Hey guys I’m new here and me and my friend will be house sitting together however for some of the sits she won’t be available for all of the days. Is this okay? I don’t know if I’m overthinking. I certainly will be house sitting alone for the rest of the days or for the first few days will I have to let the home owner about this or would it be okay?
I’d say it all depends if you booked as a duo. Either way communication is always the key. Last year one of our two sitters couldn’t come until the second week of the sit. They let us know. All was good.
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I’d say it only matters if the HO states in their listing that they need more than one sitter for some reason. Apart from that, if you are satisfied that you can care for the pets on your own and that the HO didn’t choose you both to sit based on your partner’s experience/skills/personailty it’s nobody else’s business.
Ideally you will build up a rapport with the HO before the sit and you can mention it as a courtesy.
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This may or may not be important to a homeowner. But it should absolutely be disclosed. If you know this when you apply, you should make it clear in the email: My friend/partner/sibling _______ will arrive a few days later and stay for the remainder of the sit.
For most homeowners, on most sits that accept both single people or couples this won’t be a problem. Not disclosing this could be a problem.
If you already accepted the sit as a couple, you should check in and clarify with the homeowners.
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It just matters that you are clear in your profile, application and chat how you 2 will be sitters. I have a couples profile, but my partner does not sit with me full time, so we make that clear everywhere that he will likely only be visiting on long weekends, for example. If HOs want a duo 24/7 as their sitters, then we would not be a fit (and perhaps you guys not either.) So as long as you are transparent everywhere you can be, HOs will choose you if they feel like it’s a good fit for them.
And, esp. if you are not a couple or paired profile, its even more important to disclose how the sitting will work amongst you two, and that you have a friend who may visit sometimes, etc.
But overall what you are describing is fine and I’m sure many HOs wont have any issue with it. Just be transparent! 
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@Marion @gchampagne @KellySue_Nate @Alicatorze Thank you all to getting back to me I highly appreciate all of your opinions! 
I feel very welcomed to the community already! I will be letting the host know if I will be house sitting alone or with someone and for how long x
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