I like to imagine they’re just someone who was salty that I had a go at them for housing a single rat alone one time and now they’ve got it out for me 😂
@@matyldawo6325 Nie, ale część mojej rodziny pochodzi z Polski, dlatego moje nazwisko jest bardzo polskie.Przepraszam, jeśli jest to trudne do zrozumienia, używam Tłumacza Google.
I'm a Professional Pet Care Provider (Pet Sitter, Dog Walker, etc.) with my own company, and one thing I quickly learned when I started over 10 years ago was policy, policy, policy! A lot of people consider or go into Pet Sitting since they love animals, but that's only 1/3 of the job. Half is business/company practices and the rest is dealing with clients. Most of my clients are great people and I specializing in animals with special needs (behavioral concerns, need medications administered, exotic/rare pets, etc.), but I still run into clients who try to take advantage of me and my unique services. Those who try are always unsuccessful since I put together a Service Agreement with service and booking policies all clients must follow, otherwise my company will not offer services, period. Yes, there's still guilt when I think of the animal's well-being, but at the end of the day if I want to establish a good relationship with clients, the trust and respect must go both ways and I prefer a client base that supports me rather than takes advantage of me. It's a rewarding job, but it's certainly not for everyone.
Yes! When I was pet sitting the cameras in the home without being told was really uncomfortable! Also not being told that the dogs would destroy anything near the floor resulted in most of my things being destroyed 😶
I used to be a pet sitter/dog walker and I tried my absolute best but the human clients were the absolute worst: rude, disorganized, not wanting to pay me or trying to scam me and when I don't back down and demand payment they blame me for "hurting" or mistreating their pet with no proof or just blasting me on Facebook. Really wasn't worth it for the few euros I got for my work tbh
I'm soooo sorry you have had such a hard time! Lol, some times you live and learn. I'm a pet sitter and love it but I do have some stories. Can 100% say you MUST lay out your expectations and policies beforehand. And if you aren't comfortable or they're messing around you need to be ok dropping them. I jived with so much of what you've said (I've had pants ripped off too and personal things shredded) (plus the pressures and awkwardness, and the pain). Lol, I came in once on a new client and turns out they had chickens free roaming in a room in the back 😳 (I didn't know about them.) Really loooove hearing your experiences and input! It's nice hearing from someone who knows what really happens 🤣🐱
If I was living a different life and threw my everything into the pet sitting I think I could probably make it work, but I ended up dropping about 90% of people who were fine during the meet and greet and became a nightmare soon after, and when you’re dropping that many people with the 20-30 other pet sitters it doesn’t leave many left 😂 My terms and conditions that they signed covered pretty much all of these situations but they still found ways around it 🤦🏻♀️ people are a nightmare
@@Emiology I can so relate girl. I have people go, "But your so expensive." (Honestly I'm not, I could be charging more.) In my head I'm like you get what you pay for. Your babies are treated like they're my babies. You want a cheaper service go ahead here's where you can find them. I've had a few people come back after going elsewhere and treat me better after they had bad service elsewhere. I know I'm good and I treat them above and beyond what someone charging half my price does. The weeding through period is rough. But I'm fortunate to have really amazing clients after 7+ years of doing this. I don't have to try so hard for clients anymore, it's mostly word of mouth now. And I'm lucky my regulars have me coming even when they are working from home. They want me to stay in business so it's worked out well. You really have to have a tough skin to deal with the people and the loss of the pets (age, moving, or just not hearing back). BUT I'm glad you got to experience it and have decided you want to go in a different direction. I hope it works out well and you find something you love and are more comfortable doing! It makes all the difference in the world. When your burned out from dealing with clients it can make this job miserable. I appreciate you letting people know the good and bad because this is not easy work and nightmare clients and burn out is something people need to know about before deciding to do this! Wish someone would have told me about it before I started!
My step mum is a equine vet and when she treats people’s horses which is very expensive for the owners so some of them are very cheeky and don’t pay but she doesn’t take them to court as she doesn’t really end up getting the money and spends more on a lawyer then what she earns from them so yes very frustrating when they don’t pay.
Yeah my dads a wildlife vet and my mom's an equine vet. But so many of them don't pay and now my mom had to close her clinic because people simply don't pay!
As another dog walker/pet sitter, I can confirm all of these as being true. And Covid destroyed my business as well, I just decided to shut it down and get a normal job. It really sucks because I’ve built up this amazing client base and formed these great relationships with the animals but I just won’t be able to recover from quarantine if I continue with my business and not get a supplemental income.
I see you wrote this comment a year ago. Have you been able to go back to your pet sitting business? I’m thinking about getting into doing it too, but not sure if things are back to “normal” enough yet?
@@BH-lp1vk late reply, and I only just saw this, but what happened to Paige happened to me too, during lockdowns. I am in Australia and we had some pretty long lock downs especially over Xmas which was my peak period so I lost a lot of income. However post-lockdown everyone wanted to go away and for a year it's been reasonably steady, so I would say yes, it's normal enough (at least in Australia and I would guess, elsewhere, except maybe in China where it is still a big problem). So if you want to, give it a go. Just take note of what the people who talk about policies say.
Mine as well -- some people are even reaching out now, "you still pet sitting?" almost like they think I have been waiting for them since COVID. No one cared that I was without an income. Fortunately I started teaching online.
I dog set a few weeks ago. Seem like the pet owner is clueless about how many accidents she had after the 3rd day. I didn’t do it for the $$$, but I’ve learned how clueless and careless a dog owner can be. There was no exchange of information on what happened during the 8 days/7 night they left on vexation. It was at more work then I anticipated but I stuck to it to a tea. I feel under appreciated. I totally get you and why you quite.
Very interesting to hear about your experiences. I've only ever looked after my friends cats many years ago. 5 cats with their different food menus. Plus each dish had to be put in a certain eating place. :0)
Thanks for the educated break down of animal sitting. I was thinking of doing it myself, and this gave me some good cons to consider that I didn't think about.
Thank you so much for this -- I moved to another state feeling guilty about the few straggler clients I left behind after COVID. I did pet sitting for 15 years and these are the things that I do not miss!!!
If anyone wants to work with dogs but doesn't want a lot of these issues, try finding a pet boarding facility near you (dog daycare and dog hotel basically) you don't have to work directly with costumers and you will have a reliable paycheck.
Dog-trainer and (ex)dog-walker here. I can relate so much! Not being able to take sick-days without feeling horrible for the dogs that couldnt get out to pee was one of my main reasons to quit. I had an employee for a while, but she was too unreliable, which made it even worse. Since I only had one big dogwalking-group with roughly ten dogs at once I got around many of the other problems, since everything had to be very firmly structured to make that work. I only took at least twice weekly recurring customers, had a very toght pickup-schedule and payment was monthly up front. Meeting and introducing new dogs was always... interesting... more than once customers wildly understated their dogs behavioural issues like yours, which led to nightmarish scenarios. Fun. It can be an awesome job though, if you are able to put up firm boundaries with customers from the start. It helps a lot if you have a second leg to stand on moneywise for the first few years, so you can afford to be very picky about the clients you work with right from the start. It still takes two to three years at least to build up a stable, reliable client base with dogs/animals that fit well with your personality and with your kind of service.
