Clive and Ali looked after our home and pet dog for 3 weeks in April 2012 while we travelled to London for our daughter's wedding. They did a wonderful job.

They were very flexible in meeting our travel dates, which was greatly appreciated.

They are both very professional in their approach to house and pet caring. We found both Ali and Clive to be very friendly and easy to get on with, and they took great care of our home and dog.

Guinness, the 4 year old black Labrador, obviously had a great time with Clive and Ali. He was taken on great exercise excursions, and got to swim regularly - so much so that we think he actually missed his minders when we returned.

We would certainly engage the services of Clive and Ali again if the circumstances arose. We have no hesitation in recommending them to any prospective client.

Clive & Ali house-sat & cared for my Siberian Husky, Misha for 3 weeks in Sydney, Australia, while I went on an overseas vacation in March-April 2012.

This was my first experience of having ‘strangers’ stay in my home & take care of my pet, so I was very apprehensive at first, as Misha has not previously been separated from me for this length of time. However, Clive & Ali allayed my fears immediately when they came to visit us a couple of weeks before the house-sit date. The first time we met, I felt like I was chatting with old friends, & more importantly, Misha loved them from first sight.

They kindly offered to arrive at my home at 6:30am on my day of departure, & drive me to the airport – something I doubt most house sitters would do. So I bade farewell to Misha, knowing he was in excellent hands. During my absence, Clive & Ali took Misha walking twice daily, & even drove him to the beach for his morning exercise. They also groomed him daily. They emailed me regularly with the latest photos of Misha & themselves enjoying their time together, & posted 2 videos on Youtube for me to confirm that he was doing well. I was able to have a relaxing holiday, with the knowledge that Misha was having a great time as well, with his new aunt & uncle.

On my return to Sydney Airport, I found Clive waiting for me at 6am, to drive me home. He kindly offered to take Misha for his morning exercise while I was unpacking  – for which I was immensely grateful, as I was exhausted after my sleepless overnight flight.

I have no reservations whatsoever in recommending Clive & Ali to you as excellent house-sitters & pet-carers. They are honest, open, caring people who are able to communicate & bond with animals (& people) immediately. My only regret is that they have returned to the UK, as I was hoping to ask them to house-sit again for my vacation next year!

We live on the Northern Beaches of Sydney and recently decided to leave our home and puppy for a week whilst we went on holiday. We've not used house-sitters before however Clive and Ali were recommended to us. 

Even a recommendation can still leave you with lingering thoughts however a cup of tea with Clive and Ali a few weeks before we went overseas soon put those thoughts out of our mind. They also stayed with us the night before we left to go on holiday which enabled us to have dinner with them and a chance to get to know them a little better.

They are a very warm, genuine and fun couple and we had absolutely no concerns with leaving them in our house with car keys, alarm codes etc etc. Just as importantly, they immediately formed a real bond with Lucas our ten month old chocolate lab and we knew he would be in safe hands.

Clive and Ali were generous enough to drive us to the airport (early) in the morning and then pick us up on their return, this was a real help as loading a taxi up with baby-gear, car seat included is not much fun. Clive and Ali obviously spent a lot of time with Lucas, swimming, running around at the dog park, fetching balls and just generally having fun, I've seen the photos and videos and I would say Lucas has more fun with Clive and Ali than us!

When we returned to the house we found it spotless, including clean sheets on the bed and even cold beers in the fridge - perfect. The only downside was that Lucas missed them for at least a week and soon resumed his digging in the garden, none of which happened while we were away, no doubt as he was having too much fun.

Hopefully Clive and Ali will be in Australia the next time we go away and in return hopefully we will be away a little longer so that they can enjoy living in Sydney for a little longer than a week!

"Wow, wow and wow!"  Is what I said to myself when I walked through my front door after my month long holiday!

Clive and Ali are A+ numero uno house sitters! 

My house was spotless and the care they took of my animals was amazing. We have two dogs, fish, an axolotl, spiny leaf stick insects and a bearded dragon. 

They compiled a timetable of everything that was required for our creatures and sent us photos and you-tube videos when we were away so we could check on our loved ones at home.

I have no hesitation in recommending these "super sitters". I just hope they are free and available for me when I need them next!

