A part-time job with pets in Richmond Hill
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Local know-how pays off in Richmond Hill
Buttonville logs 144.8 nights a year at 0 C or below, so a guest dog's last outing is short. Snowfall totals 146.4 cm a year, and the path to the yard is cleared before breakfast. The warmest August night the station has on record sat at 27.2 C. A night like that means a fan and a cool floor.
When demand peaks
Ontario lets a resident spend up to seven months of a 12-month period outside Canada and keep OHIP. That is the length of a winter away. Toronto Pearson then counted 13.1 million passengers in the third quarter of 2025, up 2.3 per cent. Those July and August weeks are the second block owners book.
Know your Richmond Hill areas
Oak Ridges and Crosby are where an overnight guest fits. 48.2 per cent of Richmond Hill households have four or more bedrooms, and that extra room is what a visiting dog needs. Oak Ridges grew up around Lake Wilcox. Crosby is close-in, which suits an owner dropping off before a flight.
Breeds you will meet in Richmond Hill
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
Booking messages arrive in Persian and Mandarin here. Persian is the mother tongue of 19,365 residents, 10.3 per cent of the city. Mandarin is the mother tongue of 25,795, or 13.7 per cent. Naming the languages you read saves a round of translation over a key handover.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Richmond Hill. 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
Doggy daycare
CAD 28 to CAD 48 per day
Dog boarding
CAD 40 to CAD 65 per night
House sitting
CAD 40 to CAD 65 per night
Richmond Hill areas that book the most
Pet sitting bookings in Richmond Hill come from owners on long winter trips and from Crosby households away for weeks in July.
Ontario licenses no dog walkers or pet sitters. Richmond Hill By-law 22-25 section 4.2.1 wants a dog licence within 30 days of acquiring the dog. Section 4.1.1 caps a dwelling unit at three dogs. Keep is defined as temporary care and control, so a dog in your charge counts. 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. 22-25 fixes the Richmond Hill maximum at 3 animals for one address, counting your own.
Built for sitters in Richmond Hill
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.
Part-time pet care jobs in Richmond Hill
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Richmond Hill.
How much can I earn as a pet sitter in Richmond Hill?
On Petme in Richmond Hill, 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, doggy daycare at CAD 28 to CAD 48 per day, dog boarding at CAD 40 to CAD 65 per night, house sitting at CAD 40 to CAD 65 per night. You keep up to 90% of every booking.
Is this a part-time or full-time job in Richmond Hill?
Neither in the employment sense. You work in Richmond Hill 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 Richmond Hill?
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 Richmond Hill areas you cover. Owners nearby send you booking requests, and you accept or decline each one.
How do I get paid for bookings in Richmond Hill?
Payment runs through the app rather than cash at the door. Each confirmed Richmond Hill 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 Richmond Hill?
Most new sitters start with dog walking and drop-in visits, then add boarding or daycare once they have a few five-star reviews and know their schedule.
Where is demand strongest in Richmond Hill?
Pet sitting bookings in Richmond Hill come from owners on long winter trips and from Crosby households away for weeks in July.
Can I set my own rates and hours in Richmond Hill?
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 Oak Ridges or Bayview Hill. 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 Oak Ridges or Bayview Hill.
Can I do this part-time around another job in Richmond Hill?
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.
What happens to pet sitting bookings in Richmond Hill when owners leave for the winter?
They turn into stays measured in weeks, not nights. Buttonville records snow on 51.1 days a year, so a January stay includes a cleared path twice a day. Pet sitting in Richmond Hill also means keeping the dog's own feeding times through a long booking.
Start earning in Richmond Hill
Set your own rate. CAD 32,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.