Holy Crap my dogs are freaks of nature!

[RoxMonster]

LOL We haven't boarded Roxie but the first time my parents dog-sat her for ONE night, I had pretty much an entire single-spaced page typed up for them. She is so neurotic, it was necessary!

[snickers]

I get it. I do this hen dropping my dog off at my parents house when we go away, lol.

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Jul 19, 2013 12:03:07 GMT -5 @scottydeux said:

My letters are longer than this. I get it, totally. People need to have the 4-1-1. Thorough is good.

I've dog sat for lots of people before (though in their homes usually) and yeah, I agree with this.

It's a little nutty but I don't want to be like "WTF DO I DOOOOOOO" at any point.

You should see what we left my mom for our first night away from the boys (they were 5 months).  I like legit 5-6 pages :-|

[pooh8402]

Wow.

We leave our cell numbers, local emergency contact, which dog gets which food and how much and how often (actually the food is already proportioned in baggies with the respective dog's name on it), and that's it.

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[So_Fetch]

I'm actually feeling better about my crazy right now.
But, at least you're thorough!

[cheeseandcrackers]

geeeez ha

[candreco]

Lol, I don't leave this much info with my mom/sitters for my kids! Though DD can talk obviously, and DS is your standard baby, no special instructions needed beyond how much/how often for bottles.

[pooh8402]

Jul 19, 2013 12:26:58 GMT -5 AutumnRose25 said:

Jul 19, 2013 12:19:45 GMT -5 pooh8402 said:

Wow.

We leave our cell numbers, local emergency contact, which dog gets which food and how much and how often (actually the food is already proportioned in baggies with the respective dog's name on it), and that's it.

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when you have a dog that needs daily medication and chronic health concerns, it gets a little more complicated. 

Oh I understand. We are very fortunate that our dogs are pretty easy to take care of. If/when our dogs have chronic conditions, I will likely have long typed instructions as well.

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[stephlove]

I went through the effort of doing this while my parents dog sat a couple weeks ago.

...only to find out after that they never even bothered to read any of it. My mom just free fed, didn't crate, and gave him food that he was allergic to. Luckily, he's okay, just chunkier. Next time I may have to find someone else to watch the dog.

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Yeah I left a similar note for a friend who watched Pel last weekend. I felt like an insane person. I also included contact info for his neurologist and the doggy ER, as well as emergency dosing instructions if he had a relapse while we were gone.

[puppyluv]

That's not bad at all. I also have a full typed page that I leave the dog sitter whenever we go on vacation.

[lime]

I actually don't think your list is so bad.

My worst pet sitting story was a 12 year old cranky cat with a broken (and sutured) jaw that needed laxatives.

[balletofangels]

We dog and kid sit for friends. They left four pages front and back. I thought it was all info on the kid, nope -- she got about half a page and the rest was on the dogs.

[thinkofthesoldiers]

The worst thing about this is your use of y'all. Wtf?

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I used to pet sit for a couple and their instructions were way more insane.

I had to feed the two dogs in two specific rooms on opposite sides of the house (or they would fight) and give one dog a pill with peanut butter BUT make sure to let the other dog lick the spoon.

[maryjane]

if you're crazy, then i am too.

i have a printed map & directions to the ER & the girls' vet.

i also write all the places where my kitty likes to sleep. my brother thought that was a bit too much, until it came in handy when he couldn't find her.

[BlackCanary]

Not crazy!

I'm already thinking ahead of when we board our dog and cat in October. Though it's more of feed dog this amount, give her treats at night, etc.

[jane6672]

All of you people in here are crazy.