Animal Services Vocabulary

noun the act of caring for someone else's dog in their absence

• I will be dogsitting for my neighbor while they are out of town.
• I'm dogsitting for my friend this weekend, so I can't hang out.
• I'm on dog duty this weekend, dogsitting for my cousin.
• She felt like she was dogsitting for her boss, constantly having to clean up after him.

noun a person who takes care of someone else's cat while they are away

verb to take care of someone else's cat while they are away

• I will be catsitting for my neighbor while they are on vacation.
• I'm catsitting for my friend this weekend, so I'll be spending a lot of time at their place.
• I've got to catsit for my sister's furball while she's out of town.
• Taking care of the project while the boss is away is like catsitting for the team.