As I was thinking of good side jobs this summer, pet sitting came to mind. My wife Alexandra and I are big animal lovers and it seemed like dog sitting or cat sitting was the perfect little gig for us to try out.
Even though we have quite a bit of experience with fur babies as we both had pets all of our lives and currently care for animals with special needs, we were still hesitant. We have all heard the occasional horror story about people getting bit or injured while dog sitting or walking through various apps including Rover.
No matter what, those cautionary thoughts are going to be there. That’s a good thing though, to be aware of the danger. Not every dog or cat is going to be perfectly well behaved. They just aren’t.
Luckily there are some cautionary measures to prevent these dangerous encounters when working for Rover. Rover also provides something they call the “Rover Guarantee” which covers your costs from an injury if one does occur.
But we will dig into that more below.
Anyway, we went for it and signed up. Let’s go over our experience using the app as Rover sitter, and how much we were able to make in this review.
Quick note before we get started with this review: If you are disabled, Rover pet sitting or dog walking might not be the best money-making venture for you. If you don’t think you can physically handle walking or sitting for a dog, don’t push it. Listen to your body. You could possibly try house sitting or cat sitting as those are also available as services that you could offer in the app and may require less physical involvement.