Holy water on dog food? Pet-sitters face odd requests

As more pets are treated like family, the lists on how to care for them grow

With summer — and summer vacations — here, more and more folks are preparing their pet-sitting instructions for friends, family and paid pet-sitters. But these days, it’s not just information about what cat food to give Fluffy or where Burt likes to be scratched.

Pampering pets has become a religion.

PHOTO - Audrey McManus at home with her 4-year-old Vizsla and Staffordshire Terrier mix, Lola. McManus, 33, a marketing manager from Seattle, says her friends mock her for her detailed food instructions when she leaves Lola with them.