PetsEvenings and weekendsTime and a good local reputation
Start a pet sitting business
To start a pet sitting business, decide whether you offer drop-in visits, overnight stays or both, check insurance and local rules, and meet every pet before the first booking. Then let owners book dates and keep each pet’s routine, food and vet details on file.
At a glance
- You start with
- Time and a good local reputation
- Time
- Evenings and weekends
- Where you work
- In owners’ homes, nearby
- Who pays
- Owners away for work or holidays, especially at school breaks
- Check first
- Pet care insurance, and how you will hold and return house keys
How to start a pet sitting business
- 1
Choose drop-ins, overnights or both
Cats often need a visit or two a day; dogs may need someone overnight.
- 2
Meet the pet first
A visit before the booking covers routines, feeding, medicine and where everything is.
- 3
Write down each pet’s routine
Food, walks, medicine and the vet’s number, kept where you can find it on the day.
- 4
Plan for holidays early
School breaks fill first. Let regulars book them well ahead.
- 5
Send a note after each visit
A short update and a photo is what owners away from home want most.
The app that runs it
Date bookings, pet profiles and visit notes. Fabricate builds it from the words below; change any of them first.
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Questions about starting a pet sitting business
- Is pet sitting a good business for teenagers?
- Drop-in visits for neighbours’ cats and dogs are a common first job for teenagers. Overnight stays and keys need more trust and often an adult’s help.
- What if a pet gets ill while I am sitting?
- Keep the owner’s vet and emergency contacts for every pet, and agree in advance what you may do if the owner cannot be reached.
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