Svea

all-round animal lover based in Ghent

Gent
6 times favorited
2 recurring guests
Lives with 2 pets
Usually responds within few hours
7w ago
Last activity
<2h
Response time
Dog Walking
Dog walking
Min. 30-minute walks
4 EUR for each additional pet
8 EUR
/walk
All services and rates

Unavailable

Svea is currently not available to accept new requests.

About Svea

GENT - MECHELEN - ANTWERPEN (CENTRUM) 

Hii! My name is Svea, I'm a student taking online classes based in Gent, Belgium. I travel as much as I can while studying remotely. I'm an experienced pet sitter and general animal lover. Caring for animals makes both me and the pet happy, that's the ideal win-win situation if you ask me. :) I have experience with pet sitting for dogs, cats, rodents and chickens. Exploring the area I end up in and wandering around new neighbourhoods awakens the adventurer in me. I've worked at farms in Finland and Germany as a volunteer where I was taught to care for farm animals like goats, sheep, ponies, ducks etc. 

I'm an enthousiast, caring person that likes to be creative in her free time. I love writing poems and short anecdotal stories, making art using whatever I have on hand and I'm learning to play some guitar as I like to challenge myself to learn new skills. Being around animals has always been something that felt vital for me. Animals facinate me in many ways and inspire me to live in the moment. 

It's not possible to host any pets at my apartment in Gent, but I'm looking forward to walking your dog, cat, goat,... or helping to take care of your pet in any other way! :) 

I do long (>90min) and short/ medium long walks (30-60min) in urban areas and city (dog) parks, surrounding greener areas are also possible. I can play fetch and other games for hours if required. House sitting is possible for up to 14 days and house visits up to two times a day. During house visits I can stay up to 90 minutes per visit and do other tasks around the house such as watering plants or vacuuming if needed. I like to leave a place cleaner than I found it, so I try to make an effort to clean, especially while house sitting. 

Svea's services

At your home

Dog Walking
Dog Walking
An experienced dog walker will pick up your dog from your home for a 30 min walk
4 EUR for each additional pet
8 EUR
/walk
One home visit a day
One home visit a day
Book a pet sitter to stop by your home to feed and play with your pet
10 EUR
/day
House Sitting
House Sitting
A sitter stays overnight in your home and cares for your pet
25 EUR
/night
Two home visits a day
Two home visits a day
Two drop-in visits for your pet
16 EUR
/day

Svea also offers

Grooming

Cancellation policy: Flexible

Full refund if canceled before 12:00 p.m. one day before the booking, 50% refund afterward.

No refund is payable if the booking is canceled on or after the start date.

Note: All times are based on the sitter’s time zone

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House Sitting
Rebekah, 2023-10-15

Svea was amazing! We had to cut our trip short but the animals were well cared for and enjoyed having her there. We will definitely book again.

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House Sitting
Ine, 2023-09-04

We konden onze dieren (kat, cavia's en kippen) met een gerust hart achterlaten bij Svea. Ze werden tot in de puntjes verzorgd en ook het huis liet Svea piekfijn achter. We kunnen haar zeker aanbevelen als petsitter!

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Svea's Pets

Zola
Rabbit
Winnie
Rabbit

Skills

Specific Skills

I speak English & French & Dutch
< 5 years of experience
Familiar with dog training techniques
My first pet and house sitting experience was when I was 14 years old. I took my neighbour’s two rescue dogs on three walks a day, fed and pet their two cats and chickens for two weeks. Since then I’ve watched and took care of friend’s or acquaintances’ pets (mostly cats and small/ medium sized dogs) while they’re on holiday. I have one experience with a large teenage and untrained pitbull. He was a lovely and sweet boy, but since I’m quite small myself it was a struggle walking him as he hadn’t mastered the art of listening to commands. In the end I did manage to get a hold on him, but this was definitely a challenging experience. Parenting two free roamed house rabbits, I’d consider myself more than suitable to take care of rodents as I study their behaviour 24/7 I’ve learned what makes them most happy. (Taught them tricks too :)) I’m able to teach dogs basic tricks if there’s enough time to practise and revise.

Experience with

Animal welfare as a volunteer
Rescuing pets

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Svea

Svea

all-round animal lover based in Ghent

Gent
Dog Walking
Dog walking
Min. 30-minute walks
4 EUR for each additional pet
8 EUR
/walk
All services and rates

Unavailable

Svea is currently not available to accept new requests.

Cancellation policy: Flexible

Full refund if canceled before 12:00 p.m. one day before the booking, 50% refund afterward.

No refund is payable if the booking is canceled on or after the start date.

Note: All times are based on the sitter’s time zone

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