Just_Steve
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
When he was 10 weeks old, he's 1 1/2 now.
SG how do you go about finding such assignments?
Sarah in SC Steve is your pup a Bernese Mtn Dog? Handsome fellow![/QUOTE said:Yes he is, he's now about 75 lbs, small for the breed which is good since he thinks he is a lap dog.
Thanks. We have done home swaps when we had cats. After 18 years, we are now catless and taking a break from ownership. We have also had several dogs too. The picture you posted made me yearn for "rent-a-pet"!There are several websites out there that match up petsitters with homeowners. The best ones require you to pay a yearly membership fee as a sitter.
1) housecarers.com (emphasis Australia sits, but definitely has USA sits)
2) trustedhousesitters.com (emphasis Euopean, esp. UK sits, but definitely has other countries including USA sits)
(1) is around $50/yr, (2) is around $100/yr, if I recall correctly. I have a link that gives you 20% off trustedhousesitters and gives me 2 months free, if you are interested.
https://www.trustedhousesitters.com/su/YeIIQbZX
I do see a greater variety of sits at the trustedhousesitter site. However I find both sites valuable enough to keep paying membership for both, so far.
I've used other cheaper and free sites, but, you get what you pay for. Lower selection of sits, and also more difficulty searching for what you want.
Thanks. We have done home swaps when we had cats. After 18 years, we are now catless and taking a break from ownership. We have also had several dogs too. The picture you posted made me yearn for "rent-a-pet"!
We just lost our second cat in June. So we will be looking at your recommended sites.
I guess one could say we are getting too nonchalant in these things, agreeing to have someone in the house we've never even met (she will come over week before to meet the kids and get the lay of the land). When you consider all the stuff, documents, valuables accessible to them. However, in the end you're either going to trust a person or not and if they come recommended by a friend that's as good as we can ask for. Lord knows when I interviewed employee applicants I got fooled more than once. So we just our good streak continues.
This is my girlfriend's dog who stays here a lot;
As you can see she is really nervous and worried about her surroundings -
Never met an animal yet that didn't know what a couch was for!