Dog allowed on bed at home, but won't be at sitter over break

[Anonymous]

Our dog gets on all furniture in our house and sleeps in the bed with us. At my parents' house she will not get on any furniture. I've even tried, and nope, no go.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ask the rover sitter. I had one candidate whose profile said the same thing but my dog sleeps in the bed and I knew he would expect to do so elsewhere, so it would be a dealbreaker. She said she has that in there because some dogs are incontinent or huge or shed a lot. My small non shedding dog would be allowed.

So you only board your dog where they sleep with the sitter in bed?

Correct. Believe me, I did not originally intend for this dog to sleep in the bed (or go on the couch). I spent an inordinate amount of time and effort trying to train him not to. Turns out he is actually even more stubborn than I am. Just as some people try mightily to breastfeed and ultimately land on formula feeding, I ultimately settled on having him sleep in the bed. So when I board him, I set him and the sitter up for success by being clear upfront.

Is it hard finding a sitter who allows the dog to sleep on the bed? Is your dog always alone or with others?

I haven’t had a hard time but I do always schedule far in advance and I now have several sitters who know my dog well. Some sitters prefer to only take one dog at a time, but others have their own dog or they have a repeat client dog or two whose temperaments they know will be ok with my dog.