Look after a dog or dogs while their owner is away, usually staying at the owner's home in order to do so.
‘she asked me to dog-sit while she went away’
‘I was invited by a friend to dog-sit her French bulldog’
‘Some friends offered to dog-sit Milo for the weekend.’
‘Vexed by New York City, he returns to his childhood home in L.A. to dog-sit for his brother's family while they vacation in Vietnam.’
‘A friend and I agreed to dog-sit for each other, but the last time her dog stayed at my home, he had several accidents, chewed furniture, and destroyed two rugs.’
‘How did you manage to convince me to dog-sit for you again?’
‘My friend Michael had been hired by the owners to live in the town house for a week to dog-sit.’
‘I don't want to dog-sit for her again and could use some advice on how to handle this situation.’
‘I'm not a neighborhood dog owner, but I frequently dog-sit for my parents, who live in Midtown.’
‘She dog-sat from 4:30 in the afternoon until 8:30 in the evening.’
‘Lyn declined the invitation to join us but volunteered to dogsit the new puppy.’
‘We can usually dogsit during performances if required.’
‘It is much easier to look after Sally, a comparatively inexpensive labrador, on a farm than it is to dogsit a whippet with a fine pedigree in a busy city.’
‘Ostensibly I went to visit my friend who lives there, and was dog-sitting a dachshund.’
‘I was dog-sitting a fluffy white thing called Snoopy.’
‘We got to know each other when I started dog-sitting his Great Dane to improve my grades.’
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