Bookings, deposits and client texts for a pet sitting business, with these forms ready to sign on your phone.
Pet Sitting Business: BookingBookings, deposits and client texts for a pet sitting business, with these forms ready to sign on your phone.
Free Pet Sitting Meet-and-Greet Checklist
What to cover when meeting a new client and pet: the walk-through, health and safety, and the paperwork.
This template is not legal advice. Check your state's rules.
Sitter Desk
Meet-and-Greet Checklist
Before the visit
☐ Confirm the date, time and address
☐ Send the client information form ahead
☐ Ask for vaccination records
Meeting the pet
☐ Let the pet come to you first
☐ See how the pet reacts to you, a leash and treats
☐ For boarding, introduce your own dog on neutral ground first
The home (for drop-ins)
☐ Food, treats, medications and supplies
☐ Meal amounts and times
☐ Leash, harness and waste bags
☐ Where the pet sleeps and spends the day
☐ Rooms that are off limits
☐ Thermostat, lights and any alarm
☐ Test the key or door code while the client is there
Health and safety
☐ Vet clinic, and the nearest emergency clinic
☐ How to give each medication
☐ Escape risks, fears and any bite history
☐ An emergency contact who can make decisions
Paperwork
☐ Service agreement signed
☐ Veterinary release signed
☐ Key and home access agreement signed
☐ Deposit and payment method agreed
Notes:
More free forms
Pet Sitting Contract TemplateThe agreement a client signs before the first booking: services, rates, deposit, cancellations, vet care, home access and behavior.Dog Walking Contract TemplateFor regular walks: schedule, leash and equipment, solo or group walks, bad weather, cancellations and payment.Pet Sitting Client FormEverything to collect from a new client before the first visit: contacts, feeding, medications, vet, behavior and routine.Veterinary Release Form for Pet SittersLets the sitter get a pet seen by a vet when the owner can't be reached, with a spending limit the owner sets.Key Release Form for Pet SittersHow keys and entry codes are handed over, stored, used and returned, and who pays if one is lost.Pet Sitting Invoice TemplateA one-page invoice: services by date, fees, the deposit received and the balance due.