Do you charge extra to pick-up a dog?
Hi --
I am new to Rover and am still figuring out the ins and outs of the service. I agreed to watch someone's dog next week and will be boarding the dog at my house overnight. The owner said the dog has a crate and he would bring the dog and the crate by on Tuesday morning and then come to pick him up on Wednesday evening so I booked the stay. The owner asked me this morning if there was any chance I could actually pick up the dog from his house on Tuesday morning. While yes, I could pick up the dog, I sort of feel like it would be a pretty inconvenient thing for me to do before work during the week (there is quite a bit of traffic).
Where I am just starting off and trying to build clientele, I feel as though I am more willing to go out of my way and charge less money for my stays. But considering I am watching his dog for more than 24 hours (Tuesday morning - Wednesday night) and the client is only being charged for $25 for a nightly rate, it feels like I am not really making out on this deal. When Rover takes out their 20% I am essentially making $20 to pick up his dog and watch the dog for over 24 hours.
Does anyone have any suggestions as how to handle these situations? I feel like I should be able to tack on a fee for picking up the dog but I also don't want to drive away a potential client.