Erwin

I am Dutch person living in Amsterdam since 5 years now, close to Pakhuis de Zwijger. I love pets since I am a child, and we used to have a cat when I was growing up, and a dog since I was sixteen. Ever since my student time, I'd love to have a cat myself, but all the time there is some reason that I cannot do it (allergic roommates, too small apartment, ...). I do enjoy the company of cats though, and every now and then I take an evening scroll over Java Eiland and try to pet all the cats I see which agree with that. Even cats that apparently do not like attention from strangers (according to their owners) usually let me pet them. I visit my friends with a dog frequently, their dog also loves me. If you want to know more about me, I am not very active on social media, but you can check out my Couchsurfing profile, my user name there is erwinrossen.

I don't do this for the money, but I also don't want my service to be taken for granted. I, therefore, do charge regular fees. Instead, I will donate the money I would make to charity. My default charity would be Eden Reforestation Projects, but we could agree together on another charity.

Services offered include:

• I can feed cats and dogs, clean litter boxes, give them attention.
• If the owners agree, I sometimes stay for a longer time in the house to do my remote work from them, so the pets have somebody around them as well.
• I often take short walks during the evening anyway, so they can be easily combined with walking a dog (±1 hour).
• If need be, I can take care of the house, e.g. watering plants or forwarding mail.
• I am flexible in my availability, though mostly in the evenings.