Dog Sitting

$50 for the weekend, plus a well-stocked fridge and pantry. And maybe a gas card or other gift card if they have to drive out a ways. If you have plants that need watering and mail and newspapers collected, they can take care of that too. And at least it does not look like nobody's home.

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$25 a day minimum. That is what my daughter gets. She does a lot of
house/pet sitting. Hope that helps.

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I pet sitted for a female pitbull two weekends in a row and each weekend I got $200. I went over twice a day(morning and night), let her out of her crate, fed, walked and played with her. She was a rather large dog as well.

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If he's a good friend and wanting to help you out I'd offer him 50 bucks for the weekend? And stock up on some food. Also...It depends if it is really inconvenient for your friend or .. if he lives w/his parents (lol) If this friend has their own place, etc then maybe offer him / her a little more? LOL

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I would definitely have her stay if you could. Overnight who knows what could happen. I don't like my dogs to be alone at night, but don't mind it so much for the cats.

Depending on how long you are gone (two overnights or one) I would pay between $50 and $100 for the weekend. It's well worth it to have your home and pets looked after.

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We have 2 dogs and a cat and our house sitter stays at our house. I make sure the fridge is stocked with foods she likes and pay her about $30/day.
For one dog I would pay about $15-20 a day. They are making your house look lived in, and bringing you mail in. Make it so they would want to do it again if you asked.

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When I dog sit I am paid $30. per day and do not stay at the house. I go twice a day and walk and feed both times..

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I have my pet sitters info right here: $17 per 30 minute visit (some clients ask for multiple visits per day). $48 for an overnight (that does not include additional visits during the day). You cats will need to be fed, watered and have their litter box changed daily. It is a benefit not to have your pets stuffed in a cage for the weekend where they are more likely to pick up respiratory infections. Good luck.

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When I stayed and dog sat, I was paid $10 a day, plus food. (I was more than willing to do it though... I love dogs!) I trained the dogs while he was gone, (The one was OK, but the other was a puppy and not trained or housebroken at all...) and he was so impressed he gave me an extra $80 though. lol.

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I took care of my friend's dog while they were away for two weeks. Buddy is a large dog as well (Newfie) however, I did NOT stay at the house. I went over two or three times a day to give him love and attention....i made sure that my last visit was late at night (around 10PM) and my first visit was right after I got the kids on the school bus (8AM).

She took me out to dinner when they got back to the Melting Pot.

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well if the dog is house trained there really isnt a NEED for them to stay at the house just come feed the dog and let him out to do his biss. and then let him out at night and such especially if she lives close no reason for her to stay i say give her like a 25 dollar gas card and like an extra 15 dollars or if she has kids make a meal for them

Twenty years ago I got $10.00 a day and I traveled 30 minutes to get to their house. I should have been paid more but they were good friends going thru some major issues so I treated like a mini vacation. The house was BEAUTIFUL and fun to hang-out in.

If you are having them stay over at your house, you should pay him/her at least 45-50 a day. That is what I charge when I dog sit for a single dog and stay at the owner's home. I would lean more towards the $50 a day because of the addition of the kitties.