Dog Sitting Checklist - Free Printable Pet Sitter Instructions Template

A dog sitting handoff runs on boring details: what time breakfast lands, which door sticks, who to call. This page prints the two sheets that carry them. Page one is a routine table with eight rows: write the time, write the task, circle Done when it happens. Page two holds the vet number, a quirks box, and a supplies box. Fill it in with the owner before the first booking, leave it on the counter, and the sitter follows the page instead of guessing. The 18-page client book this sheet comes from is linked at the bottom.

How to use this page: print at 100% scale - it lands on two sheets. Sit down with the owner and fill page one row by row, one step of the visit per row, in the owner's words. Page two takes the vet number off the owner's card, four lines of quirks worth knowing, and three lines for what the sitter should bring or restock. Hand the filled sheets to the sitter; print a fresh set for the next booking.

The two-page dog sitting checklist

This is a handoff sheet. It records what the owner says and the sitter follows it. Nothing here gives care instructions of its own, and care decisions belong to the owner and their clinic.

Dog sitting routine - page 1

One step of the visit per row, written with the owner. The full pack marks its example rows EXAMPLE; here every row is yours to write.

Sheet 1 of 2 · routine · 8 rows

Time	Task (write it in)	Done

The time and task columns stay in the owner's words. Circle Done when the step is finished, so the sitter can see at a glance where the visit stands.

Dog sitting handoff - page 2

The number, the quirks, and the bag. Copied from the owner, not from memory.

Sheet 2 of 2 · vet · quirks · supplies

Vet number

Phone number (copy it off the owner's card)

One number is enough - write it however the owner says it. The sheet carries contact information, nothing more.

Habits and quirks worth knowing

Supplies

From the pack's supplies banner: "The bag packed the night before is the visit that starts on time. Restock the day you notice."

Vet details here are contact information only, copied from the owner's card. This sheet records the owner's instructions; it does not add any of its own.

4 opinions on handing a dog off to a sitter

Leave the boring details in. (Opinion.) What time dinner lands, which door sticks, where the leash hangs. The quirks box exists for the interesting stuff; the routine rows exist for the boring specifics, and the boring specifics are what a sitter uses on every visit.
Fill it in with the owner, never from memory. (Opinion, straight from the pack's how-to: "Every empty box on the profile is a question to ask, not a guess to make.") Ten minutes of owner answers beats a page of sitter assumptions, and the filled sheet is the record of what was said.
Pack the bag the night before. (Opinion, from the pack's own supplies banner: "The bag packed the night before is the visit that starts on time. Restock the day you notice.") The supplies box on page two tells the sitter what to carry; restocking the day you notice keeps the box honest.
Keep codes and PINs off the paper. (Opinion, from the pack's care boundaries, which say access notes stay practical: which gate, which door, where the key lives by name. "Codes and PINs stay off paper.") A sheet that gets left on a counter should never carry anything you would not leave on a counter.

What the full 18-page client book adds

"A printable client book for a one-person pet sitting and dog walking business: one profile spread per pet, three undated service calendars, a 30-row walk log, booking and payment trackers, client contacts, a supplies checklist and two-page incident reports. Pick your paper size, print what you need, write on paper. No app, no login, no subscription." - the product README

"Care pages record the owner's written instructions. Nothing here is veterinary advice; medical questions go to the owner and their clinic." … "Vet contact is copied from the owner's card, nothing more." - the product README, Boundaries

Pet profile spread (2 pages per pet): identity, vet contact from the owner's card, owner and backup, ask-the-owner boxes, feeding schedule write-in, walk rules, house access, and the habits-and-quirks field this sheet borrows.
Three undated service calendars: write the day numbers when you start, so the book begins whenever the next client does and no page expires at year end.
Walk log, 30 rows: date, pet, duration, and notes, logged the same day.
Booking log and payment tracker: 20 bookings with confirm flag and rate, then 20 entries for money that arrived, not money expected.
Client contacts and supplies checklist: 15 households with access notes, plus a 20-row supply list with 10 pre-filled suggestions to overwrite.
Two-page incident reports: the facts in order, then who called, the outcome, and the follow-up you promised.
Printing: two files, same 18 pages - A4 and US Letter PDFs, print at 100% scale. Reprint any page when it fills up.
License: personal use - print as many copies as you need for your own sitting work. No reselling or republishing the files.

Same territory from other angles: the pet sitter checklist printable page is a 2-page instructions sheet with pet info and house rules, the dog walking log page records walks after they happen, and the dog feeding schedule page covers the meals side. The full catalog has everything else.

Honest note: these two pages are a handoff sheet for a dog sitting booking, nothing more. Every line on it comes from the owner - the vet number is copied off their card, and the sheet adds no care instructions of its own. If something on the page is unclear, the fix is a call to the owner. The tips above are opinions from use, not research findings.

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