January 11th and then it’s straight on to the next property. The owners of this house have gone down to the Taupo area for a family holiday with their two young children.
It’s a nice big new home with all the mod-cons that you’d expect in a place like this, and there’s a superb swimming pool which will getting plenty of use while I’m here.
All the pets are super friendly. I have here a 3-year-old German Shorthair Pointer who goes by the name of Pepper and she’s lots of fun. She’s high-energy and loves chasing tennis balls, especially when it involves the swimming pool. She’s always (literally always lol) looking for a game. At the moment she gets a half-hour game before her breakfast and another half-an-hour before her dinner, with two-three half-hour sessions during the day when it’s hot and she’s wanting to swim in the pool, and an extra half-an-hour before bedtime. She’s going to be the fittest canine in the district by the time I leave here.
I also have here two nice kitty cats, Peach and Molly, who seem to be both enjoying a quieter house with the children on holiday. Pepper has a really nice nature and she gets along with the cats exceptionally well – they’re all good mates.
6 Comments
Gretchen Upperton
January 4 2025 at 1:15 PMPepper looks like such a fun dog to look after! High-energy pets always make the experience memorable. She certainly loves that pool! lol
Gemma the Sitter
January 3 2025 at 12:34 PMI’ve done a few house sits in rural areas too, and they’re so peaceful. How’s Whatawhata been so far?
Craig MacThòmais
January 5 2025 at 12:39 PMIt’s been awesome. Definitely one of my favourite properties. 🙂
Tim Carson
January 2 2025 at 9:16 AMYou sound like the perfect sitter for our place here in Ruakaka. We also have a GSP who is absolutely mad over tennis balls. She’s always got one in her mouth. I’ll email you some more info with our contact details. Thanks, mate. Hope you’ll consider us and you can manage to fit us somewhere in your schedule.
Craig MacThòmais
January 5 2025 at 12:40 PMCheers for that. I’ll look out for your email. We should be able to work something out.
Brooke Rolston
December 31 2024 at 8:18 PMThe swimming pool looks like a fantastic way to enjoy the summer while keeping Pepper entertained! Peach looks so cute in that bean bag.