Pet walker awkward situation

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dog is just fine all day without a mid day walk. Has been since he was 1 year old.

+1

Apple orange dude. The rule is 1 hour over their age.

"A general rule of thumb is that a puppy can hold it for as many hours as she is months old, plus one–for a three-month-old pup, that’s four hours. But to prevent accidents in the crate, which make housetraining harder, as well as urinary tract infections, most experts recommend taking your puppy out every one to two hours during the day.

You should also give her a bathroom run after she eats or drinks, wakes up from a nap, or finishes a play session–all times when she’s likely to go. She also be taken out first thing in the morning and last thing at night. And always watch for warning signs that she needs to go. Clues include whining, pacing, circling, or sniffing the ground. If you see any of these distress signals, take your pup outside right away.

Puppies younger than six months old need at least one midday bathroom break, so if you work during the day, you’ll need to hire someone to come to your house and let your puppy out. Or go with an alternate routine while you’re away. Every dog is different, and smaller breeds can’t hold it as long as larger ones. If your pup soils her crate, that may be a signal she needs more frequent bathroom breaks."

[Anonymous]

OP,

If your DD did not tell the dogwalker to come, you did. Therefore you must pay her what you owe.
And on this occasion you can request a change of pricing for next time, or simply say that her services will no longer be needed.

I do not believe this person let herself into your house without your express permission.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hate to be the breaker of bad news to you guys, but I'm sure that many dogs stay at home all day while their owners are out working. Before you all jump on me, I don't have a dog but I know a few people that do and a couple of them have told me that their dogs stay inside at home for over 8 hours a day while they work. After all, if it's OK to keep a cat indoors it's whole life which could be as long as 20 years, why shouldn't a dog be OK going 8 or more hours a day indoors while the owner goes out to work before it's let out for a walk?

Not everyone can afford a dog walker, so what would be the options for let's say a rescue dog? Go to a home where it will be fed and looked after but have to be alone for 8 hours a day, or stay at the rescue shelter and be euthanized because they can't find a person to adopt the dog that can afford a dog walker?

People who cannot afford to take care of a pet should not have a pet.

For "say, a rescue dog," the standard is the same as it is for any other dog. The dog is not thinking to itself, "better alone for 10 hours than dead." The dog is uncomfortable and lonely, and prone to UTIs, due to not having been cared for properly. Whether it's a mutt or an award-winning purebred, that is just the fact of the matter *for the dog*.

I think the poster used rescue dogs as an example because rescue dogs can be killed if they cant find a home for them. So what is best, turn away prospective dog adopters because they'll leave the dog alone at home without exercise most of the day and possibly end up killing the dog, or take a chance with someone who has taken the time to go to a shelter and look for a dog even though it may not live in an ideal home?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hate to be the breaker of bad news to you guys, but I'm sure that many dogs stay at home all day while their owners are out working. Before you all jump on me, I don't have a dog but I know a few people that do and a couple of them have told me that their dogs stay inside at home for over 8 hours a day while they work. After all, if it's OK to keep a cat indoors it's whole life which could be as long as 20 years, why shouldn't a dog be OK going 8 or more hours a day indoors while the owner goes out to work before it's let out for a walk?

Not everyone can afford a dog walker, so what would be the options for let's say a rescue dog? Go to a home where it will be fed and looked after but have to be alone for 8 hours a day, or stay at the rescue shelter and be euthanized because they can't find a person to adopt the dog that can afford a dog walker?

Cats have a litter box.

Dog door?

The hell? Cats have litter boxes and those that prefer to be outside are usually allowed to roam outside. If a person can’t afford a dog walker, they certainly can’t afford veterinary care, food, grooming, etc and thus shouldn’t have a dog in the first place. Lastly, if the walker is charging double instead of a small fee for an additional dog then OP needs to find a new walker.

