Get paid to look after dogs in Bern
Board dogs overnight, run a doggy daycare, or cover walks and drop-ins across Bern. Boarding runs CHF 40 to CHF 75 per night, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Bern
Bern owners book overnight boarding and daytime daycare around work trips and holidays. Sitters who can host from a home or apartment near a park stay busy through the year.
When demand peaks
Boarding fills up around school holidays and business-travel periods, while daycare runs steadily through the working week.
Know your Bern areas
The Bern catchment runs along the tram and S-Bahn lines rather than in a circle. Ostermundigen, Bolligen and Muri bei Bern are minutes out and full of families with dogs, and Bumpliz and Bethlehem are a straight run on the tram. Name your stop and say whether you can meet halfway. An owner in Belp choosing between two sitters at the same rate books the one who does not add forty minutes to the trip.
Breeds you will meet in Bern
Owners here mostly keep Bernese Mountain Dogs, Labradors, Border Collies, French Bulldogs. Knowing how those breeds behave, and saying so on your profile, is what turns a first booking into a repeat client.
The federal calendar shapes boarding in Bern
Bern travels on a schedule you can plan around. Parliamentary sessions, embassy postings and university terms move households out of the city in predictable blocks, and those owners book overnight care rather than a walk. Kirchenfeld and Elfenau sit closest to the Aare, and the riverside path plus the Dahlholzli woods give a boarded dog a full hour without crossing a road. From Wabern the Gurten is the obvious long walk, and Bremgartenwald covers the west side. Owners here ask early about stairs and about whether your flat is on a tram line, because the Altstadt is beautiful and awkward to reach with a car, a dog and a bag on a Friday evening.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Bern. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
Dog boarding
CHF 40 to CHF 75 per night
Doggy daycare
CHF 40 to CHF 70 per day
Dog walking
CHF 18 to CHF 35 per 30 to 60 minute walk
Drop-in visits
CHF 18 to CHF 30 per 20 to 30 minute visit
Bern areas that book the most
Petme bookings in Bern come from neighborhoods like Altstadt, Kirchenfeld, Breitenrain, across boarding, daycare, walks, and drop-in visits.
Bern sits in Canton Bern. Canton Bern requires an SKN for first-time dog owners. No specific sitter license required. For small and medium dogs, no sitter permit is generally required.
Built for sitters in Bern
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
CHF 20,000 in Protection Plan comes with every confirmed booking, so you are never on the hook alone if something goes wrong.
Dog Sitting Jobs in Bern
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Bern.
Is dog sitting the only service I can offer in Bern?
Nothing limits you to one service. Add dog walking to your profile next to dog sitting, price each separately, and owners in Bern will request whichever they need. You still accept or decline every booking.
How much can I earn dog sitting in Bern?
Dog boarding on Petme in Bern runs CHF 40 to CHF 75 per night, with daycare and walks adding daytime income. You set your own rate per service, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
What protection do I get on dog sitting bookings?
Every confirmed Petme booking, including boarding and daycare, includes CHF 20,000 in Protection Plan for the dog in your care, at no cost to you or the owner. The same cover applies across Altstadt and Kirchenfeld.
Can I board dogs in an apartment in Bern?
Yes. You set your own house rules: the dog sizes you accept, how many dogs at once, and whether your home suits high-energy breeds. Many Bern sitters board small and medium dogs from a flat near a park in Altstadt or Kirchenfeld.
What is the difference between dog boarding and doggy daycare?
Boarding is overnight, billed per night, while the owner travels. Daycare is daytime only, billed per day, for owners at work. You can offer either or both and set a separate rate for each.
Do I choose which dogs and bookings I accept in Bern?
Yes. You review each request, arrange a meet first if you want, and accept or decline. No assigned bookings and no minimum hours, whether the owner is in Altstadt or Kirchenfeld. You set your rates and availability per service.
When does overnight dog sitting peak in Bern?
Around the weeks owners are away: the summer holidays, Christmas and New Year, and the ski season and February sports week. Bern owners book those dates well ahead, so opening your calendar for them early is what fills a new host's first season. Winter stays mean more indoor time and grittier walks, so agree the walk and drying routine at the meet and greet.
Are there jobs with animals in Bern that fit around a weekday job?
Boarding fits better than daytime pet care does, because it is overnight, weekend and holiday work paid per night. You publish the nights you can host and the number of dogs you take at once, and each request comes to you to accept or decline. There are no assigned shifts and no minimum to reach.
Which language do Bern owners use to book a sitter?
German in writing and Swiss German in conversation. Bern also houses embassy and federal staff from abroad who correspond in English, so an English-speaking sitter has genuine demand here. Put both languages on your profile and keep the written feeding and medication instructions in whichever one the owner reads.
Dog sitting jobs near Bern
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Bern
Set your own rate. CHF 20,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.
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