what do you do when a dog you are sitting destroyed your property this dog eat up the walls and scratched the door and carpet to the point that her paws bled. the owner did not specify of any problems during a meet and greet what do i do know my carpet is all messed up and i rent so they are going to charge me for property damages? someone please help!!!
That sounds like a lot of damage due to separation anxiety. This is likely going to be one of your lessons learned of what questions to ask, assessing the dog's well-being, figuring out how long a dog can be unattended and what activity level it needs, and how to protect the dog guest and your home when not being observed. Some dogs need more exercise than others and some need more companionship than others. You may also consider adding indoor dog gates and asking the owner if the dog has a crate and uses it.
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My husband accidentally closed the bedroom door with a dog inside and went to the store. The carpet was damaged at but I consider it my fault. It's a sitters responsibility to watch the dogs in their care and utilize prevenitive measures to insure dogs are crated or put into play pens if necessary.