Whaaaat? Dog-walking daily is waaayyy more expensive than my annual vet care and food costs for my two dogs, and we aren't skimping on any care. I don't think "affording a dog walker" should come first on priority for responsible pet ownership. Most people I know don't have a daily dog walker and take their dogs on long morning walks, stagger work schedules with significant other/roommates and make it work (even if dog is home for 8 hours). It's like $30/day for ONE dog in DC! If that was a requirement for having a dog, so many dogs in shelters would never find homes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hate to be the breaker of bad news to you guys, but I'm sure that many dogs stay at home all day while their owners are out working. Before you all jump on me, I don't have a dog but I know a few people that do and a couple of them have told me that their dogs stay inside at home for over 8 hours a day while they work. After all, if it's OK to keep a cat indoors it's whole life which could be as long as 20 years, why shouldn't a dog be OK going 8 or more hours a day indoors while the owner goes out to work before it's let out for a walk?

Not everyone can afford a dog walker, so what would be the options for let's say a rescue dog? Go to a home where it will be fed and looked after but have to be alone for 8 hours a day, or stay at the rescue shelter and be euthanized because they can't find a person to adopt the dog that can afford a dog walker?

Cats have a litter box.

Dog door?

The hell? Cats have litter boxes and those that prefer to be outside are usually allowed to roam outside. If a person can’t afford a dog walker, they certainly can’t afford veterinary care, food, grooming, etc and thus shouldn’t have a dog in the first place. Lastly, if the walker is charging double instead of a small fee for an additional dog then OP needs to find a new walker.

Whaaaat? Dog-walking daily is waaayyy more expensive than my annual vet care and food costs for my two dogs, and we aren't skimping on any care. I don't think "affording a dog walker" should come first on priority for responsible pet ownership. Most people I know don't have a daily dog walker and take their dogs on long morning walks, stagger work schedules with significant other/roommates and make it work (even if dog is home for 8 hours). It's like $30/day for ONE dog in DC! If that was a requirement for having a dog, so many dogs in shelters would never find homes.

The fact that dog walkers are expensive doesn’t mean that dog walks are unnecessary. It is cruel to leave a dog alone for eight or 10 hours without a walk or at least a potty break.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hate to be the breaker of bad news to you guys, but I'm sure that many dogs stay at home all day while their owners are out working. Before you all jump on me, I don't have a dog but I know a few people that do and a couple of them have told me that their dogs stay inside at home for over 8 hours a day while they work. After all, if it's OK to keep a cat indoors it's whole life which could be as long as 20 years, why shouldn't a dog be OK going 8 or more hours a day indoors while the owner goes out to work before it's let out for a walk?

Not everyone can afford a dog walker, so what would be the options for let's say a rescue dog? Go to a home where it will be fed and looked after but have to be alone for 8 hours a day, or stay at the rescue shelter and be euthanized because they can't find a person to adopt the dog that can afford a dog walker?

Cats have a litter box.

Dog door?

The hell? Cats have litter boxes and those that prefer to be outside are usually allowed to roam outside. If a person can’t afford a dog walker, they certainly can’t afford veterinary care, food, grooming, etc and thus shouldn’t have a dog in the first place. Lastly, if the walker is charging double instead of a small fee for an additional dog then OP needs to find a new walker.

Whaaaat? Dog-walking daily is waaayyy more expensive than my annual vet care and food costs for my two dogs, and we aren't skimping on any care. I don't think "affording a dog walker" should come first on priority for responsible pet ownership. Most people I know don't have a daily dog walker and take their dogs on long morning walks, stagger work schedules with significant other/roommates and make it work (even if dog is home for 8 hours). It's like $30/day for ONE dog in DC! If that was a requirement for having a dog, so many dogs in shelters would never find homes.

The fact that dog walkers are expensive doesn’t mean that dog walks are unnecessary. It is cruel to leave a dog alone for eight or 10 hours without a walk or at least a potty break.

"The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it." - Flannery O'Connor

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hate to be the breaker of bad news to you guys, but I'm sure that many dogs stay at home all day while their owners are out working. Before you all jump on me, I don't have a dog but I know a few people that do and a couple of them have told me that their dogs stay inside at home for over 8 hours a day while they work. After all, if it's OK to keep a cat indoors it's whole life which could be as long as 20 years, why shouldn't a dog be OK going 8 or more hours a day indoors while the owner goes out to work before it's let out for a walk?

Not everyone can afford a dog walker, so what would be the options for let's say a rescue dog? Go to a home where it will be fed and looked after but have to be alone for 8 hours a day, or stay at the rescue shelter and be euthanized because they can't find a person to adopt the dog that can afford a dog walker?

Cats have a litter box.

