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Pet sitter instructions template

A fill-in template for anyone leaving a dog or cat with a sitter. Type your answers below, then print it or save it as a PDF. It covers the daily schedule, feeding, walks, medication, house rules and emergency contacts.

What you type stays in your browser on this device. Nothing is sent to us.

Paper can't tell your sitter what to do right now. The $19 online guide can, and it updates while you're away. See what it adds.

Pet sitter instructionsthetreatsheet.com

Your pets

Pet 1: name, type, age

Pet 2: name, type, age

Personality and quirks

Daily schedule

Time, what happens, anything to remember.

Time

What

Notes

Feeding

Food and where it's kept

How much, how often

Treats allowed

Never give

Feeding notes

Walks and exercise

How many, how long

Leash, harness, bags: where they are

Rules on walks

Health and medication

Medication and dose

When and how to give it

Allergies and conditions

House rules

Where they sleep

When left alone

Off limits

Wifi, keys, alarm

Emergency contacts

Owner: name and phone

Backup contact

Vet: name, phone, address

After-hours emergency vet

What to include

What a pet sitter needs to know

The day in order. Sitters follow a schedule more easily than a page of paragraphs. Give times, even rough ones.
Exact amounts. "One scoop" means nothing without the scoop. Say half a cup, and say where the food is.
The things that could go wrong. Food guarding, door dashing, a pet that can't do stairs. Put these first, not last.
What normal looks like. If your cat always hides for the first day, say so, and the sitter won't worry.
Who to call, in order. You, someone local, then the vet, with an after-hours clinic as well.

This template or the online guide?

What you get for $19 that paper can't do.

Feature	Free printable template	The Treat Sheet guide
Who writes it	You fill in every box	We build it from your notes
Where your sitter reads it	A sheet of paper	A private link on their phone
Shows what to do right now	No	Yes, a live now-and-next bar
Tap to call you or the vet	No	Yes
Plans change while you're away	Call the sitter and hope they write it down	The same link updates
More than one sitter	Print more copies	Send the same link to everyone
Your color	Black and white	Any color you pick
Price	Free	$19

See it on a phone.

The demo shows two dogs and a cat, but a guide can cover any pets. Open it and try changing the color.

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