Pet sitting work in Hamilton, on the hours you choose

Earnings depend on the services you offer and the hours you put in. As a worked example at Hamilton rates, eight dog walks a week at the lowest walk rate come to about £378 a month, and four nights of house sitting a week at the top rate to about £826. Overnight boarding and house sitting pay the most per booking, drop-ins and walks the least. You keep up to 90% of every booking: Petme's service fee is 10-20%.

You set the week yourself. One example: 4 dog walks during weekday lunchtimes, 2 drop-in visits in the evenings and one overnight stay at the weekend. At the lowest Hamilton rates that week comes to about £96. Taking more overnight stays is the quickest way to raise it, because they pay the most per booking.

Dog walking pays £11–£17 per walk on Petme. A 30-minute neighbourhood walk is typically priced near the lower end; longer walks, multi-dog walks, or walks in busy city centres command the upper end. You set your own rate when you build your profile.

Boarding at the sitter's home pays £24–£38 per night, and house sitting (you stay at the owner's home) pays £30–£48 per night. Overnight care pays more per booking than any other Petme service, so a few stays a month move your income the most.

Petme takes 10-20% from each completed booking and the sitter keeps up to 90%. The fee covers payment processing, customer support, and the Petme Protection Plan that covers every booking automatically.

Payouts are released automatically once a booking is marked complete in the Petme app. The money lands in your bank account within 2 business days. You don't need to invoice the owner or chase payment: the platform handles it end-to-end.

Every booking is covered by the Petme Protection Plan, which includes up to £20,000 in veterinary expenses if something happens to the pet in your care. It's automatic on every reservation: no separate purchase, no claim paperwork upfront. Petme also offers 24/7 customer support so you're never left handling an emergency alone.

You need to be 18 or older, own a smartphone capable of running the app, complete ID verification, and demonstrate genuine experience around animals during your profile review. Some local rules apply for commercial-scale boarding: see the country-specific question below.

It depends on the services you offer, your rates and how many owners near you are looking, so there is no fixed wait. What you control is the profile owners choose from: at least 4 clear photos, a written bio, clear service descriptions and rates in line with Hamilton. Opening your calendar over school holidays and Christmas, when owners travel, puts you in front of more requests.

Yes. You set your own availability and accept only the bookings that fit, so sitting in Hamilton can run alongside a full-time job: dog walks fit lunchtime windows, drop-in visits fit evenings, and weekend boarding fits around a Monday-to-Friday week.

Whitehill and Burnbank share the Hamilton North and East ward with the town centre. Hamilton Central and the bus station stand side by side in the town centre. On the south side, Eddlewood, Silvertonhill and Laighstonehall all sit in the Hamilton South ward. Starting in one ward keeps the distance between homes short.

Yes if you board. Boarding cats or dogs in Scotland is licensed by South Lanarkshire Council under the Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963, and Hamilton sitters need a licence even when only a small number of animals stay in their own home. The council can inspect before granting and afterwards, and the licence is renewed each year. Walking and drop-in visits are not boarding, so they fall outside it. Confirm the current conditions with South Lanarkshire Council before you advertise boarding.

Hamilton is the administrative centre of South Lanarkshire, with the council headquarters on Almada Street. Two country parks sit at its edges: Chatelherault along the Avon gorge and Strathclyde Park by the Clyde. Three stations on the Argyle Line serve different parts of the town.

Hamilton has three railway stations and a bus station, so you can sit here without a car. Hamilton Central, Hamilton West and Chatelherault all sit on the Argyle Line. A cycle path follows the Clyde and the Avon from Strathclyde Park to Chatelherault. Drivers also have the M74, which passes just east of the town.

Plan your calendar around the South Lanarkshire school breaks each year. In autumn 2026 these are the September weekend on 25 and 28 September and the October break from 12 October. Schools close for Christmas on 22 December, for the spring break from 5 April 2027 and for summer on 25 June 2027.

Apply at petme.social/uk/become-a-pet-sitter, complete ID verification and build your profile. How soon the first booking comes depends on the services you offer, your rates and the owners near you, so give them what they need to choose you: several clear photos, a written bio and rates in line with the Hamilton bands on this page.

Yes, and most people do. Walks and drop-in visits take 20 to 60 minutes, so they slot into a lunch break or the hour after work, and weekend and holiday cover is where demand peaks in Hamilton. You set your own availability in the app and nothing is assigned to you.