Why are people not tipping me for boarding their dog at my home?

You know your local market far better than me, but I’d suggest that maybe your boarding rate is too low, since it’s only $3 more than your daycare rate. If you raise your rate, you might feel more fairly compensated and not tip reliant.

In the 10 years I've been sitting on Rover, I think only one person ever tipped me and that was because their dog behaved so badly. Others whose dogs who also continually peed and/or pooped in the house never compensated me for my extra work and the damage their dogs may have caused. I don't know why the people around here never think to tip their dog sitter when they'll tip a bartender for laying down a drink in front them. People seem to tip for everything else, except their dog sitter.

You are very lucky that people have been tipping you in the past. I suspect they've stopped possibly because of the economy and all the fees Rover loads on them.