During the 2011/12 holiday break our family went on a 7 week trip to South East Asia, during which time Clive and Ali looked after our house and cared for two fox terriers, six outdoor goldfish, a worm farm, and also fed our wild birds.

While we were away Clive and Ali walked our dogs, Holly and Louie, twice daily (which is more often than when we’re home). More importantly, they showed a great deal of love by playing with the dogs and cuddling them regularly! 

They also kept us regularly updated via email (without being in any way intrusive) and sometimes sent videos of the dogs to us, which was great when we were missing them!

When we arrived home it was very obvious how affectionate and trusting our dogs were towards Clive and Ali and vice versa. Also, they did a fantastic job looking after our house. On our arrival home lawns were mown and the house was cleaner than when we had left! 

Clive and Ali are both genuine and friendly people, and are terrific house sitters. We will definitely ask them to help us again for future holidays.

Don’t hesitate to contact us via email or phone for further confirmation.

This couple are amazing we were first timers at using house sitters and we struck gold first time out. 

They looked after our house and our most valuable possession .... our very spoilt Labrador "Mischka".

We would recommend Clive & Ali to anyone and everyone who wants to go away with peace of mind

We were looking for house/dog sitter or 6 weeks while we went on holiday to Europe.

Our situation
Our situation is unusual as we have 8 Siberian huskies and a Finnish lapphund. The huskies are all either current or retired champion show dogs.  In addition we live on 2 acres most of which is grass.

There is a strict routine with the dogs that needs to be followed starting at 5.30AM with feeding and cleaning the kennels and in the afternoon feeding.  Every 10 days the show dogs need to be washed and blow dried.

The grass needed cutting about every 8 - 10 days.

Clive and Ali
We made contact through homecarers.com and with their experience and background we felt confident leaving our home and 9 dogs in their capable hands.

They came and stayed before we left so they could get to know the dogs and be familiar with the routine.  We found them very attentive and keen to do what ever we asked of them.  They are very easy company - friendly and personable and it was obviously clear by the way they interacted with my dogs that they love animals .

While we were away they emailed photos and private access YouTube links so we could see recent videos to make sure we knew everything was alright.  This was a professional touch and we were able to really enjoy our vacation without any concern about our dogs and property.

Coming home
When we returned we found that Clive and Ali had done an excellent job.  The dogs were in magnificent condition and you can see that they all adored Clive and Ali.  The routine and diet had been followed exactly with extra attention paid to each of them daily.

Our home was obviously well cared for too and on return we found the house to be very clean and tidy and the grass had been cut regularly.

Summary
Looking after this many dogs and such a large area is very demanding compared with the normal house sit.  Our dogs couldn’t have been better cared for if we had paid people to come and look after them. They genuinely did bond with each of the dogs and far exceeded our expectations.  

If they can do a great job looking after our 9 dogs, kennels, house and large grass area they can cope with any situation.

We would have absolutely no hesitation at all in recommending them to anyone including friends of ours with much loved and cared for show dogs. We would have them back again in a split second.

Please look no further, you will not get anyone better.

Clive & Ali Cooper looked after my residence from 17th January to 27th January 2011. 

My 3 cats, 2 cockatiels & 3 fish were found to be happy & healthy upon my return.  The house & gardens were clean, intact, & well protected as Clive & Ali worked on their laptops from the house.

I would not hesitate to have them look after my house & 'babies' any time.

All the best Clive & Ali

My husband and I travelled to Austria for a six week vacation (from November 29th 2010) and Ali and Clive were able to house sit for us while we were away.

During this time Ali and Clive cared for our beloved Bull Mastiff Banjo. He is 18 months old and weighs over 50kg. Despite his weight Banjo is very active and needs a lot of attention. 

Ali and Clive took very good care of Banjo and supplied us with photos and videos while we were away. This gave us peace of mind and we were able to enjoy our holidays. Banjo was very happy and in very good condition on our return.

Ali and Clive also took good care of our 3 bedroom home and maintained our gardens and the pool. Our home was kept clean, our mail collected and the gardens were tidy. Upon our return, we found everything in great order, and we were able to settle easily back into our normal routines.

We were very happy with the care and attention the couple showed to our dog and our property, and we would be pleased and confident to recommend them to anyone for a similar house sitting position. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details.