Safety, dog thieves?
I advertise my my pet-sitting/dog walking business on a local craigslist-type site. I post my link to Rover and don't give out my home address or anything so I haven't worried much about my security/scams but I had an anonymous person message me today asking what breed the dog in my picture was. They didn't mention anything about wanting a petsitter so I just responded asking if their dog has issues with certain breeds. Then they said, not at all, he's just beautiful and I was curious.
So I do have a very beautiful dog, and the person may have been genuinely curious but I'm a little nervous because I know that there have been issues with dog thieves and dog fighting rings in my area. I don't plan on responding to them but was wondering if there are any additional measures (other than locking your doors) that other Rover sitters take to ensure that their homes and dogs remain safe. I also don't usually give out my address until after the meet and greet, but have had a couple no-shows who have my address.