I pay nothing. My neighbor helps me out, and I help him out. he knows if his gas heater goes out, like it did last night, I will go over there and fix it for him if I can. I know if I need to be gone, he'll take care of my livestock. Etc.
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Just curious how you all work that out to a mere 2 trips per day for indoor dogs? That is a heck of a long time to expect a dog to "hold it".Maybe my dogs are spoiled, but mine go out at least FOUR times a day.
In Ontario, most sitters charge closer to $20 per trip (up to an hour). Anything less would hardly pay for the gas and travel (for out-of-towners). I've considered getting into farm sitting part-time, and that is generally $50-60 a day, depending on number of animals.
Our doggies can hold it a long time. The three of them are in all night (about 9 hours), let out in the morning, then if the weather is bad they are brough back in for the day (another 9 hours). I'm counting now: we let them out when we get up, out when we come homes from work and sometimes out one more time before bed; sometimes not. That's three, max.
DW is more softhearted than me, and so they hit her up to go out a lot more times when she in in the mood where she will jump up and serve them. I am convincing her, though, in the times when she is fed up to just let it slide and be the dominant dog in her own home. She is finding that it works.
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