Care guides

Dog breeds

Find advice on feeding, everyday care and what your sitter needs to know about your breed.

Australian Shepherd

A practical routine for your Australian Shepherd: shared activities, handling distractions, rest, grooming and a clear handover to the sitter.

Beagle

Practical care for your Beagle: sniffing, lead use, companionship, feeding and the arrangements a dog sitter needs.

Border collie

Plan your border collie's daily care, from exercise and quiet time to grooming, and help your sitter follow the routine.

Boxer

A Boxer may seek contact enthusiastically and enjoy joining in.

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

For a Cavalier, companionship and daily care belong in the same plan.

Chihuahua

Help your Chihuahua thrive with walks, gentle introductions, grooming and dental care, plus practical tips to share with your sitter.

Dachshund

Find out how to adapt exercise, handling, feeding and grooming to your Dachshund and hand the routine over to a dog sitter.

Dalmatian

A Dalmatian’s coat often attracts attention first.

English Bulldog

A good stay for an English Bulldog starts with comfort.

English Cocker Spaniel

For an English Cocker Spaniel, a walk full of scents can be more appealing than a brisk walk with no stops.

German Shepherd

A sitter does not need to give your German Shepherd as many tasks as possible.

Golden retriever

Find out how to adapt your Golden retriever's exercise, grooming and feeding to your dog, and make clear arrangements with a sitter.

Jack Russell Terrier

Care for your Jack Russell with a varied routine: exercise and rest, clear rules around chasing, suitable grooming and a practical handover.

Labrador retriever

Find out how to adapt exercise, feeding and grooming to your Labrador, and which daily arrangements to make with a dog sitter.

Maltese

Daily care for your Maltese: grooming, teeth, company, play and practical advice for keeping their routine familiar with a sitter.

Pomeranian

Help a sitter get to know your Pomeranian: combing, small portions, the doorbell routine and clear instructions for picking them up.

Poodle

Care for your Poodle with attention to their curly coat, suitable activities and feeding. Make the daily routine clear for a sitter.

Rhodesian Ridgeback

Give your Rhodesian Ridgeback time to get to know a new sitter.

Rottweiler

For a Rottweiler, look for a sitter who can follow your daily handling routine, rather than relying on a general enthusiasm for large dogs.

Samoyed

Prepare your Samoyed’s care with clear arrangements for combing, familiar walks, meals and rest with a sitter.

Shih Tzu

Plan your Shih Tzu’s daily grooming, walks and feeding, and help your sitter follow their usual routine.

Shorthaired Vizsla

Match walks, familiar scent games, company and rest to your Vizsla. Show the sitter how to follow your dog’s routine.

Siberian Husky

Daily care for your Siberian Husky: suitable walks, safe routines for walks and doorways, grooming, feeding and clear sitter arrangements.

Standard Labradoodle

Help a sitter get to know your Labradoodle: demonstrate grooming, explain their usual walks and share the small routines that help them settle.

Weimaraner

A Weimaraner’s day is about more than adding up walking minutes.

Whippet

A Whippet needs a clear plan for time outdoors and somewhere comfortable to unwind afterwards.

All dog breeds (347)

Select a linked breed name to read its guide. We’re still working on guides for the other breeds listed here.

