| commented answer | How do I leave a review for a dog that I sat for? I so much agree with what you said that I have been researching coming up with a sitter site that allows sitters to publicly rate the dogs. The best dogs would get the best rates and the problem dogs would have to pay a premium or just get turned away. Some dogs just belong in a vet's office kennel...I hate to say it. There should be a way for pet sitters to mitigate the potential for disaster as a result of dishonest pet owners. And when I say disaster, I mean the risk of our own physical safety, possible wreckage of our property, and the physical threat to any other pets we're sitting for. I'm not sure why Rover hasn't figured this out yet. We're their bread and butter. When you're making $20 a day and you can't go to your main... |
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| answered a question | behavior problem I had this problem also with my first dog that I sat for on Rover. The dog was 5 years old and peeing and pooping in the house like an untrained puppy. It also refused to learn the dog door. When I tried to petgate her into the bathroom area with food, bed, toys, pads, etc. she literally chewed the top off of the pet gate with anxiety. After approximately 5 days she mellowed out and went outside to do her job as long as I took her out at least every 4 hours. Initially I was taking her out about every hour and she was still going in my house. It can be very frustrating when the dog behaves differently at your home than they do at their own. But from their viewpoint they've been abandoned and totally freak out. I've come to the conclusion that I can only keep two dogs at a time in addition to my own 2 from now own in order to maintain my sanity. It's also a good safety measure for the dogs in my care. The more dogs, the more chances for fighting, bullying, food aggression, accidents in the house, etc. 2 to 3 is a good number. Especially if you're just doing it part time. |