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commented answer how to deal with bad client asking for free service and lied about dog info and home address?

Thanks a million Deb. You've been VERY helpful!

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commented answer how to deal with bad client asking for free service and lied about dog info and home address?

Thanks a lot for your comments! And you really got me. If the owner did not have incorrect address and dog info, I wouldn't care that much to stay from 05/20 morning till 05/22 night. I will definitely contact http://rover.com about this issue if this happen again. Thank you so much!

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Thank you so much for the comments! I did not know the overnight house sitting should be 24 hours:( Tysm!! In this case I did take care of the owner's dog from 5/20 morning do you think he asked me to stay till 05/22 evening is what should be done according to the booking? Thank you!

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answered a question How to correct a puppy's humping problems?

Does your dog understand "no" means "no"? I think if you train him understand "no" and stop when you say it, you can correct a lot of behavior that you do not want him to do. Humping is pertty normal not only for male dogs, but also for female dogs! They hump on something/human by expressing dominance. My dogs were humping on each other, blankets, even my cats and human legs/arms before. After correcting them everytime when they tried to hump on people, they know they are not supposed to do it to anyone. I don't think you need any training class, this is totally self-trainable.

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The home address of dog owner's house is not real. He asked me to pet sitting at another house which is over 10 miles away from my home. I did value the opportunity b/c this is the first house sitting I got, so I did not complain about this :(. However, he expected me to take care of the dog for 1 extra day for free. I agreed on going to his home to take care of the dog in the morning on 05/20/2016. he only booked 2 night house sitting. I was not feeling well when he told me he wanted me to stay untill 05/22 evening . I did told him if making an extension is a concern i can try to stay as late as I can in the morning. He finally said he's ok w/ letting me leave in the morning. He also asked me to leave his key under the mat in the front door. Am I supposed to do that? I uploaded pictures and even a youtube video about how I took care of his dog but after the ending time conversation he just never responded to those updates...And one more thing, he lied about the weight of his dog.. Sounds funny but it does matter sometimes. He said his dog was 30 lbs, which is less than half of the real weight. Thank God his dog was very sweet, healthy and easy going. The incorrect address and dog info really made me worried.

I am a new pet sitter and I really hope you guys can give me some advice/suggestion on how I should handle this kind of situation next time. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks in advance.

commented question What are your recommendations for a small breed that does not shed and does well with children?

Toy Poodle! I have a toy poodle, almost No shedding, almost odorless! Super friendly to all people including kids.