I recently was contacted for my first dog-sitting request. I am unclear on how much I'll be making. Thanks!
That's totally up to you! Most sitters include all care necessary within the 24 hour period of either boarding or house sitting, but there are some that don't include mid-day walks or extra time spent and charge a la carte for that.
However if you follow the second model, you need to be very up front about it in your profile and in meeting with clients. I would think most owners expect that your boarding/house sitting fee includes everything that their dog will need (within reason) for a 24 hour period. But don't sell yourself short! If the dog has needs that go above and beyond average care, you can charge for that.
I walk the dogs that I board. We go to the beach and the park. I feel like it something that is good for the dog that I board, good for my own dog and for myself. I dont charge extra. I want my dogs to have a good time.
House-sitting, like boarding, is a 24-hour period of care. That includes feeding, walking, playing, giving meds, and whatever else you've agreed to do for the owner's home (taking in the mail, watering plants, etc.). It does not mean that you are tied to the home, especially if you are also walking other dogs or doing drop-ins. But the owner should be apprised of the fact that you have other clients but will spend a majority of your time in their home, especially in the evening hours. For this reason, house-sitting should be considered a premium service with a higher "nightly" charge. You are not only uprooting yourself and moving into someone else's home but more importantly providing petcare and watching their home as an added level of security.
Of course, every sitter here on Rover is independent and can set their own rules. From reading this question and the answers for quite sometime, I can say there are many interpretations. However you choose to proceed, just be sure the client knows what they're getting. Communicate what your house-sitting service includes and what it doesn't include. Many clients won't have a problem with you coming and going, so long as they feel you are devoting adequate care to their pet, which is the reason you were hired.
Karen gave an excellent answer for house sitting. For boarding (you said overnight but you didn't say where), care normally covers a 24-hour period and all care and activities for the dog are included. I look at it like the dog is my responsibility for 24 hours (or more), and I follow their normal routine as much as possible. If they do walks, I do walks. I have some clients that don't do walks, usually senior or really small dogs, so I don't do them.