Get paid to walk dogs in Bern
CHF 18 to CHF 35 per 30 to 60 minute walk in Bern. Choose your own routes, set your own schedule, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Bern
Bern dogs walk in every season, rain or snow, and Swiss owners expect that. Walkers who know the river paths, parks, and quiet residential routes book the most repeat work.
When demand peaks
Weekday mornings and late afternoons are the busiest walk windows, with extra demand during commuter hours and around public holidays.
Know your Bern routes
Bern splits cleanly into rounds. The Altstadt, Kirchenfeld and Breitenrain all sit within a short walk of the river and work as one patch. Länggasse and Mattenhof share the Bremgartenwald side, and Bümpliz and Bethlehem are far enough west to be a separate market. Owners judge a walker on turning up at the same time every week, so name the two or three quarters you can reach by tram and leave the rest off.
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.
Following the Aare loop on a Bern walking round
The Aare wraps around the Altstadt and sets the shape of nearly every Bern walk. The riverside paths below Kirchenfeld give a shaded hour on a hot day, the Rosengarten above the loop is the short version, and the Bremgartenwald behind Länggasse is where owners send dogs that need to run. Breitenrain and Mattenhof are flat and residential and easy to cover back to back. Federal offices, embassies and the university keep the working day long and predictable here, which is why Bern owners tend to book a fixed weekday slot well ahead rather than ad hoc walks. Bümpliz and Bethlehem sit far enough west to be their own patch, best served by someone who already lives there.
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 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
Doggy daycare
CHF 40 to CHF 70 per day
Dog boarding
CHF 40 to CHF 75 per night
Bern areas that book the most
Petme bookings in Bern come from neighborhoods like Altstadt, Kirchenfeld, Breitenrain, with daily walks and recurring schedules the most requested.
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.
Protection Plan for eligible vet costs
Owners booking through Petme have the Protection Plan, up to CHF 20,000 for eligible vet costs, subject to its terms.
Dog Walking Jobs in Bern
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Dog walking 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. Protection Plan up to CHF 20,000, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.
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