[Sweet Apple]

Originally Posted by jenn1381

I am totally stumped on a reasonable price to offer a friends daughter to watch my dogs for a few days this summer. My brother (whom we see maybe once a year) is coming in August, and we along with my parents want to do 3 or 4 day trips, and my friends daughter (starting college next year, so older and very responsible) is hopefully gonna pup sit. They will be long days... mid morning until late night. I was thinking $20 a day but I'm not sure if that's too cheap? I mean, it's not as though she has to be with them ALL the time, they can be left for a few hours - I just don't want them alone all day long. Would $30 be a more respectable rate for the day? I don't really wanna go any higher than that as the day trips themselves are already gonna be expensive.

Am I being too cheap??? I want the best care for them, I want it to be fun for them too so they aren't sad all day that I'm gone.

I'm a professional pet sitter (bonded/insured & cpr/first aid certified)...You can look on my website, below, on the services page (click on the bone on the top that says services) and scroll down, and you can see my rates...Of course, when you get professional pet sitters, you are also paying for the insurance and certifications, etc...but, at least you can get an idea of what pet sitters charge...All the best w/your trip, and I hope you and your sitter can get comfortable w/the fees....