Yes I find that to be totally crazy. I also leave my dog sitter my credit card and need to trust their judgment to make expensive medical decisions if necessary. Rover is a system that allows you to hire dog sitters and they take a cut. They are independent contractors and lots of bad things have happened with them.
Wow! That is unbelievable. It reminds me of that horribly sad story of the mother who simply took off on a vacation for 10 days and left her toddler to die: Judge invokes mom’s heinous crime while sentencing her for starving baby to death while she vacationed for 10 days
Unfortunately we have such sad stories in Germany every now and then too. In many cases the mothers are drug addicts.
You got the point. If flying is necessary for business purposes, there is no alternative. But I'd not become a cat or dog owner AFTER I had got such a job. If someone has a dog already, it's a problem.No-one is advocating leaving their dog with a total stranger, are they? What are they doing, pulling up outside someones house, chaining their dog to the front door with a note around its neck saying "back in the three weeks", and driving off?
No, it's like any business transaction - you vet (sic) people just as you would for anything else. While some dogs can be nervous nellies, most aren't. They're not cowering under kitchen tables afraid of seeing new humans. Hell, my dog wants to meet and know every damn human he see's on my walks.
If I were recommended a neighbor to dog sit, I'd go and speak to them. I'd ask other people in the area I know to see if they know anything. I'd google them. It's not rocket science. Just because a name is found on an app, doesn't mean none of this happens.
It's great if you can, but it's not always possible. I did a lot of international flying, and there's no practical way to do that with a dog, what with all the regulations involved, then having to find hotels that accept animals, and so on. When I moved from Texas to Germany however, I did take my dogs at the time. It was costly, and lots of paperwork, but worth it.
Dog walking is a big deal around here. A retired friend of ours walks dogs and cares for them while their owners are away. Dog Butler vans are a common sight. I’ve seen a guy walking six dogs on leashes. Probably a good way to make a few needed bucks in retirement.
I guess the owners could sue you if something happened to their pet. What if the dog your sitting bites you?
My BIL watched our dog, when we took a vacation during the 4th of July. He let our dog and his dog out in the fenced backyard. When he went to check on them they had both jumped the fence due to fireworks that someone had started shooting off during the day. Never did find our dog.
Exactly. My Daughter has the same arrangement with people who live near her.. they each look after the other's dogs when it's necessary.. and the dogs already know each other and enjoy their time together
To a Golden, that would be a vacation in paradise! A sleepover with his best friend!
Both dogs were living in paradise (they were female). They were taken on daily runs in the woods, had fun in a dog park, and often went swimming. Our Sunny was a little afraid of the water, but Allie liked to dive off the second floor balcony. Her owners had a house right on the water. For a dog, it doesn't get any better than that.
This made me so mad, jujube. When I think of people (myself included, of course years and years ago) who could not have children, and here is this bitc. posting this. Why was she ever allowed to have children???? She should have been sterilized!
