First of all on a phone so apologies if it doesn't make perfect sense!
In a nutshell I look after other people's dogs. I offer dog walking where I'll drive to the persons house and pick up their beloved pet and walk him for sometimes nearly two hours then take the dog back home.
I also offer boarding where the owner will drop the dog off and pick him/her up either the next day or after their holiday.
I live on the outskirts of London and others in this profession normally charge £25 per night boarding and £12 per walk.
I charge £10 for walks (normally up to two hours whereas others do 45 mins to an hour) and £20 per 24 hours.
I have a dog currently that barks all the time. He has just pooed in two separate rooms and weed all over my sofa. The owners want me to have him all day for £7! They are not backing down and even the MIL got involved and said 'look they are not made of money you know'.
The most I will get from these people will be ten pounds a day (begrudgingly)
Another client - she said she'll drop her dog off 7.30 and now it's 6.30am. She said there's nothing she can do as her work hours has changed. I suffer badly with insomnia and sometimes I can manage an hour or two of extra sleep in the morning. I don't have to get up until 7.30 as DC start school at 9am. Also she's another that moans about money and I am going to get a pound an hour (my DC is livid with me for falling for their stories)
Client number three - me and DC don't live near family. Once (sometimes twice) a year we get a child free night. Said client picks up the dog at the same time every night. This particular night (after getting ready hair make up ) client texts at 8pm 'still at work haven't a clue when I'll be back'. To cut a long story short we didn't end up going out, client didn't say sorry and DH livid with me!!
Another client regularly goes on holiday and I have her dog. She is not short of cash! She never ever has the manners to tell me when she is coming back! Then when I eventually here from her she messages saying ' I'm so tired after my flight could you pleasebuy me x,y,z from sainsburys/waitrose'
Another one went on an exotic holIday and extended his trip by four days and didn't say a thing.
Another dog I look after regularly rolls in foxes poo. I use my time to clean the dog and the owners still moan!
I have just been on some pet caring websites and they charge extra for washing and drying dogs if they roll in mess.
I have had people pick their dogs up as late as 11.30pmand I'm exhausted.
My DH says I'm too nice and he's getting to the end of his tether (as I am)
Why do I let these people walk over me? I feel like an idiot.
We also have a chewed sofa, countless shoes chewed up among other things.
I haven't yet had the means to get a website made so no 'terms and conditions' have been made in print. That is part of the problem and downfall. In the meantime I'm thinking of writing T and C's on paper and giving to the clients.
My DH said if things don't change and if I don't say anything he will.
Sorry for the essay. Just wanted to see if anyone has ever experienced things like this and if so how they dealt with it.
Thank you for reading :-)
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SecretsInSpitalfield · 14/11/2016 13:13
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