Become a dog sitter or walker

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Free registration , free insurance
https://www.pawshake.co.uk/petsitting-jobs-pawshake
They charge a flat 19% fee from bookings
You set your own rates
They handle all the payment side of things
https://www.pawshake.co.uk/petsitting-jobs-pawshake
https://www.pawshake.co.uk/petsitting-jobs-pawshake
They charge a flat 19% fee from bookings
You set your own rates
They handle all the payment side of things
https://www.pawshake.co.uk/petsitting-jobs-pawshake
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I’m not sure using a company like this is worth it. After all, they take nearly 20% of your earnings. Yes, you need insurance & a license from your council but that’s easy enough to sort yourself.
Dog sitting can be rewarding. If you charge say £20 a night, that can be £280 for two weeks! And word easily gets around once you have a happy customer. I was inundated with requests & people were happy to pay!
But don’t forget, it ties you to your house. You can’t go on holiday yourself during those dates or go out for the day. And if you have dog after dog booked in then you can find yourself with very little time to plan things for yourself.
All in all, I loved it. You get to know some lovely dogs & it does get you out of the house. You will also be get busy over the summer months when everyone goes away. I wouldn’t recommend taking on more than one dog though unless you have space, I have quite a small house.
Feel free to ask me any questions & I’ll try to answer them. I certainly won’t charge you 20% of any earnings!!
Is it a specialist insurer you used ?
How much is the licence ?
So you don’t have much of an outlay to get started. And it should almost be all profit, minus the cost of the insurance & license. You may need to buy food, poo bags & treats if the dog runs out but you can normally get this back off the owner when they return
I see many people advertising locally about being a pet sitter or dog walker & pretty sure the council hasn't been to inspect their home.
Also, as a pet owner, I feel adequately placed to make the decision re where my pet where to reside outwith my care upon viewing someone's home - i dont need the council to make that decision for me,
https://www.waggingtailsuk.co.uk/blog/dog-boarding-license#.XCUCa2mnyyU
Prices for each council
https://help.dogbuddy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000438297
It's something we have considered now we are retired but don't really want to take dogs and other pets into our own home.