We are looking for a housesitter or couple to look after our beloved maltese terrier cross and to care for our home and garden for a week in mid September while we holiday locally. Louie is a gorgeous maltese cross, who loves everyone. He is 15 and a half years old with a heart murmur. He needs to be given a tablet twice daily, an hour before food, but happily chews them up. He is still quite active and enjoys a short walk every day. He loves to sit next to you on the lounge and gives great cuddles. He sleeps in his comfy bed in our bedroom each night and has a doggy door to get outside when he needs to. He is fully toilet trained. He is a small, happy and friendly dog who is easy to care for, and can be left at home alone for most of the day if you are off exploring the area around Wodonga.
Our home is 8 years old and quite large with all the mod cons. There is a guest bedroom with a queen size bed and a full bathroom for the exclusive use of our house sitters. We have 2 other single beds and a cot for children to use. We would like you to keep our home clean and tidy and to care for it well. We are very house proud. Our garden is small but may need watering or mowing. We are in a quiet neighbourhood but still only a few minutes drive from the centre of town and look out onto natural bushland from our living areas and alfresco. It is a very peaceful outlook. Our neighbourhood is very friendly and we often meet up with some neighbours to walk our dogs together. They would love you to join them while you are caring for Louie and our home.
We are located in the rural Victorian city of Wodonga which is on the Murray River and the border of NSW. The city of Albury is on the NSW side of the river. The Hume Dam is on our doorstep.We are just over an hour's drive to the beautiful Alpine towns of Bright and Mt. Beauty. The historic townships of Beechworth, Yackandandah and Chiltern are nearby, as is the famous Rutherglen wine region. Public transport is quite poor here, so your own car would be advisable.
We will be leaving for our holiday on Saturday 17th September and Friday, 23rd September. We would like our sitters to arrive on Frdiay, 17th September, so that we can meet you and show you around our home and familiarise you with Louie's routine. We will provide you with dinner that evening.
We look forward to meeting new friends through our housesitters.