Pet Sitting: Ways to make money

[Ima saver]

A friend of mine has started pet sitting at other people's houses. People would rather leave their dogs (cats) at home rather than board them.

[creditcardfree]

Originally Posted by Ima saver

A friend of mine has started pet sitting at other people's houses. People would rather leave their dogs (cats) at home rather than board them.

I agree. My neighbor just paid $50 for my 12 year old daughter to let out her dog this weekend. I think she let the dog out about 7 times. She also took him for three short walks. The dog doesn't do as well as at a kennel as he does at home.

[gk advocate]

That's so cool of your daughter at her young age.

Originally Posted by creditcardfree

I agree. My neighbor just paid $50 for my 12 year old daughter to let out her dog this weekend. I think she let the dog out about 7 times. She also took him for three short walks. The dog doesn't do as well as at a kennel as he does at home.

[Radiance]

I don't have a pet right now but I've used pet sitters. I too prefered to leave my dog home. I paid 12 per day. Mainly included two walks one at 7am one at 7pm. I always managed to hire a friend instead of a stranger...
- Selling something you make like cookies or decorations.
- Think about things you know and make it into a class. Tach people how to make a budget ;-). I've been thinking about making a baby food class.

[jeffrey]

Pet sitting can be an excellent way to make some extra money because the cost of boarding pets is fairly expensive these days, plus the owner has the advantage of having their pets in a familiar place while they are away.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

Too expensive for me to afford in my area running around $50-60/night. plus I don't really know if my Dogs are being let out enough.

[Ima saver]

I wonder what it costs to board a dog now. We have never left ours, just take them with us.

[jasonnoguchi]

I prefer pet sitters to the kennel too.

[debtfreeme]

I do a lot of pet sitting. Currently I charge between 30 and 50 per night. It depends on what the owners want done.

I have also sat several times for a family that had 17 horses. Someone else came in and fed them twice a day but i was responsible for being there for insurance purposes as 10 of the horses were not theirs. I was free with time from 7 am to 7pm (to go to work basically) but had to be there from 7 pm - 7 am and most of the time on the weekends. For that they paid me $125/day. I wish they would go on vacation again!!

[Mike75]

I also think that pet sitting is a good way to earn money, but letting young children sit strange pets can be a little dangerous. No matter how domesticated an animal is an animal and pets can act strangely when they don't see their owners around.

[Saving_spree]

I have not tried this any time.. Good way of making money

[bbtl2009]

Is there a website/forum for this service?

[joanlovescats]

I think it's an amazing idea. My daughter is 9 and loves animals. We have several ourselves, but she always is attracted to other peoples pets also. This would be a great venture for her and help her earn some money(since she always thinks she needs some)!

[Payne]

Will try, looks like a great idea.

[petsluv]

Pet sitting is the easy business to start and manage as well as you can earn money a lot.

[petsluv]

If you not believing my words. Do your research by yourself and you can believe.

[petsluv]

Pet sitting is the booming business in the industry. And is a good idea to make money part time...

[petsluv]

Absolutely pet sitting business is a good way to make money. Nowadays people have no time to take care of their pets when they are unavailable where pet care companies taking advantage of doing their business. The cost is on average, one can pay from 15-20USD/day for a reputable pet sitting service. For overnight pet sitting services, should pay from 45-75 USD/day. So I can suggest pet care business including pet waste removal, doggie daycare, dog training, cat sitter professionals have good way of making money. For more information about pet care business visit petsitting.com

[riverwed070707]

Originally Posted by LivingAlmostLarge

Too expensive for me to afford in my area running around $50-60/night. plus I don't really know if my Dogs are being let out enough.

Originally Posted by debtfreeme

I do a lot of pet sitting. Currently I charge between 30 and 50 per night. It depends on what the owners want done.

I have also sat several times for a family that had 17 horses. Someone else came in and fed them twice a day but i was responsible for being there for insurance purposes as 10 of the horses were not theirs. I was free with time from 7 am to 7pm (to go to work basically) but had to be there from 7 pm - 7 am and most of the time on the weekends. For that they paid me $125/day. I wish they would go on vacation again!!

We use a pet sitter when we go out of town. We've used two in two different cities and both charged $12/day for 2 visits with 30 minutes of play time, feeding and watering of 3 pets, litter box, bringing in mail and watering plants. I suppose even at $30-50/day it beats the cost of boarding (we have two large breed dogs and a cat) but yikes I think I'd be searchign a lot harder for a neighborhood kid or family member to help out at that cost.

[guyinva]

I am a full time dog walker and pet sitter. I have extensive experience in aquariums so I do aquarium maintenance as well.

It is a very good business to get into if you are in the right area. I started my business with an investment under $1,000. There is very little start-up or overhead costs and no formal special skills required (must be knowledgeable about pet care, but no formal training needed).

If anyone has any questions feel free to PM me.