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Pet Sitting Contract

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The sitter

For a business, use its registered name, including "LLC" or "Inc." if it has one.
Used for written notices under the agreement.

The pet owner

For a business, use its registered name, including "LLC" or "Inc." if it has one.
Used for written notices under the agreement.

The pets

Up to three pets can be covered by one contract. Each one is described in the contract, so the sitter has the details in one place.

This contract covers one to three pets. For more, describe the extra pets under "Anything else the sitter should do or avoid" on the care step.
For example "3 years" or "8 months."
Anything a sitter or a vet should know, such as arthritis, a heart condition, a chicken allergy, or a recent surgery.
Fear of storms or strangers, aggression toward other animals, escape attempts, food guarding, or any bite history. What you write here is printed in the contract as a disclosure.
The pet owner confirms this in the contract. Choose "No" if any pet is behind on a vaccination the vet recommends; the contract then records that the sitter accepts the pet on that basis.

The service and dates

For boarding, the drop-off date. For overnight stays, the first night.
For boarding, the pick-up date. For overnight stays, the morning the sitter leaves. A single day of visits or walks has the same first and last day.
Required for dog walking. For visits, overnight stays, and boarding, fill this in if the pets are walked, or leave it blank if they are not.

Feeding and daily care

Name each pet if they eat differently. Include where the food is kept and anything they must not eat.
Leave blank and the contract says waste goes in the home's outdoor trash.
When a pet must be crated, kept in a room, or kept apart from another pet.

Medications

Enter 0 if none. Up to three can be listed; describe any others under "Anything else the sitter should do or avoid."

House tasks, keys, and home rules

These questions apply when the sitter comes to the pet owner's home. They are skipped for boarding.

Emergency contacts and veterinarian

Someone the sitter can reach if the pet owner cannot be reached.
Someone nearby who has agreed to take over if the sitter falls ill or has an emergency.
Up to this amount, the sitter can authorize treatment even if the pet owner cannot be reached. Above it, the sitter needs the approval of the pet owner or an emergency contact.

Fees and payment

An extra amount for each day of the booking that falls on a holiday.
A one-time fee if the balance is not paid when due.

Cancellation and early return

Enter 100 if a late cancellation is charged in full. Any deposit counts toward this amount.

The sitter's standards, liability, and photos

A message or photo so the pet owner knows how the pets are doing. Leave blank if no set frequency is promised.
"No" means the sitter keeps every pet on a leash whenever it is outside.
If yes, describe what happened in that pet's behaviour notes on the pets step. The contract otherwise records that the pet owner confirms there is no bite history.
Either way, the contract bars posting the home's address or the names of family members.
For example, an arrangement for a second sitter, a grooming appointment to keep, or how plant deliveries are handled.

Governing law

Usually the state where the pets are cared for.

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