Paid house sitting jobs in Carlisle, a city built where three rivers meet
Severe floods hit Carlisle in January 2005 and again in December 2015. A paid house sitter staying overnight keeps watch over the home and its pets through the wet winter months. House sitting in Carlisle runs £28 to £45 per night, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Carlisle
Carlisle 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 Carlisle areas
Most bookings cluster Stanwix to Botcherby. Owners look for sitters who know the area and can reach them without a long trip.
Breeds you will meet in Carlisle
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.
Staying over in Carlisle's riverside suburbs
Carlisle grew where the Eden, Caldew and Petteril meet, and severe floods hit the city in 2005 and 2015. On a paid house sit you sleep in the owner's home, care for their pets and look after the property. In Botcherby, near where the Petteril joins the Eden, check the weather and river warnings each evening. Stanwix and Denton Holme also sit by rivers, on the Eden's north side and the Caldew's west bank.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Carlisle. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
House sitting
£28 to £45 per night
Overnight boarding
£22 to £36 per night
Drop-in visits
£10 to £16 per 20 to 30 minute visit
Dog walking
£10 to £16 per 30 to 60 minute walk
Carlisle areas you can cover
Carlisle grew where the Eden, Caldew and Petteril meet, and severe floods hit the city in 2005 and 2015.
Built for sitters in Carlisle
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.
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Start earning in Carlisle
Set your own rate. £20,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.
