Choosing A Good Dog Sitter. It Really Is A Contract

Choosing A Good Dog Sitter It Really Is A Contract

Never decide on a sitter your dog has not met. Have the sitter come to your home if the sitting will be at your home. Take your dog to the sitter's location if the sitting will be done there. Your dog can tell you more about a sitter than all the references can. If the dog warms up to the sitter, that is a good sign. A good sitter and the dog will begin to interact with each other almost immediately. If the dog gives the sitter a dirty look, shuns the sitter, or snarls at the sitter, you need not waste time with more interviewing. Call someone else.

Before the sitter arrives, review a form for a pet care contract. This will remind you of the important matters to discuss with the sitter. A quality pet legal form at a modest price is well worth the cost. Choose a form called "Pet Care Agreement" for your contract. The form can be found online, and you can save it to your email address. It can be used over and over again.

After introducing your dog to the sitter, a discussion should take place. Listen closely to the questions the sitter asks. A sitter who loves dogs will want to know such things as what the dog likes to eat, when the dog eats, when and where the dog goes walking, what the dog does for fun, who the dog's vet is, and whether the dog has any health issues. A responsible sitter will want to know how to reach you in an emergency. If the sitter does not ask these questions, then you should be sure to share such information.

Next, find out the applicant's experience with dog sitting? Experience is not always required because some experienced sitters may have preconceived ideas that you do not share. Do get references. You're about to leave "a member of the family" with this person, and in some cases the person will have access to your home. Find out how much the sitter charges and what the sitter will do for those charges.

Then show the sitter a copy of your pet care contract form, and begin filling it out together. A short form can cover the important terms of the agreement. A really long form will scare the sitter away. The form will guide the two of you, the owner and the caretaker, through the important terms. The form may provide language in capital letters that limits the sitter's liability and you may wish to change some of that language. You may wish to add language that limits your liability in the event that the dog should injure the sitter. You can change the language when you save the form to your email address.

Give the sitter time to take the filled-out form home and to review it with a lawyer, if the sitter wishes, before signing it. The sitter may not understand that a written contract for dog care is important. The sitter should not feel rushed to sign the contract.

Choosing A Good Dog Sitter. It Really Is A Contract

By: Delia Stephens

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