So sorry for your experiences :( while I’m not a pet sitter, I have used Care for example to take care of kids. And honestly you never know what you’re gonna get. I know someone who the parents would show up very late and not pay them the right amount. Always love the kids but the parents can be stressful.
There are always people in this world who are willing to take advantage of kind hard working people. Dont let that get you down as you are clearly a better person than these idiots.
I honestly didn't think Id watch a 20min video from you...but then....I was 23min in. LOL. Another great video. In short, you're not going to be a pet-sitter anymore because people are cheap and crappy...and you care to much to watch people be less than amazing owners. Emi, good on you for knowing your limits. There are other ways to make a few bucks...and also to get additional pet interaction! Well Done You!
I'm a pet care specialist, senior educator and manager, and I offer babysitting for exotics at my own home... and I don't keep my mouth shut regarding care mistakes. I feel like my clients come to me to get the truth and know what I do as a job during the day; in my experience they seem quite open to polite criticism. The obstacle I have encountered right now, as we are in a pandemic, is that I refuse clients that are anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers as I have to put my safety first since I offer my services in my own home. I have been accused of 'discrimination'; although I 100% have the right to choose who I let on my own property, my privacy, my bubble.
UGH YES, I hate dealing with unruly dogs. It is not my job to train them. My dog isn't an angel by any means, but dog walking/pet sitting has made me so grateful for how well behaved my dog really is lol!
I had a situation where the owner was overseas, and two days before the booking, I contracted pnuemonia. I felt I couldn't cancel as she would not be able to get someone so last minute. I dragged myself out of bed 3 times a day for 2 weeks to look after her dog. It was winter and cold. I felt really, really ill and weak. The only good thing about that booking was the dog was very elderly and couldn't walk much or fast - because I certainly couldn't! . I think this contributed to me taking 6 months to get over the pneumonia.
When it says 2hours ago😤😭 I turned my notifications on😌 3:03 will you be putting more name stickers on your millipede enclosure for the new babies?🥰 aww I’m so so sorry that these things have happened🥺that money could have been used to spoil the rats and mice🙁
I can so relate to your experiences, I was a pet sitter/dog walker and like you I had some amazing clients, but I also have had more than a fair few unreasonable ones too. I had one lady who had a dog aggressive staffy, not a problem but I wasn't going to walk in any area's like parks incase a friendly dog came up to us. The owner insisted on paying me daily which was fine but only after I had a cup of tea with her.... I think she needed a friend, I felt bad too but she was a heavy chain smoker and I really didn't want to be there any longer than I had to be. I had another job where I had to dog sit for 17 dogs that lived in a small semi detached house with a small garden, and 8 cats they ranged in size from a Mastiff, to a Chihuahua. They was quite easy to look after the only problem was that even with the back door open they would 💩 in the house!! Some of the dogs would eat it quicker than you could clean it 🤢 the cats even 💩 in the shower or bath tub! And my belongings had gotten sprayed on by cats and I left stinking!! And lastly, I had a lady with a little dog, who was very destructive in the house. Her adult son had a disability and the dog would chew his equipment and make a pest of herself. This dog was terrified of the world, she'd not ever left the garden. I knew I could help as I have dealt with similar dogs before. Day by Day I grew her confidence and every day she would walk a bit further, and a bit further and a bit further. I was so happy with her progress which didn't happen quickly but I could see she was enjoying it more and.more. she was a hound breed so I encouraged her to.use her nose and she would feel more comfortable and confident. Her destructive nature had vanished she slept and was becoming a lovely dog to care for. Then I got a phone call after about a month, could I stop walking her because she found fleas on her. And she was very rude and I tried to discuss the use of frontline and if that proved not to work for her dog that there was other brands available from the vets that might work better. She didn't want to know. I felt so bad for the dog, she was doing so well and she was enjoying life. She was about a year old and was experiencing a world outside of her garden. 😞 I had some really lovely clients too. Who when our services ended (as they was moving) have me thank you gifts for my services and this was a lovely side. I am quite happy that I am not doing this work anymore though, and the bad clients was so stressful, and I didn't need that in my life. Fortunately I moved so like you a good way to ease out without feeling guilty. I hope you last clients treat you well until the service ends.
Yah I also always have trouble finding someone to babysit for my more exotic pets. It’s very annoying because I also want someone I can trust with my baby’s.
I have a question......are anyone else’s rats a bit scared of new things that you put in their cage? The other week I put a brand new hammock in their cage, and one of my boys was really scared of it. We tried putting him on it, but he just ran up my arm😂 And then I’ve just put a new water bowl in there, and they won’t go near it, and they push a load of their bedding underneath it, so there’s this hill of hemp sitting right under it🤦♀️😂 any advice?!
Oh my god! I watched a family friends 5 cats for a few days, I knew they had cameras around the house to watch their cats, I was initially ok with that. The last time I watched their pets they had texted me that they saw one of the cats on the kitchen counter. I happened to be sitting in the next room at the time, and I was totally definitely weirded out after that and decided I’d never ever watch their pets again!
To avoid money issues, I always act this way: eithernI accept booking via apps ( Rover or cat in a flat), yes, they take commissions, but I prefer to be sure I'm getting paid. In alternative, if they want to do it outside of the apps ( which I don't accept in case of first time clients) I demand payment upfront to confirm the booking: no payment, no booking confirmation, no matter what they say, if they don't pay first I just won't showw up and I'll feel free to accept other bookings. I never had issues so far. It never happened to me that they run out of food, if that happens, I'd buy it only if it's a regular customer I know very well, otherwise I'll invite them to place a delivery and have food delivered at home the next day.
I’m 13 and I do petsitting and I am often very scared because family members and other people who the family knows often come one time I went inside the door was wide open packages on the counter along with cookies and chocolate
This is the first year I’ve done dog sitting and stayed in someone’s house. My old boss, the first person to ask me to dog sit, is amazing! She’s so prepared. She’s paying me up front, I’ve had a walk with the dog and a visit for where I’m staying. The dogs are golden - so well behaved! They’re very good with payments. I’m allowed to have my long distance boyfriend come and stay with me while I’m there and they’re just lovely people! She even got dog tags that said “pet sitter” with my number on them so we can have them on the collars as well as the other dog tags. I love dog sitting for people like that!
I ran my own pet care service in NY for 10 years. I am now working as an employee for a service not in NY (I won't say where.) But tonight, I'm turning in my notice. I am just completely burnt out. My service has me working 7 days a week, schedules new visits without prior knowledge or approval, constantly calls me to cover for others, shoddy routing, walking into nightmare homes (filthy, hoarding, etc), untrained/aggressive dogs... no more. Today was just my last straw. I don't have anything else lined up, but I have money in the bank and I'm retraining for a new career. I love animals, and I want to keep loving animals. So I think it's time to stop.
Do you think you would ever do a video about mouse diet? I’m currently trying to put together my own mix but I would love to see what you use! I understand though if it isn’t something you would want to share because there’s always the people who will criticize no matter what you share even if it is perfectly healthy and balanced. Love your videos!!!
The hardest part for me is setting a service area. Depending on where you live...traffic can really cut into your timing. Yes...sometimes you have to remind people to pay you.
Hi. my rats arnt litter trained, I put a rock in there cage just to see if they would go in that area but they didn't, is there any other ways I can litter train my rats? P. S I love ur videos 😊❤️
i would suggest placing all the the poop into the litter tray when they go outside of the tray. also when you clean out their litter tray keep a few pieces in there so they know that is where they are supposed to go. i dont know if that made sense but thats what i did and it seemed to work.
