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this house is making me feel ill?

I've been watching a young English bulldog for a few days now and still have another week to go.

The house I am in is making me sick - they smoke/vape inside which makes the air thick and I get nauseated and develop really bad head aches. I almost threw up the first morning. The windows and walls have a weird sticky substance collected on them (you can barely see through the windows) and it just seems like they haven't cleaned in years.

This dog is also not super well behaved and has no training and is very overweight. It makes me sad to see him in these living conditions. I've been trying to walk him but he can't go for very long and can't be in the sun much either. He bites often and also eats/chews random things but there's no way to clean up because this house has huge piles of stuff laying around all over the counters and floors.

Plus, I work online and the internet is so bad that it's preventing me from doing my job.

I just feel so sad, gross, and sick here and it's upsetting. I am counting down the minutes for this sit to be over.

They also have cats that they didn't mention until I got here and aren't paying the extra fee.

Ideally, I would love to go back to my home over night and come back in the morning because I think being here is making me ill. I don't know if I should let the owner know - I don't want to worry them while they're on vacation or upset them and start an unnecessary feud.

Any suggestions or similar experiences? I guess I am in need of some encouragement.

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This is why you always always ALWAYS do a meet-n-greet before booking. Seriously, you should never take a job without one; it can be super disastrous as you're now seeing. I would agree with Walt; tell them that unfortunately the smoke is making you sick and say that you're willing to do drop-in visits at the same cost. It sucks about them not mentioning the cats but I would just cut your losses at this point and take it as a learning experience to never do a blind booking again. Also, when you do a meet-n-greet next time you can ask if a future client has additional pets that need caring for, so they don't try to jip you out of extra earnings, just in case they are hiding them somewhere. And obviously... never book with these guys again.

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Not trying to be negative but many of the issues you raise should have been caught at the meet and greet before you accepted the booking. If you cannot stay in the house because you are getting sick I recommend you contact the owner and agree on a plan for you to continue care; multiple drop ins per day. At all costs I would recommend you not cancel the remaining days on the booking as it will reflect poorly on you and you may have to forfeit the funds from the entire booking. Good luck

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There is a caveat with meet-and-greets in that they typically cannot give enough info about smells (among other things), something you would only find out by staying there over a period of time... I think reasons for canceling bookings ought to be taken in consideration before automatic poor rating.

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Always call Rover and tell them you would like them to find a replacement who is able to complete a job. Did the house look bright and great when you did a meet and greet?