Host dogs by day across Vancouver and set your own rate
Daytime dog care in Vancouver runs CAD 30 to CAD 55 per day, inside a per-address limit of 3 animals.
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Local know-how pays off in Vancouver
A Vancouver dog daycare day runs indoors for most of the winter. Rain falls on 21.0 days in January and 21.7 days in November, so a pile of towels by the door does much of the work. Freezing is rare, at 5.5 January nights at or below 0C, and the yard stays usable. August afternoons near 23.0C move the group into shade.
When demand peaks
Drop-offs run Monday to Friday and stop when the office does. The roster rebuilds in the week of January 4, when Vancouver classrooms reopen and parents go back to the office. It thins from March 15 through the VSB spring break, then fills again on March 30. Morning handovers run ahead of the SkyTrain into downtown.
Know your Vancouver pickup areas
The dogs come from Mount Pleasant and Olympic Village, where owners ride SkyTrain downtown and the flat has no yard. The nearest off-leash ground there is Hinge Park, two gravel pens of 200 and 897 square metres. Hosts with room sit out toward Kerrisdale, beside the 26,414 square metre off-leash area at Fraser River Park.
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
Plenty of owners will open the chat in Cantonese or Mandarin rather than English. Cantonese is the mother tongue of 77,435 Vancouver residents and Mandarin of 41,695, so a saved Chinese greeting in your first reply saves a round trip.
What a dog daycare job in Vancouver actually involves
By-law 9150 section 4.6 holds you to three dogs at one place, and your own dog counts. Only a licensed kennel keeper goes past that. Zoning section 11.13.1.7 allows three customers in the dwelling at once, by appointment on a weekday. That window runs 8 am to 8 pm, so drop-offs land one household at a time.
Drop-off and pick-up
Owners in Vancouver 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 Vancouver 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 Vancouver. 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 Vancouver: 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.
Vancouver areas that book the most
Doggy daycare in Vancouver is booked by Mount Pleasant and Olympic Village households, and By-law 9150 holds a host to three dogs in all.
British Columbia licenses neither dog walkers nor pet sitters. Vancouver's Animal Control By-law No. 9150 licenses a dog older than three months and caps a public leash at 2.5 m. Section 4.6 holds anyone without a kennel keeper licence to three dogs, 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. Vancouver writes the ceiling into 1.2: 3 animals at any one address, your own among them.
Built for sitters in Vancouver
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 Vancouver 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 Vancouver 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 Vancouver
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 Vancouver 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.
Doggy daycare jobs in Vancouver
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Vancouver.
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Do I have to rent a facility to host daycare in Vancouver?
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Start earning in Vancouver
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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