House Sitter Hertfordshire, Cat & Dog Sitting, Long & Short Term
House sitters available for long term or holiday cover house sitting assignments in Hertfordshire & East Bedfordshire. For the cost of kennelling one dog, trusted house sitters can carefully look after your much-loved pet, treasured home
and prized garden while you are away. Pet feeding and exercise routines maintained, home protected from burglars and squatters, house cleaned, lawn mowed, indoor and outdoor plants watered by professional Hertfordshire house sitters
Guide for Homeowners - Information to Provide for House & Pet Sitters
To ensure a house sitting and pet sitting assignment goes smoothly, it is helpful if homeowners provide some basic information for their house sitters. Providing the correct information will enable house sitters to deal more effectively with any issues that may arise and also reduces the prospect of homeowners having their holiday interrupted to deal with problems at home.
Feeding:
Feeding schedule - Times and amounts of food required
Ensure sufficient food in place to cover duration of absence.
Feeding Rules - Treats: how many and how often - Titbits: Allowed any human food or not
Exercise Schedule:
Frequency and length of walk
Play sessions
Regular walking routes for dogs
Grooming:
What is required and how often
Medication:
How medicine is administered and how often.
Where is medication stored
Location of medical records including vaccinations
Pet Equipment:
Location of beds, bowls, leads, towels, shampoo, spare bedding, food, crates
Local Vets:
Address and telephone number of vets
Is vet aware you are away and pet sitting arrangement
Arrangement in place for payment at vets if pet needs treatment
Behavioural Traits:
Any specific behaviours to look out for.
Any training points that require maintenance or reinforcement by house sitters
Pet Access:
Guidance on areas to which pet is denied access i.e. upstairs or not allowed on furniture
Information on Pets
It is helpful for house sitters to have some basic information about the home in which they will housesitting and some of the most useful information is detailed below:
Home:
Location of stopcock in case of leaking pipes
Location of fusebox, spare bulbs and fuses
Refuse and Recycling: Collection days and details of items that can be recycled
How to operate the heating system
Lock up procedures and setting of burglar alarm if appropriate
House keys for sitters
Operation of TV
Wireless internet password
Instructions on care of house plants
Contact information for homeowners
Contact details of any tradesmen the homeowner regularly uses i.e. plumber, electrician
Contact details and schedule of regular visitors i.e. cleaner, gardener
Advice on whether house sitters should answer the house telephone when it rings
Advice of whether house sitters should check answerphone for messages and respond
Garden:
Location and operation of lawnmower
Location of outside tap & garden hose
Home & Garden
