Hey ladies--looking for advice on how much to pay the pet sitter
The job:
3-4ish days (a half day, two full days, and a half day) at my home
One cat: fed once daily (she won't have to worry about the litter box, I'll do it before we leave and first thing when we get back)
One lazy English bulldog: fed twice a day, let out into fenced backyard to go potty 4-5 times a day. She won't go for walks with anyone except me (even FI) and it's a process to get her to walk, so I won't expect the sitter to walk her.
The sitter:
One of my unpaid interns
Lives at home with her parents and they drive her to/from work
The details:
I wanted to have someone stay in my house because it's easier on the pets/ their routine. I live within 5 minute walking distance from our workplace.
I'm asking her to stay at my place but I don't mind if she has people over/ someone stay with her if she doesn't want to be in the place alone.
I'm also leaving my car, if she needs it
The trip is during the work week so shed just have to feed the animas/let the dog out before work, and then open the door for her to pee 3-4 times as needed after work/evening.
I was thinking of offering $100, but I don't want to be cheap. Over 4 days that's only $25, which seems low, but I wasn't sure if the other "perks" (house to have someone over, the car, close to work) matter or if I should ignore all of those things and offer her something closer to the going rate I saw on a website ($80 per night)...I really have no idea how much to pay because whenever I've watched friends/families homes and pets I've done it for free or for a bottle of wine, etc.
Re: Pet sitter pay?
Active bully?! Tell me more about this magic!
Echoing what someone else said, I'd ask her to clean out to litter box daily or every other day at least...but I'd maybe consider giving her a little more money than $100 for the week. I'd make that much babysitting two kids over a long evening sometimes.
And on the cat's litter box: Don't think she's being mistreated. She has a very large box, I usually scoop every other day/every three days. I'll be scooping it in the afternoon, leaving for 2 whole days, and scooping in the morning when I return. Before she lived with me, FI would sometimes go away for the weekend and she was just fine with the two days.
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Websites/blogs where our wedding has been featured:
http://www.dapperq.com/2013/11/a-very-dapper-wedding/
http://www.onabicyclebuiltfortwo.com/2013/10/wedding-christina-g.html
http://4realequalityweddings.com/2014/05/16/g-christina/