Host dogs by day in Burnaby and keep up to 90%
Owners across Burnaby book daycare so their dog is not home alone all day. Doggy daycare in Burnaby runs CAD 30 to CAD 55 per day, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Burnaby
A Burnaby doggy daycare day is an indoor day for months at a time. Rain falls on 18.8 days in January and 19.7 days in December, so dogs arrive wet and a towel stack sits by the back door. Snow is a minor problem here, at 36.6 cm a year and 1 cm of depth on four January days. August afternoons near 22.4C need a fan and shade.
When demand peaks
Weekday cover fills when Burnaby schools reopen January 4, and again after spring break ends March 30. Regulars pause over the December 21 to January 1 closure and through March 15 to 25, when households are home. SkyTrain commuters out of Metrotown and Brentwood set the drop-off hours.
Know your Burnaby pickup areas
The dogs come from Metrotown and Brentwood, where a tower flat has no yard and the owner commutes on the SkyTrain. The host end is Capitol Hill or Government Road, away from the four town centres. Zoning allows one customer vehicle at a time, so drop-offs are staggered.
Breeds you will meet in Burnaby
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 message you in Mandarin or Cantonese. Burnaby counts 25,565 residents who speak Mandarin most often at home and 19,090 who speak Cantonese, and 16,060 who can hold a conversation in neither English nor French. A saved Chinese greeting in your first message saves a round trip.
What a dog daycare job in Burnaby actually involves
Burnaby keeps a home group small. The Zoning Bylaw's kennel definition catches any property where three or more dogs are cared for, and a kennel is not a permitted use in the R1 residential district. Section 6.8(8) limits on-site client services to one customer and one customer vehicle at any one time, so drop-offs run one car at a time.
Drop-off and pick-up
Owners in Burnaby drop off on the way to work and collect on the way home, so a fixed window at each end of the day matters more than a long list of rules. A short handover at the door covers food, meds and any quirks.
The day at your place
A morning walk, supervised play, a rest period where the dog can switch off, water down all day and a second walk before pick-up. Two or three photos through the day tell the owner it went well.
Your headcount
Start with one or two dogs you know get along. Two things set your ceiling: the space you have, and the limit Burnaby puts on animals at one address, which the regulation note on this page spells out. Count your own dog against it before you agree to a second guest.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Burnaby. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
Doggy daycare
CAD 30 to CAD 55 per day
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
Overnight boarding
CAD 45 to CAD 75 per night
The arithmetic for Burnaby: two regulars, four weekdays each, CAD 43 a day. That is 8 dog-days and CAD 344, and you keep up to 90% of it without leaving the house.
Burnaby areas that book the most
Dog daycare in Burnaby is booked by Metrotown and Brentwood tower households, and the group runs at a host's home outside the four town centres.
British Columbia licenses neither dog walkers nor pet sitters. Burnaby's Animal Control Bylaw 1991 licenses every dog over four months (s.3) and caps a leash at 2 m in public (s.5). A dwelling unit holds three dogs (s.6), and a home business needs a City licence. 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. Past 2 animals at one Burnaby address, Burnaby Animal Control Bylaw 1991 (No. 9609) calls it a kennel, and your own dogs are counted.
Built for sitters in Burnaby
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 CAD 32,000 for eligible vet costs, subject to its terms.
What Burnaby owners look for in a daycare host
Daycare owners are choosing a place their dog will spend most weekdays. They look past the rate.
Your space, honestly described
Fenced yard or not, stairs, other pets in the home, and how many dogs you take at once. A clear description of a Burnaby apartment with two walks a day gets more bookings than a vague "lots of space".
Weekday consistency
Owners want the same days every week. If you can hold Monday to Thursday, say so. A host who is open the same days is easier to build a routine around than one with a changing calendar.
How you handle a rough day
What happens if two dogs do not get along, if a dog will not settle, or if it is too hot to be outside. Owners want to hear a plan, not a promise.
How to start earning in Burnaby
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 Burnaby 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.
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Start earning in Burnaby
Set your own rate. Protection Plan up to CAD 32,000, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.
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