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History as follows

M&G went super well, very nice people, seemed down to earth ($1.5M house tho). They are originally from south-america and had 5 rescues back there. Mentioned all indoor cameras to me at M&G. One in particular mentioned here was a google nest facing the living room, entry way and front door. Guest bathroom is not in view but there’s no other door nearby making it obvious when you enter into in.

  • 1st drop in no issues went well (did not notice any notifications on Google nest camera)
  • 2nd drop in no issues went well (did not notice any notifications on Google nest camera)
  • 3rd drop in husband is at home mid meeting when I enter. Apologises for not having wife reschedule. Says please continue while he continues meeting. I had a spectator the entire drop in. Extremely uncomfortable for me but they’re high end clients thought what the heck hopefully they book housesitting one day. Me and husband chatted a bit and he complimented the fact I remembered the spanish word they use to prompt the dog to drink water. I asked him what bathroom I can use if ever needed and he happily told me (did not notice any notifications on Google nest camera)
  • 4th drop in wife wants to cancel last minute. I say cool but 50% cancellation fee. She says nvm pls come the following day instead (Friday mentioned in screenshot). Inconvenient for me because I didn’t actually have time but again, we accommodate
  • 5th drop in I notice a message on the Google nest saying “Nest camera being viewed” it was there the majority of the drop in. I had not been feeling well on this day and a few hours later had to cancel appointments due to being ill. I was crunched for time as I mentioned previously having to adjust my schedule to fit the last minute request in. And so as you can read from my response, I took the dog into the bathroom with me to keep an eye on him and so he’s not alone/whining. To reiterate, I truly didn’t think it would seem strange.

It’s unfortunate that I had a tummy ache while tending to their dog and ultimately had less playtime, that’s on me, but I feel like there’s seriously no need to explain my need for using the bathroom to a fellow human being. Should I have canceled and used the bathroom elsewhere?? As for taking the dog into an “unsurveillanced” area, fellow sitters, was I wrong in doing so? Owners, would you be concerned if your sitter had the dog in the bathroom with them? (I was in there for maybe 5/6 minutes).

I feel, is the right word¿ violated? I do not wish to sit for these owners again as I feel they do not trust me one bit and it’s frankly impossible to do a good job knowing your every move is being watched.