Top 5 Reasons Your Dog Walker Hates You, Neglects Your Dog - Exposes Your Secrets To Your Neighbors3217633

If you ask any dog walker from Tribeca to Tulsa, to share all of the things that they hate about their clients, they'll explode with an onslaught of shocking, scathing, and downright embarrassing details about how insensitive, needy, and nyc escort disrespectful their clients can be.

If you have a dog walker, chances are, you may be guilty of some of the most disrespectful behavior that can cause deep-seated resentment which can greatly affect the level of care your dog receives from your dog walker.

1) Last Minute Cancelations

Last minute cancellations not only comes as a loss of income for that 30 minutes that you've abruptly cancelled, but it ruins an opportunity for the dog walker to replace that lost income with another client who could've filled that space had they been given sufficient notice.

2) Last Minute Bookings

Chronic last minute bookings, often occurs when a client makes the assumption that they are the only client that has to be served each day. In truth, the dog walker has a tight, carefully planned schedule that must be followed to the letter in order for each client to be served on time. Last minute bookings disrupt that flow. You can't be so selfish as to expect them to constantly rearrange their schedule just for you.

3) Late Payment

Not paying your dog walker on time is a sure fire way to send the message that you neither respect nor appreciate the service they provide for you each day. Just think of how upset you would be if your boss suddenly decided not to pay you for last week's work.

4) Running Errands

Asking your pet care provider to pick up your dry cleaning, hand deliver the Chinese food you ordered for dinner, or escort your kids off to school so that you can get an extra half hour of sleep (yes, it happens folks), is downright degrading. You hired a dog walker NOT a butler, nanny, or personal assistant. The moment you start asking or expecting your dog walker to run errands for you, you've crossed the line and created an environment fit for resentment.

5) Haggling and Undercutting Price

There are some of life's necessities that should never be negotiated. If you want professional care for your precious pup, then you must be prepared to pay a little more than the going rate of hiring the pimply faced kid next door. If the prospective dog walker takes their profession seriously, is bonded and insured, and has excellent references, then they deserve their asking price.

Haggling is a rude and insulting practice that should be frowned upon rather than encouraged. Asking for a deal or discount is just another way of telling the dog walker that you don't think the service they're providing is worth the amount they're asking.

"We're fortunate enough to have a client base that we absolutely love to serve, "said Donn Preister, Founder and CEO of Fetchmates Pet Services. "After careful evaluation, we only take on clients who mesh well with our company culture. We never compromise our culture by taking on potential 'problem clients' who can create a tense working environment for our employees. "

The last thing you want is to create a hostile relationship with the person you've entrusted with the responsibility of caring for your precious loved one while you're not around. You want to foster an environment of mutual respect and gratitude. The more your dog walker feels appreciated, the happier your dog will be.