5. When you have new people meet him or your husbands friends, do you have a strict set of techniques for YOU, your family, and the guest(s) to follow that are BASED on his nervousness and can help reduce it and calm him down? Have you allowed him to meet guests on a leash outside past the yard?

4. When he is with the pack and "attacks", how do you "intercede"? I think you are correct that he gets "crazed", but it seems to be from fear/anxiety/overstimulation, NOT excitement. His marking of NEW/MOVED objects is likely his reaction to changes that make him MORE confused in the house.

3. For your pack, do you follow a routine? Do the pets have a stable daily routine so they know what to expect each day? Also, are you spending time walking him alone from the pack (and having your husband and kids do the same)? Is he better with certain dogs at home than others?

2. Did you immediately allow him to sleep with YOU/be with YOU until HE decided to approach the other humans in the home? Is there a reason that you did not begin by crating/crate-training him OR, did you ever leave and have your husband be his only source of FOOD, PROTECTION.COMFORT, and HELP?

I have questions, as well: 1. When you brought him into the house, how many other pets were there, and ages/sizes/breeds/genders? Was there an Alpha? Did they all meet at once and was that in the home or outside? Were ALL previous dogs and the new dog trained in the same way to do the same things?

behavior, BUT I also use any commands the owners use and I make it clear to the dog that I respect their space, but they are not allowed to be Alpha, AND that includes controlling my life by hiding from me when it is time to potty (etc., but that is important since they'll do it inside easily).

I have had a large number of clients with dogs who have SEVERE attachment issues and have taken months/years to warm up to owners and friends/family. When the owner leaves and I sit the dogs, things change...I now feed the dogs and let them out to potty...I also focus a TON on praise for ANY good...

He is likely lifting the leg on YOUR pillow because if he started being comfortable with you and you did not encourage him to approach others, or if you held him or even touched/pet him to "calm his nerves" in other human situations, you became someone HE controlled. He is "marking" your pillow...

You noticed at the shelter that he was nervous with you even, which indicates that he needed and still needs to have exposure and socialization with humans. If he loves other dogs, but gets overwhelmed, have him meet your friends/family inside the house with the other dogs ENJOYING the humans.

It sounds like you were (appropriately) nervous, but way too sheltering in terms of allowing him to begin interacting with humans as a puppy who were outside of the house. Friends/family should also have been brought into the house at that point so he knows that YOU determine who is "safe" for him.

If you got him around 3 months, his vaccinations should have been over or close to it. The moment that happens, it is great to have him around other dogs, BUT not just ones in your home. Same goes for people. He would STILL benefit from interaction with other dogs who were with their owners and calm

Well my BF is on the account as the person who lives here also, but I'm looking more for someone who would have their own Rover account and we would just work together and have a reciprocal process of helping each other with bookings. I am 24 and not ready to go independent and have a small house.

So, I've been doing this for a while, and I live with my BF who helps out, but works also. I'd like to have a Rover partner who is also looking for either part-time OR full-time (specifically when I need to board, sit, or walk multiple pets). I have a large client base right now and my house can handle several pets at once, but using gates and such, so I'd like another person to actively help give attention.

Personally, I prefer and have an easier time sitting so my nightly rate is $25/night, while boarding is $30/night. SO, my extended rate for sitting and boarding both drop $5, BUT sitting drops after over 3 nights and boarding after over 5 nights.

I've been doing this for a while and still am not making quite what I need. However, doing things like walks are great, BUT I love doing drop-in visits because it is still 30 minutes, but part is walking, feeding, and petting and if you charge $12/walk or $12/drop-in visit, then schedule at least 3 visits daily with a dog for a week, you are already at $252/week so around $1000/month. AFTER factoring those in, you get to add things like boarding and/or sitting services, which back-to-back make less, but together give a good income.

Yes. A one hour walk for any dog, especially in very hot or very cold weather, is sometimes appropriate, but you can charge it as two walks back-to-back and should. Also, create a safe and comfortable pace for you and the dog.

It took me about 3-4 weeks to get 2-3 bookings, BUT my profile is long, as well as properly informative. Also, try to see if you can start by advertising walks prior to the more heavy commitments and people will use that continuously.

This is about what I used when asked to watch 1 bird, 2 cats, and 6 ferrets haha. The cats both had standard rates, the ferrets had the next lowest PER animal, then the bird.

That would've been my response almost word for word. I started with rates slightly lower than those I saw in my area. HOWEVER, I notice that people charge MORE for sitting than boarding and I do that the other way around because I don't have to prep the house, worry about as much, etc.