| commented question | A woman tried to book a stay with me, and asked me to drive to another state to pick up her dog. Is this normal? If you don’t think it’s a scam you can always see if the local police in the state you are going to are willing to do an escort or a civil standby just in case |
| commented question | What to do if a dog dies in your care? Any dogs I am watching at my house and I have the owner fill out a paper with their basic info and an emergency contact and a preferred vet clinic. If I’m watching an older dog at their house I don’t make them write down anything I just ask and make sure I have it |
| commented question | What do you do if you are constantly meeting client more than halfway? You can always use the Stride app and keep track of your mileage for taxes too |
| commented question | What do I do if a client has more pets than listed? I’ve had this Happen with people not listing their cats and if they are nice I tell them I won’t charge the first time but the next time I will just give them a discounted rate for the cat. With a dog I would just explain to them it needs to be there or just modify the booking to charge extra |
| commented question | If it is for a drop in visit. Usually How should they sitter enter into my home? Except giving them my keys? I’ve had clients leave their door unlocked, hide a key or I had a client that had a fenced yard and left a back door in the house opened so if someone wanted to break in they had to use quite a bit of effort. Others have smart locks and I just call them when I’m there and lock it myself when I go |
| commented question | How much to charge for house sitting with multiple animals and "chores"? I would just say something along the lines of “just to make sure I have the right address....” or “would you mind sending me you address for the meet and greet so I can make sure I have the correct location” check on other local sitters to see what they charge and talk to the owner about the extras |