• Affenpinscher
• Afghan Hound
• Airedale Terrier
• Akbash
• Akita Inu
• Alaskan Malamute
• American Akita
• American Bulldog
• American Bully XL
• American Cocker Spaniel
• American English Coonhound
• American Eskimo Dog
• American Hairless Terrier
• American Staffordshire Terrier
• Anatolian Shepherd
• Anglo-Français De Petite Vénerie
• Appenzeller Sennenhund
• Australian Cattle Dog
• Australian Kelpie
• Australian Shepherd
• Australian Terrier
• Austrian Pinscher
• Bandog
• Barbet Dog
• Basenji
• Basque Shepherd Dog
• Basset Artésien Normand
• Basset Bleu De Gascogne
• Basset Fauve De Bretagne
• Basset Hound
• Bavarian Mountain Hound
• Beagle
• Bearded Collie
• Beauceron
• Bedlington Terrier
• Belgian Griffon
• Belgian Shepherd
• Bergamasco
• Berger Blanc Suisse
• Berger Picard
• Bernese Hound
• Bernese Mountain Dog
• Bichon Frise
• Black Russian Terrier
• Bloodhound
• Blue Picardy Spaniel
• Boerboel
• Bohemian shepherd
• Bolognese Dog
• Bolonka
• Boomer
• Border Collie
• Border Terrier
• Borzoi
• Boston Terrier
• Bouvier Des Flandres
• Boxer
• Bracco Italiano
• Braque D'Auvergne
• Braque Du Bourbonnais
• Braque Saint-Germain
• Briard
• Brittany Dog
• Broholmer
• Bruno Jura Hound
• Bucovina Shepherd Dog
• Bull Terrier
• Bullmastiff
• Burgos Pointer
• Ca De Bou
• Cairn Terrier
• Cane Corso
• Cão Da Serra De Aires
• Cardigan Welsh Corgi
• Catalan Sheepdog
• Caucasian Shepherd Dog
• Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
• Central Asian Shepherd Dog
• Ceský Fousek
• Cesky Terrier
• Chesapeake Bay Retriever
• Chihuahua
• Chinese Crested Dog
• Chow Chow
• Cirneco Dell'Etna
• Clumber Spaniel
• Cocker Spaniel
• Coton De Tulear
• Curly Coated Retriever
• Czechoslovakian Wolfdog
• Dachshund
• Dachsund (Standard)
• Dalmatian
• Dandie Dinmont Terrier
• Dobermann
• Dogo Argentino
• Dogue De Bordeaux
• Drentsche Patrijshond
• Dutch Shepherd
• Dutch Shepherd (Longhaired)
• Dutch Smoushond
• English Bulldog
• English Cocker Spaniel
• English Setter
• English Springer Spaniel
• Entlebucher Mountain Dog
• Estrela Mountain Dog
• Eurasier
• Field Spaniel
• Fila Brasileiro
• Finnish Lapphund
• Finnish Spitz
• Flat Coated Retriever
• Formosan Mountain Dog
• Fox Terrier
• French Bulldog
• French Spaniel
• Galgo Espanol
• German Hound
• German Pinscher
• German Shepherd
• German Shorthaired Pointer
• German Spaniel
• Glen Of Imaal Terrier
• Golden Retriever
• Gordon Setter
• Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen
• Great Dane
• Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
• Greyhound
• Griffon Bruxellois
• Griffon Fauve De Bretagne
• Groenendael
• Havanese Dog
• Hovawart
• Icelandic Sheepdog
• Indian Pariah Dog
• Irish Setter
• Irish Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
• Irish Terrier
• Irish Water Spaniel
• Irish Wolfhound
• Italian Greyhound
• Jack Russell Terrier
• Jämthund
• Japanese Spaniel
• Japanese Spitz
• Karst Shepherd
• Keeshond Large
• Kerry Blue Terrier
• King Charles Spaniel
• Kokoni
• Komondor
• Kooikerhondje
• Kromfohrländer
• Kuvasz
• Labrador Retriever
• Laekenois
• Lagotto Romagnolo
• Lakeland Terrier
• Landseer
• Lapland Sheepdog
• Large Goldendoodle
• Large Münsterländer
• Large Poodle
• Leonberger
• Lhasa Apso
• Long Haired Dachshund
• Longhaired Scottish Shepherd
• Longhaired St. Bernard
• Longhaired Weimaraner
• Löwchen
• Majorca Shepherd Dog
• Malinois
• Maltese
• Manchester Terrier
• Maremma Sheepdog
• Markiesje
• Mastiff
• Mastino
• Medium Keeshond
• Medium Labradoodle
• Medium Poodle
• Medium Schnauzer
• Mexican Hairless Dog
• Miniature Bull Terrier
• Miniature Labradoodle
• Miniature Pinscher
• Miniature Poodle
• Miniature Schnauzer
• Miniature Smooth Haired Dachsund
• Miniature Wire-Haired Dachshund
• Mixed Breed
• Mudi
• Neapolitan Mastiff
• Newfoundlander
• Norfolk Terrier
• Norwegian Buhund
• Norwegian Elkhound
• Norwegian Lundehund
• Norwich Terrier
• Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
• Old English Bulldog
• Old English Sheepdog
• Old German Shepherd Dog
• Other Breeds
• Otter Hound
• Papillon Dog
• Parson Jack Russell Terrier
• Patterdale Terrier
• Pekingese
• Perdigueiro Portigeus
• Perro De Presa Canario
• Peruvian Hairless Dog
• Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen
• Petit Bleu De Gascogne
• Petit Brabançon
• Petite Brabancon
• Phalène
• Pharaoh Hound
• Pinscher
• Pitbull Terrier
• Plott Hound
• Plummer Terrier
• Podenco Canario
• Podenco Ibicenco
• Pointer
• Poitevin Hound
• Polish Greyhound
• Polish Hound
• Polish Hunting Dog (Gonczy Polski)
• Polish Lowland Sheepdog
• Polish Tatra Sheepdog
• Pomeranian
• Pomsky
• Poodle
• Porcelaine
• Portuguese Podengo
• Portuguese Pointer
• Portuguese Water Dog
• Posavac Hound
• Prazský Krysarík
• Pudelpointer
• Pug
• Puli
• Pumi
• Pyrenean Mastiff
• Pyrenean Mountain Dog
• Pyrenean Shepherd
• Rafeiro Do Alentejo
• Rampur Greyhound
• Rastreador Brasiliero
• Rat Terrier
• Redbone Coonhound
• Renascence Bulldogge
• Rhodesian Ridgeback
• Riesenschnauzer
• Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog
• Rottweiler
• Russian Terrier
• Russkiy Toy
• Saarloos Wolfdog
• Sabueso Español
• Saluki
• Samoyed
• Sanshu
• Sarplaninac
• Schapendoes
• Schiller Hound
• Schipperke
• Schnauzer
• Schweizer Laufhund
• Schweizer Laufhund
• Scotch Collie
• Scottish Deerhound
• Scottish Terrier
• Sealyham Terrier
• Segugio Italiano
• Shaggy Dutch Shepherd
• Shar Pei
• Shetland Sheepdog
• Shiba Inu
• Shih Tzu
• Shikoku
• Shiloh Shepherd Dog
• Short Legged Jack Russell Terrier
• Short-Haired Dachshund
• Short-Haired St. Bernard
• Shorthaired St. Bernard
• Shorthaired Vizsla
• Shorthaired Weimaraner
• Siberian Husky
• Silky Terrier
• Silky Windhound
• Skye Terrier
• Sloughi
• Slovak Cuvac
• Slovak Rough-Haired Pointer
• Slovenski Cuvac
• Slovenský Kopov
• Smaland Hound
• Small Goldendoodle
• Small Keeshond
• Small Münsterländer
• South Russian Ovcharka
• Spanish Mastiff
• Spanish Water Dog
• Spinone Italiano
• Springer Spaniel
• St. Bernard
• Stabyhoun
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier
• Standard Labradoodle
• Styrian Coarse-Haired Hound
• Sussex Spaniel
• Swedish Lapphund
• Swedish Vallhund
• Tervueren
• Thai Bangkaew Dog
• Thai Ridgeback
• Tibetan Mastiff
• Tibetan Spaniel
• Tibetan Terrier
• Tornjak
• Tosa
• Tosa Inu
• Toy American Eskimo Dog
• Toy Poodle
• Transylvanian Hound
• Treeing Walker Coonhound
• Trigg Hound
• Tyrolean Hound
• Vizsla
• Volpino
• Weimaraner
• Welsh Corgi Pembroke
• Welsh Springer Spaniel
• Welsh Terrier
• West Highland White Terrier
• West Siberian Laika
• Westphalian Dachsbracke
• Wetterhoun
• Whippet
• White Shepherd
• Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
• Wirehaired Vizsla
• Yorkshire Terrier

