Do you take in dogs without meet and greet?
Hi! I have a dog owner who couldn't come today for meet and greet and wants to drop her dog off tomorrow for the weekend. It's a first time client with a maltese. The answers on rover questions about dog friendliness towards other dogs and house training were answered with "maybe". I am a little concerned as I had very bad experience with a couple of stays without meet and greet. That included a dog in dying condition and a dog with fleas.
So she asks if she can drop the dog off at 8 am tomorrow. I send her the list of questions regarding her dog's behavior, habits and health. She said she would answer them today. I am not sending her payment request because I don't want to commit to her dog until I meet her. However, I don't want to make her think that all is arranged either because she plans to travel tomorrow and it will be difficult to find another sitter. Should I just tell her no?
My take on this is look at the online picture. Inspect it carefully. If the dog looks happy and things are real clean, and there are toys and things, then good. The first key is squireliness. If the owner is flaky, always changing there times, RUN.
I would request a video call with the dog instead of inspecting the photo sent that photo could be old.