I do it occasionally at my own home for love for pets. I require own food, toys, grooming tools and medicines(if required). I cannot have my own pet, because my landlord doesn’t allow it in my current flat, so I treat my pet fever by sitting other people's pets. I ask little bit money, but not a lot, because like I said I love cats and I treat them like own babies. They're mostly specific breed cats as well like hybrid cats.
The general rule is one litter tray per cat but some people say 2 cats should have 3 litter trays, if your cats are fine that’s good but it’s usually because some cats can get territorial over it or they can end up having accidents in the house (which happened in the situation I mentioned and it would’ve been blamed on me for not cleaning the litter tray frequently enough despite doing it daily)
I’ve heard that you want one more litter tray than you have cats. Some cats are picky and will ONLY pee in one tray and poo in the other. Some cats won’t use a litter tray if it’s dirty (used). If you have multiple cats, one cat might be territorial over a litter tray, which causes the other cat to use something else as the toilet. As a cat gets older and it might be harder for them to get around to where the litter box is, having multiple trays placed around the house is also a good idea.
I used to do ad hoc pet feeding for friends when I was a teen and I got paid so little! Like £1 per feed when it was 3 feeds a day! Now I set my rates and if it’s within walking distance it’s cheaper than if I have to drive. I only pet sit for friends or people I know really well, that way it’s very unlikely that people will miss payments.
I've been a dogwalker and petsitter full time for 4 years, but I thankfully work through a company that handles all the billing and client issues. I just get assigned my animals for the day, and go do my thing. This way, I never worry about being paid, never worry about angry clients, etc. All the clients (and their pets) are required to meet with at least one of us before we will do any services, and that includes getting a profile set up so we are as organized as we can be when we actually do services for them. If someone is a problem, we can ask not to go back. That said, oh man, I have stories! You can't work fulltime with animals without some stories. Been dragged through the mud, had clothes destroyed, and dealt with some weird humans. Taking days off is the hardest part for me, because I'm bad at saying No when it's about an animal needing care, so I'm known for being a bit of a workaholic. One time, when I took a whole day off to visit a friend, and the office manager said she was proud of me lol!
Very sorry to hear about badger.iv been caring for cat pretty much abandoned by owner..hes elderly has o.c.d. his flat is flea ridden.had her in routine of feeding in morning and giving flea treatment.he turns up piles up 3days dry mix so she goes into flea infested flat..I'm allergic to cats and fleas so it makes me I'll iv been told report to RSPCA but I love the cat like she is my own and scared she will be taken away ..your video really took the stress off...was considering at some point sitting as second job and seems every eventuality covers.thanks lots
I would love to be a petsitter if there weren’t people involved with the job 😅 I’m not surprised you don’t want to be one anymore, some of the interactions you have with owners sound awful!!
Same reason I stopped being an assistant dog trainer. The owners.. UGH, some of the dumbest and rudest people I have ever met. Either they completely ignore or dont listen to what you have to say, or fight with you why their way is better or try to excuse away things they or their pets do. Like... why are you here then? Why are you paying us to train your dog if you wont listen?
I’m going away for four days to go and visit my aunt. It will be the longest time we have ever been away from my two little rats, but we’ve decided to leave them with our other Aunt and Uncle (and two cousins around my age of 13). I trust them to feed them and give them water and everything, but I don’t really want them to get them out to play because my cousins don’t have a safe, enclosed area for rats to run around in, and I want to tell them in a nice way that they should keep the rats in their cage, but I don’t want to hurt their feelings and make them feel like I don’t trust them. However I think that my Aunt and Uncle know that it wouldn’t be the best as they’re not used to handling them, so hopefully it will be okay.
I have a hamster and really want mice I feel really bad a couple years ago I caught two mice and I kept them in a 10 gallon aquarium now I will put them in a 40 gallon
Umm I got my two rats on Thursday of last week and one of them is really confident and the other is quite skidish and I just saw him take a poo this morning and it was watery.... what should I do...?
Hello, I have a question. It's about my rat. Thay sometimes Bite my eyelids/eyelashes. Is this something I'm Doing. The Bite never really bleed so is it the just exploring. If you could help that would Be grateful. Thanks
I have had an experience like this, a dog owner told me their German Sheperd and English bulldog were very well behaved! I arrived and the dogs were walking me!
@@Emiology like for example tell the clients what days your available and what services your able to provide for their pets and if they disagree after making arrangements just cancel the service?
@@glorfindelchocolateflowery6392 That was how I operated :) Unfortunately the few times I gave as examples in the video where for example a client told me she had left the keys and the dogs alone for days without me agreeing to being available, i told her I wasn't available and it wasn't on me to drop everything and care for her dogs
I don't mean for this to come off rude. I have been pet sitting since 2013 and have years of pet experience prior to that (in shelters, vet hospitals, boarding kennels, etc.) Part of running a pet sitting business is to also communicate YOUR expectations with the owner. You can't just rely on the owner to provide the instructions you need. You have to ask specific questions, such as where will the key be located, where will the food be located, where are the leashes and other supplies located. You're telling me you walk into people's homes and have no idea of anything because the owner didn't tell you? Did you have these people fill out a pet profile form or a key release form and contracts and things?
Of course I asked all these questions. I had a 10 page contract and form for them to fill out with information on the pets health, behaviour, the home etc, I made sure on the meet beforehand that they gave me a tour of where everything was such as food, toys, litter trays. But people lie, they move things or they’re not very transparent and do everything to make your job more difficult than it needs to be. Every example I gave in this video was an example of a lack of organisation on the owners behalf, The key release agreement was to drop their key off at mine before they left, when they didn’t do that I was told the key would be in a plant pot for example, I get there and it’s not, then commenced an hour wild goose chase for a key that was with a friend of a friend with a poor dog having to wait inside needing the toilet.
@@Emiology I've never had this experience even slightly. My clients have been great -- even the slightly disorganized ones. Only one time did I have someone forget to leave the key behind for me. They were a daily dog walking client and had me use the back-up outside to get in the house. One time they forgot that they must have needed to use the back-up key and never put it back. They still paid me for the visit even though I couldn't get in the house, which was nice. But, 99% of my clients give me a key to keep, which is highly preferred. I usually request the key at the meet and greet. If I have to pick-up the key before the first visit. I charge a $10 fee. I really don't like having to use keys left outside on the property. But, all your other experiences are wild! I would NEVER have done half the stuff your clients made you do or I'd expect payment if they made me drive around town to get a key to their house and food for their pet. That's incredibly unacceptable and outright rude. It sounds like some of your clients took your kindness as a weakness and took advantage of you. Sorry it's been so rough on you.
@@Emiology as a professional pet sitter I always make sure to get the key or Keys ahead of time before the date of the pet sitting. And I also try the keys in their locks when I go to do a meet-and-greet. If they're saying they're going to leave it in the pot that's not the best way to do it. I always get the key or Keys ahead of time and if they don't want to do it that way they can't be my clients.