Cat breeds

Find advice on feeding, everyday care and what your sitter needs to know about your breed.

Abyssinian

For an Abyssinian, the home’s layout deserves attention alongside the food bowl.

Bengal

Practical Bengal care: daily play, a safe home, suitable food and a clear routine for your cat sitter.

Birman

Daily Birman care: company on your cat’s terms, suitable grooming, measured meals and a familiar routine for sitter visits.

British Shorthair

Read about the British Shorthair's coat, play and handling, and prepare daily care and the handover to a cat sitter.

Burmese

Care for your Burmese with daily contact, familiar games, simple grooming and a sitter who learns your cat’s individual routine.

Maine Coon

Care for your Maine Coon with regular combing, daily play, individual food portions and clear arrangements with your cat sitter.

Norwegian Forest Cat

Care for your Norwegian Forest Cat with attention to seasonal coat changes, brushing during moulting, daily play and clear arrangements with the sitter.

Persian

A Persian cat needs daily care, even if they rarely demand attention.

Ragdoll

Care for your Ragdoll with regular combing, play and attention on their terms, and help your sitter follow their usual routine.

Russian Blue

Daily Russian Blue care: calm introductions, suitable games, short-coat grooming and clear feeding arrangements.

Siamese

Daily care for your Siamese: play, companionship, suitable food and a familiar routine for the cat sitter.

Siberian

Learn how to care for your Siberian cat’s coat, food and surroundings, and show a cat sitter how to follow their usual routine.

Sphynx

Practical Sphynx care: explain your cat’s usual skin care, keep resting places familiar and agree play, meals and company with the sitter.

All cat breeds (73)

Select a linked breed name to read its guide. We’re still working on guides for the other breeds listed here.

• Abyssinian
• American Bobtail
• American Bobtail Shorthair
• American Curl
• American Shorthair
• American Wirehair
• Australian Mist
• Balinese
• Bengal
• Bengal Longhair
• Birman
• Bombay
• British Longhair
• British Shorthair
• Burmese
• Burmilla
• Burmilla Longhair
• Chartreux
• Chausie
• Cornish Rex
• Cymric
• Devon Rex
• Donskoy
• Egyptian Mau
• European Shorthair
• Exotic Shorthair
• Havana
• Himalayan
• Japanese Bobtail
• Japanese Bobtail Longhair
• Khaomanee
• Korat
• Kurilian Bobtail
• Kurilian Bobtail Longhair
• LaPerm
• LaPerm Shorthair
• Lykoi
• Maine Coon
• Maine Coon Polydactyl
• Manx
• Minuet
• Minuet Longhair
• Munchkin
• Munchkin Longhair
• Nebelung
• Norwegian Forest
• Ocicat
• Oriental Longhair
• Oriental Shorthair
• Persian
• Peterbald
• Pixiebob
• Pixiebob Longhair
• Ragdoll
• Russian Blue
• Savannah
• Scottish Fold
• Scottish Fold Longhair
• Scottish Straight
• Scottish Straight Longhair
• Selkirk Rex
• Selkirk Rex Longhair
• Siamese
• Siberian
• Singapura
• Snowshoe
• Somali
• Sphynx
• Thai
• Tonkinese
• Toyger
• Turkish Angora
• Turkish Van

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