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What do you do when a dog isn't a good fit and you have to cut a booking short?

I am currently watching a 7 month old German Shepard. I did a meet and greet with his owner and we talked about all the details (good with dogs, good with kids, potty/ crate trained, aggression habits if any, etc.) At the meet and greet, I had no problems with him, even had the owner step out to see if he and I would get along, then let the dogs do the same. Everything seemed okay, everyone got along fine. Well now I've only had him two nights and he's already bit me once, peed in the house once, and poo'ed in the house once. He constantly whines, whether he's in his crate (bed time), around me, alone, or with other dogs. Ive of course, made sure he wasn't thirsty or hungry and he's had plenty of time outside as I am home all day with them. And after these two days, I've decided he's honestly just a little too big for my little dogs.

I have him booked until December 6th, with the owner being in and out of town during the stay. How do I let him know that its just not going well and we need to find him another arrangement?

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Sorry you are having difficulty with a boarding client. One thing you will quickly learn as a sitter is perfectly house trained dogs will pee and poop in your home, it happens often and is just a part of the job. Also anxiety is something that happens because a dog is confused, why am I hear in this strange place and with these strange people and where are my parents.

Your options are to notify the owner and possibly they will allow you to cancel any remaninng dates or just suck it up as a learning experience. No one who has done pet care a long time will tell you this job is easy. Best of luck