Routines and handoffs

How to print pet sitter notes from Tail Planner

Select a pet, review the saved profile and routines, then use Print summary. Check the print preview before giving the sheet to your sitter.

By Tail Planner editorial team · Updated October 11, 2026 · Not clinically reviewed

Build the profile for the handoff

Add the reachable contacts and established care instructions you want the sitter to have. Keep access codes and financial details elsewhere. AAHA’s boarding guidance recommends discussing the pet’s normal routine and special needs with the caregiver. A printed summary makes that conversation easier to remember, but it does not replace the conversation.

Preview what you are sharing

Tail Planner prints the selected pet’s details, routines, appointments and observation notes. Read every section before sharing. Delete an obsolete record only if you no longer need it, or edit a profile instruction that has changed. Consider whether a detailed observation belongs in the sitter copy. You control the information you enter and share.

Show the actual supplies

Walk through a normal care window together and show where everything lives. Ask the sitter to repeat back the instructions that matter most. Have the current veterinarian and emergency hospital contacts handy. Arrange any veterinary authorization directly with the clinic before your trip. Tail Planner cannot give that authorization for you.

Choose the transfer method

A printed sheet is useful without an account or internet connection. A JSON export is a full backup that includes all pets, so share it only when that is intended. Importing replaces the receiving browser’s entire Tail Planner record after confirmation. For a single sitter handoff, a checked printout is usually the simpler choice. Write the date on the copy and replace it when instructions change.

Source and scope

AAHA veterinary guidance provides the veterinary context. The checklists and organizational examples here are editorial suggestions. This article does not diagnose, prescribe or replace advice from your veterinarian.

If your pet has trouble breathing, collapses, has major bleeding or may have been poisoned, contact an emergency veterinary hospital now. Do not wait to complete a planner or log.

Put the guide to use

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