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  • 0 - 1 week, 1 - 2 weeks, 2 - 4 weeks, 1 - 2 months, 2 months +
  • Dog(s), Cat(s), Fish, Bird(s), Rabbit(s)/Guinea Pig(s), Chickens/Ducks/Geese, Reptile(s), Farm Animals
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Active, capable and reliable house sitters

78, retired

78, retired

Hi, thanks for looking at our profile.
We are a responsible retired couple, both non smokers, with previous house sitting and lifestyle block minding experience, willing to do some gardening and odd jobs around the property. We have owned houses in Napier in the past and still own our family home in Reefton. Franz is mechanically minded and handy with tools. Please contact us If you deem us to be suitable sitters for your house/property.
Kind regards, Susan and Franz.

Reviews (15)
No rating I couldn't be happier with Susan and Franz looking after our home and pets while we were away. I got updates on how everything was going and came home to a spotless house and very happy animals. Our dog was walking around the house looking for them :) . Highly recommended and would love to have them back again if it works out next time we're away. Thanks so much :)
JAMIE (Parahaki North Island, Oct 2017 - 1 week)
A very organized and friendly couple who looked after our 2 dogs and kept our house immaculate. Great house sitters. Highly recommend. Thankyou for putting our minds at ease whilst we were away.
 
NEIL (Kerikeri North Island, Jul 2022 - 1 month 1 week)
Many thanks to Susan and Franz for taking care of our home, pets and farm animals. Great communicators, extremely diligent and very obliging. They left our home very clean and tidy and were a pleasure to deal with. We wouldn't hesitate to ask them again.
 
JOANNE (Paparoa North Island, Jun 2022 - 5 days)
Susan and Franz were fantastic. The communication was excellent from the initial phone call right until the end of the sit. The most recent lockdown happened while we were away and trying to get home and they couldn't have been more understanding or accommodating. Offering to lockdown with our pup in the event we couldn't make it home. In the end we managed to get a flight back, and they had time to get home. We arrived home to a very relaxed dog, an immaculate home, and Franz had fixed the ... MORE
 
MICHI (St. Martin’s South Island, Aug 2021 - 1 week 4 days)
Susan and Franz did a great job looking after our pets while we were away. We returned to a spotless house. Thank you!
 
MELANIE (Wanganui North Island, Jun 2021 - 1 week 2 days)
Thank you Franz and Susan Pets very happy and house lovely and tidy when we got home a pleasure to meet you highly recommended as house sitters
 
SARAH (Lichfield North Island, Jun 2021 - 3 days)
Susan and Franz were great! A very tidy couple, that are easy to communicate with. The Dog and Turtle were well looked after and the house was left in a very tidy state. I felt very comfortable have Franz and Susan in my house and won't hesitate to check their availability next time I am going away.
 
CHRIS (Frankliegh Park North Island, Apr 2021 - 3 days)
Susan and Franz took excellent care of our pets and property for 2 weeks over Christmas/New Year. It was lovely to come home to a sparkling clean house and happy cats and dog ! They also kept a daily eye on the cows, sheep and goats. Many thanks, We very happily recommend them to anyone with pets and property.
 
JANET (Winton , Dec 2020 - 1 week 6 days)
Thanks Jan for your lovely review. It was our pleasure to house sit for you. See you again sometime, kind regards, Susan and Franz.
Susan and Franz were a delight to have! We had the pleasure of getting to spend some time with them over dinner before we left early the next morning. They are lovely people with a lot of interesting stories, and have traveled extensively. Indie was well cared for and took a liking to Franz right away. Thank you both so much for looking after her and our house!
 
CLAIRE (Somerfield South Island, Sep 2020 - 3 days)
Thanks you Susan and Franz for the most wonderful care of our Star, Midge, Nugs and Tigs. They were all happy and looked well on our arrival home. Susan the house was amazingly clean and tidy and the fire was going on our return. The back door latch was fixed ..Thanks to Franz. Great to meet you both. Best of luck on your travels.
 
JUNELLE (Ohau RD20 North Island, Jul 2020 - 1 week 2 days)
Susan and Franz, are a lovely couple. Our pets loved them!! They treated our home and pets with love and respect. I would recommend Susan and Franz as house sitters and I am sure you will be very happy with them as we are.
 
SHELLEY (Tauranga North Island, Jul 2020 - 5 days)
What a wonderful couple Susan & Franz are! I just wish we had more time before we headed off to chat & enjoy their company. Appreciated the fantastic, prompt communication & reassurance when I had to make a few changes to the housesit. Thank you for caring so well for Griffin and Sammy! It was wonderful to return to a cared for, tidy home - You even noticed I wrote the wrong bin day in my note & managed to get the bins out in time for emptying, thank you (oooooh & extra tidy cupboards ... MORE
 
FIONA (MARAETAI North Island, Jul 2020 - 1 week)
Susan and Franz were very considerate house sitters and looked after our home and pets beautifully. Communication was very easy and clear and we went away on holiday very confident that everything was taken care of.thankyou so much!
 
RACHEL (Frenchs Forest NSW, Nov 2019 - 4 days) From Aussie House Sitters
What a lovely couple! Many thanks for taking such great care of our house and our dog Honey. I really appreciate that you left the house spotless, even though you really didn't need to! It was also so easy to communicate with you pre-arrival. I hope you have fun on your travels and find some great places to housesit!
 
CHRISTINE (Carrum VIC, Oct 2019 - 4 days) From Aussie House Sitters
No rating Susan and Franz are lovely people. They looked after our pets, house and farm as if it were their own. We highly recommend them. You will be able to completely relax leaving your home and pets in their capable hands. Franz managed our feisty huntaway and crazy cattle dog with ease! We look forward to catching up with them in the future and hope they may be able to house sit for us again. Ann and Paul
ANN (Omakere North Island, Sep 2017 - 2 weeks 5 days)
 
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