Shannah & Ben

Ex-SPCA dog handler, qualified vet nurse & marine scientist

Dunedin
14 times favorited
14 recurring guests
Last contacted 7 days ago
Lives with 2 dogs
Lives with Greyhound Tui
2d ago
Last activity
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House Sitting
House sitting
24h stay, in your home
70 NZD
/night
All services and rates

About Shannah & Ben

Hi! We are Ben & Shannah and we live in a camper van with our 2 greyhounds (Tui & Ashii). For the winter months we are staying in Dunedin to finish off our studies so we are avaible to house sit! 

We are happy to house sit any animal and we both have experience working on farms too! 

If your animals don't want our greyhounds in their space then one of us will house-sit while the other stays with the greyhounds in the campervan, easy! :) 

Shannah is a qualified vet nurse and previously worked at the SPCA as a dog handler which comes in handy when looking after animals. She also has a degree in Marine Biology & Biology with lots of experience working in the marine field so she's happy to work with marine/freshwater species too. She currently works part time for the University of Otago looking after their zebra fish :) 

Ben is a marine scientist and is almost (yay!) finished his pHD which is about kelp restoration :) 

Feel free to message us to ask questions, we're always up for a chat!

We have lots of lovely of reviews from the wonderful owners that we have gotten to know throughout our Pawshake journey so feel free to check those out ☺️ 

*we are unavailable to house sit from the 18th of June-11th of July as we will be busy sitting a family member's pug 🐶

Shannah & Ben's services

At your home

House Sitting
House Sitting
A sitter stays overnight in your home and cares for your pet
70 NZD
/night

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Cancellation policy: Moderate

Full refund if canceled before 12:00 p.m. 7 days 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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Home Visits
Wallace, 2023-11-18

Excellent as always, highly recommend.

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House Sitting
Ellen, 2023-11-13

Shannah looked after our 2 dogs at our house for 3 days. She was lovely and great with communication. We came home to 2 very content and happy dogs and a clean house 😊

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Shannah & Ben's Pets

Ashii
Greyhound
Tui
Greyhound

Skills

Specific Skills

I speak English
+10 years of experience
Familiar with dog training techniques
I have 2 pet greyhounds that I absolutely love and treat as though they're my children. I've had them both for ~5 years now. I got my first dog when I was 9 years old and occasionally road horses growing up. Post-graduating I worked at the SPCA as a dog handler where I picked up a variety of skills, occasionally filled in working with other animals (cats, rabbits, birds etc. and gained a lot of experience working with traumatised animals. I also have a certificate in Veterinary Nursing which I gained in 2014 and I worked at a pet shop in the summer of 2014.

Experience with

Animal welfare as a volunteer
Rescuing pets
Behavioural problems

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Shannah & Ben

Shannah & Ben

Ex-SPCA dog handler, qualified vet nurse & marine scientist

Dunedin
House Sitting
House sitting
24h stay, in your home
70 NZD
/night
All services and rates
Contact Shannah & Ben

Cancellation policy: Moderate

Full refund if canceled before 12:00 p.m. 7 days 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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