Pet Sitting & Dog Walking Service

Pet sitters provide in-home care including feeding, walking, and companionship while owners travel or work.

With 67% of US households owning pets and travel/work needs constant, pet sitting generates revenue of $70,000-$260,000 with 75-90% margins.

The business requires minimal startup, pet care knowledge, bonding and insurance, scheduling software, and transportation.

Services include dog walking (20-60 min), pet sitting visits, overnight sitting, medication administration, puppy visits, and vacation care.

Pricing typically $20-$40 per walk, $40-$80 per overnight.

Success factors include reliability and trustworthiness, bonding and insurance, building regular dog walking clients, offering medication and special needs, and targeting professionals and travelers.

Most sitters build routes of regular dog walking clients.

Marketing focuses on Rover/Wag platforms initially, then neighborhood apps and local community.

With pet care essential and owners working/traveling in 2025, pet sitting offers flexible opportunities.