We have had success with bitter apple spray. We had our dog watch us spray it on our fingers and let her lick it to verify that she didn't care for the taste. We then sprayed anything that we didn't want her to chew on and she didn't. It also works for getting dogs to stop licking/chewing hot spots. At this point we only need to let her smell the bottle and pretend to spray it for her to get the idea. In addition to the spray, when you see her chewing on something that she shouldn't, tell her to stop/ drop it/leave it (whichever command you choose) and exchange it for a more appropriate/appealing toy.I would also praise her when you see her chewing a toy instead of something bad. If you do this every time she should learn what is ok to chew and what is not. Its also important to figure out why she is chewing things. If it ids because she is bored, teething or has excess energy that she doesn't know how to spend, those are easier to address than if she chews due to anxiety.

I believe that is what travel sitting is. As a sitter you are able to offer in home care and/or travel sitting services.

I accept two households at a time. I insist on a meet and greet for every potential client, so that I know each dog staying with me gets along with my dog. During the meet and greet I make sure to go over my multi-household policy so that they understand that their dog/s may not be my only guest. That is also when I find out if their dog has any preferences or aversions to certain dogs so that I can match accordingly. I do not require that all the dogs meet first because I have a decent sized space that can be easily divided if their are any problems. I always make sure to let the owners know ahead of time if there will be any other dogs besides my own when they show up for drop off and pick up.

I also make sure to send pictures of the dogs playing, sleeping, standing next to each other so that the owner knows that they are getting along. I have been lucky and have never had to keep dogs separate for more than half an hour or so as they got used to each other. I never leave dogs from different households alone together. Period. I generally take crate trained dogs, but if I know that I have a dog staying with me that won't be crated at night,I make doubly sure that any guest dog that would overlap is crate trained. If I have to leave them alone for any reason (bed time, a class, taking a shower) they stay by themselves wherever they spend the night.

If you are asking in regards to having your dogs stay at a sitter's house, it varies sitter to sitter If there is no additional dog rate then yes, you would pay double. However if you are having the sitter come to your house, I believe it is a flat rate.

I sit for multiple reasons. For me it is more about the dogs and their owners than the money. I am lucky enough that we don't need the income from sitting. When we moved from Seattle to San Jose I gave up my full time job, rather than find one down here I have taken classes, do "crafty" things, take care of the house and hang out with my dog. These are all well and good, but aren't the best replacement for the community of family and friends that I left behind.

I find that through Rover I get to hang out with a variety of dogs and meet some awesome people. As Laura said, the guest dogs help keep me motivated to go out and play, they have helped my dog feel more comfortable around groups of dogs (she was always good one on one, but was shy and would hide between my legs if multiple dogs tried to say "hi" at once), sharing her toys is no longer an issue, she has lots of playmates and most important (if you ask my husband) is that it stops me from getting a second dog at this point (though I do get to compare and contrast what I like and don't like about all of the breeds I sit for).

Also, I found Rover as an owner looking for a sitter. I wanted an alternative to boarding. We had done the traditional kennel, where we had to pay more for her to be played with, as well as a place that was more like an off leash dog park, where I could watch my dog sit in the corner on their camera. She hated both of those, so Rover was a wonderful find.

Bottom line, I really like being able to give people the experience that I want my dog to get.