InSafeHands

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Retired from professional backgrounds including Met Police, Security. Non smoking, non partying couple 66, 72. No family commitments, we consider our pets as family.

We have a page on Facebook "InSafeHands" where we post pictures of the lovely pets we have cared for.

We do require us of a car please. We spend a lot on flights, visas,site fees etc to sit for free. We cannot also afford to hire a car for the purposes of pet minding.
Not for touring around but for getting groceries, emergency pet care, staying local.


A sample of our many references...

I recently travelled overseas and was pleased to find that Anita and Laurie “In Safe Hands” house and pet sitters were available to look after my house at Kewarra Beach, my rambunctious pup Wendy and my antisocial cat Ceecee. They’d previously looked after my house and animals in 2019. Anita and Laurie are great people who take their house-sitting duties very seriously. It was really a luxury to have Laurie drop me and pick me up from the airport, to receive pictures and videos of the animals while travelling and to return to a house that was cleaner and more ordered than when I left it. Upon my return I found the animals healthy and happy, although Wendy does miss Anita. Ceecee’s manners have definitely improved! From myself Wendy and Ceecee thank you Anita and Laurie and I hope you’re available next time I travel.
Steve Schwartz
1/3/2024

Hi guys, the house and garden both look amazing! A very shiny and happy cat greeted us at the gate. Thank you both so much for such excellent care of our home. We were very glad we had you in residence, considering how crispy dry the area is at present.
We will lodge a glowing testimonial with Mindahome very shortly, is that the right procedure?
You left everything in tip top shape, and it was so lovely to walk in and settle. We were thrilled to see another Sunbird egg in the nest, that would be our third batch this spring. We are glad you enjoyed our home, and look forward to this time next year. We will keep in touch and certainly closer to the time,sort out details, including airport pick up.
Hope the rest of your sits go well, and you stay well
All the best and thanks once again, Suzi and Rob and Denzie x

Zoe - Clifton Beach QLD

• SIT DATES: 2 Dec to 28 Dec 2023 - 3 weeks

 THEIR REVIEW OF YOU: Laurie and Anita housesat for us during cyclone Jasper and it's aftermath. We are extremely grateful to them for their impeccable communication, level headedness and practical approach to what ended up being a catastrophic event in Cairns. We arrived home to a beautifully cleaned house, mowed yard and a happy dog. Despite all the hardships of electricity outages, torrential rain and flooding they had managed to still care for our place as though it was their own. We have no hesitation in recommending them to anyone in the future looking for housesitters, infact we hope they continue to return to Cairns so that they might come back to sit for us next year!

 Hi Anita,

As promised, I have written a reference for you.

Laurie and Anita did an amazing job of caring for our two spaniels recently. It was the first time we have left them and gone away so I was a little nervous. No need, the dogs settled with them very quickly and we received regular updates and photos so that we could relax knowing they were well cared for.
We returned to a very tidy house and the garden had obviously been watered regularly.
Thanks Anita and Laurie for helping us to have a relaxing and carefree holiday knowing that everything was in capable hands. We'll certainly be asking you to come and stay again in the future.
Regards, Lisa and Bryan.

Alice - Edinburgh Scotland

• SIT DATE: Jul 2023 - 1 month

 THEIR REVIEW OF YOU: Anita looked after our cat and house for the whole month of July 2023. We could not have asked for a better sitter! Anita is such a kind person and she poured all her love onto our cat. House was immaculate upon arrival and Anita even froze garden strawberries for us! When we came back our cat was very happy and contented. We are extremely grateful to Anita for her lovingly done housesit.

Hi Anita and Laurie

Just want to thank you for the fantastic job you did house sitting for us.

For nearly five weeks you looked after our house and pets which included cats , birds and fish.

The photos of the cats you sent to us while we were are away were much appreciated.

We returned home to a clean and tidy house, and cats that had obviously been well looked after and spoiled.

We would have no hesitation in recommending you as housesitters to any future clients, and hopefully when go on our next holiday, you will be available to house sit for us again.

Thank you again
Steve and Maureen Giradi
 Recently had Laurie and Anita house sit for us while we traveled overseas. We had 2 dogs and 2 cats to care for so not a small ask!! We had regular updates from our babies which was much appreciated and our babies were spoilt rotten. Our house and gardens were also well cared for. Have no hesitation in recommending them for any sit that you require them for..

BRYAN AND KIM (Smithfield QLD, Sep 2017 - 3 weeks)

HEATHER (Cheltenham NSW, Jan 2023 - 16 days)

 Anita and Laurie were wonderful house sitters and delightful and completely trustworthy couple. We returned from our vacation to find our cat well pampered and the house was immaculate with fresh sheets on the beds and fresh flowers. The garden was regularly watered and Laurie mowed our lawns too and attended to some well overdue garden cleanup in our absence. Anita and Laurie also left food in the fridge such as an evening meal, bread and milk on our return which was so thoughtful. Anita kept us updated throughout our vacation with photos of our cat and a report on the house- Great communication. Highly recommend this couple who clearly love animals and take pride in looking after other peoples houses. Would definitely invite them back. Thanks Anita and Laurie


Thank you for looking after our property and our cat. We have a large house and garden and as such it is a huge responsibility, and Laurie and Anita maintained it all very well. We would be happy to have them sit for us again.

JO AND KEITH (Clifton Beach QLD, Jan 2017 - 2 months 2 weeks)

We returned to sit the above for 3 consecutive years.

In addition we have many repeats for May, June, July regular repeats for a black and white cat called Lola and a ragdoll called Mabel. Read more...