@@boogaria554 As I said in my comment above this one, i didn't agree to the keys being left in the pot, I always got the spare key at the meet and greet, tried the key, or if they weren't comfortable with me having their keys or needed them as they didn't have any spares, they were to drop them off a day or two before the pet sitting. The owner in question this time around, was due to drop them off the night before, never turned up, then left their animal alone and left the key somewhere outside the house in a pot and expected me to go on a wild goose chase, but it was between dropping the client for being unreliable and leaving an animal with no one to care for it all weekend. They weren't my client after that!
Girl. One time I was watching my friends tiny dogs and her mom told me they’re good to go out front to pee with NO leash, and that they won’t run off. So, I let them out without a leash. Big mistake, and to this day I will ONLY take out dogs on a leash, no matter what their owner thinks they can handle. When I tell you SECONDS after I let them out, a man walks down the road with his big dog on a leash and these tiny gremlins TAKE OFF barking and growling at this man, I had to chase the dogs in circles around this strangers feet while apologizing and saying “they’re not even my dogs!” While his poor dog tries his best to stay patient and not end these tiny fuckers with one bite. Finally they stopped and the man walked away without a word. Humiliating.
There's a lot of tips! Just look at her videos :) If you have any specific questions feel free to ask because everyone in the comment section here is great and there's a lot of rat owners.
@@Megan-sm6fx thank u I have just watched loads of her vids but one question I am still 8n school am i allowed to leave them for that time the gst them out and let them free roam when i get home?
@@yvieclarke5162, That's awesome! Yes, definitely don't worry about leaving them when you go to school or, maybe in the future, work. Rats can be even left alone for up to two days (at most). Especially when you get multiple rats, they can easily keep each other busy if the cage is good and full of places to explore! They'll probably be napping for the most part when you're gone at school- rats are most active at dawn and dusk. When you do let them free roam just make sure to be there in the same room to keep them out of trouble and try to "rat-proof" the area a bit by covering any gaps under doors or closets (with towels or other door blockers), moving cords and wires out of the way, and putting away medicine or harmful foods (including trash- they love to poke in your trashcans if given the opportunity!). Another super helpful thing is to train them to come when you call them! Here's a great video on that. ua-cam.com/video/0gL5gSToj4U/v-deo.html
I'd be phoning the animal control people for many of these cases of "disorganisation" - animal abandonment is a crime. They'll come home and find their door busted in and their neglected animal in care. This sickens me. I cannot imagine being so irresponsible or even so conniving as to scam the person legit caring for my pet out of the money they deserve. Good on you for walking away.... not worth it! Some people do NOT deserve pets. 🤨 Hope you reported some of those I'm already on the train" folk.
hi emi hope you and your animals are having a good day. sorry for the off topic comment but i wanted to ask a rattie question. i have a martins 695 coming tomorrow for my future mischief of boys. i am going to get a ferplast ferret tower (decided on this one cause it seems like a good compromise between the martins ruud and double critter nation as its bigger then both but lighter then the double critter nation.) the pans give me concern on the potential of the rats chewing through the pans. so my question would it be a goo idea to add corrugated plastic (choroplast hear in the united states) to protect the parts of the pans the rats might be able to get their teeth around or can you suggest a better material to use to accomplish this? thank you in advance and have a wonderful day or night whenever you read this and if you decide to respond. if anyone else have ideas feel free to reply as well also thank you in advance to who ever replies.
When I was living in Spain I was dog sitting for a couple 5 days a week, i was only getting payed 3euros an hour. I didn't mind because I loved being with animals but i later found out they were watching me through hidden cameras. I honestly wouldn't mind if they wanted that extra security with a stranger in your home but they didn't tell me and with it being in Spain, in summer it was very hot and I was often in a bikini also they wanted me to work on behaviour issues with their dog for free.
I have a quick question about when you're petsitting. Say your pet sitting for someone with a hamster/rat/reptile etc, most of the time these animals aren't given adequate enclosures. How would you approach an owner with a cage/care that isn't suitable? And what if they disagree or get upset with you?
Im not a pet-sitter but this is how i would go about it..., More suggest it than imply it. Obviously you want the pet to live its best life but as long as its alive, its not too bad. Try and do it in the most polite way u can. Remember you're position of authority, you're there to pet-sit, not to critique.
The fact that the haters have notifications on to dislike the video is so weird. Btw love these story type videos.
I like to imagine they’re just someone who was salty that I had a go at them for housing a single rat alone one time and now they’ve got it out for me 😂
Amanda Warszycki They might be bots
Em, Polska? Nazwisko brzmi dość polsko. „Warszycki”.
@@matyldawo6325 Nie, ale część mojej rodziny pochodzi z Polski, dlatego moje nazwisko jest bardzo polskie.Przepraszam, jeśli jest to trudne do zrozumienia, używam Tłumacza Google.
She has exactly 5 haters XD
I'm a Professional Pet Care Provider (Pet Sitter, Dog Walker, etc.) with my own company, and one thing I quickly learned when I started over 10 years ago was policy, policy, policy! A lot of people consider or go into Pet Sitting since they love animals, but that's only 1/3 of the job. Half is business/company practices and the rest is dealing with clients. Most of my clients are great people and I specializing in animals with special needs (behavioral concerns, need medications administered, exotic/rare pets, etc.), but I still run into clients who try to take advantage of me and my unique services. Those who try are always unsuccessful since I put together a Service Agreement with service and booking policies all clients must follow, otherwise my company will not offer services, period. Yes, there's still guilt when I think of the animal's well-being, but at the end of the day if I want to establish a good relationship with clients, the trust and respect must go both ways and I prefer a client base that supports me rather than takes advantage of me. It's a rewarding job, but it's certainly not for everyone.
The little Steve Irwin on the shelf 😭😭🐊
Yes! When I was pet sitting the cameras in the home without being told was really uncomfortable! Also not being told that the dogs would destroy anything near the floor resulted in most of my things being destroyed 😶
25 dollars a month insurance covers damage by the dog. It's in the Rover policy.
I used to be a pet sitter/dog walker and I tried my absolute best but the human clients were the absolute worst: rude, disorganized, not wanting to pay me or trying to scam me and when I don't back down and demand payment they blame me for "hurting" or mistreating their pet with no proof or just blasting me on Facebook. Really wasn't worth it for the few euros I got for my work tbh
I am a pet sitter and yes I have had those days where i want to quit
You always manage to cheer me up
I'm soooo sorry you have had such a hard time! Lol, some times you live and learn. I'm a pet sitter and love it but I do have some stories. Can 100% say you MUST lay out your expectations and policies beforehand. And if you aren't comfortable or they're messing around you need to be ok dropping them.
I jived with so much of what you've said (I've had pants ripped off too and personal things shredded) (plus the pressures and awkwardness, and the pain). Lol, I came in once on a new client and turns out they had chickens free roaming in a room in the back 😳 (I didn't know about them.) Really loooove hearing your experiences and input! It's nice hearing from someone who knows what really happens 🤣🐱
If I was living a different life and threw my everything into the pet sitting I think I could probably make it work, but I ended up dropping about 90% of people who were fine during the meet and greet and became a nightmare soon after, and when you’re dropping that many people with the 20-30 other pet sitters it doesn’t leave many left 😂 My terms and conditions that they signed covered pretty much all of these situations but they still found ways around it 🤦🏻♀️ people are a nightmare
@@Emiology I can so relate girl. I have people go, "But your so expensive." (Honestly I'm not, I could be charging more.) In my head I'm like you get what you pay for. Your babies are treated like they're my babies. You want a cheaper service go ahead here's where you can find them. I've had a few people come back after going elsewhere and treat me better after they had bad service elsewhere. I know I'm good and I treat them above and beyond what someone charging half my price does. The weeding through period is rough. But I'm fortunate to have really amazing clients after 7+ years of doing this. I don't have to try so hard for clients anymore, it's mostly word of mouth now. And I'm lucky my regulars have me coming even when they are working from home. They want me to stay in business so it's worked out well. You really have to have a tough skin to deal with the people and the loss of the pets (age, moving, or just not hearing back).
