Dog Boarding Jobs UK

Get paid to board dogs at home across the UK

Typically £18 to £40 a night for home boarding. Host one or two dogs overnight in your own home, set your own house rules and nightly rate, and keep up to 90%.

Home boarding is what owners book instead of a kennel: their dog joins your household overnight. A calm, dog-friendly home is the whole job description.

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£18 to £40

per night of home boarding

£20,000

Protection Plan per booking

200k+

pet parents on the platform

4.9 / 5

average sitter rating on Petme

Flexible, self-scheduled work

A flexible job you run around your life

This is in-person work, but you control it like your own business: your hours, your clients, your rate. Fit it around a day job, studies, or other gigs across the UK.

Your calendar, your nights

Open your dates for the nights you want guests and close them when you need your home back. Multi-night stays around school holidays and Christmas fill first.

Your home, your house rules

You decide the dog sizes you accept, how many at once, and whether your place suits high-energy breeds. Every stay starts with a meet and greet you arrange.

Stack daycare on top

Many boarding hosts fill weekdays with daytime daycare and the odd drop-in visit between stays, turning the same dog-friendly home into two income streams.

Earning and control

Earn on your terms, keep up to 90%

No shift rosters, no platform-set pricing, no minimum hours. You control the rate, the work, and the schedule, and every booking carries £20,000 Protection Plan.

£18 to £40 a night

Typical home boarding rates across the UK, with London and the south-east at the top of the band. A single week-long holiday stay at £30 a night is £210 from one booking. You keep up to 90%.

No premises, no commute

The work comes to your door: owners drop off and collect. No kennel block to rent and no travel between bookings, just your own home, a routine, and walks you already take.

£20,000 Protection Plan

Every confirmed booking on Petme includes up to £20,000 through the Protection Plan for the dog in your care, at no extra cost to you or the owner. 0% for owners.

Why UK sitters choose Petme

Built for UK sitters and walkers

Owner cashback keeps your clients rebooking, your social profile gets you found, and fast 2-day payouts mean you are paid soon after each booking, all with £20,000 Protection Plan built in.

Per-night earnings

Boarding bills per night, not per task, and most stays run several nights. You set the rate, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.

Guests that come back

Owners rebook the home their dog already knows for every trip. A handful of regulars around the holiday calendar can keep a host fully booked through peak season.

A profile that gets you found

Petme is social, not just a directory. Post your stays to a feed UK pet parents follow, so owners see the real home their dog would stay in before they book.

Available cities

Dog Boarding Jobs UK in your city

Petme covers cities across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Each rate below is what sitters in that city typically charge a night. Open your city for the full breakdown and the neighbourhoods owners book most.

London £38-58 Manchester £32-50 Birmingham £28-45 Edinburgh £32-50 Glasgow £28-45 Liverpool £26-42 Bristol £32-50 Leeds £28-45 Sheffield £25-42 Newcastle upon Tyne £25-42 Belfast £26-42 Nottingham £25-40 Southampton £28-45 Leicester £24-38 Portsmouth £26-42 Cardiff £26-42 Coventry £24-38 Bradford £22-36 Brighton £32-50 Plymouth £24-38 Hull £22-36 Wolverhampton £22-36 Derby £24-38 Milton Keynes £28-45 Stoke-on-Trent £22-35 Swansea £22-36 Reading £30-48 Luton £26-40 Sunderland £22-36 Aberdeen £28-45 Oxford £30-48 Cambridge £30-48 Bournemouth £28-45 Bolton £22-36 Northampton £24-38 Blackpool £22-35 Peterborough £24-38 Southend-on-Sea £26-42 Wakefield £22-36 Bath £28-48 Wigan £22-34 Warrington £25-40 York £26-42 Telford £22-36 Huddersfield £22-36 Middlesbrough £22-34 Ipswich £24-38 Exeter £26-42 Gloucester £22-36 Doncaster £22-34 Preston £22-36 Dundee £24-38 Norwich £24-38 Swindon £25-40 Newport £22-36 Cheltenham £28-45 Slough £28-45 Basildon £24-38 Colchester £24-38 Barnsley £22-34 Basingstoke £28-45 Blackburn £22-36 Chelmsford £24-38 Chester £25-40 Crawley £32-50 Dudley £22-36 Guildford £30-48 Lincoln £24-38 Oldham £22-34 Paisley £28-45 Poole £28-45 Rotherham £22-34 Solihull £24-38 Stockport £22-36 Walsall £22-36 Watford £26-40 Woking £30-48 Motherwell £24-38 Gateshead £22-36 Worthing £26-42 Rochdale £22-34 Birkenhead £22-34 Maidstone £24-38 St Helens £22-34 Worcester £22-36 Falkirk £24-38 West Bromwich £22-36 Eastbourne £26-42 Bedford £26-40 Hemel Hempstead £26-40 Stevenage £26-40 Southport £22-36 Harlow £24-38 Darlington £22-34 Hastings £26-42 Gillingham £24-38 Airdrie £24-38 Nuneaton £24-38 Halifax £22-36 Hartlepool £22-34 Aylesbury £24-38 Croydon £32-50 Bromley £32-50 Enfield £32-50 Harrow £32-50 Romford £32-50 Kingston upon Thames £32-50 Grimsby £22-36 Wallasey £22-34 Derry £22-36 Stockton-on-Tees £22-34 Weston-super-Mare £22-36 Hamilton £24-38 High Wycombe £24-38 Ashford £24-38 Redditch £22-36 Scunthorpe £22-36 Bury £22-36 Bracknell £24-38 Burnley £22-36 Rugby £24-38 Carlisle £22-36 Chatham £24-38 Newcastle-under-Lyme £22-35 Chesterfield £22-34 Burton upon Trent £24-38 Dunfermline £24-38 Tamworth £22-36 Shrewsbury £22-36 Harrogate £26-42 East Kilbride £24-38 St Albans £26-40 Crewe £22-35 South Shields £22-36 Craigavon £22-36 Stafford £22-35 Lowestoft £22-35 Gosport £26-42 Dartford £24-38 Bognor Regis £26-42 Corby £24-38 Paignton £24-38 Maidenhead £28-45 Livingston £24-38 Greenock £24-38 Ellesmere Port £22-34 Loughborough £24-38 Bangor £22-36 Inverness £24-38 Dewsbury £22-36 Mansfield £22-34 Margate £26-42 Kettering £24-38 Cannock £22-36 Ayr £24-38 Taunton £22-36 Runcorn £22-34 Farnborough £24-38 Tynemouth £22-36 Hereford £22-36 Halesowen £22-36 Widnes £22-34 Huyton £22-34 Scarborough £22-36 Gravesend £24-38 Kidderminster £22-36 Stourbridge £22-36 Smethwick £22-36 Weymouth £22-36 Brentwood £24-38 Barrow-in-Furness £22-35 Canterbury £24-38 Wellingborough £24-38 Sittingbourne £24-38 Macclesfield £22-36 Bootle £22-34 Clacton-on-Sea £22-35 Lancaster £22-36 Cumbernauld £24-38 Banbury £24-38 Torquay £24-38 Folkestone £26-42 Bridgend £22-36 Welwyn Garden City £26-40 Kilmarnock £24-38 Leamington Spa £24-38 Tunbridge Wells £24-38 Hinckley £24-38 Durham £22-36 Kirkcaldy £24-38 Wokingham £28-45 Horsham £24-38 Yeovil £22-36 Kingswood £22-36 Wythenshawe £22-36 Rochester £24-38 Sale £22-36 Barry £22-36 Dalkeith £24-38 Bebington £22-34 Carlton £22-34 Lisburn £22-36 Salford £22-36 Beeston £22-34 Crosby £22-34

