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Pet taxi checklist

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Your pet taxi trip is booked. Use this simple checklist to prepare so pick-up and drop-off go smoothly.

Before the trip

  • Turn on text notifications in Hello Marshy to receive updates from your sitter during the visit.
  • Confirm pick-up and drop-off addresses and times with your sitter.
  • Share the destination details and any appointment time.
  • Prepare a secure crate, carrier, or harness with a seatbelt attachment.
  • Tell your sitter how your pet travels and about any anxiety or motion sickness.
  • Share your emergency contact details and your veterinarian’s information, and explain what to do in an emergency.
  • Prepare any paperwork or items that need to travel with your pet.
  • Arrange who will meet your pet at the destination and confirm with them.
  • Handle any destination payments or bookings directly with the destination.

At pick-up & during the trip

  • Have your pet ready at the agreed pick-up time, with a bathroom break beforehand.
  • Hand over the crate or carrier, paperwork, and items.
  • Keep your phone reachable during the trip.
  • Watch for updates through Hello Marshy at pick-up and drop-off.

After the trip

  • Confirm your pet arrived and was handed off as planned.
  • Ask sitter any questions you may have about the trip
  • Leave a review for the sitter once the booking is complete!
  • Leave a tip as an optional thank-you tip! Sitters keep 100% of their tip

Hello Marshy emergency support

Keep all booking messages and updates on Hello Marshy for support.

Support is available seven days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. We may be able to assist outside these hours, but after-hours support cannot be guaranteed.

Pet parents should provide their sitter with emergency contact details and clear instructions on what to do in an emergency.

Email: contact@hellomarshy.com
Phone: 438-792-5448

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