Thanks for sharing your story @Newpetlover it really made me smile, though it must have been incredibly frustrating at the time. The idiom “herding cats” definitely came to mind!
The funny thing is that it wasn’t at all. It was a learning process and I was fascinated. I was also very grateful for being trusted for my first sit. I had just retired, I had all the time in the world, it was a localish sit, with the benefits of language and culture and not having sightseeing to do. Plus, I had close friends in the town whom I often met. In fact, I repeated that sit a year later.
Now, that I am much more experienced and picky, I would not apply for or accept such a sit for unknown pets or HOs but I wouldn’t mind repeating as I bonded with the cats and the owner.
A free workout as well