How It Works

FAQs

As the world’s largest pet care network, Rover makes it easy for pet parents to discover and book loving, trusted pet care in their communities.

• #1 pet services app

• 4+ million pet parents have booked services on Rover

Streamline client management so you can focus on what you love most: training dogs

We have the world's largest network of pet parents (and it grows every month!)

Customers come to you, and they message, book, and pay in the same platform

Curate your Rover profile. Talk up your qualifications and experience

Choose your schedule, accept the clients you want, and set your own rates

List your training business on Rover

Pet parents discover your business

Manage your requests through Rover with messaging, booking, payment, and 24/7 support

You get paid to train dogs!

There is a small background check fee, but there are no monthly fees. You are only charged when customers acquired on Rover book and pay for services.

We will collect a service fee on the amount the pet owner agrees to pay you in a booking. This fee goes toward marketing to pet parents to help you continually acquire new clients, site and app maintenance, 24/7 Rover Support for you and your clients, and much more to support your business.

When you create your profile, you'll be prompted to set up a payment method through our third party payment processor, Stripe.

You'll be asked for basic information which includes photos, training credentials and methodology, rates and training bundles you offer, and information about you as a trainer.

Yes. Rover's marketplace is for credentialed dog trainers. Be sure to provide this information at signup so that your profile includes your education and certifications.

Yes, you choose which clients you want to book. Also, you can always ask the customer for more information before making your decision. Either way, we simply ask that you respond to all booking requests so the dog parent knows if they should reach out to other trainers.

Yes, if Rover isn’t working for your business you can close your profile at any time.

At this time, we are only accepting positive reinforcement methodology trainers.

We review each profile that comes in, and we have certified trainers on staff who assess applicants at every step

We have an internally maintained list of approved certifications. We evaluate each certification based on the curriculum and the methodologies taught.

We will evaluate certifications as they come in.

We ask for proof of credentials via email after someone submits their profile. If a certification directory is available online, we also cross-reference that individual with the official organization website.

We ask that our trainers have credentials and practice positive methodology. We do not have a minimum experience requirement.

We take a multi-step approach: (1) We ask for proof of credentials via email. (2) We ask for information related to the training tools used. (3) Every trainer must pass a background check, just like all the other providers on our platform.

In Dog Training, there is no industry standard. Rover is working to ensure that our trainers are both certified and practice positive reinforcement. Additionally, once on the platform, they will be reviewed and rated by their clients. Rover will track reviews and ensure our trainers maintain their commitment to positive reinforcement and high customer satisfaction.

We ask that our trainers have credentials and practice positive methodology. We do not have a minimum experience requirement.

Trainers are expected to operate via their standard business practices, according to their local laws and regulations.

We believe everyone deserves the unconditional love of a pet—and at Rover, our mission is to make it easier to experience that love. We want to make it easier for the pet parents on the platform to find trainers because we believe training makes the relationship between pets and pet owners a stronger one. Training can help keep dogs in homes, and some studies have also shown that training can boost adoption rates for dogs in shelters.

Not at all, in fact, more trained dogs on the platform is a great outcome for all providers.

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