As I write this, I’m pet sitting in a fabulous house near Universal City. It’s the home of one of my daughter’s friends who is out of town. She has two little dogs and I have two of my own. So far, it’s been like a vacation even though I live across town.
I was more than ready for a getaway
Because of the pandemic, I was getting pretty crazy being isolated in the small room I was renting. My dogs were getting bored too, so the idea of hanging out in a nice house with a pack of little dogs sounded safe and wonderful to change things up.
It was sort of a mini-resort but I was the only human
My daughter’s friend is a CPA and lives in a million-dollar home. It’s a perfect house for a single woman and an over 50 pet sitter who needs some space.
It sure beat my confining little room where I had to share a bathroom with a strange guy.
My daughter came over with her dog one night so we had dinner together and the dogs had a dog party.
But despite how nice it was, there were a few glitches
On my first night of pet sitting duties, the temperature in the valley was 111. The power went out while I was watching TV. It came back on after a few hours but I had to spend time in the hot garage reprogramming the sprinklers that got knocked out by the outage.
The next day, I was sitting on the pot when I heard the dogs start to bark. The landscapers turned up unannounced and were in the backyard. I caught two of them hiding in the corner of the yard. The bathroom I was pooping in didn’t have window shades and they got an eyeful while I was doing my business.
Sleeping in luxury
I had been sleeping on a twin bed with both of my two dogs which meant I was sleeping on half a twin. On my pet sitting vacation, I got to sleep on a cushy Queen with 4 little dogs but it was way more luxurious.
I could get used to this pet sitting thing
We may not be able to travel for a while but staying in a beautiful house with fun little dogs is not a bad way to pass the time.
If you’re sick of being stuck at your home, why not try taking car of pets somewhere else?
To get a job pet sitting or to find a pet sitter check out Trusted Housesitters here.
Rebecca, What a lovely place! Glad you got away with your pooches, despite problems with nosy landscapers and sprinkle systems. Hope this finds you well.
Thanks, Laurie. It’s been fun and my daughter spent the night a couple of times which was nice.
Sounds like heaven right about now. I’m so glad to read that you’re also going to be moving into a house with other women soon. That sounds like fun.
Thanks, Jennifer. The place I’m staying at now has 1 woman and it’s a nice place. Good air conditioning, but zero space for me and my dogs. I’m looking forward to settling somewhere for a while which I m sure I can do at my friends. Hanging out with all the dogs has been fun. I hate to leave.