You know when you see a cute puppy in the elevator and you think to yourself how fun it would be to own a puppy ? But then you realise that you live in a small apartment, or can’t afford to get a dog. Yeah, me too. While I love giving my neighbourhood dogs a friendly pat on the head, I know that I probably won’t be able to adopt my own little friend anytime soon.
If you’re looking for a way to enjoy the company of a canine without fully committing to having one live with you, Dogshare is a great place to start. It’s a dog sitting service that brings together dog owners and helpers without any monetary transaction. Just good, old fashioned helping each other out.
If you live in Sydney or Melbourne, there is a registration fee of $20, and an upkeep fee of $5 per month, but if you reside anywhere else in Australia, you can sign up to Dogshare for free. Once you’ve signed up as either a dog owner or helper, you’ll need to wait to be approved . Dogshare does checks to make sure that everyone involved stays safe .
But after you’re approved, you can start using the website. Also, if you sign up to be a dog owner, you can switch over to helper and vice versa, so if you want to take your dog for a walk with your neighbour’s dog, you can. Dogshare was originally created with dog owners in mind .
Maybe when you first got your dog, you had lots of time to take it on walks, but now your circumstances have changed and you can’t quite keep up with the needs of your furry p.