Pet Sitter

Pet sitters can find below useful information about pay scale, different types of services, experience, and steps to apply for pet sitting jobs.

Definition

Pet sitter provides care for pets like dogs, cats, birds, horses, farm animals at a given time frame when pet parents cannot oversee them. The work responsibility of a pet sitter includes grooming, cleaning, cooking, teaching, shopping, and training as needed. The most common service is dog walking to take them out for short or long-distance walks. Moreover, pet sitters may offer pet training assistance such as house/potty training, basic learning, and socializing with others.

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Pet Sitter can provide following services

  • Daily or Overnight Sitting
  • Pet Transportation
  • Pet Grooming
  • Cooking/Meal preparation for pet
  • Part-time sitter
  • Pet Training or Teaching
  • Short or Long-distance pet walking
  • Customized pet care
  • Pet First Aid or CPR

What are the steps to find pet sitting jobs?

To become a pet sitter, please see below steps:

What is the pay range for a pet sitter?

Pet sitters pay scale is $15-25 per hour depends on work responsibility, length of time, and customized care needed for pet or pets. The pet parents pay an average $1000/month for part-time job on Care4s.

Do I need experience to become a pet sitter?

Pet sitter does not require previous experience but willing to learn pet behaviors, adapt their daily routine from pet parents. In addition, you can handle emergency situations, special needs, administer pet medications if needed. Motivated pet sitters have the following skills:

  • Pet Lovers.
  • Willing to learn.
  • Able to manage pet.
  • Positive attitude.
  • Communicate with Pet Parents.

Additional Certification or skills pet sitter can have but not required are as follows:

What does it take to be an expert?

It needs a holistic understanding of pet nature, their makeup, what they enjoy and what they appreciate in life. This will lead to become a successful or an “expert” pet sitter:

  • Eager to learn (E) – The best pet sitter quickly learns their daily routine such as meal prep, bath, groom, walk, etc. Further, pet sitter should know their likes and dislikes, pet afraid of anything, and most important what they are not allowed to have such as certain type of food.
  • Expectations (XP) – Ask pet parents their expectations, this will help you to understand the task needs to be performed while on the job. In addition, please ask about pet medical issues, any medications if needed, and pet logistics.
  • Emergency (E) – Pet can have emergencies and require special attention. Always have pet parent’s contact information, veterinarian’s phone number, and back-up emergency contact details.
  • Recognize comfort level (R) – Prior starting job, it is highly recommended to schedule meet & greet meeting to make sure you’re comfortable with pet. This will help you to have a smooth transition.
  • Thinking forward (T) – Approach a pet with a caring, positive attitude will go a long way. Think ahead of pet likes and dislikes to build trust in them.

Are you interested in become a pet sitter? Create your pet sitter profile now on Care4s.