{"id":2638,"date":"2023-08-11T08:07:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T08:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fluv.com\/blog\/?p=2638"},"modified":"2025-11-10T07:57:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T07:57:10","slug":"love-based-pet-sitter-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluv.com\/tw\/en\/blog\/love-based-pet-sitter-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Caring for your pet like family? Fluv’s love-based screening and sitter training, revealed!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fluv<\/a> is Taiwan’s largest pet sitter platform, with over 4,000 pet sitters taking bookings on the platform. Every pet sitter on Fluv is a combination of heart and expertise \u2014 each one must pass Fluv’s “love-based screening” and a training exam with a pass rate under 50%. The training and exam content was brought back by founder Candace<\/a> from her years of personal pet sitting experience in the US. Candace also completed online pet sitter training through Rover.com<\/a>, America’s largest pet sitter platform \u2014 all to ensure that every pet, no matter how customized their care needs, is truly looked after like family whenever their pet owners are away.<\/p>\n

The “love” screening for pets<\/h2>\n

To truly understand the heart of a pet owner, it’s essential that you also have a pet yourself \u2014 one you genuinely love and treat like family. What sets Fluv apart from every other service and platform is that we don’t treat pets as objects; we treat them as individuals. That means only people who truly love animals and have pets of their own can become pet sitters<\/strong>. Fluv’s “love” screening includes:<\/p>\n

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  1. Positive behavior education<\/strong>: To ensure sitters use positive training methods, the screening includes situational questions about pet behavior. Sitters are given random scenario-based exam questions \u2014 for example, how to handle excessive barking, a cat urinating outside the litter box, or knocking things over. Only sitters who understand and apply positive behavior education can pass the screening.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Compassion, patience, and attentiveness<\/strong>: Sitters must provide concrete examples of care they’ve given to their own or others’ pets. Fluv’s screening specialists review each sitter’s responses and details to ensure they demonstrate all three qualities: compassion, patience, and attentiveness.<\/li>\n
  3. Pet care and health knowledge<\/strong>: Sitters must understand pet diet, health, and safety \u2014 including which foods are harmful to pets, how to read pet body language, common illnesses, and more. The screening exam requires a 100% correct score.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Sitter’s pet care approach and health information: Sitters must upload photos of their own pet along with details on age, personality, care routines, and health status.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Professional American-style pet sitter training<\/h2>\n

    Once sitters pass the love screening and confirm they have genuine affection for pets as well as knowledge of pet care, health, and positive behavior training<\/strong>, they must complete Fluv’s American-style professional pet sitter course. There are both a foundational course and an advanced course \u2014 the foundational pet sitter course is required for all sitters<\/strong>. Sitters who want to care for pets with more complex needs \u2014 such as those requiring special medical attention or senior pets \u2014 can take continuing education courses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    First, here’s what every in-home pet sitter in the US is expected to complete, whether providing care at the pet owner’s home or at the sitter’s home:<\/h3>\n
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    1. A meet-and-greet home visit<\/a> to get to know the pet\"\"<\/li>\n
    2. Learning every detail of the pet’s eating, drinking, bathroom, and sleeping habits to provide fully customized care \u2014 with a care SOP<\/a>\"\"<\/li>\n
    3. Providing ongoing updates throughout the care period, covering all aspects of the pet’s eating, drinking, bathroom, and sleeping activity\"\"<\/li>\n
    4. Pet care safety<\/a>, accident prevention and response<\/li>\n
    5. Insurance and coverage details<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      Advanced courses include both in-person and online options:<\/h3>\n

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