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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She probably wants the feel good hit of offering but doesn’t realize what all it entails. Two walks during the day is a lot—does she work? I’d be annoyed by that too. Can you prepay 10 days of doggie daycare for her to drop the dog off during the day at least some of the time?[/quote]

Two walks is standard, PP. Some dogs require 3, or hours spent throwing a ball, etc...[/quote]

It may be standard, but is OP paying a standard rate? I was a professional pet sitter and people often wanted premium services (overnight plus multiple walks a day) but at a very low rate. I had many people request what OP wants for $30 a day, which is crazy.

My guess is that the friend thought it would be just sleeping there overnight and letting the dogs out AM/PM. If she also has to figure out how to do additional walks while also working and maintaining her home life, it’s too much. [/quote]

OP here. We're paying $85/day and letting her use our Hello Fresh subscription instead of pausing (we offered, she accepted) and we were definitely clear that it was two walks a day before we agreed to it. She knows our dog needs to be walked frequently and has even done afternoon walks with me a lot since Covid started and we have all been working from home -- I think that was actually part of the appeal to her when she offered because she always says that she likes going for walks in the neighborhood and envies that we have the dog to force us to do it often.

Also, the morning walk is usually just a visit to the dog park a block form our house to run off some energy, and rarely lasts more than 20 minutes. I agree it's a lot but we are paying her well. Our dog is 8 and we both used to work full time in the office and board her daily at the daycare, so we are very accustomed to paying well for her care. I never would have agreed to this if she didn't already have a great relationship with our dog and often express an interest in hanging out with her, so while I understand the reality of arranging your work day to accommodate two walks might be annoying, I really don't understand why it's suddenly a huge burden.[/quote]

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