Dave and Barbara Bauer had just spent two weeks exploring Spain, traveling by train to a handful of cities in April while on vacation, while their house and dogs were looked after in Mission Viejo.

The couple had hired the man and woman through a company called Trusted Housesitters to housesit and take care of their beagles, Bader and Sophie, they said. It wasn’t the first time they had used the company’s website to find people to watch their home.

However, when they got back, they found their home in disarray, they said in an interview on Friday, Oct. 10. Family photos had either been moved or turned around. A portion of their garage was reorganized and china from Barbara’s great grandmother was found broken in a bin. Dirty dishes and broken glass were found in the sink. And there were

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