Start dog walking in Vancouver on your own hours
Vancouver owners around Yaletown and Kitsilano are always after a reliable midday walker. Walks in Vancouver run CAD 20 to CAD 35 per 30 to 60 minute walk, and you keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback.
Petme is live in Vancouver. Get verified and start accepting requests in your neighborhood.
Local know-how pays off in Vancouver
Vancouver swings hard between a long freezing winter and a short hot summer. Sitters who work salted sidewalks and short daylight in January, wipe grit off paws before handing a dog back, and move to early mornings and evenings when the pavement is too hot in July are the ones owners keep rebooking. Fair-weather sitters lose their regulars by February.
When demand peaks
Demand peaks three times a year: March break, the July and August holidays when families head to the cottage, and the December holidays. Boarding and house sitting lead while owners are away; dog walking, daycare and drop-in visits carry the working week year round.
Know your Vancouver routes
Most bookings cluster Yaletown to Mount Pleasant. 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 Vancouver
Owners here mostly keep Labrador Retriever, Golden Retriever, German Shepherd, French Bulldog. Knowing how those breeds behave, and saying so on your profile, is what turns a first booking into a repeat client.
Bilingual owners book faster
Canada is officially bilingual, and in Quebec, parts of New Brunswick and the Ottawa region owners search and message in French. A sitter who says in their profile that they work in French as well as English books faster in those neighbourhoods.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Vancouver. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback.
Dog walking
CAD 20 to CAD 35 per 30 to 60 minute walk
Drop-in visits
CAD 20 to CAD 35 per 20 to 30 minute visit
Doggy daycare
CAD 30 to CAD 55 per day
Dog boarding
CAD 45 to CAD 75 per night
House sitting
CAD 45 to CAD 75 per night
Vancouver areas that book the most
Petme bookings in Vancouver come from neighborhoods like Yaletown, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, with daily walks and recurring schedules the most requested.
Built for sitters in Vancouver
Keep up to 90%
You set your rate. Petme keeps a low service fee, and sitter cashback pushes your take-home toward 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
CAD 32,000 in vet protection comes with every confirmed booking, so you are never on the hook alone if something goes wrong.
Dog walking jobs in Vancouver
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Vancouver.
How much do dog walkers earn per walk in Vancouver?
Dog walking on Petme in Vancouver runs CAD 20 to CAD 35 per 30 to 60 minute walk. You set your own rate, and with sitter cashback you keep up to 90% of every booking.
What protection do I get on walks?
Every confirmed Petme booking, including walks, includes CAD 32,000 in vet protection for the dog in your care, at no cost to you or the owner. The same cover applies whether you walk in Yaletown or Kitsilano.
Is this a part-time or full-time job in Vancouver?
Neither in the employment sense. You work in Vancouver as a self-employed sitter, so there are no assigned shifts and no minimum hours. Some people take a couple of bookings a week around another job, others fill a full week. You scale it up or down yourself.
Do I need experience to get pet care work in Vancouver?
No formal qualification is required. You need to be 18 or over, have a smartphone with the Petme app, and pass ID verification. Experience helps you win the first Vancouver bookings, so it is worth describing the pets you have looked after, including your own, on your profile.
How do I apply?
Apply through the Petme become a pet sitter page for Canada, then build your profile: the services you want to offer, your own rate for each, and the Vancouver areas you cover. Owners nearby send you booking requests, and you accept or decline each one.
How do I get paid for bookings in Vancouver?
Payment runs through the app rather than cash at the door. Each confirmed Vancouver booking is paid out to your bank account, and with sitter cashback you keep up to 90% of what the owner pays. You set the rate for every service yourself.
Where is dog walking demand strongest in Vancouver?
Petme bookings in Vancouver come from neighborhoods like Yaletown, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, with daily walks and recurring schedules the most requested. You walk where you already know the parks, the quiet routes, and the local leash rules.
Do I choose my own routes and schedule in Vancouver?
Yes. You decide where to walk, when, and for how long. No assigned routes, no minimum hours, no shift rosters. Many Vancouver walkers build a regular loop through Yaletown and Kitsilano and accept or decline requests as they come in.
Is dog walking on Petme a good side income in Vancouver?
It works as flexible income alongside a job or studies. You pick your availability and scale bookings up or down, and a compact route around Yaletown keeps travel time low between walks.
How do I keep walking dogs through the Vancouver winter?
Winter is the busiest stretch, not a pause. In Vancouver that means gripped soles on ice, keeping to cleared and lit paths through the short daylight, shortening the route for small or short-coated dogs on the worst days, and wiping road salt off paws at the end so it never gets licked off. Owners rebook the walkers who still turn up in February.
Start earning in Vancouver
Set your own rate. CAD 32,000 vet protection on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.