What's included in house sitting?
What's included in house sitting? Does the sitter stay or drop in at certain times?
1 Answer
For an accurate answer, you have to ask the person you have or are planning to hire. Sorry, but all the sitters and walkers on Rover are independent and do not work for Rover according to specific rules. That's the reality of it.
Rover defines house sitting as "Sitters watch your dog overnight in your home."
https://support.rover.com/hc/en-us/arti…
and "Dog Boarding and House Sitting are both per night, up to 24 hours."
https://support.rover.com/hc/en-us/arti…
However, there is a wide range of interpretation among Rover sitters about what constitutes house sitting. Some will move into your home, but also do drop-ins and walks for other dogs using your home as a base of operation. Others may only be there from 7 pm to 7 am and have regular full-time jobs. Some will check in on the dog in the middle of the day; some may charge you extra for a drop-in visit or walk. So it is always good to go over your expectations with the potential sitter.
IMO true house sitting is a premium-type service and customers should expect to pay a premium fee for someone staying over at their home and providing that level of security and care for the absent owner.