Kerryn

Kerryn R.

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Lover of all Animals - Bayside Location

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About Kerryn
Hi fellow animal lovers! :)

I share my home with a greyhound, a guinea pig, two budgies and a cockatiel. Don't ask me how it works, but somehow our house is a harmonious place to be.

My favourite moments are sitting on the couch with the guinea pig on my shoulder, greyhound on my lap, cockatiel on my other shoulder and being swooped by our two budgies (they have full control of the house of course).

I'm in my late twenties, originally from Hobart, Tasmania. I've grown up with animals my whole life due to my mums side of the family being from the country (with milking cows and an apple orchard). Horses, sheep, cows, ducks, chickens, sheep, dogs, cats, birds - you name it!

I've owned a couple of rescue greyhounds (currently we have a four year old called Tex), so I understand the rescue animal feels. Tex was a very different grey when we first got him, he's come a long way from the anxious dog he used to be and it's all come down to a lot of patience and love (which I have endless amounts to share).

I have a jack russell x foxy back in Tassie (called Charlie, he now lives with my mum), who was also a rescue from my time as a volunteer dog walker at the local dogs home. We rescued a hound from there too and we also had a border collie x springer spaniel. Growing up my parents used to breed cocker spaniels :)

We attended obedience school with our two dogs, starting in puppy school and getting up to level 4 and onto agility.

As you can tell I've had a lot of experience with a wide array of dogs! Oh and I've had my share of cats too :) As a kid I had one who was 2 weeks older than me (who lived to see my 18th!) and another two later down the track.

I have previous experience as a vet nurse (I haven't worked as one since my late teens), therefore I have correct and confident animal handling skills downpat.

I am studying to become a yoga teacher. I finished up my full time job at the end of 2016 (goodbye corporate) and will be taking time out to concentrate on finishing my diploma and doing petsitting full time until I'm qualified! (therefore I'm free for all your walks, visits and house sitting needs).

Testimonials from previous clients (via a different petsitting provider):

"I could not have asked for a better pet sitter! Kerryn was amazing! Kerryn came over twice a day to feed Molma the cat. On top of this she spent time with Molma making sure she was ok and sent me photos through of a very very happy cat!
On top of this she also kept my tomato plants alive in the hot weather!
I could not have asked for a better pet sitter and would thoroughly recommend Kerryn to keep your pets well fed, entertained and happy!!!"
- David, 2 home visits per day, January 2017

"Kerryn, thanks so much for taking such good care of our cats and our house. Much appreciated!"
- Tanya, house sitting, January 2017

"Kerryn was very conscientious in caring for our pet. She kept us well informed whilst we were away and performed her duties admirably. Highly recommended."
- Wendy, 1 home visit per day, December 2016

"Kerryn was amazing, our Jakey loved her and she loved our Jake! We returned to a happy smiling puppy and our home was so well looked after. I'd book her again and again :)"
- Jessi, house sitting, December 2016

"Kerryn was great. Last minute meet and greet with 2 visit per day for my Cat. Kerryn kindly split one of the two day visits as I only needed an evening visit on Christmas night and and morning visit on 27th. Then there were two visits on Boxing Day. Kerryn sent me a photo of Max after each visit which was reassuring. When we got home yesterday Max was very relaxed which is a great indication to me that he was happy with Kerryn! I now have an emergency pet sitter that I will use again. Thanks heaps Kerryn!"
- Liz, 2 home visits per day, December 2016
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Owns pets
Pets Accepted
Small Dog
Medium Dog
Large Dog
Giant Dog
Puppy
Cat
Bird
Rabbit /
Guinea Pig
Kerryn's Home
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Type: Apartment
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Small backyard
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Fenced backyard
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Household
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Pets sleep indoors
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Pets sleep outdoors
Policy
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Cancellation: Flexible
A full refund will be offered to Pet Owners if they cancel up until the day before the booking at 12 noon. After which Pet Owners will be charged 50% of the total booking value.
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Accepts last-minute bookings
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Accepts long-term bookings
Reviews & Testimonials
Service & Rates
Overnight Pet Services
Pet Hosting
At Sitter's Home
not offered
Pet Sitting
At Pet's Home
$ 56 / night
Daytime Pet Services
Pet Day Care
not offered
House Visiting
$ 23 / visit
Dog Walking
$ 23 / walk
Dog Grooming
not offered
Dog Training
not offered
Transport
Pick Up - Drop Off
Free
Emergency
Transport
Available