40 pet sitting social media post ideas that are not generic
A working list of post ideas for pet sitters, organised by what each one is for — teaching, trust, local relevance, or booking.
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Teaching posts
These earn the follow. Each one should tell the reader something they can use today.
- What you leave out for a sitter that most people forget.
- How to tell whether a cat is stressed or just being a cat.
- The three things that go wrong with medication schedules while owners are away.
- Why a dog's behaviour changes on day three of a trip, not day one.
- How much water a cat actually drinks and why the bowl matters.
- What a good handover note contains.
- How to introduce a sitter to a nervous dog.
- The one thing to check on the crate before you travel.
- Why your dog eats less while you are away and when that is worth worrying about.
- How to travel with a pet's routine intact.
Trust posts
These answer the question nobody asks out loud: can I let this person into my house?
- What happens at a meet-and-greet, step by step.
- Your plan if a pet gets ill mid-trip.
- How you handle keys and lockboxes.
- What you do if a flight is delayed.
- The updates you send and when.
- How you handle two pets who do not get along.
- What you will not take on, and why.
- The paperwork you ask for before a first booking.
Local posts
These only work if you actually live there, which is the point.
- When the pavement is too hot in your area, with the seven-second test.
- Which weeks your town empties out for travel.
- How the local weather changes your walk timing across the year.
- Quiet routes for a reactive dog.
- What the first cold morning does to older dogs.
- How far apart things are here and what that means for a midday visit.
- The seasonal hazard specific to your area — foxtails, ice melt, ticks, storms.
Personality and behind the scenes
People hire a person.
- Why you started doing this.
- The part of the job nobody expects.
- What is in your bag on every visit.
- A day of visits, start to finish.
- The hardest thing about the work.
- A habit you picked up from a specific animal.
- What you have learned about cats that surprised you.
Booking posts
Four a month, maximum, and each one specific.
- A named date range that is filling up.
- A service people do not know you offer.
- How far ahead to book for the next holiday.
- Capacity in a specific neighbourhood.
- The meet-and-greet as a first step rather than a booking.
- A schedule opening this week, named by day.
- What last-minute actually means for you.
- Who you are a good fit for, said plainly.
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