Pick up regular dog walks in Victoria
Take the walks that suit you across Victoria and pause your profile anytime. Walks in Victoria run CAD 20 to CAD 35 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 Victoria
Victoria walking is a rain job. The Gonzales 1991-2020 normals give 128.7 mm in November and 110.6 mm in January, with rain on 20.6 January days. Nothing freezes hard here: 3.4 January nights touch 0C and no day all year drops below -20C. July is the dry month at 13.0 mm, and a 20.6C high pushes the midday walk to early morning.
When demand peaks
Greater Victoria schools close after December 18 and reopen January 4, 2027, the week downtown commuters need a midday walk again. Spring vacation begins after March 12, 2027 and households are home. UVic classes run September 9, 2026 to April 7, 2027, so the fall and winter terms carry the steady weeks.
Know your Victoria routes
Fairfield holds 944 licensed dogs, the most of any Victoria neighbourhood, and James Bay another 811, so one route covers several dogs on foot. Victoria West adds 808 across the harbour, which is a separate run rather than an extension of the downtown loop.
Breeds you will meet in Victoria
Owners here mostly keep Labrador Retriever cross, Labrador Retriever, Chihuahua cross, Golden Retriever. 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.
What a dog walking job in Victoria actually involves
Section 19(1) holds a dog on a lead of 2.4 m, or a retractable under 8 m, only in a public place, so a client's own yard sits outside it. Schedule A makes Beacon Hill Park and Clover Point Park leash-optional at all times, and Vic West Park from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Section 19(4) keeps dogs out of Pioneer Square and Ross Bay Cemetery, and off Gonzales Beach between June 1 and August 31. Rain is what the towel by the door is for.
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 Victoria 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 Victoria. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
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
Take the middle of the band. Three regular clients in Victoria at four walks a week, at CAD 28 a walk, is 12 walks and CAD 336. You keep up to 90% of that, and the walks sit in two blocks either side of the working day rather than across it.
Victoria areas that book the most
Dog walking bookings in Victoria come from Fairfield and James Bay, which hold 944 and 811 licensed dogs, the two biggest counts in the city.
British Columbia licenses no dog walkers or pet sitters. Victoria's Animal Responsibility Bylaw 11-044 requires a licence for any dog over four months (s.32(1)) and a leash of 2.4 m or less in a public place (s.19(1)). Section 25(1) caps a lot at six dogs or cats, and s.25(5) counts each self-contained dwelling unit as its own lot. Zoning Schedule D bars kennels as a home occupation (s.6(2)(d)). 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 Victoria
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 Victoria 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 Victoria 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 Victoria
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 Victoria 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 Victoria
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Start earning in Victoria
Set your own rate. CAD 32,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.