Pet care guides

Practical, no-fluff guides from one person, five-plus years of building Trovvy, and a houseful of cats. Written for real households: busy families, multi-pet homes, first-time adopters, and anyone handing the leash to a sitter.

For travelers
The complete pet sitter checklist
What your sitter actually needs to know before you leave town; from feeding quirks to the emergency kit most people forget.
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Multi-pet homes
How to organize a multi-pet household
Two pets is more than twice the mental load. One source of truth beats spreadsheets, group texts, and double dinners.
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Training
Does your dog actually know that command?
Kitchen-sit is not park-sit. The three D’s, the generalization problem, and a simple test for what “trained” really means.
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Families
How to share pet care with your whole family
Age-appropriate jobs for kids, a family cue glossary, and a rotation that survives busy weeks; without the nagging.
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Training
How to choose a dog trainer
Anyone can print business cards. Nine questions that separate real professionals from confident marketing.
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New pet parents
Bringing a new pet home: the first-week checklist
Decompression, the 3-3-3 rule, the first vet visit, and why the records you start this week matter for years.
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