SitterGuide

Leave home knowing your sitter has everything.

SitterGuide turns what is in your head (meals, meds, walks, the vet, the sticky front door) into one clear manual your sitter opens on their phone. They tick off each task. You see it happen.

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No card needed Nothing for your sitter to install Private until you share it

You know the routine by heart. Your sitter gets a rushed text.

“How much does he get for dinner again?”

“Where do you keep the leash?”

You, awake, wondering: did she get her pill?

A good sitter will do exactly what you ask. The hard part is getting everything you know out of your head and into their hands. That is the whole job of SitterGuide.

Three steps, then you can stop worrying

Tell it about your pets

Simple prompts walk you through food, medication, walks, quirks, the vet, and the house. Skip anything that does not apply.

Or paste the document you already have

Send one private link

Your sitter opens it on their phone. No account, no app. Set the day you get home and the link switches itself off.

Or print it, with a fridge sheet

See every task ticked off, and a photo

Your sitter ticks each task each day and sends a quick note or a photo after a visit. You check in whenever you like.

Notes and photos without the back-and-forth

What you get

Nothing gets forgotten

A day-by-day checklist: who eats what, when, and how much. Every pet has its own instructions and photo.

Ready if something goes wrong

Your vet, the after-hours clinic, a backup neighbor, and what to do, always at the very top. Plus a one-page fridge sheet with a QR code.

Private, and in your control

Nothing is shared until you turn on a link. Turn it off whenever you like. Door codes stay hidden until tapped.

Write it once, use it every trip

Next trip, change the dates and the sitter's name. Copy it for a different sitter. Your partner can edit it too.

Why not just a note or a shared document?

You can, and plenty of people do. Here is the honest difference.

What mattersA note or documentSitterGuide
Free to write and print Yes Yes
Prompts so you do not miss anything You start from blank Section by section
Easy to read on a phone Depends on the layout Made for it
Sitter ticks off tasks each day No Yes
Notes and photos come back to you Separate texts In one place
Access ends when the trip does If you remember By itself, on your date
Lay it out any way you like Completely Fixed sections

Already have a document? Keep it. Paste it in and SitterGuide sorts it into the right sections for you.

Private by default

Only you can see a manual until you share it.

Links that end

Turn a link off, or let it expire the day you are home.

No ads, no selling

We do not sell your information or show advertising.

Yours to keep

Print it or save it as a PDF whenever you like.

Our two dogs and two cats: a black and white dog, a cocker spaniel, an orange cat, and a black cat

Why we built it

It started as a document called the “Dog and Cat Care Procedural Manifest.”

We have two dogs and two cats. Grimley gets a measured scoop and a pill at breakfast. Trillium will not touch her dinner until someone has thrown the frisbee. Mango waits by the door for his chance to bolt, and Olive, also known as Princess Olive, takes her meals up on the cat tree.

For years, all of that lived in a document we updated before every trip and handed to whoever was staying at the house. It reached version three. It worked, but it was a wall of text on someone's phone, and we never knew what had actually been done until we got home.

So we built the thing we wanted: the same care instructions, easy to read at the food bowl, with a box to tick and a note back to us.

Nick and Meredith, and the four of them

For pet sitters and dog walkers

Stop chasing clients for feeding instructions.

Send each client one invite link. They fill in a manual for their pets and home, and it lands in your client list, ready on your phone at every visit.

See how it works for sitters
  • Your clients fill it in and share it with you for free
  • Every client's manual in one list
  • Tick off the day's tasks and send the owner an update
  • Your name on every invite, and your logo with Sitter Pro

Questions people ask first

Is it really free?

Yes. Writing a complete manual, printing it, and printing the one-page fridge sheet are free, with no card needed. The private sitter link, the notes and photos your sitter sends back, pet photos, and importing a document are part of the Owner pass. The plans page shows exactly what is in each.

What does my sitter need?

Only the link you send them. They do not need an account or an app; it opens in the browser on their phone. They can also print it.

Can my sitter send me photos?

Yes. With any note, your sitter can add a photo straight from their phone, and it shows up next to their notes and ticked tasks. Notes and photos come through the sitter link, which is part of the Owner pass.

Is my information private?

Your manual is private to your account until you turn on its sitter link. The link is long and random, so it cannot be guessed. You can turn it off at any time, or set the day you get home and it switches itself off. We do not sell your information or show ads.

Should I put door and alarm codes in it?

That is your call. There is a separate box for codes that stays hidden on the sitter's screen until they tap it, and it is never printed on the fridge sheet. It is not a lock, though: anyone holding the link can reveal it. Many people prefer to share codes in person or by phone.

I already have a document I give my sitter.

Good, you have done the hard part. Paste it in or upload it as a PDF or Word file, and it is sorted into the manual for you to check. You can also start from a template or a blank manual.

Can my partner edit it too?

Yes. Invite a co-owner and you can both edit the same manual from your own accounts.

Is it only for dogs and cats?

No. There are sections for birds, rabbits, small pets, fish, and reptiles too, and each pet gets its own instructions and photo.

What happens if I stop paying?

Your manuals stay yours and stay editable, and you can still print them. Paid features such as the sitter link stop working until you have a plan again. You can cancel at any time from your account page.

Have it ready before your next trip.

Start with one pet and one meal. You can finish the rest whenever you like, and nothing is shared until you say so.

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Free to start. No card. Your manual is yours to edit or delete at any time.

See what each plan includes

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