Fit dog walks around your day job in Southampton
Cruise sailings and two universities keep Southampton owners booking walks and longer cover all year. You can hold down a day job and still run a morning or evening round. Walks in Southampton run £12 to £19 per walk, and you keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback.
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From the Common to Ocean Village marina
Portswood and Bassett produce the steadiest bookings, and both sit within reach of Southampton Common for proper green routes. Ocean Village adds waterfront flats whose dogs need midday visits while owners work, and cruise departures create week-long cover requests you can stack alongside a walking round. Highfield brings student-area demand in term time.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Southampton. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback.
Dog walking
£12 to £19 per walk
Drop-in visits
£12 to £19 per visit
Doggy daycare
£20 to £32 per day
Dog boarding
£28 to £45 per night
House sitting
£35 to £55 per night
Southampton areas that book the most
Southampton combines a cruise-port travel pattern, two universities and steady professional demand. Portswood and Bassett lead bookings.
Built for sitters in Southampton
Keep up to 90%
You set your rate. Petme keeps a low service fee, and sitter cashback pushes your take-home toward 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 vet protection comes with every confirmed booking, so you are never on the hook alone if something goes wrong.
Dog Walking Jobs in Southampton
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Southampton.
How much do dog walkers earn per walk in Southampton?
Dog walking on Petme in Southampton runs £12 to £19 per walk. You set your own rate, and with sitter cashback you keep up to 90% of every booking.
Where is dog walking demand strongest in Southampton?
Southampton combines a cruise-port travel pattern, two universities and steady professional demand. Portswood and Bassett lead bookings. You walk where you already know the parks, the quiet routes, and the local leash rules.
Do I choose my own routes and schedule in Southampton?
Yes. You decide where to walk, when, and for how long. No assigned routes, no minimum hours, no shift rosters. Accept or decline walk requests as they come in.
Is dog walking on Petme a good side income in Southampton?
It works as flexible income alongside a job or studies. You pick your availability and scale bookings up or down. Payouts reach your bank within 2 business days of each completed walk.
What protection do I get on walks?
Every confirmed Petme booking, including walks, includes £20,000 in vet protection for the dog in your care, at no cost to you or the owner.
Is Portswood or Bassett better for a walking round?
They lead Southampton bookings together and both border Southampton Common, so many walkers cover the pair as one patch. Shirley and Bitterne carry steady residential demand if you would rather build a round further out from the centre.
Do cruise departures create dog walking work in Southampton?
They do. The cruise-port travel pattern means owners regularly need several days of cover rather than a single walk, so multi-day bookings come up often. You set your own rate, and £20,000 of vet protection applies to every booking.
Dog walking jobs near Southampton
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Southampton
Set your own rate. £20,000 vet protection on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.