Get paid to look after dogs in Fribourg
Board dogs overnight, run a doggy daycare, or cover walks and drop-ins across Fribourg. Boarding runs CHF 48 to CHF 80 per night, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Fribourg
Fribourg is built around a loop of the Sarine, and the drop between the upper town and the Basse-Ville decides how a round is planned: the Bourg and Pérolles sit on the plateau and link easily on foot, while the Auge down by the river is a genuine descent and back. The riverside paths below the old town are the flattest long option, and Schoenberg looks across at the whole thing.
When demand peaks
The university and the schools on the Pérolles plateau set the weekday rhythm, so demand is steady in term time and thins over the summer break. Families travel over the school holidays, which is when overnight boarding requests cluster.
Know your Fribourg areas
Fribourg is small enough to cross on foot and steep enough that crossing it costs something. Villars-sur-Glâne, Givisiez, Granges-Paccot and Marly ring the city and are minutes away by bus or car, and Düdingen sits over on the German-speaking side. In town, the way down from the Bourg to the Auge is stairs and switchbacks, so an owner arriving with a dog bed and a bag of food will want a road to your door. Say whether there is one, and which bus stop you are nearest.
Breeds you will meet in Fribourg
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.
Bilingual owners book faster
Fribourg is officially bilingual and the Sarine is the language border, so owners write in French or in German depending on the quarter. Saying in your profile that you work in both reaches the whole city rather than half of it.
Fribourg boards on both sides of the Sarine
Fribourg is a university town folded into a bend of the river, and the level you live on shapes what you can offer overnight. The Bourg and Pérolles sit up on the plateau, where the streets are level and the university and the schools are a walk away. The Auge lies down by the water, which means a real descent and a real climb every time the dog goes out, with the riverside paths as the payment for it. Student rooms rarely suit a large dog for a week, so the longer stays tend to go to sitters in Beauregard, Schoenberg or the villages, where there is a garden and a door to the outside. An owner choosing between two sitters at the same rate takes the one who says plainly which side of that drop they live on.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Fribourg. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
Dog boarding
CHF 48 to CHF 80 per night
Doggy daycare
CHF 30 to CHF 52 per day
Dog walking
CHF 20 to CHF 32 per 30 to 60 minute walk
Drop-in visits
CHF 22 to CHF 38 per 20 to 30 minute visit
Fribourg areas that book the most
Fribourg is a university town on the language border, so term-time weekday demand is steady and a sitter who works in both French and German reaches households on either side of the Sarine.
Built for sitters in Fribourg
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 Fribourg
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Fribourg.
How much can I earn dog sitting in Fribourg?
Dog boarding on Petme in Fribourg runs CHF 48 to CHF 80 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.
Can I board dogs in an apartment in Fribourg?
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 Fribourg sitters board small and medium dogs from a flat near a park in Bourg or Pérolles.
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 Fribourg?
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 Bourg or Pérolles. You set your rates and availability per service.
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 Bourg and Pérolles.
When does overnight dog sitting peak in Fribourg?
Around the weeks owners are away: the summer holidays, Christmas and New Year, and the ski season and February sports week. Fribourg 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 part time jobs in Fribourg for evenings and weekends?
Overnight boarding is evening and weekend work by its nature: the dog arrives when the owner leaves and stays in your home until they are back. You choose the dates, how many dogs you take at once and the nightly rate, and every request comes to you to accept or turn down. The school holiday weeks are the busiest stretch.
Do Fribourg owners write in French or German?
Both, and which one depends on the quarter. Listing French and German together puts you in front of households on both banks instead of one. English is worth adding for the university, and the care instructions belong in whichever language the owner opened with.
Start earning in Fribourg
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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