Rabea's Pet Sitting

Rabea's Pet Sitting I am an experienced pet sitter, having worked with Madpaws for six years and also volunteering with various shelters across Melbourne.

I have a Certificate 2 in Animal Studies and Certificate 3 in Companion Animal Services. I provide pet sitting services. So you could say I am both experienced and qualified to care for your pet/s. My ABN is: 64 86347 9650 and I have public liability insurance. Further I have a current Working With Children Check and a Police Check, as does my husband, because of current and previous work positio

ns. We intend to keep both up to date. We have fostered guinea pigs and dogs over many years as well as owning our own dogs, cats and guinea pigs in the past, including growing up with animals. So you can feel confident that we will love and care for your animals like they are our own. I always provide updates and photos of owner's pets, while the owners are away, to give them peace of mind and so they can relax and enjoy their holiday or time away, while we are caring for their beloved pets. I am also up to date with all COVID vaccinations and have an annual influenza vaccination as well - which is also a requirement for my other role as a carer for the aged. The other things I wanted to add is that apart from pet hosting dogs and guinea pigs (where animals stay in our home), I also offer a pick up/drop off service at $20 for each service for areas close by, a bit more for more distant areas. My pet hosting fees are $38 a night, which has remained the same for the past couple of years, as I am very conscious of the cost of living for my clients. If your dog/s stays more than 7 nights, I give a 10% discount. I only accept two dogs at a time, and if they are from different households and have not met before, there needs to be a meet and greet beforehand to ensure the dogs get along and can stay together. Guinea pig fees are $10 a night (doesn't matter if there are 1, 2 or 3 guinea pigs staying), regardless of how many nights they stay with us. We only have enough room for 3 guinea pigs at any one time, provided they are from the same household. These are kept in a separate room away from the dogs, separated by a baby gate.

We took some books in a bag to my father in law last Saturday, his cat, Twitch, LOVES all bags and she climbed in, books...
26/05/2026

We took some books in a bag to my father in law last Saturday, his cat, Twitch, LOVES all bags and she climbed in, books still inside πŸ˜†

Mark said, "Hang on, let me get the books out first." But she stayed put while the books were removed. She can be such a funny cat 🐈 😻

Here are two photos of Twitch in the empty bag.

Enjoy the rest of your week, everyone! And today's lovely sunshine, if you get a chance. We have a bit of sunshine here anyway.

Hi everyone,Hope you have all enjoyed some of the lovely weather this week. Just to let you know, if I haven't already, ...
16/05/2026

Hi everyone,

Hope you have all enjoyed some of the lovely weather this week.

Just to let you know, if I haven't already, I am booked for the King's birthday long weekend from June 2nd - 9th.

Two dogs is our quota and we have two booked in. But from June 10th, feel free to book in.

No dogs here at the moment, but I did spot this beautiful Galah high up in a gum tree in our front yard yesterday afternoon. Thought I would share the photos ☺️

Have a wonderful weekend πŸ˜€ πŸžπŸ¦‹πŸͺ»πŸŒ»

Hi everyone,Hope you are staying dry and warm. Just a little note to say I still have availability from May 15th - 31st....
08/05/2026

Hi everyone,

Hope you are staying dry and warm.
Just a little note to say I still have availability from May 15th - 31st.

While I am not a mum and I do not have a mother in law, I am still lucky enough to have my mum and I look forward to spending some time with her on Sunday.

Enjoy your weekend and a very Happy Mother's Day to all!! πŸ˜ŠπŸ’πŸŒΉπŸŒ»

We have been doing twice daily house visits to my 88 yr old father in law's place this week (my brother in law took him to Tasmania for a holiday), he has a few birds in his aviary and a Tortoiseshell cat at home.

Twitch has been enjoying the company and poor Mark has had a regular case of feline paralysis πŸ˜‰πŸ˜„

Here is a photo of Twitch on Mark's lap.

24/04/2026

Hi everyone,
I still have availability from April 27th - June 1st, if you are thinking of a get away.

Even just a weekend away can sometimes be nice to relax.

I also have availability from June 10th until third week of July, if that suits anyone better.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend and don't you just love this autumn weather? πŸ˜ŠπŸŒ»πŸ¦‹πŸž

The last of the Freya and Cosmo photos before they got picked up. It has been so much fun having them both here, even wh...
13/04/2026

The last of the Freya and Cosmo photos before they got picked up.

It has been so much fun having them both here, even when Cosmo starting thieving wrappers out of the bin and walking off with one of my slippers πŸ˜†

Apparently Cosmo does this at home, too.

Isn't it nice how they both left a gap on the couch just big enough for me πŸ˜„

Who needs heating when you have these two snuggling up to you? πŸ₯°πŸ˜

Freya really loves playing with and squeaking this red rubber bone , but when Cosmo got a hold of it, she tried barking ...
11/04/2026

Freya really loves playing with and squeaking this red rubber bone , but when Cosmo got a hold of it, she tried barking at her cousin to get it back.

That didn't work. Freya then looked at me and barked at me as if to say," Don't just stand there and laugh - help me get my bone back!" πŸ˜†

Cosmo eventually had enough of the bone and let Freya have it again.

Bit of soft toy playing not long ago. Freya insisted the unicorn needs to go outside and play with her.She wanted me to ...
08/04/2026

Bit of soft toy playing not long ago.
Freya insisted the unicorn needs to go outside and play with her.

She wanted me to play tug of war with her and the unicorn, but I told Freya no, the poor unicorn will end up legless or armless. She seemed to understand and dropped the toy and brought me the ball instead.

Cosmo got a hold of the soft toy for a short time and shook it all around, but in the end Freya got the unicorn again after Cosmo dropped it.

Good to see the girls having so much fun.

Some ball playing photos of Freya and Cosmo. Cosmo finally got the ball from her ball hogging  cousin.  Well, for a coup...
06/04/2026

Some ball playing photos of Freya and Cosmo.
Cosmo finally got the ball from her ball hogging cousin. Well, for a couple of minutes anyway.

It was nice to see the rain stop and get some sunshine. β˜€οΈπŸŒž

Was also trying to get a photo of the guinea pigs, they were both under the same Pigloo, however Peppito was the only one who poked his head out πŸ˜„

It's full house at the Ford residence this Easter. 2 Groodles, Cosmo (dark coloured) and Freya. It is their first visit ...
04/04/2026

It's full house at the Ford residence this Easter.
2 Groodles, Cosmo (dark coloured) and Freya. It is their first visit with us and owners first time leaving them.

But they are very happy and feel reassured with my photos and updates and knowing their dogs have settled in with us rather quickly and are being well looked after.

Quickly may be an understatement. Both try to snooze on our bed during the day, so we have had to close the door and overnight Freya sleeps in between Mark and I πŸ˜„

On these colder nights, we don't mind a little extra warmth , haha πŸ˜†

I will attach a few photos of the girls who are with us until mid April. It is also a relief for us that the girls have settled in so quickly.

And Pickles and Peppito are with us over Easter only. Pickles poked his nose out as I took his photo and caught Peppito having a drink of water. It is thirsty work being a guinea pig 😁

01/04/2026

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to let you all know I still have availability from April 20th - June 1st, 2026.

I completely understand though with fuel prices and other costs being high that people are not going away as much, but just wanted to put it out there anyway.

Wishing you all a wonderful Easter 🐣 😊
And hope all the kids have a great two weeks off.
🐰🐣☺️

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