Hope these Tips “help” when you are choosing the person you will be hiring to care for your pets and home while you are away.
Always meet with the pet sitter in your home. Watch how they interact with your pet and how your pet interacts with them. Be alert for any hints that it may not be a good match … animals are usually a pretty good judge of character 🙂
Before you leave town, make sure to write the pet sitter a note with all the pertinent details that you had previously discussed. It will be good for them to have the instructions to refer back to while you are away.
Leave contact information for the vet, as well as, for someone local (like a neighbor or nearby family member) they can call in case of an emergency.
Remember to write down important codes / passwords for the pet sitter (like for the garage door, TV & wifi) to use during their time of taking care of your pets and home.
Let the pet sitter know if you have other services scheduled to take place while you are gone (like the housekeeper comes around 2 on Thursdays … or … someone is coming to power wash the deck at 10 am on Monday). Speaking from experience, it’s not fun to be startled … for either party 🙁
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These are some great tips for hiring a good pet sitter. I love how you said to always meet with the sitter in your home. That would make it really easy to see if my Cocker Spaniel likes the sitter we choose.
These are some great tips for hiring a good pet sitter. I love how you said to always meet with the sitter in your home. That would make it really easy to see if my Cocker Spaniel likes the sitter we choose.