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Kelly Hayes-Raitt

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Kelly Hayes-Raitt jokes she sleeps around – usually with animals. As an international petsitter, she’s been traveling full-time for more than a decade. She coaches authors and has written the book How to Become a Housesitter: Insider Tips from the HouseSit Diva, available in soft cover or Kindle at Amazon or as an ebook from her web site, HouseSitDiva.

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