No, they did not ask for a discount. I liked your idea of checking local boarding facilities, I did this to kind of compare and see what her other options would be. In the end, we decided not to give a discounted rate. Thanks for your thoughts!

Good point! Thank you!

Thanks for taking the time to give your thoughts on this, Erica! We did decide not to give a discount. Still giving the same amount of time, energy, love, etc throughout the stay. I also liked your suggestion of doing a payment plan of sorts, we are going to do weekly payments!

We have someone looking for an "extended stay" opportunity and we are trying to figure out what price to tell her. (she is in between houses.. her house sold, but her other house isn't done being built yet. She is going to be staying in a place that isn't conducive to two dogs). She has 2 dogs who will be staying with us from July - October (or whenever her house is done!). It will be flexible in that she may take them for weekends here and there. (she is going to miss her babies!) Also, she is aware that we have 2 weeks of vacations in that time frame & she will make other arrangements for her dogs in that time.

Our normal rate is $25/dog + $15/additional dog. that's $40/day total for her. My question is, do sitters normally give some sort of discount for extended stay clients? Or should we stick to the $40/day rate for the family? I'm thinking of giving her a weekly rate that is somewhat discounted? Or, do we give her a flat rate for the whole 4 months?