RED FLAG! If they don't want to go through Rover - that's an immediate RED FLAG! I'd contact Rover ASAP and show them that email.

No I have not tried vinegar - problem is the floors are laminate wood floors - how would vinegar help? I can't exactly let it soak - I'd have to use a mop to swiftly mop the floors.

I have 4 small dogs - and watch other dogs. They all seem to pee in this one area of my house and now my laminate wood floors are warping badly. How do I stop them from peeing in this area? I have cleaned it really well - even with a little bleach to really disinfect the entire area (as I have a little boy as well) but they STILL pee in the area even though they have a doggy door access to the backyard! Please help! I don't want my floors to get damaged even worse!

A family friend of mine's pup passed away and she had a thundershirt for him. She gave it to me, and I tried it on one of my poodles since he constantly BARKS at any thunder storms or even fireworks. Well here came a day where we had a storm - here came the barking! I put the thundershirt on and frankly, I did not notice any difference. He was still barking, but not AS much. He didn't bark at the small rumbles but rather the LOUD ones.

We've only tried the thundershirt twice - both times same results - I will keep trying, but as of right now I am not satisfied it's helping him at all.

To be honest - I did not brush my dog's teeth for a very long time. About 2 years ago we got into the habit of brushing weekly, sometimes bi-weekly. Granted I should do it more often, but it's really a pain to get 4 dogs to let me mess around with their mouths so I call it a success that we can even do it weekly! :)

I have a question - I am currently waiting for 2 Meet & Greets to happen and it states in the Inbox right above the message: "Until this request is booked or archived, you may not appear in search for these dates." Why do they do that? I think it's wrong because sometimes people just want to book weeks in advance but we have to wait a few days for the Meet & Greets to happen due to scheduling. I usually try to get the Meet & Greets done within the next day or two but with these two potential clients - it was better for them to schedule about 5 days - 7 days for it.

If I archive the request - will that void their ability to book me after the Meet & Greet?

If you want to cancel your account - I think the best way to do that would be to contact Rover's Customer Support: at: [Edit: Rover’s contact options have changed. Visit the Rover Help Center at https://support.rover.com/ to find the phone number, help articles, or chat with the team]

They should beable to help you with that.

Ah HA! Thank you! You helped me figure out the issue - I needed to fix the Time Zone on my profile - it somehow was set for a different zone than the one it should of been. Thank you!

When I go to schedule a Meet & Greet with my new potential clients - lets say I schedule it for 10am on such and such day, it sends my clients a time of 9am (an hour behind). Why does it do that? I'm always having to correct my messages with the clients.

EDIT: SOLVED! Thank you so much! I had the wrong Time Zone set up in my profile :)

So what's the point of writing a review on the dogs we sit if we can't review what we wrote? Is it for the other sitters to read what we wrote so they can see the dog's experiences from when they stayed with us? Can you please clarify? Thanks! :-)

Silly question but I can't seem to find the answer anywhere:

When you write a review on your client's dogs after the stay is over - do the clients see that particular review you wrote about their furbaby? I'm just wondering! :)

Thanks!!!

That's a great idea Cassandra! I will definitely work on doing a spreadsheet. Laura - would you be willing to share your intake eval with me? I'd love to see it!

Wonderful! Thank you for your tips Jenn! Advertising like crazy now! I'm determined to get this ball rolling!

Thank you for your tips/advice Laura! I am now requesting Meet & Greets before a stay. We might have our first stay tomorrow night depending on how this Meet & Greet goes tonight!

Hi everyone! My name is Jessica - I am a new Rover sitter! I would love to hear some of your experiences and if you have any tips/advice for a newbie like me to help me get my business up and rolling.

I do have lots of experiences sitting for various animals and I absolutely enjoy doing it. I found Rover through a random link and decided to give it a shot.

Also, am I reading correctly that Rover takes out 15% of your booking fees per client? Just wanted to clarify that up.

Looking forward to hearing from all the Rover sitters! :)