Common questions

Dog Boarding Jobs UK, answered

What new UK sitters and walkers ask before signing up on Petme.

Are dog boarding jobs on Petme the same as kennel assistant jobs?

No. Kennel assistant roles are employed shifts at a commercial kennel. Petme boarding is self-employed home hosting: dogs stay overnight in your home, you set the nightly rate and house rules, and you accept or decline each request. There is no rota and no employer payroll.

Do I need an Animal Activity Licence for home boarding or daycare?

Often yes if you board or day-care dogs in your own home as a business. In England that usually falls under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) Regulations 2018, with equivalents in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Dog walking and house sitting in the owner home are often treated differently. Check your local council before you scale up, and see our home boarding licence guide for the basics.

What is the difference between kennel work and hosting on Petme?

Kennel work is usually an employed job on someone else's site with fixed shifts. Hosting on Petme means pets come to your home (boarding or daycare) or you stay in the owner home (house sitting). You set rates, pick bookings, and work as a self-employed sitter with up to £20,000 Protection Plan on every confirmed booking.

Can I get paid to look after dogs at home?

Yes, that is exactly what home boarding is. Dogs stay overnight in your own home while their owners travel, you set your nightly rate and choose which dogs you take, and payment runs through the app rather than cash at the door. UK rates typically run £18 to £40 a night.

How much do dog boarding hosts earn per night in the UK?

Home dog boarding on Petme in the UK typically pays £18 to £40 a night, with London and the south-east at the top of the band. You set your own nightly rate and keep up to 90% of every booking.

How is home boarding different from working in a kennel?

You host the dog in your own home as part of the household rather than caring for runs of dogs on a rota. There is no commute and no shift pattern: owners drop off at your door, and you keep the dog to its normal routine of walks, meals and company.

Do I need a licence for home dog boarding in the UK?

It depends on your council and how commercially you operate. In England, boarding dogs in your home as a business can need a licence under the 2018 animal-licensing regulations; Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland run their own schemes. Check with your local council before you scale up.

Can I board dogs in a flat, or do I need a garden?

A garden helps but is not required. What owners look for is a safe, calm space and regular walks. You set your own house rules, so you can accept only small or low-energy dogs if that suits your home, and a park nearby covers the exercise.

How many dogs can I board at once?

You decide. Most hosts start with one dog at a time, which is also what many owners prefer and will pay more for. You can host dogs from the same household together, and your headcount is your call on every request.

What do owners look for when they book home boarding?

A dog-friendly home, reliability, and a host who is honest about the dogs they can handle. Describing the dogs you have lived with, including your own, helps win the first booking, and a meet and greet before every stay lets both sides check the fit. You must be 18 or over and based in the UK.

What happens if a dog is injured while boarding with me?

Every confirmed Petme booking includes up to £20,000 through the Protection Plan for the dog in your care. If something goes wrong during a stay, eligible vet costs are covered at no extra cost to you or the owner.

When is dog boarding demand highest in the UK?

Christmas and New Year, then the summer holidays, with the February, May and October half-terms and bank-holiday weekends behind them. Owners book those windows weeks ahead, so opening your calendar early for peak dates fills it fastest. Open your city below for local rates.

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