Dog walking jobs in Toronto, on your schedule
Pick up regular walks near Liberty Village and Leslieville and build a client base that keeps rebooking. Walks in Toronto run CAD 22 to CAD 40 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 Toronto
January runs a -0.3 C high and a -6.7 C low here, with 34.7 cm of snow. The city salts as soon as snow accumulates and clears sidewalks at 2 cm, so road salt comes off paws at the end of every route. Nights below -20 C average 1.6 a year. Summer flips it, with 13.8 days a year above 30 C and walks moving to early morning.
When demand peaks
Weekday walks follow the office day. Downtown held 643,350 jobs in 2024, and one in four hybrid employers keeps staff on site three days a week, so midday demand swings by the weekday. University of Toronto classes start September 8, 2026. Walks thin over the school winter break, December 21 to January 1.
Know your Toronto routes
King West and Liberty Village are condo blocks, where several dogs live in one tower and the next door is an elevator ride away. Leslieville and Riverdale sit further east on lower streets, so those routes cover more ground and take longer between stops.
Breeds you will meet in Toronto
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
Some owners will not message you in English. At home, 44.9% of Toronto residents speak a non-official language, 86,150 of them Mandarin and 74,845 Cantonese. Across the whole city, 4.5% of Torontonians know neither English nor French.
What a dog walking job in Toronto actually involves
Chapter 349-12.1A holds a leash to two metres once you are off the owner's property, and 349-12.1B bars controlling more than three dogs without a commercial dog walker permit under Chapter 608, Parks. That permit covers four to six dogs. Between November 1 and March 31 dogs may run off leash below the snow fence at Woodbine Beach.
Before the first walk
You meet the owner and the dog, agree the pickup time and the route, and check the harness, the leash and whether the dog pulls or reacts to other dogs. In Toronto that meet-and-greet is where most repeat clients are won.
During the walk
Leash on, waste bagged, water offered on longer loops, and a check of the pavement before you head out on a hot afternoon. Owners want to know the dog was walked, not driven around a parking lot for twenty minutes.
After the walk
Paws wiped, water topped up, the dog settled inside and the door locked as you found it. Then a photo and a line about how it went. That message is what turns one booking into a standing weekly slot.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Toronto. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
Dog walking
CAD 22 to CAD 40 per 30 to 60 minute walk
Drop-in visits
CAD 22 to CAD 38 per 20 to 30 minute visit
Doggy daycare
CAD 35 to CAD 65 per day
Dog boarding
CAD 50 to CAD 85 per night
House sitting
CAD 50 to CAD 90 per night
A realistic Toronto week: three dogs, four walks each, CAD 31 per walk. 12 walks, CAD 372, and up to 90% of that stays with you. The number grows with a fourth regular, not with a higher rate.
Toronto areas that book the most
Dog walking bookings in Toronto come from downtown condo households around King West and from house streets in Leslieville and Riverdale.
Ontario licenses no dog walkers or pet sitters. Toronto Municipal Code 349-11 licenses every dog, and 349-12.1A holds a leash to two metres off the owner's property. Chapter 349-5A caps a dwelling at three dogs, and controlling more than three at once needs a commercial dog walker permit. Pet-care income is self-employment income, reported on form T2125 with your T1 return. GST/HST registration is required once taxable revenue passes the CAD 30,000 small-supplier threshold in four consecutive quarters.
Built for sitters in Toronto
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
CAD 32,000 in Protection Plan comes with every confirmed booking, so you are never on the hook alone if something goes wrong.
What Toronto owners look for in a walker
Owners read profiles the way they read reviews of a daycare. Four things get you the first booking.
Named neighborhoods
A profile that says which Toronto neighborhoods you cover beats one that says "anywhere". Owners search for someone close, and a short travel time is what makes a recurring walk work.
A regular slot
Owners want the same walker at the same time each day. Say which weekday windows you can hold, and you will be chosen over a walker with a wider but vaguer calendar.
Dog experience, stated
Which breeds you have walked, whether you are fine with a strong puller or a reactive dog, and what you do when one dog will not walk. Specifics win. So does a photo of you with a dog.
How to start earning in Toronto
1. Download Petme
Download the Petme app from the App Store or Google Play.
2. Build your profile
Add photos, a short bio, and the Toronto neighborhoods you cover.
3. Verify your ID
Complete identity verification so owners can trust your profile before they book.
4. Set your rates and accept bookings
Set your own rates per service, choose your schedule, and accept the bookings you want.
Dog walking jobs in Toronto
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Toronto.
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Dog walking jobs near Toronto
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Toronto
Set your own rate. CAD 32,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.