You also have the option of requesting a traveling sitter through Rover. Rover traveling sitters will come to your home and provide care for your dog (and cats) in their own environment. To help provide you with assurance, Rover requires their traveling sitters to pass background checks and also provides insurance to cover all sitters booked through Rover. If you choose to use a traveling sitter's services, you can arrange for a meet and greet with that sitter in your home where you and your wife can introduce your Pom to the sitter. Seeing you "endorse" the new human will help the Pom accept them too and make it less likely that she'll be stressed or troublesome while you are away. I hope this helps.

Thanks, Kim

I am assuming that the dog is friendly and that she is just overzealous when greeting you. In that case, you may be able to curb this behavior by greeting her first. That is, before she has the chance to get close enough to jump up, reach out your hand, palm down and in a loosely closed fist, at the level of her nose when she has all four feet on the floor. She will instinctively want to sniff your hand and will be less likely to push past it to jump up on you.

If she has already jumped up, then gently grab her front paws and guide them to the floor while giving her the command "off" or "get off". Then praise her when she has returned all four feet to the floor. Even if the owner has not taught the dog good manners, you can at least teach her how to behave with you.

As for sniffing, that is a lot harder. A dog's world is largely defined by smell so they are going to sniff. Again, though, you can control what parts and how much of you they sniff by presenting them with your hand rather than letting them make the choice of body parts. If they push past your hand to try to sniff other parts, redirect their nose away from you and, again, give them the command "off" or "get off". This command should be used whenever the dog is in a space they don't belong whether it is your personal space, space on a piece of furniture, or whatever. It is useful for teaching the dog where her boundaries are. I hope this helps you.

Thanks, Kim

Hi Teresa,

I'm in the last steps of this process and, I have to say, it has been pretty easy. On the http://Rover.com home page at the top you will see a link titled "Become a Sitter". That link will take you to a page that will walk you through the whole process. You can complete your application in 4 easy steps. When you are finished, Rover will review the profile you have created and suggest any needed changes before making it "live" through Rover. If you have questions or run into trouble, you can find answers in the FAQ section or get help from the Rover Help team. I hope you find this information helpful. Welcome to Rover!

Thanks, Kim

Hi Clarissa,

This answer is a little late for this year, but for future tax years and for new Rover members it may be useful. In addition to knowing how to get a copy of your 1099, it is also important to realize that neither Rover nor PayPal are withholding from your income for tax purposes. What that means is that you are responsible for making regular estimated tax payments throughout the year for income received through Rover. At the city, county and state levels, the timing requirements may change. But at the federal level, tax payments are generally required on a quarterly basis. If, at the end of the tax year, you owe more than $1000 in taxes and you failed to make estimated tax payments, you could be subject to penalties. A good source of information in this topic can be found here:

http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Estimated-Taxes (http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-B...)

Thanks, Kim