This website lets you holiday in mansions and penthouses around the world for free by PETSITTING
Trusted Housesitters hooks up people who need their animals looking after while they’re away with pet sitters
ANIMAL lovers rejoice! There is now a real financial benefit to your obsession with all things cute and furry – you can travel the world for FREE.
A website called TrustedHousesitters hooks up holidaying pet owners with pet sitters so they don't have to shell out for kennels.
It’s a win-win situation as the sitters then get their stay completely free and the pets get to stay at home in their beds while their owners are on holiday.
The website deals with rural and city homes around the world, from Dubai and Denver to London and Los Angeles.
To join, potential sitters have to pay £89 in an annual subscription and then start building their profile.
Each sitter has to give a character reference and provide photo ID before they are allowed to start applying for jobs.
They then have to work on their approval ratings, as pet owners are far more likely to choose a sitter who has successfully sat for animals on the site previously.
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But according to the experts, the quickest way to collect good reviews is to sit for a number of owners locally.
Once you become a top sitter the world is your oyster, as there are mansions with swimming pools, rambling farmhouses and penthouse suites all up for grabs on the site.
The length of sitting time on jobs ranges from a couple of nights up to a year and some animal lovers have even given up their jobs to travel the world via the site.
Rosemary Perry, a pet owner from Sydney said: "I had heard about this website from friends and it sounded too good to be true.
“I could not believe I could get someone to mind my house and two dogs for free - usually it would cost at least £45 a day for them to be minded.”
