Homesitter Holiday Checklist - Going on holiday or vacation? House sitting services checklist for your house sitter or pet minder

Holiday Checklist

Please print for your personal use and to share with your homesitter

Security alarm?

Yes

Pin Number:

Monitored by which company:

Phone Number:

PLEASE SHOW SITTER:

Hotwater Cylinder:

Electricity switchboard:

Vacuum cleaner, floor washer,

cleaners etc.:

Washing Machine/dryer operation,

clothes line, pegs:

Phone line

Business

Residential

Phone messages/

how to pick up/pin no. etc:

Phone Book kept:

Dishwasher operation,

dishwasher powder:

Rubbish disposal bags:

Rubbish day is:

Recycling?

Where do I sleep?

NEIGHBOURS:

Name:

Phone number:

Name:

Phone number:

Neighbourhood

Watch Member?

Yes

Co-ordinators name:

Friend or Relative to contact in emergency:

Name:

Phone number:

Mail, faxes – forwarded

Yes

Who else has access to the house – keys etc.

Name:

Phone number:

Nearest shops:

Public transport:

(if required)

PLANTS:

Do they need mowing?

Yes

How regularly?

Lawn mower operation:

HEATING:

Central Heating:

Yes

Operation:

Open Fire/Log Burner/
wood/coal
(where situated)

Gas Heating:

Yes

Operation:

Do you have a

fire extinguisher?

Yes

Where:

ANIMAL CHECKLIST:

Please list all pets including brief description, names, ages etc.

Pet Diet - Food and liquids

and where kept:

Where are pets normally fed?

How often per day?

Any special dietary considerations?

How often are dogs walked?

Any unusual pet habits?

Yes

Are pets allowed inside?

If yes which ones?

Where do they sleep at night?

Locked in/Tied up?

Cat door (if applicable)

where is it situated?

Vet:

(We would prefer you notify your Vet of your departure

and instruct them in case of any emergencies)

PLANTS:

Indoor

Yes

Position and watered –

how often?

Outdoor?

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF SITTER:

Time and date of your return:

Do you require sitter to

vacate before you return?

Yes

KEYS:

Where should the keys

be left when sitter leaves?

OTHER:

Any ‘NO GO’ areas in

the house or property?

PLEASE ADD ANY

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS