Do you agree with Rover Cards?
I think that the Rover Cards should not be mandatory for many reasons. I will give you a short list:
- My phone doesn't always have great service
- My phone battery doesn't last that long and isn't very reliable
- Some people don't have smart phones
- I send texts and pictures throughout each stay
- I am not going to note down how many times a dog peed, pooped, drank water, etc... especially when I have more than 1 dog to watch
- Using Rover Cards would take time away from the dogs that I am visiting for only 30 minutes
There are many more reasons that I could come up with.. But, you get my point. Does anyone else agree with this? It just seems over the top to have to do all of these extra things when we already do so much. It may not seem like a lot to people that sit occasionally. But, this is my full time job, and it is way too much to ask of me.
I'm a full-time Rover Sitter as well and I love the Rover cards. I think its a lot more convenient than having to write out a text with photos. Plus, it's a great way to build trust with my clients. I do agree with you on service problems and battery drain, though. That has been troublesome for me.
Just a little tip: When I'm in an area with poor service, I stop the report card at the end of the visit but wait to hit the send button until I've driven to a better area.
I'm sure I would love Rover cards too if I had a smart phone and wasn't getting pushed off a site because of it. My current stay client would honestly be pissed off if I sent him that many messages anyway; many people find it ridiculous.
I don't have any clients who want a text every time their dog poops
I didn't even know that these were a thing until today. I was a DogVacay sitter until the merge and I've never used these and was never told they were mandatory. I just text photos!
Rover works for us. We are independent contractors who pay for them to keep web up and I'm done with them. They joined with way and now u have people lowering their prove so I made 15,000 last year before wag. Now i haven't been booked so if I'm not headed for my goal I'll try another company.
I also do not agree that Rover cards should be mandatory. Though taking pics and notes are cute for some clients, my main focus is the care of the dogs. I cannot give them my full undivided attention if I have to fill out a Rover card. Sometimes the app doesn’t respond when I click end on the card
And will then advertise that I was at the clients house way longer than I was. I feel like clients can request this, but Rover should not require this when they’re already taking a decent chuck of my money.
On a walk with one dog, I love it cuz it provides "proof" a fur baby went on a 30 mins journey and not just peed on the front lawn. But the battery drain on back-to-back jobs drives me NUTS! I would also like the option to not use a Rover Card if the pet owner says they no longer need to see it.
Should definitely be an option service. Some people don't need a full 30 Min. I. E an older antisocial cat. I agree that some owners need proof but it should be optional.
I absolutely love the Rover cards. I think it's great for both us and our client. It's so easy to just press a button every time the dog goes to the bathroom.