We have a golden retriever and will need someone to come take of her several weekends this summer while we are out of town. A college aged neighbor (who is a dog person) is available and willing to do it. She did it for the first time this weekend and I am trying to figure out what to pay her. I asked her rates multiple times but she hasn't given me a number.
She lives directly across the street and will just come over to walk/play with the dog 1-2x times a day, along with feeding her and letting her out in the am to pee in the am/pm. For this first time, we were gone overnight, but less than 24 hours total. Some of the future times will be longer (Fri-Sun) and some will just be long days but no overnights. How would you figure out payment? I don't want to do too much or too little for this first time - I want to make sure I am paying her enough that she wants to keep doing it!