Borrowmydoggy

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Emily Rainbow — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 10:09:48 GMT

There are share agreements for horses with strangers as a common occurrence?

i guess main difference being people would need to go into your home to fetch the dog?

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Bob Russell — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 10:03:00 GMT

The general arrangements are informal and very quickly the individuals stop being strangers! If it does not work out, it stops.

Using a site like this might give a degree of insurance protection but if a family borrows your dog and it snaps, it is the same as any other snappy dog. You look at the circumstances and decide how unacceptable the behaviour was.

As long as the pet is insured there is third party insurance. This probably will not apply with family members.

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Joyce Whitehead — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 22:57:07 GMT

I think there is a big difference between an arrangement between friends or relatives to look after someone else's dog, and an arrangement with a stranger. There are a few excellent dog walking companies that I would recommend for people out at work all day, but again there is time for getting to know people, and they are all well insured.

What haopens if a family "borrows your doggy" and it snaps at a child?

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mariette asselbergs — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 20:53:46 GMT

I had a similar arrangement with one of "my" dogs when I lived in Mozambique. I had French friends who would love a dog, but knowing they would move on after 4-5 years, they didn't want to get one. Then I gave them Bobi, who was about 3 years old at the time, on the condition that I would take him back when they would leave. It worked perfectly. For Bobi not to forget his old home they came and visited the farm and walked him in the surrounding forest every 2 weeks. Bobi kept socialising and in touch with his other dog-mates, but obviously loved the individual attention he got as an only dog in the family, and when he eventually did come back he fitted right in and grew to be 13. Everybody happy!

Mariette

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David Mills — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 11:22:20 GMT

Are you sure this isn't a dogging website?

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Rob Loxley — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 19:43:00 GMT

I have a friend who uses this (or a very similar) site and has found a couple of people who enjoy dog walking so the couple of days a week where she can't get home in the day they take the dog for a walk. Everyone - dog included - seems happy and much cheaper than paying a dog-walker.

As an investment, what sets it apart from competition apart from maybe being first in the market; what stops me setting up a rival? Would you invest in a dating site, as that's maybe the nearest similar enterprise?

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Hannah Wynne Richards — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 16:28:54 GMT

I agree with Bob As long as financial responsibilities are clearly set out , it could benefit everybody, most importantly, the dog. An obvious example would be an owner/owners who are at work all day, and an active retired person/couple who have recently lost their pet, and, although fully fit at the moment, are reluctant to take on sole ownership, as they're worrying about what would happen to the dog if it outlives them.

Wynne

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Martin Atkinson — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 15:18:55 GMT

The idea of dog sharing is bonkers, you either take on the responsibility and train the dog or you don't and keep white mice. However, actually reading about it rather than making a knee jerk observation, this is no more than a glorified local dog-sitting/walking service, many of which we already give details for to clients. Can't really see the harm, its not like the dog has multiple owners which would be bad for the dogs. Unless I'm completely missing the point: maybe its a dating agency - love me love my dog!

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Bob Russell — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 13:48:57 GMT

I have suggested dog 'shares' on a number of occasions. There are plenty of people that have dogs alone at home much of the day. There are plenty of people that are at home all day that don't feel able or willing to take on the full responsibility for a dog.

Can be a match made in heaven if it is done well!

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Joyce Whitehead — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 13:41:17 GMT

I'm with you, Michael. The idea of leaving a stranger in charge of my dogs fills me with dread. (Although I'm in the lucky position of having a nurse who will look after mine when we are away and neither of our children are there).

I wonder how their figures stack up - I assumed it was a "no money changing hands" deal...

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Michael Woodhouse — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 13:37:45 GMT

It can't just be me who thinks this is an awful idea? I don't want people I don't know borrowing my dog.

What next in the franchise - borrow my wife and borrow my toothbrush?!