No, HOs usually change within the system and you have to accept the new dates or decline, even after a confirmation. That is how I got out of sit I decided I didn’t want. They changed the dates. In this case, the HO just changed the dates after she got her flights. I could accomodate, somewhat. I am leaving 8 hours earlier than her arrival but it is 2 days after the agreed upon sit, so she is making arrangements.
Apparently I am not her first sit, though she had a sitter in Denver. I would like to know why there are no reviews…
Homeowners can adjust the date before the sit is confirmed.
Once the sit is confirmed, it is a process for homeowners where the sitter would need to accept the new date, so if a sitter cannot accept the new dates because maybe they already have other plans or bought their plane ticket or whatever, then the homeowner would need to find a new sitter. It should not be done casually for this reason.
It would make more sense if using trusted housesitters to stick with the agreed upon dates. If something non-emergent happens to end your vacation early, consider staying an extra day or two elsewhere, or check with the sitter to see if changing would be inconvenient for them. If something delays your return, again see if it will work for your sitter and if not make an arrangement with someone else to look after pets for the exta time.
You don’t exactly have to reapply. You have to reconfirm that you accept and can do the new dates. If you don’t, the host has to find another sitter. You can’t force the host to abide by the agreed upon (old) dates. So it’s a quick process if you reconfirm and then the system knows the sit is still good for the new dates and no animals will be left on their own. The sit doesn’t go out publicly to other people unless you can’t accept the new dates, and even then, I’m not sure if it goes out as a new listing automatically or if the homeowner needs to take further action.
I think a lot of time if their are minor schedule changes – a day earlier, a day later type of thing, then it’s settled by both parties without changes in the system.