My experience
I've been sitting for over 6 years, besides sharing my home with pets all my life. I've cared for small farmsteads with poultry, livestock and horses as well as homes with dogs, cats, fish and ferrets. I have expertise with nearly every conceivable domesticated animal/pet, including administering meds. I can handle big dogs and I'm the previous owner of a Kuvasz, who lived a long and wonderful life.
And counting…
Dogs:
2 Cocker Spaniels - Louisiana (Meagan, Laila)
1 Mix - Bulgaria (Susie)
1 Karakachan - Bulgaria (Gaia)
1 Mix - Bulgaria (Raina)
1 Mix - Bulgaria (Joy)
1 Cattledog Mix - Ireland (James) x 3 sits
3 Huskies - Ormesby, St. Michael, UK (Sky, Storm, Damon) x 2 sits
1 Golden retriever - Ormesby (Squeazy) x 2 sits
4 Chihuahuas - Ormesby (Archie, Caspar, Elsa, King) x 2 sits
2 American Pitbulls - Hawaii (Max, Kailua)
1 Staffordshire Terrier - Derby (Tia*) x 2 sits
1 Norwegian Wulfhund - Derby (Rio*) x 2 sits
1 Scottish Terrier - Wokingham (Mr. Higgins*)
1 West Highland Terrier - Wokingham (Maggie*)
1 Collie - Emsworth, UK (Gertie)
1 Welsh Terrier - Emsworth (Rascal)
1 Labrador Retriever - Louisiana (Sammie)
2 Pugs - Louisiana (Mimi*, Miles)
1 Sheepdog - Lytham, UK (Lottie)
1 Staffordshire Terrier - Perchède, France (Figue)
2 Corgis - London (Jeeves & Wooster)
2 Podengos - Portugal (Lui*, Milo)
1 Labrador Retriever - Portugal (Shadow)
1 Terrier - Portugal (Rudy)
1 Hunting dog mix - Portugal (Rush)
1 Maltipoo - London (Sausage*)
1 Working Cocker Spaniel - London (Bailey)
1 Shepherd mix - Alexandria (Yemmie)
1 Staffordshire Terrier - Alexandria (Reef)
1 Berger Picard - North Carolina (Sheba) x 2 sits
1 Daschund/Chihuahua mix - NC (Coco)
1 German Shepherd-Great Dane mix - NC (Wiley)
1 AST-Dogo Argentino mix - Alexandria (Bee)
1 Goldendoodle - Michigan & Florida (Lulu)
1 Collie/Boxer mix - NC (Rosie)
1 Miniature Schnauzer - NC (Maggi)
1 Schnoodle - NC (Kloie)
1 Labrador/Pitbull Mix - NC (Emma)
Cats:
3 - Ireland (Lightning/Momma cat, Tigger, Babycat) x 3 sits
1 - Bulgaria (Snow)
5 - Bulgaria (Lola, Pepper, Maddie, Wally, Bobbi)
9 - Leicester (Outdoor ferals)
1 - Leicester (Sadie)
1 - Ormesby (Bubbles) x 2 sits
1 - Northampton (Chloe*)
2 - Baton Rouge (Nini, Lilly) x 2 sits
1 - Riyadh (Manni)
2 - Southampton (Emi, Scaliwag)
1 - British Shorthair - Gaithersburg (Narla)
2 - Baton Rouge (Fox & Bean)
1 - Arlington (Zoe)
2 - Portugal (Gina & Timothy*)
8 - Portugal (CT, Lady, Robbie, Jade, Maisel, Lady P, Blue, Melvyn, Nosh)
2 - Portugal (Outdoor ferals)
1 - Burmese - Poole (Monte)
2 - Whittle (Kitty-Kat, Puss-Puss)
2 - London (Lola, Missy*)
2 - London ( Rakim, Erik)
1 - NC (Sandy) x 2 sits
14! - Virgin Islands (Josie, Timmy, Maggie, Pumpkin, Kobe, Blondie, Sly, Tux, JJ, Kitt Girl, BB, Bandit, Plaqq, Rumple) x 2 sits
1 - Lansing (Kitty)
1 - NC (Gracie)
Birds:
Parrot - Ormesby (Polly)
Parrot - Louisiana (Anton)
Equine:
3 Donkeys - Ireland (Belle, Misty, Bojangles)
1 Tennessee Walker - Georgia, USA (Myron)
Other:
2 Ferrets - Leicester (Baby, Bluebell)
Wild birds - Leicester, Ormesby, Hawaii, Perchède, France (daily feed, water)
Wild hedgehogs - Leicester (daily feed, water)
Hermit crabs - North Carolina (feed, water, monitor temperature)
Fish:
Tropical tanks - Hawaii, Bulgaria, NC (water top-off/chemistry, daily feed)
Goldfish - Wokingham
Koi - Poole, UK
Poultry:
26 Chickens - Ireland x 3 sits
14 Ducks - Ireland x 3 sits
10 Chickens - Ireland x 3 sits
2 Chickens - Leicester (Beryl, Grace)
4 Chooks - Leicester
3 Seramas - Louisiana x 2 sits
2 Silkies - Louisiana x 2 sits
2 Lovebirds - Louisiana
3 Chickens - Portugal
5 Chickens - North Carolina (Bertie, Lil, Lulu, Dottie, Nanny)
On Guard (chased off):
1 Fox - Ireland
1 large snake - Bulgaria
1 overly curious dog - Ireland
1 stoat - Bulgaria
Chicken hawks - Leicester
Jackals - Bulgaria
Miscellaneous:
Pool - Hawaii (test chemistry, maintain volume)
Pond - Leicester (maintain water level, skim surface)
Large tropical/semi-tropical/exotic gardens - Hawaii (daily water, weed, strim)
Large tropical gardens - U.S. Virgin Islands (water, mow, strim, weed)
Vineyard - Bulgaria (brought back to life - weeded, re-tied, fertilized)
Former Property Developer (remodeled homes, managed rental portfolio)
100% Solar Home, USVI - Monitor system, maintain batteries, clean panels, balanced use without a single outage during stay.
100% Rain Capture Home, USVI - Clean gutters, clean and repack gutter filters, monitor levels.
Chopped/cleared approximately 50 leaning/fallen pine trees on acreage in North Carolina during extended stay.
Personal pets:
1 Kuvasz (Thor)
1 Cat (Wolfie)