Should I charge more to sit dogs that are not good with other dogs?

Rover just added a feature where you can customize pricing for different clients. I am going to use it to freeze my boarding price for existing customers, then raise my rate $5 in January. Hope this new feature will help you. I only take one dog at a time out of fear there will be a problem. At least two of my customers told me they picked me for boarding because of that-they know their dogs are unpredictable around other dogs and want them to be the only dog. But not everyone knows that, or sometimes a usually mild-mannered dog takes a dislike to another...

I agree. Maybe charge more for that stay. And it could be possible that the dog will get better with time and dedication.

I think in instances like this it would be good to have in your network of sitters ones who specialize in solo dog care, so that you can refer them. If we're looking at it with the dog's point of view, it's going to be a perpetual level of stress in an environment where it knows there are other dogs on the premises. These type of dogs thrive in the care of a single client sitter, and there are enough of these type sitters out there to turn to.

Yes you should definitely be compensated. Rover does allow cash “tips” so you should discuss this at meet n greet

I'm having that problem too! I've reduced the number of dogs I take down to 2 and actually prefer to only do 1 client at a time because I'm having a hard time with matching outside dogs together. It's quite stressful. I think if the owners knew they could be honest and say - my dog isn't good with other dogs - I'd like to pay extra for you to sit him/her it might make things easier?

Yes, it may be uncomfortable, but if you want to host a dog that isn't good with others, you can add a notation in the body of your profile about Solo Guest pricing, but can't rely on that being read in the profile anyway.

You could tell the owner that if they want their dog to be the Only pet guest you're hosting, and get more personalized attention, the rate is $xx instead. That approach may work for owners that want their pet to be the only one, but if they don't see the need, then you're right back at the same place of stating that you don't feel you could care for more dogs if you hosted theirs.

I am new to Rover and only plan to take one dog at a time. I own a dog that is alright with other dogs but I feel that there is too much that could happen between two dogs. Here is a small list of why I will be only hosting one dog at a time (so special needs dogs/reactive dogs are welcome in my stays). Also I will not be boarding at my own house and there are reasons for that to. Let's start why I won't be hosting two dogs together.

1: Health conflicts. Unless you are asking for the owners papers that they do have their dogs updated rabies and parvo shots, you are pretty much just going off with the owner is telling you. Not that dog owners are disingenuous but a dog that may have worms and the owner is unaware and taking that dog and mixing with other animals can spread unwanted medical issues. This includes spreading fleas as well.

2: Size difference: Some small dogs are big dogs "in a small body." This includes dogs like french bulldogs. Mixing a large and a small dog generally doesn't pose a problem but all it takes is for one injury to the small dog to put the safety and well-being of the dogs at risk while in your care. Keep sizes similar as or I do it, just one at a time.

3: Age difference. Everyone knows what happens when a puppy pushes his luck with an older dog with confidence. You get a growl, snap, bite or a fight. Next.

4: The potential for new behavior problems to arise. If you have a dog that is used to living in a single dog household and you match that dog up with another dog, issues like resource guarding can become present in a dog that never showed possession over a food or toy. This can cause a fight.

5: Dog taking unwanted behavior patterns from the dog he or she is paired with. It's an actual thing. If the owner gives you Fido that was never a barker and they notice that after being paired with Dojo all week who is indeed a barker that Fido is now developing behavior problems that she never had before going to Rover, now we have some unhappy owners that aren't going to sleep much if their dog is barking at everything.

These are a few reasons that I will only be doing one dog at a time. :)