Part-time pet care jobs in Fredericton

Dog walkers and pet sitters wanted in Fredericton

Cover one neighbourhood properly rather than the whole of Fredericton, and you fit more visits into the same hours.

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Up to 90%
of every booking kept by the sitter
CAD 65+
per night for house sitting at the top end
CAD 32,000
Protection Plan on every booking
4.9 / 5
average sitter rating on Petme
A local edge

Local know-how pays off in Fredericton

Fredericton's first fall frost lands September 27, so an owner's heat is running before the October stays begin. November adds 21.4 nights at or below freezing on top of 92.7 mm of rain. That mix glazes a driveway by morning. The city takes 241.3 cm of snow a year, and clearing the front walk comes with the keys.

When demand peaks

Thanksgiving falls on Monday October 12, 2026. Remembrance Day follows on Wednesday November 11, the paid public holiday of the two in New Brunswick. Fredericton's airport moved 377,346 passengers in 2024, 13 percent more than the year before. Those departures fill the overnight calendar here.

Know your Fredericton areas

Downtown and Nashwaaksis sit 3.6 km apart on opposite banks of the Saint John. An overnight stay takes one of them, not both. The 400-acre Odell Park sits south of the Downtown streets, so an evening walk off a Downtown booking keeps to that bank.

Breeds you will meet in Fredericton

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 French. Fredericton is the seat of the provincial civil service, and 15,100 of its 62,250 residents speak both official languages against 46,595 who report English only. Answer in the language the owner opens with.

Rates in Fredericton

Choose your services, set your own rates

Typical Petme rates in Fredericton. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.

Dog walking

CAD 18 to CAD 30 per 30 to 60 minute walk

Drop-in visits

CAD 18 to CAD 30 per 20 to 30 minute visit

House sitting

CAD 40 to CAD 65 per night

Where demand is strongest

Fredericton areas that book the most

Pet sitting in Fredericton means drop-in visits and overnight stays in the owner's own home, booked by households that travel out through the airport.

7.3 means a Fredericton home cannot be the place where other people's animals stay for money. Walks and drop-in visits fill the weekday hours in Fredericton, and house sitting covers the travel weeks. Fredericton also caps animals at one address at 2, and your own pets count toward it. New Brunswick licenses no dog walker or pet sitter. Fredericton's Animal Control By-law S-11 deems a dog at large anywhere off its owner's premises while off-leash, and section 2.02(4) caps the leash at 2 m. Section 3.01 bars more than two dogs in a household, and section 3.02 requires every dog registered with the City by December 31 for the following year. Zoning By-law Z-5, section 7.3(1)(a)(v), prohibits a kennel as a home occupation. 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.

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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.

Common questions

Part-time pet care jobs in Fredericton

What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Fredericton.

How much can I earn as a pet sitter in Fredericton?
On Petme in Fredericton, dog walking at CAD 18 to CAD 30 per 30 to 60 minute walk, drop-in visits at CAD 18 to CAD 30 per 20 to 30 minute visit, house sitting at CAD 40 to CAD 65 per night. You keep up to 90% of every booking.
Can I set my own rates and hours in Fredericton?
Yes. You set a rate for each service and your own available hours, and you accept or decline each request, whether the booking is in Downtown or North Side. No assigned shifts, no minimum hours.
What protection comes with each booking?
Every Petme booking includes CAD 32,000 in Protection Plan for the pet in your care, at no cost to you or the owner. The same cover applies whether you sit in Downtown or North Side.
Is this a part-time or full-time job in Fredericton?
Neither in the employment sense. You work in Fredericton 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.
What do I need to start pet care work in Fredericton?
You need to be 18 or over, have a smartphone with the Petme app, and pass ID verification. Owners choose on reviews, availability and a complete profile, 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 Fredericton areas you cover. Owners nearby send you booking requests, and you accept or decline each one.
How do I get paid for bookings in Fredericton?
Payment runs through the app rather than cash at the door. Each confirmed Fredericton booking is paid out to your bank account, and you keep up to 90% of what the owner pays. You set the rate for every service yourself.
Which services should I offer first in Fredericton?
Most new sitters start with dog walking and drop-in visits, then add house sitting once they have a few five-star reviews and know their schedule.
Where is demand strongest in Fredericton?
Pet sitting in Fredericton means drop-in visits and overnight stays in the owner's own home, booked by households that travel out through the airport.
Can I do this part-time around another job in Fredericton?
Yes, and most people do. There is no rota and no minimum hours: you open the times you can actually cover and decline anything that does not fit. Walks and drop-in visits run 30 to 60 minutes, so they sit inside a lunch break or the gap before the school run, and your profile stays live in a week you take nothing.
Who hires pet sitting help in Fredericton in the fall?
Households heading out of town on the fall holidays. Thanksgiving falls on Monday October 12, 2026, and Remembrance Day on Wednesday November 11. Fredericton pet sitting fills those two blocks first. The first fall frost lands September 27, so an owner's heat is already on by then.
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Dog walking jobs in Fredericton

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Cat sitting jobs in Fredericton

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