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75, Retired photographer
My husband Bill and I retired in 2013 from the United States, sold basically everything, and moved to Costa Rica with two suitcases and a cat each. We became residents and lived there in very rural villages in the mountains as well as just outside the capital city. Five years later our last cat died, and we soon became nomads who travel the world. Now we winter in Arizona and travel during the warmer six months.
For five years I taught at international schools in Valencia, Venezuela and St. Cloud, France. During those years I traveled extensively in Central and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, and even went on safaris in Kenya. In 1990, Bill and I traveled for seven weeks throughout Europe. During the last two years of work and over ten years of retirement so far, we have visited countries in Central and South America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. We love to travel!
In 2018 we had still had one cat and needed a pet sitter. We had fantastic couples stay with Jack while we traveled on two separate trips. We know that side of the pet sitting relationship. Since 2019 we have been pet sitters ourselves, mostly on TrustedHouseSitters.com, as we were traveling internationally. On that platform we have over 50 five-star reviews in the UK, France, and Australia as well as the USA. We have enjoyed all the dogs, cats, chickens, ducks, fish, a turtle, a tortoise, and even a small horse.
In the photos are screenshots of 2 of the 50+ reviews we have from THS pet owners for whom we have done pet sitting.
We would love to sit for you and take care your beloved pets.
Reviews (2)
Betsy and her husband far exceeded our expectations. They responded quickly and reliably to all of our initial communications, and they arrived at our home on schedule as promised. It was clear from the beginning that both of them liked cats and had a lot of experience caring for them. They kept our home in immaculate condition and gave us regular updates. When ants unexpectedly infested our kitchen one day after we left, Bill promptly applied ant block around the perimeter of the house, ... MOREBetsy and her husband far exceeded our expectations. They responded quickly and reliably to all of our initial communications, and they arrived at our home on schedule as promised. It was clear from the beginning that both of them liked cats and had a lot of experience caring for them. They kept our home in immaculate condition and gave us regular updates. When ants unexpectedly infested our kitchen one day after we left, Bill promptly applied ant block around the perimeter of the house, thereby solving the problem within hours. Bill also provided some professional quality photographs that he took of our cat, Emma.
MICHAEL ( California, Jun 2021 - 6 days)
Betsy and Bill were fantastic! It's obvious they really love animals as our 3 cats and dog were beautifully cared for and loved and they will miss Betsy and Bill's company. The house and garden were very well looked after and we were kept regularly up to date with things at home including photos and videos of our pets and even the occasional plant that Betsy was concerned about and asking for advice if there was anything she could do to rectify the problem. They formed quite a friendship with ... MOREBetsy and Bill were fantastic! It's obvious they really love animals as our 3 cats and dog were beautifully cared for and loved and they will miss Betsy and Bill's company. The house and garden were very well looked after and we were kept regularly up to date with things at home including photos and videos of our pets and even the occasional plant that Betsy was concerned about and asking for advice if there was anything she could do to rectify the problem. They formed quite a friendship with our neighbours as well. We would highly recommend Betsy and Bill to anyone looking for top housesitters and we would certainly have them again if the opportunity ever arose. 10/10 !!
LIBBY (Clare SA, Jan 2020 - 1 month 1 week)
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Betsy and her husband far exceeded our expectations. They responded quickly and reliably to all of our initial communications, and they arrived at our home on schedule as promised. It was clear from the beginning that both of them liked cats and had a lot of experience caring for them. They kept our home in immaculate condition and gave us regular updates. When ants unexpectedly infested our kitchen one day after we left, Bill promptly applied ant block around the perimeter of the house, ... MORE
