A printable dog care record for your sitter
Download the printable dog care record to write down your dog’s contacts, the instructions you have agreed with a sitter and the care actually completed. The blank A4 worksheet and fictional example are made for this website. They contain no app data; Kwispel’s text and PDF handoff are separate sharing options.
Handoff in Kwispel puts together what a dog sitter, a neighbour or a boarding kennel needs to know while you are away. You share it as text, for example in a message, or as a PDF titled Care guide for your dog. The sitter does not need Kwispel or a place in your pack to read it.
Written by the Kwispel team. We make Kwispel. Printable record and page updated 9 October 2026. App handoff description checked 25 September 2026. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected] and we will fix it.
How do I use the printable dog care record?
Print the blank A4 PDF and complete the contacts, care period and owner’s instructions before the handoff. As each task is completed, add its date, time and a factual note or initials. Return the written record with the dog’s belongings. This paper worksheet is completed by hand; it does not sync with Kwispel.
Download the blank dog care record (PDF A4)Printable dog care record and sitter handoff
A paper worksheet for the owner and sitter to complete by hand. Created for this website; it is not an export from Kwispel.
Dog, dates and agreed contacts
Dog’s name
Care period: from / to
Owner: name and phone
Agreed backup contact: name and phone
Instructions supplied by the owner
Food: usual meals and instructions
Walks: equipment and agreed routine
Other instructions already agreed
Handoff: items supplied / returned
Daily care actually completed
| Date and time | Meal, walk or other task completed | Factual note / initials |
|---|---|---|
| Complete by hand | Complete by hand | Complete by hand |
| Complete by hand | Complete by hand | Complete by hand |
| Complete by hand | Complete by hand | Complete by hand |
| Complete by hand | Complete by hand | Complete by hand |
| Complete by hand | Complete by hand | Complete by hand |
Record what happened and the instructions the owner supplied. This worksheet provides no diagnosis or treatment. Update the handoff when the agreed instructions change.
What does a completed record look like?
This fictional example shows how a sitter could record a meal served, a walk completed and the return of a key. The names, tasks and times are invented to demonstrate the fields. Use your own agreed instructions; the example provides no care recommendations.
Download the fictional completed example (PDF A4)Fictional completed dog care record
Fictional example only: Milo, Alex and Sam are invented. These entries illustrate record keeping, not a recommended routine. No real personal data or app records were used.
Dog, dates and agreed contacts
Dog’s name: Milo (fictional)
Care period: example day, 9 October 2026
Owner: Alex; phone to be supplied privately
Backup: Sam; phone to be supplied privately
Instructions supplied by the fictional owner
Food: use the meal the owner packed
Walks: use the lead left by the owner
Other instructions: return the key in person
Handoff: lead, food container and key supplied
Daily care actually completed — fictional example
| Date and time | Meal, walk or other task completed | Factual note / initials |
|---|---|---|
| Example day, 08:00 | Served the meal left by the owner | Empty container returned / S |
| Example day, 09:00 | Walk completed with the supplied lead | Lead placed by the door / S |
| Example day, 17:00 | Returned the key and written record | Handed to Alex / S |
The times and tasks above are invented examples, not feeding or walking advice. Write your own agreed instructions and the facts of the care you actually completed.
What is in the text and the PDF?
| Version | Sections |
|---|---|
| Text | Key instructions, people, care instructions, still to do, already done today, recent medication, recent meals, recent symptoms and upcoming appointments |
| PDF: Care guide | About the dog, contacts, health and alerts, feeding including what never to feed, medication, daily routine, special items, behaviour and the next 30 days |
Should I send a handoff or add them to the pack?
A handoff is a snapshot. You send it once, with Share as text, Copy summary or Share as PDF, and nothing the sitter does afterwards comes back into your log.
If someone helps out regularly and should log for themselves, invite them into your pack with the role Can log care instead.
What a handoff does not do
- It does not update itself: send a new one when something changes.
- The sitter cannot add anything to your log through it.
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