Would you like it if your neighbor offered to walk your dog?

[Anonymous]

I used to take my children to festivals and park ourselves somewhere where people walked by with their dogs.

[Anonymous]

No, I will not give my house key to a dog walker who isn't licensed & bonded. What happens if you break something valuable in the house while taking the dog out? Or you leave the door open and someone comes in and steals? Or don't shut the dog's crate correctly and dog gets out and destroys a piece of furniture? Or dog gets off his/her leash during a walk and hurts someone? That's all covered by insurance for a licensed pet walker. However, you as a SAHM to a toddler do not have business insurance and I'm really not interested in hiring a lawyer to sue you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, I will not give my house key to a dog walker who isn't licensed & bonded. What happens if you break something valuable in the house while taking the dog out? Or you leave the door open and someone comes in and steals? Or don't shut the dog's crate correctly and dog gets out and destroys a piece of furniture? Or dog gets off his/her leash during a walk and hurts someone? That's all covered by insurance for a licensed pet walker. However, you as a SAHM to a toddler do not have business insurance and I'm really not interested in hiring a lawyer to sue you.

No one is talking about handing over house keys, you psychopath.

[Anonymous]

No, I will not give my house key to a dog walker who isn't licensed & bonded. What happens if you break something valuable in the house while taking the dog out? Or you leave the door open and someone comes in and steals? Or don't shut the dog's crate correctly and dog gets out and destroys a piece of furniture? Or dog gets off his/her leash during a walk and hurts someone? That's all covered by insurance for a licensed pet walker. However, you as a SAHM to a toddler do not have business insurance and I'm really not interested in hiring a lawyer to sue you.


No one is talking about handing over house keys, you psychopath.

Whoa, what's with the name-calling?

The OP said she is constantly waiting for neighbors to come home so her toddler can see their dogs. So if she is offering to walk the dogs, presumably she wants to get in the house and take the dog for a walk BEFORE the neighbor gets home.

[Anonymous]

Find out where rescue groups are holding adoption events. Just make sure toddler learns to ask first and maybe ask person in charge which dogs like kids, because the volunteer handler may not know the dog very well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, I will not give my house key to a dog walker who isn't licensed & bonded. What happens if you break something valuable in the house while taking the dog out? Or you leave the door open and someone comes in and steals? Or don't shut the dog's crate correctly and dog gets out and destroys a piece of furniture? Or dog gets off his/her leash during a walk and hurts someone? That's all covered by insurance for a licensed pet walker. However, you as a SAHM to a toddler do not have business insurance and I'm really not interested in hiring a lawyer to sue you.

No one is talking about handing over house keys, you psychopath.

Um, how else do you think dog walkers get to the dog to take them out? They have a key to your house.

[Anonymous]

OP, our neighbor would walk our dog regularly. She just loves our dog. The thing is, the walks she wanted to take were actually a benefit to us....

She would take our 50lb teenage dog off for a good solid walk that left her happy and tired. This isn't what you are offering with a toddler. I would never leave my dog unattended with a toddler. You don't count as an attendant.

Our neighbor does have a key and sometimes still walks the dog. Sometimes we ask her for help, but mostly, she just texts and takes the dog when she wants a walk with a companion. This works coverup even but is highly unusual.