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What would you pay a house/dogsitter?

We are going OOT this weekend and a college student from church (her mom is my colleague) is staying at our house Thurs and Fri night to watch our dogs. Her mom said that when she house/dog sat for another family awhile back, they paid her $30 a day but that was "way too much" for us to pay since we are close friends.

I have no idea what to give her; the dogs usually stay with a friend of ours who won't accept payment from us. Any suggestions?

Re: What would you pay a house/dogsitter?

  • When we did this our friends paid for our groceries (we were there for a week) and gave us $100 for gas (it was a longer drive to work for both of us)and left us a check so we could get pizza one night. I would say either ask her what foods and drinks she likes and stock the house and maybe leave her $20-$30 for dinner out.

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  • When we leave Bella with someone, I've paid them $20/day...but that's with her going to his house, not vice versa.
  • In addition to the stocking food and leaving money for dinner one night, maybe get her a gift card somewhere as payment? ?Find out from her Mom her favorite restaurant or store and go that route? ?I know my Mom does this when our trainer housesits for her since we consider her a good friend, too.
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  • I have had this job before i thin $30 a day is fair, don't let her walk away with anything less than $50. Think ahead you may need her again.

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  • When I was in college I got paid $15 per day for a month-long house-sitting/dog-sitting thing + any food in the house.  They also gave me extra money specifically for food since it was such a long stay.
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  • Wow - I must be getting ripped off!  I have a wonderful petsitter that I trust and I pay her $16 per visit... and she visits 3 times a day when I'm out of town... YIKES!!
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