Get paid to look after dogs in St. Gallen
Board dogs overnight, run a doggy daycare, or cover walks and drop-ins across St. Gallen. 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 St. Gallen
St. Gallen 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 St. Gallen areas
The valley is long and narrow, so the catchment runs east to west along the bus and train line rather than in a circle. Bruggen, Winkeln and Gossau sit on one side, Heiligkreuz and Wittenbach on the other, all a short ride from the centre. Rotmonten and St. Georgen climb the slope and feel further than the map suggests. Name the stop nearest your home and say whether a car can pull up outside.
Breeds you will meet in St. Gallen
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.
St. Gallen boarding suits dogs that like weather
St. Gallen sits in a high valley, colder and wetter than the lowland cities, and winter here is a real season rather than a few grey weeks. Owners ask whether you will still walk a dog in snow, because the answer separates one sitter from another. The routes are there: the Drei Weieren above St. Georgen, the Sittertobel gorge on the west side, and the Rosenberg woods behind the Altstadt. University terms and conference travel pull households out of Rotmonten and Tablat for a week at a time, and those are boarding bookings rather than daytime ones. Say what you own in the way of boots and a coat, and mean it, because the dog will be out in it.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in St. Gallen. 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
St. Gallen areas that book the most
Petme bookings in St. Gallen come from neighborhoods like Altstadt, Rotmonten, Bruggen, across boarding, daycare, walks, and drop-in visits.
St. Gallen sits in Canton St. Gallen. No specific sitter license in Canton St. Gallen. For small and medium dogs, no sitter permit is generally required.
Built for sitters in St. Gallen
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 St. Gallen
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in St. Gallen.
How much can I earn dog sitting in St. Gallen?
Dog boarding on Petme in St. Gallen 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 St. Georgen.
Can I board dogs in an apartment in St. Gallen?
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 St. Gallen sitters board small and medium dogs from a flat near a park in Altstadt or St. Georgen.
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 St. Gallen?
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 St. Georgen. You set your rates and availability per service.
When does overnight dog sitting peak in St. Gallen?
Around the weeks owners are away: the summer holidays, Christmas and New Year, and the ski season and February sports week. St. Gallen 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 St. Gallen for someone with weekday commitments?
Boarding is mostly evening, weekend and holiday work, so it stacks with weekday study or a job. You publish the nights you can host and how many dogs you take at once, and every request comes to you to accept or decline. There is no minimum you have to reach and no roster to fill.
Do St. Gallen owners book in German or English?
German in writing, Swiss German once you are talking. The university brings international students and staff who correspond in English and who tend to filter for a sitter who lists it. Put both languages on your profile, and keep the written feeding and medication instructions in the language the owner reads.
Dog sitting jobs near St. Gallen
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in St. Gallen
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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