Interview with a Professional Dogwalker and Petsitter
Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a professional dogwalker or petsitter? We interviewed Rainey, a woman in her mid-twenties living in Middle Tennessee, to find out. Rainey walking one of her clients, Rainey When and why did you first start walking dogs? "I started dogwalking and dogsitting when I was a sophomore in college, or maybe just before I started, in 2018. I started because I needed extra money. It's kind of the ideal job, spending time with dogs and getting paid for it." How did you determine your rates? "The first house I dogsat at, they gave me their price, so I used that as a basis for every other house. Then a bunch of people kept telling me "Your price is too low", and I realized that first house kind of cheated me, and I didn't know because I hadn't done it before, and I needed the money. They paid me $40 for staying overnight. Then I raised my price to $80 for a night, and people told me it was too much, but I found a r