You can now rent a dog
There is now a system allowing you to rent a dog for a few hours, although this brief piece also quotes veterinarians as having their doubts about its safety – as do I, after seeing the website suggests dogs for office parties or photo shoots.
Bert 15:46 on 2019-08-04 Permalink
This was reported on the local Ceeb, I believe on Thursday PM. They interview the app developer, who said that the app was initially designed exclusively as a rent-a-dog-to-walk system but that companies contacted them to see if he could find dogs for parties, therapy work, wedding, photo shoots, etc The developer found initial do owners by scrubing Facebook / Instagram / etc. for dog profiles. One of the first participants, as a dog owner, was also interviewed. She said that her dog has a fair amount of “regulars” and that she asks for the renter (note a fee is not always required, or may be optional) to leave something of value / importance in order to walk her dog. Further she requires that the renter leave mobility services enabled on their phone and that they take pictures of the dog and to post it on-line. (unsure if it was the usual social media or on the rent-a-pooch site).