BUT I'm glad you got to experience it and have decided you want to go in a different direction. I hope it works out well and you find something you love and are more comfortable doing! It makes all the difference in the world. When your burned out from dealing with clients it can make this job miserable. I appreciate you letting people know the good and bad because this is not easy work and nightmare clients and burn out is something people need to know about before deciding to do this! Wish someone would have told me about it before I started!
who ever put a dislike on the video is stupid and does not care for anything. love you Em xx
My step mum is a equine vet and when she treats people’s horses which is very expensive for the owners so some of them are very cheeky and don’t pay but she doesn’t take them to court as she doesn’t really end up getting the money and spends more on a lawyer then what she earns from them so yes very frustrating when they don’t pay.
Some people have a real nerve. Why do they have horses if they can't pay for them? 🤷
Yeah my dads a wildlife vet and my mom's an equine vet. But so many of them don't pay and now my mom had to close her clinic because people simply don't pay!
@@IvyWhiskeyDram idk cuz they are idiots.
I was thinking about starting petsitting, so this video is very helpful!😊
As another dog walker/pet sitter, I can confirm all of these as being true. And Covid destroyed my business as well, I just decided to shut it down and get a normal job. It really sucks because I’ve built up this amazing client base and formed these great relationships with the animals but I just won’t be able to recover from quarantine if I continue with my business and not get a supplemental income.
I see you wrote this comment a year ago. Have you been able to go back to your pet sitting business? I’m thinking about getting into doing it too, but not sure if things are back to “normal” enough yet?
@@BH-lp1vk late reply, and I only just saw this, but what happened to Paige happened to me too, during lockdowns. I am in Australia and we had some pretty long lock downs especially over Xmas which was my peak period so I lost a lot of income. However post-lockdown everyone wanted to go away and for a year it's been reasonably steady, so I would say yes, it's normal enough (at least in Australia and I would guess, elsewhere, except maybe in China where it is still a big problem). So if you want to, give it a go. Just take note of what the people who talk about policies say.
Mine as well -- some people are even reaching out now, "you still pet sitting?" almost like they think I have been waiting for them since COVID. No one cared that I was without an income. Fortunately I started teaching online.
I dog set a few weeks ago. Seem like the pet owner is clueless about how many accidents she had after the 3rd day. I didn’t do it for the $$$, but I’ve learned how clueless and careless a dog owner can be. There was no exchange of information on what happened during the 8 days/7 night they left on vexation. It was at more work then I anticipated but I stuck to it to a tea. I feel under appreciated. I totally get you and why you quite.
Very interesting to hear about your experiences. I've only ever looked after my friends cats many years ago. 5 cats with their different food menus. Plus each dish had to be put in a certain eating place. :0)
I love this rant! You are so polite and such a special person. I hope you find a job where you're properly appreciated.
I’m sorry all those people had to make your job so tuff. You are such an amazing and nice person!!!
Your videos is the reason I want to get rats. Been doing research for 2 years, all with help form your videos! Currently saving money to get my boys!
Yes! Good luck, you're going to be a fabulous pet owner. I'm doing the same thing and I'm finally, after 3 years, on a wait list for babies!
@@Megan-sm6fx nice!
your shirt is really cute!!!
So good to have a great woman like you doing videos about those themes
Thanks for the educated break down of animal sitting. I was thinking of doing it myself, and this gave me some good cons to consider that I didn't think about.
Thank you so much for this -- I moved to another state feeling guilty about the few straggler clients I left behind after COVID. I did pet sitting for 15 years and these are the things that I do not miss!!!
I love your videos
I’m going through a lot and you have helped me so much❤️
I hope things get better for you soon, you’ve got this 💗
Thank you
If anyone wants to work with dogs but doesn't want a lot of these issues, try finding a pet boarding facility near you (dog daycare and dog hotel basically) you don't have to work directly with costumers and you will have a reliable paycheck.
You know what girl! Do what ever suits you! This video really helped me bc I’ve been wanting to be a pet sitter and want to know pros and cons
Fabulous info for both petsitters, and the clients. Thank you for taking the time!
Yay! An Emi Upload 🤩
This was such a helpful video! I have so much more to think about before going down this road. Thank you!
Dog-trainer and (ex)dog-walker here. I can relate so much!
Not being able to take sick-days without feeling horrible for the dogs that couldnt get out to pee was one of my main reasons to quit. I had an employee for a while, but she was too unreliable, which made it even worse.
Since I only had one big dogwalking-group with roughly ten dogs at once I got around many of the other problems, since everything had to be very firmly structured to make that work. I only took at least twice weekly recurring customers, had a very toght pickup-schedule and payment was monthly up front.
Meeting and introducing new dogs was always... interesting... more than once customers wildly understated their dogs behavioural issues like yours, which led to nightmarish scenarios. Fun.
It can be an awesome job though, if you are able to put up firm boundaries with customers from the start.
It helps a lot if you have a second leg to stand on moneywise for the first few years, so you can afford to be very picky about the clients you work with right from the start. It still takes two to three years at least to build up a stable, reliable client base with dogs/animals that fit well with your personality and with your kind of service.
Love your content!! You’re so inspiring❤️
Thank you for sharing
So sorry for your experiences :( while I’m not a pet sitter, I have used Care for example to take care of kids. And honestly you never know what you’re gonna get. I know someone who the parents would show up very late and not pay them the right amount. Always love the kids but the parents can be stressful.
hi emiology! i am new to your channel.... i love your videos keep them up btw Crumble is ADORABLE stay healthy!
I love these types of videos so much! Great video!!💕💕💕💕
There are always people in this world who are willing to take advantage of kind hard working people.
Dont let that get you down as you are clearly a better person than these idiots.
I honestly didn't think Id watch a 20min video from you...but then....I was 23min in. LOL.
Another great video. In short, you're not going to be a pet-sitter anymore because people are cheap and crappy...and you care to much to watch people be less than amazing owners.
Emi, good on you for knowing your limits. There are other ways to make a few bucks...and also to get additional pet interaction! Well Done You!
This made me consider being a dog walker but then I realized I am also kinda scared of dogs.
Padfoot Thompson no kidding. 😂😂😂
Your Videos make me smile👍
I can't afford really to become a rat, I have pets myself 😂 but 1 euro is still money, love you keep up the good work! 🌈✨
Thank you for becoming a channel member!! 💗
I love it how she takes care of beautiful mice and rats
Glad you're keeping your opinion
I'm a pet care specialist, senior educator and manager, and I offer babysitting for exotics at my own home... and I don't keep my mouth shut regarding care mistakes. I feel like my clients come to me to get the truth and know what I do as a job during the day; in my experience they seem quite open to polite criticism.
