Overnight dog sitting jobs in Croydon, beside South Norwood Country Park's wetland
South Norwood Country Park was a sewage farm and opened as a park in 1989. Its 47 hectares give a dog sitter in South Norwood room for morning and evening walks. Dog boarding in Croydon runs £32 to £50 per night, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Croydon
Croydon has a wet maritime climate with rain spread across the year, frosty spells in winter, and short winter days that leave a narrow window of daylight. Walkers who carry a raincoat and a towel, plan sheltered routes on the wettest days, and hold their slots through the drizzle keep the regulars that fair-weather walkers lose.
When owners travel
Demand peaks over the summer holidays and across Christmas and New Year, with a second wave on the February, May and October half-terms and the bank-holiday weekends. Boarding and house sitting lead when owners travel; walking, daycare and drop-in visits carry the commuting week.
Know your Croydon areas
Most bookings cluster Addiscombe to South Croydon. Owners look for sitters who know the area and can reach them without a long trip.
Breeds you will meet in Croydon
Owners here mostly keep Labrador Retriever, Cocker Spaniel, French Bulldog, Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Knowing how those breeds behave, and saying so on your profile, is what turns a first booking into a repeat client.
Overnight stays from Thornton Heath to Selsdon
The London Borough of Croydon covers 87 square kilometres, from Thornton Heath and South Norwood to Selsdon, where Selsdon Wood forms part of London's green belt. Overnight, you either sleep over at the owner's place or have the dog to stay at yours. You choose which areas you cover, so evening and morning walks stay in streets you know.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Croydon. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
Dog boarding
£32 to £50 per night
Doggy daycare
£22 to £38 per day
Dog walking
£14 to £22 per 30 to 60 minute walk
Drop-in visits
£14 to £22 per 20 to 30 minute visit
House sitting
£40 to £60 per night
Croydon areas you can cover
The London Borough of Croydon covers 87 square kilometres, from Thornton Heath and South Norwood to Selsdon, where Selsdon Wood forms part of London's green belt.
Built for sitters in Croydon
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
£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 Croydon
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Start earning in Croydon
Set your own rate. £20,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.
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