How much do you pay a friend for house sitting/pet sitting per day/night?

Whatever it would cost to board the dog per day.

Hide your adult toys OP

Depending on where you live, $75-150 a day plus a refrigerator well stocked with food and beverages. More if the dog requires any special care.

Minimum of $75 a day in most urban areas. If pet has special needs, should be higher.

If you're in a rural area, you might get away with $50 or $60 a day.

Definitely stock up the fridge. Ask the pet sitter what his/her favorites are and buy that.

Remember, this is someone you may need to hire again in the future. So definitely cultivate a good relationship with him/her.

Pay that ho their worth 😂

If you're leaving unexpectantly, OP, I wouldn't bother going.

How much for someone who is just coming by to feed the cat and play with it briefly on a daily basis?

Take a look on Wag, Task Rabbit or Rover to see what they're charging in your area.

$50/day at min.

A friend in Denver had a sitter in her house over Thanksgiving to look after her dachshund. No special needs, just walked the dog twice a day and fed her.

$100 a day.

R9 is correct, even if they stock the fridge, etc.

What "friend" would accept money for a favor? I can see stocking the fridge for someone housesitting, but why does it have to be transactional?

R12 because they are providing a valuable service and taking responsibility for the life and well being of your pets while you are away, something a professional is paid to do. And more, at that.

Give him his choice of your dick or your hole when you return.

[R12], it is an inconvenience for most people to take the responsibility of someone else’s home, mail, trash, pet, etc.

People are busy and overwhelmed with their own houses, pets, jobs, medical needs, loved ones, etc and to be tied down to someone else’s home/pet is asking a lot. Just commenting between 2 homes is a lot.

A burlap bag and some stones are a lot cheaper. Plus you can start fresh with kitties and puppies when you get home. 🌊

Plug in your cameras! Seriously, is your friend volunteering or wanting payment? I would not discuss payment and then surprise them with payment. I have done this for a very generous friend just wanting to help me. He was floored and graciously accepted the money, including it was not necessary.

I've watched over many friends' dogs and cats, and never been paid. The whole concept is foreign to me. It's certainly nice to offer to pay, though.

R16 lol

R5, yes, give that man his flowers.

I have cats, I give my friend a gift after I return as thanks

my friends never lodge at my house

[quote] I've watched over many friends' dogs and cats, and never been paid. The whole concept is foreign to me. It's certainly nice to offer to pay, though.

You should get paid. Your friends are taking advantage.

R18 do you stay in their home or do they bring their pets to your home?

I pay friends/family $100 per day to stay in my house. I let them use my car. I am sure in most cases they would do it for free but I would never ask anyone without intending to pay them. That’s just rude and disrespectful.

When I can’t get someone I know to stay, I board my dog and have a cat sitter who comes 2x a day for $40. I don’t like to do this for more than 1 or 2 nights though.

I dog- and house-sat for my cousin. I lived in the city (small apartment with pool) and she lived in a suburb (house, no pool). I preferred my apartment in the city, but did this as a favor. She didn't pay me and she talked about it later, like it was a great vacation for me, just because her house was bigger than my apartment.

What I do remember was that the bed (guest room) that I slept on didn't have fresh sheets. There was dog fur on it. She didn't re-make the bed in advance of me coming over.

She didn't have great foods in her fridge.

She works in PR and always convinces herself that all situations are a win-win, when it's only beneficial to her.

R24 that’s just wrong and you should call your cousin out on that shit.

My pet sitters also live in NYC and can work remotely. It is a win-win because my house is very private, I have a pool and hot tub, multiple outdoor seating areas, grill, indoor and outdoor fireplaces. I set the house up for them like it’s an AirBnB with a freshly made bed, luxury bath products, fully stocked fridge and freezer, and use of a car.

I don’t think I would want anyone I don’t know and my pets don’t know to stay in my house though.

Footnote to my story at R24. My cousin had two dogs, a basenji and a terrier. I took them both out for walks. The terrier took a crap regularly. The basenji never did take a crap, as far as I could tell.

The basenji actually escaped into the neighborhood. When I opened the gate, he made a break for it. The terrier was behind the basenji during the escape. I told the terrier Stop! and the terrier did stop.

Anyway, my cousin's husband told me that, when they (he & my cousin) returned home, the basenji took a crap on their king-sized bed. It was a demonstration of anger, I guess. He was mad at them for leaving.

Aside from the escape, nothing weird happened. I fed them lots of snacks.

[quote]I preferred my apartment in the city, but did this as a favor. She didn't pay me and she talked about it later, like it was a great vacation for me, just because her house was bigger than my apartment.

I've known women like your cousin, R24. Typically they don't come right out and ask for a favor, they paint a rosy picture of doing some sweet favor for you. "Wouldn't it be fun if you..." (translated as: save me $100 bucks or so a day, money that I will enjoy more on my vacation than you would not being on vacation -- except that staying in my big dumb suburban house is really a vacation for you, right? We have the big TV and the backyard!) They always describe their grift as having done you a great favor - because you love the dogs, especially that shit-packed basenji. It will be fun!)

The first time after your dog sitting stay that she brought it up, I'd bring up the dirty sheets and shame her.

R27, this same cousin roped another cousin into dog-sitting. Our other cousin told me the same thing about the bed (he called it a "dog bed"). He was actually prissier about it than I was due to having allergies.

You can ask a friend to pet sit but don't expect much.

If you pay a friend or professional to pet sit, expect them to feed, provide medication (if needed), scoop litter, take out the trash, bring in the mail, do a light clean before the end of their stay, and provide a detailed update during each visit with pictures.

[quote] do a light clean before the end of their stay

I don't think so. That's a whole different service.

I’ve dog sat for friends before—spent a couple of nights at their house and administered medication to their dog too. It never occurred to me to ask for payment. They are great friends and he was a great dog.

Pets are messy, R30.

R37, it may have never occurred to you to ask to be paid, but they never should have asked you without offering to pay you.

$50 a day. Period. I don't care if they're friends. Pay them.

[quote] Pets are messy, [R30].

Just my opinion: that's for the owners to deal with when they get back from their trip. If they want a housekeeper, they should hire one.

Just my opinion: If I'm caring for anybody's animal and getting paid, I'm gonna run a vacuum for 5 minutes to get the pet hair and litter box particles.

[quote] If I'm caring for anybody's animal and getting paid, I'm gonna run a vacuum for 5 minutes to get the pet hair and litter box particles.

I'm sure the people you're pet sitting for would welcome that.