Christmas tips for the dog walker?

Mojisola

gettingready wrote: »

Equivalent of one week's wages was recommended in an article I have read not long ago - regarding tips for "domestic staff" which kind of fits dog walker?

Who has the kind of money to give the dog walker, the postman, the milkman, the paper boy, etc, a week's wages!:eek:

gettingready

I would not class postman, milkman etc as domestic staff but dog walker - yes. As it kind of is like a nanny/chuild minder for the hairy kids

Debrett's offers clear guidance on Christmas tipping, which it recommends for those who are happy with service they have received throughout the year.

It suggests the following:

Nannies / au pairs – Equivalent of a week’s wages - and a present, perhaps saying it’s from the children

Cleaners – At least a week’s extra wages

Milkman – A fiver wrapped up in a note saying ‘thanks and happy Christmas’

Postman – ‘Some feel obliged to reward a regular postie'. £5 would be generous

Dustmen – Some councils have banned it. But it is ‘still common to thrust a £5 note in your dustman’s hand, while muttering something like "have a Christmas drink"'




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gettingready

My dog walker walks Zara pretty much all year, does not have paid holidays so let's say she walks my dog 50 weeks per year.

She charges £50.00 per week (£10.00 per day) so one week's wages "tip" being £50.00 equals to just £1.00 extra per week.

It really is not much considering no paid sick days no paid holidays etc.

Bunny82

gettingready wrote: »

Equivalent of one week's wages was recommended in an article I have read not long ago - regarding tips for "domestic staff" which kind of fits dog walker?

My one is £50.00 per week so.....

She takes very good care of Zara, both myself and Zara are happy with her and Xmas is once a year so....

Will be watching this thread

This. I'm a dog walker and one of my (very generous) customers gives me £50 at Christmas. I really appreciate it, but I also appreciate the smaller gifts I get from other customers.

gettingready

And I am sure you deserve it - as every GOOD dog walker does.

Being out there in all weather and in sole charge of someone's "hairy baby" , making sure they are having fun AND being kept safe.

Bunny82

I think I do a good job, so yes, I think I do deserve it. *blows own trumpet*

The level of trust you have to put in someone to keep your furry safe, however much you pay them, I would imagine deserves something special once a year.

con1888

I just remembered my walker won't see my dog again til after Christmas as I'm on holiday from work now. I was wanting to get her chocs or something

He got her some birthday treats so now I feel mean lol. Think I will leave a little new year gift instead, perhaps a diary or something although she will likely have one I have a few calenders I bought from a dog rescue so maybe one of them...

gettingready

Pls pls do not give your dog walkers/cat sitters dog/cat related gifts - they do have a life outside of pet related duties

Cat/dog calendars/mugs/etc are sooooooooooooooooooooo boring - imagine how many of those they already have?

Get them something nice, something for THEM

Or give cash

(yes, I know a lot of dog walkers/cat siters and we had those conversations many times LOL)

PasturesNew

gettingready wrote: »

Equivalent of one week's wages was recommended in an article I have read not long ago - regarding tips for "domestic staff" which kind of fits dog walker?

My one is £50.00 per week so.....

She takes very good care of Zara, both myself and Zara are happy with her and Xmas is once a year so....

Will be watching this thread

A dog walker is not domestic staff. They are self-employed business owners, Directors. Dog walkers aren't shabbily paid, some rake it in.

Domestic staff, on the other hand, are worked ragged and paid NMW.

I'd spend £5 or so on a token gift. In fact, they should be buying the gifts as the dog owner is the client!

gettingready

Ermmmmmmmmmmmm - not the way I look at it

To give a fiver to someone who cares for my dog, I would feel really mean.

Raking it in? How?

Gping rate here is £10.00 per hour. People only need walks lunchtinme so say 11-12 and then 1-2 so 2 walks per day with drop offs/pick ups in between so to cover those 2 walks (2 one hour walks) a dog walker will start at 10am and finish around 3pm.

4 dogs per walk times £10 per dog = 40 times 2 walks = 80 per day.

5 days a week £400 per week (if nobody cancells and if a dog walker does in facet have 4 dogs per walk).

Car costs, petrol, insurance, washing (dogs will make car/clothes very dirty), out in any weather, tax, insurance.

They rake it in?

You clearly have no idea... what a hard job that is