Dog walking work in Adelaide, you set the hours
Set your own routes and hours across Adelaide and take only the walks that fit your day. Walks in Adelaide run A$28 to A$45 per 30 to 60 minute walk, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Adelaide
Adelaide summer arrives as a run rather than a day. The Bureau of Meteorology defines a heatwave as three or more days of unusually high maximums and minimums together, and it is the second and third day that do the damage, because by then the overnight temperature has stopped giving anything back. January here averages 29.6 by day and 17.3 overnight, which reads mild against Perth or Brisbane and tells you almost nothing about the week the city is actually having.
When demand peaks
The Barossa, McLaren Vale and the Fleurieu are all inside an easy drive, and that shapes the short end of the Adelaide calendar: a Saturday drop-in or a two-night stay far more often than a fortnight away. Weekends are real work here rather than the leftovers. March is the month to plan around, when the Adelaide Festival, the Fringe and WOMADelaide overlap and the city fills up.
Know your Adelaide routes
Most bookings cluster from Glenelg, Henley Beach and Brighton in through Unley and Norwood to North Adelaide, Prospect and Burnside. Owners look for walkers who know the local parks and leash rules, and who can turn up on a regular schedule.
Breeds you will meet in Adelaide
Owners here mostly keep Labrador Retriever, Golden Retriever, Border Collie, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Knowing how those breeds behave, and saying so on your profile, is what turns a first booking into a repeat client.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Adelaide. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
Dog walking
A$28 to A$45 per 30 to 60 minute walk
Drop-in visits
A$30 to A$45 per 20 to 30 minute visit
Doggy daycare
A$50 to A$75 per day
Dog boarding
A$55 to A$90 per night
House sitting
A$60 to A$105 per night
Adelaide areas that book the most
Petme bookings in Adelaide come from neighbourhoods like Adelaide CBD, North Adelaide, Norwood, with daily walks and recurring weekday schedules the most requested.
On a smoke day the RSPCA position is that animals should not be exercised outdoors, so the booking changes shape: a short toilet break, then indoor time, and the drop-in visit becomes the service the owner actually needs. Saying so on your profile before a bad air day arrives saves the conversation on the day. Off-leash areas and their hours are set by each council, so what runs at Burnside is not what runs at Marion.
Built for sitters in Adelaide
Keep up to 90%
You set your rate. Petme keeps a low service fee, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
Full schedule control
No assigned shifts and no minimum hours. Accept or decline each request and pause your profile whenever you need to.
Protection Plan for eligible vet costs
Owners booking through Petme have the Protection Plan, up to A$32,000 for eligible vet costs, subject to its terms.
Dog Walking Jobs in Adelaide
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Adelaide.
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Dog walking jobs near Adelaide
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Adelaide
Set your own rate. Protection Plan up to A$32,000, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.
