House Sitting Expectations vs. Dog Sitting Expectations?
How do other sitters handle additional requests from dog owners who are having you sleep in their home while sitting? I have come across numerous occasions where dog owners are asking me to do additional duties apart from my dog sitting responsibility such as water plants, take out the trash, bring in the mail, etc. Usually, I do not mind doing those things; however I have a repeat owner who I am sitting for now who left me a five page typed letter stating all the "house sitting expectations" I did were wrong or incomplete the last time I sat their dogs. They asked me to help clean their airbnb in the basement, water all the plants (which I know nothing about plants and was not told during the meet and greet) and wash items related to the airbnb.
I feel like this is a bit much because I am being paid to take care of their dogs not their home, right? How would others sitters handle this?
Some of their requests are normal and you should do if you are spending the night: mail, water plants, take out trash and leave place as clean as when you arrived. Now IF you are in basement strip bed and clean, if not I would nicely say I would be glad to do this for an additional $20 or some fee.
What if owner instructs only to leave for 3 hours max? How do others handle stepping out when house sitting fur babies ?
Kelly, why don't you start a new question to ask about this? You will likely get more input on the problem.