We’ve been THS members for a few years now & never had any problem getting sitters before. However, I haven’t had any applications at all for a week sit in June!! I wondered if there are any top tips from other owners to promote the sit.
I’ve contacted lots of sitters & have 5 star reviews We live in rural Shropshire in a Tudor house with over an acre of grounds-we have a giant schnauzer & a mini, both of whom are loving and love walks.
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Welcome to the Forum @CYW 
our lovely members should be along soon to give you some advice!
While you wait, do you mind if I add your listing to your Forum profile? it’ll help everyone give you advice on what might attract applicants!
BTW I’m a huge schnauzer fan, my first and only dog was a standard schnauzer, he was such a personality!
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We too are new to THS. We have a listing for 2 weeks at the end of June and so far have had quite a few invites declined but no acceptions. How far in advance do people usually apply before a sit (we are just concerned we won’t find anyone)
Thanks
There is no set time when it is better or worse to advertise. All the sitters have different schedules. We are mostly booked up over the summer and now are looking for inspiration for autumn/winter sits.
Good luck and I hope you find your ideal sitter
Welcome to the forum @Pugzus. We’re glad you’re here.
Yes as @ElsieDownie says, sitters all have different timings. Some, like her, like to plan ahead. I’m typically in that boat. Lots of others prefer to wait until 2 months out or so, as there’s lots of sits available then. Looking for sits further out means you have to look more often, sometimes every day if you have a specific place you want to be at a specific time. A lot of sitters don’t want the hassle and maybe haven’t even started thinking about where they want to go this far out.
So you needn’t worry that you don’t have any applicants or your invites are being denied @CYW and @Pugzus. There is still lots of time for you to find your perfect sitters.
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Thank you that would be great!!
Hello @CYW ,
As Jenny is offline, I have added your listing to your Forum profile.
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