The obstacle I have encountered right now, as we are in a pandemic, is that I refuse clients that are anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers as I have to put my safety first since I offer my services in my own home. I have been accused of 'discrimination'; although I 100% have the right to choose who I let on my own property, my privacy, my bubble.
I was watching the new season of umbrella academy but this is way better
I completely agree with you. I pet sit full time. It is really tough at times!!!!
I love your videos so much ☺️💖
UGH YES, I hate dealing with unruly dogs. It is not my job to train them. My dog isn't an angel by any means, but dog walking/pet sitting has made me so grateful for how well behaved my dog really is lol!
Thank you for sharing all this with us!
I had a situation where the owner was overseas, and two days before the booking, I contracted pnuemonia. I felt I couldn't cancel as she would not be able to get someone so last minute. I dragged myself out of bed 3 times a day for 2 weeks to look after her dog. It was winter and cold. I felt really, really ill and weak. The only good thing about that booking was the dog was very elderly and couldn't walk much or fast - because I certainly couldn't! . I think this contributed to me taking 6 months to get over the pneumonia.
When it says 2hours ago😤😭 I turned my notifications on😌 3:03 will you be putting more name stickers on your millipede enclosure for the new babies?🥰 aww I’m so so sorry that these things have happened🥺that money could have been used to spoil the rats and mice🙁
I can so relate to your experiences, I was a pet sitter/dog walker and like you I had some amazing clients, but I also have had more than a fair few unreasonable ones too.
I had one lady who had a dog aggressive staffy, not a problem but I wasn't going to walk in any area's like parks incase a friendly dog came up to us. The owner insisted on paying me daily which was fine but only after I had a cup of tea with her.... I think she needed a friend, I felt bad too but she was a heavy chain smoker and I really didn't want to be there any longer than I had to be.
I had another job where I had to dog sit for 17 dogs that lived in a small semi detached house with a small garden, and 8 cats they ranged in size from a Mastiff, to a Chihuahua. They was quite easy to look after the only problem was that even with the back door open they would 💩 in the house!! Some of the dogs would eat it quicker than you could clean it 🤢 the cats even 💩 in the shower or bath tub!
And my belongings had gotten sprayed on by cats and I left stinking!!
And lastly, I had a lady with a little dog, who was very destructive in the house. Her adult son had a disability and the dog would chew his equipment and make a pest of herself. This dog was terrified of the world, she'd not ever left the garden. I knew I could help as I have dealt with similar dogs before. Day by Day I grew her confidence and every day she would walk a bit further, and a bit further and a bit further. I was so happy with her progress which didn't happen quickly but I could see she was enjoying it more and.more. she was a hound breed so I encouraged her to.use her nose and she would feel more comfortable and confident. Her destructive nature had vanished she slept and was becoming a lovely dog to care for. Then I got a phone call after about a month, could I stop walking her because she found fleas on her. And she was very rude and I tried to discuss the use of frontline and if that proved not to work for her dog that there was other brands available from the vets that might work better. She didn't want to know.
I felt so bad for the dog, she was doing so well and she was enjoying life. She was about a year old and was experiencing a world outside of her garden. 😞
I had some really lovely clients too. Who when our services ended (as they was moving) have me thank you gifts for my services and this was a lovely side.
I am quite happy that I am not doing this work anymore though, and the bad clients was so stressful, and I didn't need that in my life.
Fortunately I moved so like you a good way to ease out without feeling guilty.
I hope you last clients treat you well until the service ends.
Sorry for the long post! 😲
Yah I also always have trouble finding someone to babysit for my more exotic pets. It’s very annoying because I also want someone I can trust with my baby’s.
I have a question......are anyone else’s rats a bit scared of new things that you put in their cage? The other week I put a brand new hammock in their cage, and one of my boys was really scared of it. We tried putting him on it, but he just ran up my arm😂
And then I’ve just put a new water bowl in there, and they won’t go near it, and they push a load of their bedding underneath it, so there’s this hill of hemp sitting right under it🤦♀️😂 any advice?!
I'm not to familiar. Mabe slowly start showing them somehow that it's safe? Sorry not to sure.
Addison Fish it’s ok, my rats are just weird 😂😂😂
Feed them or train them/do tricks around them to desensitize them
They probably just need to warm up to it. Every rat is unsure of something in their cage it seems like 😂
Hide treats in it :)
As a pet sitter, I always get paid ahead of time and I always assume there are hidden cameras in the home, whether or not they mention it.
They should mention it, otherwise it's a complete invasion of your privacy.
i'm semi early! ty for some more vids i'm dying of boredom these days
Oh my god! I watched a family friends 5 cats for a few days, I knew they had cameras around the house to watch their cats, I was initially ok with that. The last time I watched their pets they had texted me that they saw one of the cats on the kitchen counter. I happened to be sitting in the next room at the time, and I was totally definitely weirded out after that and decided I’d never ever watch their pets again!
To avoid money issues, I always act this way: eithernI accept booking via apps ( Rover or cat in a flat), yes, they take commissions, but I prefer to be sure I'm getting paid. In alternative, if they want to do it outside of the apps ( which I don't accept in case of first time clients) I demand payment upfront to confirm the booking: no payment, no booking confirmation, no matter what they say, if they don't pay first I just won't showw up and I'll feel free to accept other bookings. I never had issues so far.
It never happened to me that they run out of food, if that happens, I'd buy it only if it's a regular customer I know very well, otherwise I'll invite them to place a delivery and have food delivered at home the next day.
I’m 13 and I do petsitting and I am often very scared because family members and other people who the family knows often come one time I went inside the door was wide open packages on the counter along with cookies and chocolate
That’s very scary especially at 13! Please be careful
These are excellent points to list under a contract as rates for services out of scope.
This is the first year I’ve done dog sitting and stayed in someone’s house. My old boss, the first person to ask me to dog sit, is amazing! She’s so prepared. She’s paying me up front, I’ve had a walk with the dog and a visit for where I’m staying. The dogs are golden - so well behaved! They’re very good with payments. I’m allowed to have my long distance boyfriend come and stay with me while I’m there and they’re just lovely people! She even got dog tags that said “pet sitter” with my number on them so we can have them on the collars as well as the other dog tags. I love dog sitting for people like that!
I ran my own pet care service in NY for 10 years. I am now working as an employee for a service not in NY (I won't say where.) But tonight, I'm turning in my notice. I am just completely burnt out. My service has me working 7 days a week, schedules new visits without prior knowledge or approval, constantly calls me to cover for others, shoddy routing, walking into nightmare homes (filthy, hoarding, etc), untrained/aggressive dogs... no more. Today was just my last straw. I don't have anything else lined up, but I have money in the bank and I'm retraining for a new career. I love animals, and I want to keep loving animals. So I think it's time to stop.
I have bangs,short hair, and glasses tooo
Do you think you would ever do a video about mouse diet? I’m currently trying to put together my own mix but I would love to see what you use! I understand though if it isn’t something you would want to share because there’s always the people who will criticize no matter what you share even if it is perfectly healthy and balanced. Love your videos!!!
Omg i love how its 99p a month cheapest ive seen love it
The hardest part for me is setting a service area. Depending on where you live...traffic can really cut into your timing. Yes...sometimes you have to remind people to pay you.
