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Shared lives

Routine boards, visitor plans and dog-sitter notes for homes where more than one person cares for the dog.

Sharing a dog, sharing the plan.

Shared lives is for households where the dog has more than one caregiver. Here is a shared routine board, a plan for visitors that keeps the day intact and what a good dog-sitter note leaves out. Jess Harlan keeps the focus on clear handovers that anyone in the house can follow.

Articles in this section

  1. Shared lives · Household feature

    One dog, several caregivers: the routine board

    Updated · 4 min read

  2. Shared lives · Message template

    Welcome visitors without rewriting every routine

    Updated · 5 min read

  3. Shared lives · Quick read

    What a good dog-sitter note leaves out

    Updated · 3 min read