House Handbook · for our dogsitter

Pliny & Stevie

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Photo of Pliny
Pliny
Photo of Stevie
Stevie
If they run off or bolt out the front door →
Call “Come!” and reward with cheese.
For both dogs
How to walk →
Separately, one walk a day each, around 11 am. Harness by the front door. Stevie can slip her lead.
How to feed →
8–10 am and 5–7 pm. 1 bowl full, shared. Stevie eats first and Pliny finishes the rest.
The day at a glance
6–9 amFirst potty, back deck pad8–10 amBreakfastEvery 4 hrsPotty out front11 amWalk each, separately5–7 pmDinner8–11 pmLast potty, then crates
The front door auto-locks.
Wi-Fi
Password
Door
Garage
Trash
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Feed
01 · Feed

Feed

Two meals a day. They eat together.

Two meals a day
Once in the morning, once at night.
Breakfast8–10AM1 bowl full, shared
Dinner5–7PM1 bowl full, shared
Every meal

How to feed

  1. 1Fill 1 bowl from the food bin in the pantry. The bowl lives inside.
  2. 2Put it down for both of them.
  3. 3Stevie eats first.
  4. 4Pliny finishes off the rest.
Photo of the food bin & bowl
Hungry signal
Stevie will dig in her bowl if she’s hungry.
Do
  • Feed them together
  • Use cheese as their reward
Don't
  • Grapes, raisins, chocolate, onions
  • Anything with xylitol (some gum, peanut butter)
  • Table scraps, whatever Stevie says
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Potty
02 · Potty

Potty breaks

Every 4 hours, starting between 6 and 9 am.

1 · First break6–9 amBack deck, on the pee pad
2 · ThenEvery 4 hrsOut front, on the leash
3 · Last break8–11 pmBack deck, on the pee pad
Out front
Watch out for bears and moose!
First & last

Back deck

When
First and last break of the day
Where
On the pee pad
Good to know
They won’t poop on the pee pad out back.
Every other break

Out front

How
On the leash
2–3poops each, expected
Where things are
Dog bags and harnesses are on the wall by the bathroom and front door.
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Walk
03 · Walk

Walks

One walk a day each, around 11 am, one dog at a time.

If they run off or bolt out the front door
Call “Come!” and reward with cheese.
WalksOne at a time.Walk them separately, 30–60 minutes each. Around 11 am is best; the time is flexible, but they do better in the morning and early afternoon.
Before you goHarness on.Harnesses are by the front door.
Getting past thingsCount to 3, then treat.Helps get them past obstacles.
Other dogs
Both are reactive towards other dogs.

Pliny

Big bark, big heart
Other dogs
Scary bark, will pull and growl. He’s actually really friendly and social.
People
Will try to boop their faces if they pet him.
Skip it?
His walk can be skipped if he’s being too naughty.

Stevie

Slips the lead
Lead
Tends to slip her lead.
Other dogs
She will nip.
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Night night
04 · Night night

Night night

Bedtime is between 8 and 11 pm. They sleep in their crates.

Bedtime · 8–11 pm

Putting them to bed

  1. 1Last potty on the back deck pee pad.
  2. 2Each dog into their crate.
  3. 3One Greenie each, their night night treat.
  4. 4Close the crates.
Photo of the crates
Night night treat
StevieTeenieThe teenie Greenie
PlinyLargerThe larger Greenie
Stevie’s crate
No need to latch it. Just pull the door down.
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House
05 · Around the house

The house

How to work the things that don’t explain themselves.

Address
Wi-Fi
Password
Door code
Garage
Trash code
The front door auto-locks.

Living room TV

  1. 1
    Turn on the Apple TV
    Press power on the silver remote. The TV turns on with it.
  2. 2
    Turn on the sound
    Press power on the large black remote. Set the input to “Optical”.

Media room TV

  1. 1
    Turn on the TV
  2. 2
    Turn on the soundbar
    Sound comes from it, not the TV. If there’s no sound, check the soundbar is on.
  3. 3
    Pick an app on the streaming box