I was a pet sitter for about 2 weeks until someone lied about their dogs being friendly and one bit me 😭😭 it was a big dog too.
What 😭
How would you deal with someone coming in the house if your supposed to sleep there?
I’d have it in my contract and make it very clear that no one else is to be coming in the house while you’re staying there
Hi. my rats arnt litter trained, I put a rock in there cage just to see if they would go in that area but they didn't, is there any other ways I can litter train my rats? P. S I love ur videos 😊❤️
i would suggest placing all the the poop into the litter tray when they go outside of the tray. also when you clean out their litter tray keep a few pieces in there so they know that is where they are supposed to go. i dont know if that made sense but thats what i did and it seemed to work.
Make sure that you keep placing the poop in the litter tray and use a different bedding or substrate to help them. Good luck!
@@dropthedagger thankyou for your help 😊
@@jasmineyoung6961 tahnkyou for your help 😊
I do it occasionally at my own home for love for pets. I require own food, toys, grooming tools and medicines(if required). I cannot have my own pet, because my landlord doesn’t allow it in my current flat, so I treat my pet fever by sitting other people's pets. I ask little bit money, but not a lot, because like I said I love cats and I treat them like own babies. They're mostly specific breed cats as well like hybrid cats.
Hold up cats need two different litter trays? I’ve got two cats and one tray and have never had an issue! Could someone please educate me?
The general rule is one litter tray per cat but some people say 2 cats should have 3 litter trays, if your cats are fine that’s good but it’s usually because some cats can get territorial over it or they can end up having accidents in the house (which happened in the situation I mentioned and it would’ve been blamed on me for not cleaning the litter tray frequently enough despite doing it daily)
I’ve heard that you want one more litter tray than you have cats. Some cats are picky and will ONLY pee in one tray and poo in the other. Some cats won’t use a litter tray if it’s dirty (used). If you have multiple cats, one cat might be territorial over a litter tray, which causes the other cat to use something else as the toilet. As a cat gets older and it might be harder for them to get around to where the litter box is, having multiple trays placed around the house is also a good idea.
i'm so early btw your pets are soo cute
I used to do ad hoc pet feeding for friends when I was a teen and I got paid so little! Like £1 per feed when it was 3 feeds a day! Now I set my rates and if it’s within walking distance it’s cheaper than if I have to drive. I only pet sit for friends or people I know really well, that way it’s very unlikely that people will miss payments.
hi. awesome video!
Would you make a follow up video of the pros you found, being a pet sitter?
I've been a dogwalker and petsitter full time for 4 years, but I thankfully work through a company that handles all the billing and client issues. I just get assigned my animals for the day, and go do my thing. This way, I never worry about being paid, never worry about angry clients, etc. All the clients (and their pets) are required to meet with at least one of us before we will do any services, and that includes getting a profile set up so we are as organized as we can be when we actually do services for them. If someone is a problem, we can ask not to go back. That said, oh man, I have stories! You can't work fulltime with animals without some stories. Been dragged through the mud, had clothes destroyed, and dealt with some weird humans. Taking days off is the hardest part for me, because I'm bad at saying No when it's about an animal needing care, so I'm known for being a bit of a workaholic. One time, when I took a whole day off to visit a friend, and the office manager said she was proud of me lol!
Very sorry to hear about badger.iv been caring for cat pretty much abandoned by owner..hes elderly has o.c.d. his flat is flea ridden.had her in routine of feeding in morning and giving flea treatment.he turns up piles up 3days dry mix so she goes into flea infested flat..I'm allergic to cats and fleas so it makes me I'll iv been told report to RSPCA but I love the cat like she is my own and scared she will be taken away ..your video really took the stress off...was considering at some point sitting as second job and seems every eventuality covers.thanks lots
You should report to RSPCA and then offer to foster the cat while they wait to find it a proper home.
I would love to be a petsitter if there weren’t people involved with the job 😅 I’m not surprised you don’t want to be one anymore, some of the interactions you have with owners sound awful!!
I want to to but I'm under age 😞😞
my cute rats hopefully one day you’ll be able to do it!
@@TessoftheTales soon I hope I love talking care of animals
Same reason I stopped being an assistant dog trainer. The owners.. UGH, some of the dumbest and rudest people I have ever met. Either they completely ignore or dont listen to what you have to say, or fight with you why their way is better or try to excuse away things they or their pets do. Like... why are you here then? Why are you paying us to train your dog if you wont listen?
I can imagine how many dogs try to pull on the leash and then you just fall to the butt
That never happened luckily! I do have a belt that you can tie the dogs to to take most of the force of their pulling which helps
I’m going away for four days to go and visit my aunt. It will be the longest time we have ever been away from my two little rats, but we’ve decided to leave them with our other Aunt and Uncle (and two cousins around my age of 13). I trust them to feed them and give them water and everything, but I don’t really want them to get them out to play because my cousins don’t have a safe, enclosed area for rats to run around in, and I want to tell them in a nice way that they should keep the rats in their cage, but I don’t want to hurt their feelings and make them feel like I don’t trust them. However I think that my Aunt and Uncle know that it wouldn’t be the best as they’re not used to handling them, so hopefully it will be okay.
I have a hamster and really want mice I feel really bad a couple years ago I caught two mice and I kept them in a 10 gallon aquarium now I will put them in a 40 gallon
I want 3 mice once one of my hamsters die so I will have an open cage.
Umm I got my two rats on Thursday of last week and one of them is really confident and the other is quite skidish and I just saw him take a poo this morning and it was watery.... what should I do...?
Hello, I have a question. It's about my rat. Thay sometimes Bite my eyelids/eyelashes. Is this something I'm Doing. The Bite never really bleed so is it the just exploring. If you could help that would Be grateful. Thanks
That’s just something rats do, sometimes they go for lips too, just don’t let them near your eyes 🙂
@@Emiology thank you so much I thought I was Doing something wrong 💕
How is Olive??
She died
@@Emiology 😲 Aww im so sorry🥺😭💞🐭
I ordered from your shop over a week ago and the package still hasn't come
What country? If you have a problem with your order please contact my store email so I can sort it for you.
@@Emiology sorry I didn't see this earlier I'm in London and my mum emailed you but we think it's royal mails fault
@@Emiology sorry I didn't see this earlier I'm in London and my mum emailed you but we think it's royal mails fault
been there, done that!
I like your grey flap-eared male rat. Such a pretty fur sausage!)
noooooo! Im so late because i was driving to my cottage and it was like a tsunami. great video tho, as always!!!!
I have had an experience like this, a dog owner told me their German Sheperd and English bulldog were very well behaved! I arrived and the dogs were walking me!
Why not just say by appointment only services?
Sorry I’m not sure what you mean?
@@Emiology like for example tell the clients what days your available and what services your able to provide for their pets and if they disagree after making arrangements just cancel the service?
@@glorfindelchocolateflowery6392 That was how I operated :) Unfortunately the few times I gave as examples in the video where for example a client told me she had left the keys and the dogs alone for days without me agreeing to being available, i told her I wasn't available and it wasn't on me to drop everything and care for her dogs
@@Emiology I would like to do business into dog sitting. How many times do you have clients like that?
