Get paid to look after dogs in Shumen
Board dogs overnight, run a doggy daycare, or cover walks and drop-ins across Shumen. Boarding runs €14 to €26 per night, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Shumen
Shumen runs on the university calendar more than the weather. Konstantin Preslavsky University fills the Universitetski district with student-owned dogs, and the work clusters around the academic year rather than tourist season.
When demand peaks
Demand is strongest in summer, across July and August, and during the two exam sessions in January and June, when students head home and need a sitter for a one to two week stay.
Know your Shumen areas
Most bookings cluster around the Centre and Trakiya, with steady volume out in Divdyadovo and Boyan Balgaranov and student bookings in Universitetski. Owners look for sitters who know the area and can reach them without a long trip.
Breeds you will meet in Shumen
Owners here mostly keep German Shepherd, Labrador Retriever, Yorkshire Terrier, mixed-breed rescues. Knowing how those breeds behave, and saying so on your profile, is what turns a first booking into a repeat client.
Overnight dog sitting and the exam-week surge
Overnight dog sitting is the high-value service in Shumen because of how students travel. During the January exam fortnight and the June exam block, owners in Universitetski and the Centre need one to two week boarding stays, and many sitters pick up three to five extra bookings in those windows. Boarding pays about EUR 14 to 26 a night, with central listings reaching EUR 22 to 30, and each stay carries up to EUR 20,000 in Protection Plan.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Shumen. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
Dog boarding
€14 to €26 per night
Doggy daycare
€11 to €22 per day
Dog walking
€5 to €10 per 30 to 60 minute walk
Drop-in visits
€5 to €10 per 20 to 30 minute visit
House sitting
€18 to €30 per night
Shumen areas that book the most
In Shumen the bookings split clearly by area. The Centre and Trakiya carry the premium boarding and drop-in work, Universitetski sends a wave of student dog-boarding requests around exam weeks, and Divdyadovo and Boyan Balgaranov give you the everyday walking and visit volume.
Bulgarian municipalities require dogs to be microchipped and registered, and owners pay an annual local dog fee, with working and assistance dogs exempt. Knowing the Shumen registration and on-leash rules for the city centre helps you answer owner questions before a booking.
Built for sitters in Shumen
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.
Protected on every booking
€20,000 in Protection Plan comes with every confirmed booking, so you are never on the hook alone if something goes wrong.
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Start earning in Shumen
Set your own rate. €20,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.
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