Do you spend the night or just stay for extended periods during the day but sleep in your own home? I guess I am surprised that people would want a stranger to stay in their home overnight....
Thanks!
Rover.com published answer to "House Sitting: Sitters watch your dog overnight in your home, and a related link states up to 24 hours" https://support.rover.com/hc/en-us/ar...
However, some pet parents don't know what all the options are, especially since every sitters does not offer the same services. So, it's always good to discuss during the meet & greet exactly what are the expectations, for any service. Sometimes, during the conversation, I'll discover the pet parent is interested in more than one type of service (boarding, travel sitting, doggy day care, dog walking, drop in visit)
I was wondering the same thing, thanks for explaining this. We are very new to being a dog owner and our girl has separation anxieties. This clears up a lot .💚☺️
Broadly, it's just someone taking care of the basics for the homeowners while they are away. In Rover's case, it's more specifically providing care for animals in their own home during the owners' absence. Whether an owner or a sitter prefers drop in visits or more live-in care, and whether or not the sitter will be responsible for anything beyond the care of the resident animals needs to be discussed before finalizing the booking, as different owners have different needs, and different sitters provide different services.
Owners and their pets may feel more at ease if someone is around overnight; this can be especially important for animals who suffer from separation anxiety or have medical concerns. Puppies and older dogs may need more frequent/less predictable potty breaks, so having someone stay overnight is useful. Owners may have other reasons for wanting someone in the house; particularly for long trips or over the holidays, they may be concerned about the potential for break-ins, and having someone in the house will make them feel better.
So, do owners that are out of town for multiple days pay for both drop-ins during the day and house-sitting at night? It doesn't quite make sense that a sitter would only make about twice as much as they do in a 30-minute drop in when they are in charge of the home and dog for 24-hours.
Typically a sitter would provide either drop-ins or house sitting rather than a combination of the two. Drop-ins are charged on a per-visit basis while house sitting is per day. If an owner needs a large number of drop in visits, it may be more cost effective to hire a house sitter... (continued)
If you're staying in a client's home, you go about your day to day life fairly normally, but it's more difficult to build your own schedule around timed visits. If a house sitting client/dog is extra needy, such that you can't leave for errands or short activities, you can adjust cost accordingly.