Ladies,
A niece of a neighbor wants me and my family to take her labradoodle for 10 days. I have no idea what to charge her - or even what to suggest! The dog is housebroken and a real sweetheart. She's a good match with my 4 and 7 year old kids, too.
I don't want to charge her as much as a boarding place, but I would like a fair price. What would you charge?
Thanks ladies!
Have a great Thanksgiving!!
Well, I ended up charging $10 a day and she gave me an extra $10 when it was over. Unfortunately, the puppy went into heat while she was with us! And I've never been around a female dog who was in heat. Getting those puppy pampers on and making her keep them on was a challenge, but we managed. Also dark blankets on all the beds and couches helped. Thanks for the info Ladies!
Do you have any pets? Maybe you could make a trade. Kid sitting or pet sitting for you. Perhaps if you pet sit for them, that will give you "credit" for a few evenings out (babysitting) or they pet sit for you next time?
I think 10-15 is fair for you both as long as the food will be provided.
I'd say 10-15 per day. What a sweet deal for your kids!! :)
I pay $17 per visit to have a pet nanny come to my house to check on my cat. A local boy charges $25 per day to board your pet.
We have 3 dogs. When we go away, we have a housesitter practically move in to our house. She charges us $50 to stay overnight, then $20 for each visit (usually 2) during that day that last about 45 minutes each.
I have no idea what boarding places charge as we have never done that. Maybe check with a couple of boarding places and get a feel for the fees.
Also, the dog you are petsitting is getting a great break by staying in your home vs a kennel!
We have two dogs and when we have people house sit we pay $15 a day. That may sound cheap but well what do you have to do for a dog? Now we've thrown in some extra $$ if we find out one of the dogs got sick or had an accident in the house and the housesitter cleaned it up.
Did she offer to pay?
Or is this just doing her a favor?
Our 16-year-old neighbor pet sits for our two dogs and one cat. She usually charges $25 per day, but charges us $20 per day because we are right next door. She comes over three times per day and will feed them, give the one dog his medication and will walk them if we request it. We usually pay her $25 per day just because we trust her and know that we will pay at least 2-3 times that for kenneling and then we would have to worry about picking them up, etc.
$10-$15 per day is a good deal. We have 2 small dogs and we pay around $15 a day when we have someone come over 3 times a day to feed, water and walk ours when we are away. Even though the dog is a sweetheart and fits in well with your kids, it might have a bit of an adjustment issue over the course of 10 days. Hopefully not, but you never know. Where will the dog sleep? Will you have a time during the 10 days when the dog will have to be home alone and could potentially damage something in the house? Do you have other pets in the home that will be affected by the presence of a large dog? Just a few things to consider.
Hopefully the dog won't have any of these issues, but having worked with an animal rescue group and having worked at PetSmart for a while, I've heard enough stories of dogs who are total sweethearts who have had separation anxiety when in someone else's home without their owner. I tell you this not to scare you, but for you to make an informed decision. You could always charge $15 per day and if the dog has no issues, you could give a little of the money back upon the owner's return if the dog was no problem. Having the dog there for 10 days could certainly be a fun time for all! Good luck with your decision and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
