Get paid to look after dogs in Lugano
Board dogs overnight, run a doggy daycare, or cover walks and drop-ins across Lugano. Boarding runs CHF 40 to CHF 75 per night, and you keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback.
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Local know-how pays off in Lugano
Lugano 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 Lugano routes
Most bookings cluster around Centro, Paradiso, Cassarate, Viganello. Owners look for sitters who know the local parks, leash rules, and the breeds they keep, from Bernese Mountain Dogs, Labradors, Border Collies.
Keep up to 90%
You set your own rate. Petme keeps a low service fee, and sitter cashback pushes your take-home toward 90% of every booking.
Bilingual owners book faster
Lugano is Italian-speaking with a sizeable expat base. Italian and English bilingual sitters attract both local and international owners.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Lugano. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback.
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 walk
Drop-in visits
CHF 18 to CHF 30 per visit
Lugano areas that book the most
Petme bookings in Lugano come from neighborhoods like Centro, Paradiso, Cassarate, across boarding, daycare, walks, and drop-in visits.
Lugano sits in Canton Ticino. Canton Ticino requires a dog license and chip registration. No specific sitter permit for occasional care. For small and medium dogs, no sitter permit is generally required.
Built for sitters in Lugano
Keep up to 90%
You set your rate. Petme keeps a low service fee, and sitter cashback pushes your take-home toward 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 vet protection comes with every confirmed booking, so you are never on the hook alone if something goes wrong.
Dog Sitting Jobs in Lugano
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Lugano.
How much can I earn dog sitting in Lugano?
Dog boarding on Petme in Lugano runs CHF 40 to CHF 75 per night, with daycare and walks adding daytime income. You set your own rate per service, and with sitter cashback you keep up to 90% of every booking.
Can I board dogs in an apartment in Lugano?
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 Lugano sitters board small and medium dogs from a flat near a park.
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 Lugano?
Yes. You review each request, arrange a meet first if you want, and accept or decline. No assigned bookings and no minimum hours. 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 vet protection for the dog in your care, at no cost to you or the owner.
Dog sitting jobs near Lugano
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Lugano
Set your own rate. CHF 20,000 vet protection on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.