@@glorfindelchocolateflowery6392 I'd say 1/10 times people would be a nightmare to work with
I don't mean for this to come off rude. I have been pet sitting since 2013 and have years of pet experience prior to that (in shelters, vet hospitals, boarding kennels, etc.) Part of running a pet sitting business is to also communicate YOUR expectations with the owner. You can't just rely on the owner to provide the instructions you need. You have to ask specific questions, such as where will the key be located, where will the food be located, where are the leashes and other supplies located. You're telling me you walk into people's homes and have no idea of anything because the owner didn't tell you? Did you have these people fill out a pet profile form or a key release form and contracts and things?
Of course I asked all these questions. I had a 10 page contract and form for them to fill out with information on the pets health, behaviour, the home etc, I made sure on the meet beforehand that they gave me a tour of where everything was such as food, toys, litter trays. But people lie, they move things or they’re not very transparent and do everything to make your job more difficult than it needs to be. Every example I gave in this video was an example of a lack of organisation on the owners behalf, The key release agreement was to drop their key off at mine before they left, when they didn’t do that I was told the key would be in a plant pot for example, I get there and it’s not, then commenced an hour wild goose chase for a key that was with a friend of a friend with a poor dog having to wait inside needing the toilet.
@@Emiology I've never had this experience even slightly. My clients have been great -- even the slightly disorganized ones. Only one time did I have someone forget to leave the key behind for me. They were a daily dog walking client and had me use the back-up outside to get in the house. One time they forgot that they must have needed to use the back-up key and never put it back. They still paid me for the visit even though I couldn't get in the house, which was nice. But, 99% of my clients give me a key to keep, which is highly preferred. I usually request the key at the meet and greet. If I have to pick-up the key before the first visit. I charge a $10 fee. I really don't like having to use keys left outside on the property. But, all your other experiences are wild! I would NEVER have done half the stuff your clients made you do or I'd expect payment if they made me drive around town to get a key to their house and food for their pet. That's incredibly unacceptable and outright rude. It sounds like some of your clients took your kindness as a weakness and took advantage of you. Sorry it's been so rough on you.
@@Emiology as a professional pet sitter I always make sure to get the key or Keys ahead of time before the date of the pet sitting. And I also try the keys in their locks when I go to do a meet-and-greet.
If they're saying they're going to leave it in the pot that's not the best way to do it. I always get the key or Keys ahead of time and if they don't want to do it that way they can't be my clients.
@@boogaria554 As I said in my comment above this one, i didn't agree to the keys being left in the pot, I always got the spare key at the meet and greet, tried the key, or if they weren't comfortable with me having their keys or needed them as they didn't have any spares, they were to drop them off a day or two before the pet sitting. The owner in question this time around, was due to drop them off the night before, never turned up, then left their animal alone and left the key somewhere outside the house in a pot and expected me to go on a wild goose chase, but it was between dropping the client for being unreliable and leaving an animal with no one to care for it all weekend. They weren't my client after that!
omg u replied!!!!!!
Girl. One time I was watching my friends tiny dogs and her mom told me they’re good to go out front to pee with NO leash, and that they won’t run off. So, I let them out without a leash. Big mistake, and to this day I will ONLY take out dogs on a leash, no matter what their owner thinks they can handle. When I tell you SECONDS after I let them out, a man walks down the road with his big dog on a leash and these tiny gremlins TAKE OFF barking and growling at this man, I had to chase the dogs in circles around this strangers feet while apologizing and saying “they’re not even my dogs!” While his poor dog tries his best to stay patient and not end these tiny fuckers with one bite. Finally they stopped and the man walked away without a word. Humiliating.
I only pet sit for cats and reptiles I've never had any issues luckily
I’m getting a rat tomorrow and I was wondering if rats have a hay based bedding or blanket type?
You should be getting at least two rats as they’re social animals, they need absorbant loose bedding like hemp or aspen for example
Emiology thank you so much I’ll be getting two now 😊
Hi emi I'm getting my rats 8n a couple of weeks dobu have any tips also love ur vids
There's a lot of tips! Just look at her videos :) If you have any specific questions feel free to ask because everyone in the comment section here is great and there's a lot of rat owners.
@@Megan-sm6fx thank u I have just watched loads of her vids but one question I am still 8n school am i allowed to leave them for that time the gst them out and let them free roam when i get home?
@@yvieclarke5162, That's awesome! Yes, definitely don't worry about leaving them when you go to school or, maybe in the future, work. Rats can be even left alone for up to two days (at most). Especially when you get multiple rats, they can easily keep each other busy if the cage is good and full of places to explore! They'll probably be napping for the most part when you're gone at school- rats are most active at dawn and dusk.
When you do let them free roam just make sure to be there in the same room to keep them out of trouble and try to "rat-proof" the area a bit by covering any gaps under doors or closets (with towels or other door blockers), moving cords and wires out of the way, and putting away medicine or harmful foods (including trash- they love to poke in your trashcans if given the opportunity!). Another super helpful thing is to train them to come when you call them! Here's a great video on that. ua-cam.com/video/0gL5gSToj4U/v-deo.html
@@Megan-sm6fx thank u yes I have ended up getting a pen set up that is just big enough to cover the sides of my room thank u for the help
Is orbit a hypo morph leopard gecko?
I would have never thought of all the issues involved that’s nuts lol
Those 15 dislikes are people who either : don’t like the pets that u have OR people who are pet sitters
I'd be phoning the animal control people for many of these cases of "disorganisation" - animal abandonment is a crime. They'll come home and find their door busted in and their neglected animal in care. This sickens me. I cannot imagine being so irresponsible or even so conniving as to scam the person legit caring for my pet out of the money they deserve. Good on you for walking away.... not worth it! Some people do NOT deserve pets. 🤨 Hope you reported some of those I'm already on the train" folk.
can you please do another reacting to subscribers rat cages i would like to send you a pic of mine to see if u have any tips
hi emi hope you and your animals are having a good day. sorry for the off topic comment but i wanted to ask a rattie question. i have a martins 695 coming tomorrow for my future mischief of boys. i am going to get a ferplast ferret tower (decided on this one cause it seems like a good compromise between the martins ruud and double critter nation as its bigger then both but lighter then the double critter nation.) the pans give me concern on the potential of the rats chewing through the pans. so my question would it be a goo idea to add corrugated plastic (choroplast hear in the united states) to protect the parts of the pans the rats might be able to get their teeth around or can you suggest a better material to use to accomplish this? thank you in advance and have a wonderful day or night whenever you read this and if you decide to respond. if anyone else have ideas feel free to reply as well also thank you in advance to who ever replies.
When I was living in Spain I was dog sitting for a couple 5 days a week, i was only getting payed 3euros an hour. I didn't mind because I loved being with animals but i later found out they were watching me through hidden cameras. I honestly wouldn't mind if they wanted that extra security with a stranger in your home but they didn't tell me and with it being in Spain, in summer it was very hot and I was often in a bikini also they wanted me to work on behaviour issues with their dog for free.
I have a quick question about when you're petsitting. Say your pet sitting for someone with a hamster/rat/reptile etc, most of the time these animals aren't given adequate enclosures. How would you approach an owner with a cage/care that isn't suitable? And what if they disagree or get upset with you?
Im not a pet-sitter but this is how i would go about it...,
More suggest it than imply it. Obviously you want the pet to live its best life but as long as its alive, its not too bad. Try and do it in the most polite way u can.
Remember you're position of authority, you're there to pet-sit, not to critique.