9/42 are what I would consider problem dogs.

cash or paypal but if rover sees you use the word paypal or cash in your messages they will flag your profile and contact you because you can't accept outside money that for the actual booking and services you provide. I've written to rover several times about adding a tip feature and they say it's a proper request but don't know when they will be able to offer it.

I operate on 24/7 schedule but for a boarding the dog should be picked up 24 hours after it was dropped off or will pay an additional 1/2 or full daycare fee.

I actually recruited my neighbor to rover.com (and got the referral $50 amazon gift card as a bonus!). She is a stay at home mom interested in making extra money and of course a dog lover and someone I trust very much. Most of my daily walking clients live in our apartment building so it was convenient to train her and she was familiar with a lot of the dogs before. She created a rover profile and business cards and I passed them out to my clients when I let them know I'd be out of town and that they could contact her instead. It worked out great!

I only offer daycare as a trial run before boarding, or a last minute emergency for my regular walkers if I know they get along with my dog. My reason for no taking regulars anymore was because of the lack of money received for the time put in, how it interfers with my boarding clients since I get a lot of anti-social dogs and promise to only take 1 at a time, and because of my full walking schedule that keeps me out of the house for around 4 hours per day during the week.

This is one thing I am strict about and it cut down late pickups by so much! I'm upfront that overnight boarding covers a 24 hour period. 1-5 hours late is $20 half-daycare charge, 6-9 hours late is $24 daycare charge, and anything later than that is just an additional overnight charge. Haven't had any problems so far and people come to pick up their dog when they say they will. As far as operational hours I do this full-time so I don't mind the late nights or early mornings outside of traditional business hours but that rarely ever happens anymore.

I charge the same for walks and drop-ins. I charge $15 for the first dog and $8 for the second dog. These are my final prices after raising them twice already in 8 months time.

I do the same thing for my corgi in our apartment. He loves doing his little easter egg hunts for food.

Create a routine using happy talk. We trained our corgi by saying "Guess what you gotta do?!" He goes running into his crate and we always give him a treat. It works out great when we leave, for bedtime or when he just needs a nap/timeout. We put a blanket over the crate to keep things quiet and dark so he can sleep peacefully.

Brody, Cooper and Duke

No you have to cancel the entire request and rebook with both dogs on the reservation.

You can also advertise on nextdoor or carry business cards with you and pass them out at dog parks, in your neighborhood, at pet shops, vet clinics, shelters (ask permission first).

I charge $36 for boarding, $24 for daycare and $12 for walks/drop-in visits.

I've only had 2 dogs from the same family for walks/drop-in visits but for all my services the 2nd dog is always half price.

How long do you think one is still considered a newbie? I started NYE and am number 1 in my zip code currently.

I don't offer extended stay discounts because any guest dog for that amount of time (6 weeks HOLY COW) is just too long for me personally and problems can develop overtime between the host dog and guest dog. I only take 1 dog at a time so an extended stay really limits my availability to all of my other returning/new customers. The longest stay I've booked is 9 days. One was with a super easy dog and another time it was with a big, challenging, puppy. I've had one of my most difficult customers ask for an extended stay discount and I simply told her, I'm sorry but I don't do that. On the contrary I don't charge extra for holidays so everything balances out.

Always an issue. I've learned not to wait outside anymore. When they send me the text that they're here then I go downstairs to meet them. They can wait 3 minutes for me since I just waited over half an hour for them.

I don't understand why people will send me a text 5 minutes after they're already late saying they'll be there in an hour. It's crazy.

I always tell the owner. Sometimes they will offer compensation, other times they will not. I always deny the money but I just want the owner to be aware of the good and the bad while their dog stayed with me. Hasn't led to any bad reviews yet. I think you just have to speak tactfully.

I did! I recently got a request from a lady who hasn't quite moved to the area yet but will soon. She wanted to communicate through personal email and asked me a lot of questions about my age, record, reliability, responsibility and experience. She wanted me to take her new puppy 3 days per week for 4 hours each for daycare but offered to pay $300 per week even though 3 half day daycare for a puppy would only be $78 per week. She even offered to pay in advance to secure me if she thought I was a good fit.

At first i responded back that I dont have reliable transportation because she wanted me to run errands also and I assume watch him at her house. Then she said "thats okay I can drop him off at your house." Seemed a little weird to me from the beginning.

Okay so I got another response and it just seems so weird. She hasn't told me anything about her dog even though I'd asked and I didn't think there would be a meet and greet because they wanted me to take care of some things for them before they arrive on May 20th. Her estate agent would send me a $300 check and their key to the apartment so I can deduct my amount and pick up food stuff and other things needed in the house before they arrive. She wanted my full name, full address, age, gender, phone number, acceptance of offer and closed the email with "All I need from you is total honesty and sincerity. I know you will be committed to the work, You will have a nice period of time working with me and my husband. "Character is much easier kept than rocovered""

TOTAL SCAM ALERT went off in my head and I reported it to Rover.com

I don't but I give my dog dental chews, treats and toys often to clean his teeth. The vet always comments on how nice and clean his teeth are.

I feed my dog the same amount everyday half a cup of kibble in the morning and half a cup in the evening. He is a corgi who will eat until he throws up if I ever let him he is LOVES food and will eat anything including other dog's poo outside on our walks. He's at a healthy weight for his size so I'd like to keep him that weight now. I supplement his hunger with treats and chews which is also how I've been teaching him to "leave it" outside and if he listens he gets a really great treat inside.

I'd add some water to the food or chicken broth. Whenever I have nervous dogs at my house and they won't eat the owner suggests I do that and then go back to eating their food again.

I'm going away for vacation for 1 week. I put myself as unavailble for that week however I'm currently the number one sitter in my area and get requests almost daily. I don't really want to think about work while I'm on vacation especially when I won't have my calendar with me. Can I put myself as away until I return or will this hurt my rank and business?

Oh interesting. I thought it would raise suspicions with rover or something.

I've had some of my repeat walking clients cancel a day last minute if they're sick or working from home too. I usually just make a note of it and give them credit for the next time they need it.

I agree with everything you said!

I live in a 1 bedroom apartment. I take them around the back of the complex so they can see where I will walk dogs as well as our on-site dog park. Then I take them inside our apartment and have bedroom and bathroom doors closed because dogs don't hang out in there. They get to see the kitchen, hallway, den, living room and enclosed balcony.

I honor whichever meet and greet I schedule first. If it goes well I don't meet with the second client and let them know.

Variety of durable toys! Chicken broth for picky eaters who won't eat their kibble. Extra dog beds/crate, Dog gate, and Sensitive baby wipes. Squirt bottle with water (to break up fights or discourage barking) Pill pockets if the dog needs to take medicine and the owner says its okay. Extra fixed length leashes/harnesses (I don't use retractable and that's what a lot of owners bring). Lots of poop bags and Lots of carpet and hard surface cleaners.

Aww that's so sweet. Congratulations! I have so much respect for teachers.

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