You can tell within ten minutes whether a sitter has what they need. A briefed sitter drops the bag, glances at the feeding line, and gets on with being normal at your pet. An under-briefed sitter texts you the wrong question twice before lunch.

The difference is almost never the sitter. It’s the brief. PetPacket turns the records you already keep into a Sitter Handoff packet organized in the order it’s useful at 7 a.m. in someone else’s kitchen.

What goes in the Sitter Handoff

  • Feeding, written like a recipeExact times, amount, and the brand they actually eat — not the one you wish they did.
  • Medications a tech could readDose, time, with-or-without food, and a clear “skip if” rule.
  • The daily routineWalk times, nap windows, and the moment they sit by the door expecting something.
  • Emergency contactsYour vet's after-hours line, a backup human who isn't you, and the microchip number.
Send it 24 hours early
Give the sitter time to ask questions during normal hours. Walk through the link together once, then let it be the source of truth.

Why a link beats a note on the counter

Paper goes out of date the moment something changes. A group chat becomes “see message above” hell. A shared link stays current, prints clean when the sitter wants paper, and needs no account on their end. You update it once; they always see the latest.

For the full breakdown, read what to leave for your pet sitter — the eleven-point checklist this packet is built around.