pet sitting

American  

noun

1. the act of caring for a pet in its own home while the owner is away.

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Other Word Forms

• pet sitter
  noun

Example Sentences

Rhian Boxall was assured her brother's pregnant dog, Tilly, was unlikely to go into labour while they were pet sitting.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025

"We reimbursed tire chains, strollers, car seats, pet sitting, but things we didn't reimburse were things like $7,000 shopping sprees at luxury stores or chartering a private jet," Watterson said.

From Reuters • Feb. 17, 2023

After lobbying by the pet sitting platforms, Connecticut this year passed a different bill that exempted homes, apartments or facilities where three or fewer dogs are boarded from laws regulating kennels.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2019

Rover and Wag are for emergency dog walking or pet sitting, and my current obsession is HUJI, a camera app that will make all your photos look as if they were taken in 1998.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2018

Part of me wants to just tell her I am getting out of the pet sitting business, because I don’t want to damage our friendship by offending her.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2018