Hi @petlover. Welcome to TrustedHousesitters and the community forum. I’m so sorry to hear about your beloved dog passing. My condolences to both you and your husband.
Starting out with local pet sits is a great way to start. I’m so glad that’s working well for you. Another thing you can do to potentially enhance your ability to get pet sits is to include a link to your profile on the main TrustedHousesitters website in your forum profile. Then you can let the members here know it’s there and ask them for feedback on things you might want to consider to make your sitter profile shine even more. A lot of our newer members do this with great success.