How to leave clear instructions for your sitter
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This is a question we get from clients often enough that it’s worth laying out clearly. This is a question we hear often.
What matters most
On how to leave clear instructions for your sitter, our general advice is to ask directly rather than assume — policies and best practices vary a lot between individual sitters and professional services, and clarity upfront avoids surprises later.
What to expect from a professional service
A bonded and insured service like ours should be able to answer this kind of question clearly and in writing, not just verbally during a meet-and-greet. If a provider is vague about it, that’s worth noting.
The bottom line
If you’re navigating how to leave clear instructions for your sitter and want a second opinion from a team that handles this daily across the Valley, we’re happy to talk it through during a free meet & greet.
Have questions about how we handle this for your pet? Get in touch or book a free meet & greet.
What Belongs in Written Instructions
Feeding amounts and times, medication schedules, known behavioral quirks, and emergency contacts should all be written down in one place, not communicated verbally or split across multiple texts. Update this document whenever something changes rather than relying on a sitter to remember a verbal update from months ago.
See How to Prepare Your Home for a Pet Sitter for the physical-space side of getting ready for a sitter.
