Hi, I’ve recently joined and have set up a couple of listings. They have been live for around 72 hours and I’ve had no interest at all. I’ve even invited over 30 sitters to my listings, and they’ve all declined for multiple reasons (unavailable or can’t confirm too far in advance). i’ve reviewed …

Totally fine but you have to remember this is a mutual exchange. If your pup needs constant company then what’s the benefit to the THS sitter? (Who has paid exactly the same membership fees you have). We took care of a Velcro rescue pooch in Switzerland but we had the hosts car so he could come ever…

thanks Maggie. Yeah I think maybe THS just isn’t going to work for us and perhaps we need to find a better option. We’ve just heard so many good reviews we thought we’d give it a try. I don’t feel we are being unreasonable or asking much but clearly by some other comments we are which I’m really sh…

I see some sitters have commented on the size of the bed, that’s something that’s never bothered me. Perhaps, that’s because I’m a Brit and used to something that’s not the size of a small aircraft carrier, even though I’m 6’2” (1.87 cm) tall and weigh 15 stone/ 210 pounds or 95 Kgs. Mind you I can …

@ktxp123 Welcome to the forum. Your home looks lovely and Dexter too . . We love dogs and we love travel too, that’s why THS works for us . THS is mainly used as a travel experience combined with love of pets . Since no money is paid to the sitter it’s based on mutual exchange .( Sitters pay THS …

Hello, I think it’s because OP is a new member, it won’t show as a link. I double checked it though, and the whole link is there, it just runs past the space it has on the page. That’s an issue with the platform so I can’t fix it. To check the whole link was there, I double clicked the link to s…

People can love dogs without wanting to spend time, money and energy to travel somewhere and be trapped in someone else’s home for 22 hours a day. Why do that when they could sit dogs at home and charge money, for instance? Or volunteer at a dog shelter? Or spend time with their own pets at home? O…

Blimey!! There is no need for rudeness! I am new to THS, never used it before and it’s been a big thing for us even leaving our boy, let alone with a stranger in our home. We rescued our boy in January and it’s been a really tough journey of lots of training and investment into this and we have come…

Thank you for your advice. I appreciate your help rather than just criticising me! :slight_smile: I have added some extra doggy friendly things to the listing. We do have doggy day care that he could go to and also my partners Mum who’s just a few mins up the road who can always have him for a few…

Thank you for your help. Yes we do have a dog walker and the option of doggy day care so there are options. I’ve now added this to the listing. Thank you :slight_smile:

@ktxp123 most sitters do this to slow travel and reduce travel costs. There has to be a win/win for both sitters and owners.

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MaggieUU 21 August 2025 10:42 34

A very pragmatic post as per usual

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