We just had our first Rover dog sitter. He ate our food and drank our alcohol. Is this normal? We did not give permission for either beforehand.
I recently had my first house/pet sitter and the same thing happened to me. Not only was she drinking my alcohol but got into other things and took them as well. I filed a complaint and got no response from Rover as well as left a bad review. Makes me not want to use the service again. At least acknowledge my concerns Rover!
I assume this was for housesitting in pet owners home. Rover had created a checklist and it can be found on their website. It is comprehensive and extremely helpful. It addresses many, many situations and questions. One of the questions is for the pet owner to address food/alcohol/etc. and what is available and what is off-limits. This checklist is for housesitting in the Pet Owner's home. It is NOT for drop-ins and walks.
Completely agree with the previous answers. Sitters should not help themselves. If a homeowner offers food, the sitter can decide if they want to accept that offer. If it’s not offered, and the sitter thinks it’s appropriate, than it’s incumbent upon the sitter to ask (i.e. I noticed you have some overripe fruit on the counter and I didn’t bring any, would it be okay if I eat some bananas?)
Also, any service provider drinking alcohol or taking drugs (even if sitter brought it) is extremely unprofessional, because how well are pets being monitored while sitter is impaired and if emergency arises where evacuation or a drive to a vet is required, how well will that pet be cared for? Those who disagree are Not professionals and not providing service for the right reasons. Their focus is not the pet.
You may choose to report it to Rover customer service, and also include it in comments when you leave the sitter a review.
I know now to ask. I had a dog owner get mad that I ate a cookie, lol.
Not at all,especially the Whiskey,please report. The food thing can be discussed to clarify.But I would not want an impaired sitter,its just like any other job.And many liquors are very expensive to replace. You should not have to worry.Tell ROVER and they will message that sitter.