Is this profile trustworthy or a scam?

That's not uncommon for a first time user of Rover. Many pet parents are in a rush when they first set up their profiles. You can do things to keep yourself safe: 1-always communicate and book through Rover. It leaves a paper trail of who and where you meet.

2- if you don't feel comfortable meeting alone, take a friend. Public places, like dog parks, are also great. One side note on taking a friend: this is your business, so you don't want a chatty friend along who takes over or outshines you. Your personality must come through so that the pet parents have z good idea of whose care their pup will be in. I have never brought a friend but thoseare the guidelines that I would follow if I did.

The nice thing about Rover, is that it's not like Craigslist which has an abundance of anonymity, with the exception of our phone numbers. With Rover, if you use the app, you have a record of conversations and Meet & Greets.

Congrats on your profile getting noticed!

I remember a Peter in Tampa that wasted my time in the last month with saying he needed me, asked my rates, then moved on. I get an influx of these every month and some even book, then refuse to answer the phone or show up at all. I lose money this way, because they tie up my calendar.

I honestly can't see the whole URL so I'm thinking these folks may be either spammers, or our comepetion (unprofessional "businesses") who are scouting us out for how much we charge or how we work, where we are located, etc. It stinks and I implore Rover to work with us more to help us report fake profiles.

I usually don't take requests when profiles aren't filled in. I figure it is an indication of the dog owner's enthusiasm/passion for their dog's experience. I agree that it's common and understandable for new profiles. But, I often pass on new profiles too.

This is one of those things I wish Rover would focus more on (toward the dog owner, not the sitter). We get a lot of helpful "how to be a better sitter" communications. It would really be helpful if Rover communicated with owners about the value of completing their profile, maybe a "101" badge for dog owners. Sometimes it feels an awful lot like Craigslist on Rover. The sitters are held to a higher standard than that. But, the owners often seem to be held to Craigslist standards (or, at least the sitter's visibility into owner history, reviews they've left, sitters they've used, and, as mentioned: the "optional" nature of the profile's information -- with no suggestion to the owner that it could influence their acceptance by a sitter.).