# Homeowners: How Do You Handle Sitters Being Away From Home?

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**Category:** Owner Questions, Advice & Chat\
**Created:** [25 May 2026 15:35 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/homeowners-how-do-you-handle-sitters-being-away-from-home/77226 "2026-05-25T15:35:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Newpetlover](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/newpetlover/32/36857_2.png) [@Newpetlover](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Newpetlover)\
**Post date:** [26 May 2026 16:32 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/homeowners-how-do-you-handle-sitters-being-away-from-home/77226/31 "2026-05-26T16:32:01Z")

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> [@Snowbird](#):
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> I think the options for length of time were updated to also include 6+ hours as an option. It’s wasn’t originally an option but feedback from the forum was taken into consideration.

You’re right. This was posted on 22nd January

> [@Making Pet Care Clearer in Listings](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/making-pet-care-clearer-in-listings/72504/25):
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> We’ve made the ‘More than 6 hours’ option a little clearer (previously +6 hours) and clarified that the timing be shared for the pet who needs the most company, additional details can then be discussed on an individual pet basis.
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> ![How long can your pets be left alone?](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/trustedhousesitters/original/3X/0/4/049c1d5a79c68d509c71d6f71a1a1d3409816635.jpeg)

Recently I have seen

 ![IMG3991](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/trustedhousesitters/original/3X/d/e/de745f665f8d00579bb30b825eb919fdf2ef5e32.jpeg)

But when I went to get the screenshot, I discovered it only appears on my phone app. The very same listing shows this

 ![IMG3990](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/trustedhousesitters/original/3X/c/5/c5248faef3c3f8e18ed4d862cf6af0949d900c6c.jpeg)  
On the webpage and on my iPad app. Still more inconsistencies.

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