Stephen Blacklidge & Jessie Johnson

We are Jessie and Steve
- an easy-going and resourceful retired couple bent on making memories.
Lifelong animal lovers with backgrounds in education and specialist fostering we reckon caring is in our bones.
In 2022 we took the brave/crazy decision to sell our house in the UK, buy a campervan and hit the road.
We've never looked back!
Our life since then has been an exciting mix of catching up with family and friends, van-life and house and pet-sitting in the UK and US.
In 2023 when we lost Paris, our beloved Collie-cross companion of 13 years, we took the opportunity to relocate to Wilmington NC where we are currently based.
We can draw upon a wealth of experience looking after our own and others' dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, mice and rats as well as fish, tortoises and snakes.
We now see house and pet-sitting as a great chance to travel more widely whilst continuing to use our considerable skills and experience to provide the highest levels of tender loving care.
We are open to providing sitting services of any length of time and willing to travel just about anywhere!