asking permission before posting dog pics on your profile?

Welcome to Rover! Good question. Rover seems to cover photographic content in both their terms of service and privacy policies, which apply to both sitters and clients, so it's like that you don't HAVE to get permission to use the photos you take. Can you? Absolutely. Nobody has ever asked that I not post their dogs' pictures on my profile, and I've also never asked. If anyone asked me not to post their pictures or asked me to remove pictures I posted, I would respond with an emphatic apology and immediately take them down (or get Rover to do so). The only times I might explicitly ask about using photos is a) if you want to use the photos off-site (like for use in advertising or on another website) and b) if the pet owner seems like they highly value their privacy in other matters.

I hope that answers your question! Good luck!

There are two different photo sections in Rover. Your profile photos, which usually incude photos of you, your home, your pets, etc that you upload manually, and your Canine Clients photos, which consist of photos you send to owners through Rover while watching their pet.

As Walt said, you can decide which pictures to make public under Canine Clients by either turning the feature off completely under Settings>General, or case-by-case when you send each photo from the Rover app - there is a toggle switch at the top that says "Make Photos Public".

Owners also have the option to switch off making their pets' photos public. I assume this is something they can do in their settings as well, so that no matter what you select their photos won't show up on your Canine Clients or under their pet's profile. I've never asked a pet parents permission before sending photos, and I automatically post most photos to my Canine Clients section. If a pet parent does not want their pet's photo published, they can control that on their end.

However if you have a business page or create marketing material, I would request an owner's permission before using their photos. I also don't upload pictures of other people's pets under my profile photos, but think if you choose to do so getting the owner's permission first would be polite.

Lastly, if you are in the client's home, be aware of what you are posting publicly. You don't want to embarrass an owner with a picture of their dog with a dirty kitchen in the background, or include photos of items the owner may not want splashed on the internet (expensive TVs, paintings, etc.)

I have discovered that the photos I send to my clients end up being publicly posted to my "past" feed. Whether I want them to or not, which is a little irritating. Be careful which photos you do share with your clients, as it will be permanently attached to your account.

As a sitter you decide if you want all your clients pictures populating your profile, personally I don't auto post them. 99% of my Rover business is daily walks, it all pictures posted I would have a thousand or more - don't need or want them. You can manage whether you post or not by changing this flag on your profile under general settings: https://www.rover.com/account/profile...