Puppy rates are set how?
When charging for puppies, what is the age range?
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I use the rover guide as puppies under 1 yr old. By one 1, they "should" be house trained, all shots with records and growing out of most of puppy issues. There will still be high energy- needing a lot of exercise especially larger breeds, very playful, chewing and watching for the cue they need to go outside. Of course, that will depend on breed and personality. My Pet Parents let me know specifics: cues to watch for, brought lots of chew toys/hoofs/antlers and anything else. I write all their information down because they know their puppies and I like to keep to their techniques as close as possible for consistency.
I would set a standard of 1 yr. as a guideline but have to judge individually. I guess I would base this primarily on if they were potty trained or not.
As it's been stated, Rover defines puppy as being any dog under 1 yr old, but the puppy rate is there as a way for us to charge extra for higher needs dogs. Some dogs may be mellow and trained within 6 months. Others may be puppies for life. You can always do your own evaluation of a dog at the meet and greet and change them to the appropriate rate based on your observation. I might consider it a "puppy at heart" rate if you come across an older dog that has the energy and needs of a puppy.
Rover defines it as less than one year, so Rover will automatically charge your puppy rate if someone with a dog less than a year old requests a stay. If you want what is considered puppy age for you to be different from that, you will have to manually adjust the billing when you get a request.