Introduction

We live in a lovely village called Breedon on the Hill which is on the border of North West Leicestershire and Derbyshire. We live in a little house with some lovely neighbours and a beautiful view looking over the countryside out the back, with Breedon Church out the front. We are looking for a house sitter for when we are away to look after our dogs Smudge and Ruby. Smudge is a rescue pup and is mostly well behaved but does have some quirks. He is completely deaf but very affectionate and loving. He loves to get messy, run around the garden and absolutely adores his walks although he can never be let off the lead. He is great with kids although I've always supervised him and he generally gets on well with other dogs although age is making him a little grumpy towards excitable ones. Ruby is a beautiful girl who loves nothing more than attention and affection. She joined the gang in October 2022 and has settled in well. She has a special diet which she can't deviate from no matter how beautiful she makes herself look. She walks wonderfully on a lead but does tend to pull towards people and dogs, she just loves to say hello. We have recently bought the house and have updated all but the bathroom … it is a work in progress but fully functional, just very dated! I like to send What's App videos before people accept just so you know what Smudges quirks are like ... he's amazing but ... unique :) Smudge must be harnessed when walked and the two of them together can be a handful if they play up on a walk but generally they are well behaved. Ideally, a strong set person or couple would ideally be suited for the duo. We tend to put the date of arrival on the listing as the day before we are leaving so you can meet the dogs with us around. We always leave at 8am the next day.