I would think some kid would jump at the chance to do that, even for free, just to ride, I know I would have. Heather would too...but she's not really old enough to house sit.
My DIL, has a friend who runs a business house sitting for people with live stock. I'd think that could be a pretty lucrative business for the right person. She gets to stay at some pretty nice places, and then again she has said some are dumps.
Becky
I have a dog leash around one of them here, and ecurbh had gone back to the truck to get the other dog leash (and the camera) to catch the other one, when the owner showed up. They lived at the cluster of house and buildings behind them here.