Dog door?

The hell? Cats have litter boxes and those that prefer to be outside are usually allowed to roam outside. If a person can’t afford a dog walker, they certainly can’t afford veterinary care, food, grooming, etc and thus shouldn’t have a dog in the first place. Lastly, if the walker is charging double instead of a small fee for an additional dog then OP needs to find a new walker.

Whaaaat? Dog-walking daily is waaayyy more expensive than my annual vet care and food costs for my two dogs, and we aren't skimping on any care. I don't think "affording a dog walker" should come first on priority for responsible pet ownership. Most people I know don't have a daily dog walker and take their dogs on long morning walks, stagger work schedules with significant other/roommates and make it work (even if dog is home for 8 hours). It's like $30/day for ONE dog in DC! If that was a requirement for having a dog, so many dogs in shelters would never find homes.

What company are you using that costs 30 bucks a day for one dog? You’re getting ripped off!

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't piss the dog walker off by jerking her around. She may blacklist you and your pups

[Anonymous]

$30 is not high for dog walking. How much is carpet cleaning?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$30 is not high for dog walking. How much is carpet cleaning?

$30 a day adds up. If you have a full time job that usually requires a person to work five days a week, that comes to $150 a week. Let's say you take four weeks vacation a year where you then have the time to walk your own dog everyday, that still leaves forty eight weeks that you have a walker. 48 x $150 = $7200 a year, or $600 a month.

ps. I've never spent $7200 in one year for carpet cleaning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$30 is not high for dog walking. How much is carpet cleaning?

$30 a day adds up. If you have a full time job that usually requires a person to work five days a week, that comes to $150 a week. Let's say you take four weeks vacation a year where you then have the time to walk your own dog everyday, that still leaves forty eight weeks that you have a walker. 48 x $150 = $7200 a year, or $600 a month.

ps. I've never spent $7200 in one year for carpet cleaning.

Dog walking doesn’t cost $30/day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$30 is not high for dog walking. How much is carpet cleaning?

$30 a day adds up. If you have a full time job that usually requires a person to work five days a week, that comes to $150 a week. Let's say you take four weeks vacation a year where you then have the time to walk your own dog everyday, that still leaves forty eight weeks that you have a walker. 48 x $150 = $7200 a year, or $600 a month.

ps. I've never spent $7200 in one year for carpet cleaning.

Dog walking doesn’t cost $30/day.

NP. It absolutely does.

[Anonymous]

One of you suggested the start day, and she was a responsible kid so she did her job.

We aren’t talking a ton of money. Just pay her and say “we were hoping to phase out the walk”.

[Anonymous]

When our dog was six minutes nuts old, ten hours was way too long. If you encourage accidents, then both dogs will start do;g that and your house will be gross.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hate to be the breaker of bad news to you guys, but I'm sure that many dogs stay at home all day while their owners are out working. Before you all jump on me, I don't have a dog but I know a few people that do and a couple of them have told me that their dogs stay inside at home for over 8 hours a day while they work. After all, if it's OK to keep a cat indoors it's whole life which could be as long as 20 years, why shouldn't a dog be OK going 8 or more hours a day indoors while the owner goes out to work before it's let out for a walk?

Not everyone can afford a dog walker, so what would be the options for let's say a rescue dog? Go to a home where it will be fed and looked after but have to be alone for 8 hours a day, or stay at the rescue shelter and be euthanized because they can't find a person to adopt the dog that can afford a dog walker?

People who cannot afford to take care of a pet should not have a pet.

For "say, a rescue dog," the standard is the same as it is for any other dog. The dog is not thinking to itself, "better alone for 10 hours than dead." The dog is uncomfortable and lonely, and prone to UTIs, due to not having been cared for properly. Whether it's a mutt or an award-winning purebred, that is just the fact of the matter *for the dog*.

I think the poster used rescue dogs as an example because rescue dogs can be killed if they cant find a home for them. So what is best, turn away prospective dog adopters because they'll leave the dog alone at home without exercise most of the day and possibly end up killing the dog, or take a chance with someone who has taken the time to go to a shelter and look for a dog even though it may not live in an ideal home?

Well, if there were less shitty half-assing it pet owners, there’d be less pets in shelters.

So how about the shitty owners just do better?