House sitting jobs in Poole, along the waterfront
Poole’s waterfront households travel often and keep pets in homes worth having someone in. Petme house sitters stay for the booking and keep the place lived in. House sitting in Poole runs £35 to £55 per night, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Poole
Poole 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 demand peaks
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 Poole areas
Most bookings cluster Poole Old Town to Sandbanks. Owners look for sitters who know the area and can reach them without a long trip.
Breeds you will meet in Poole
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.
Poole house sits, from the harbour to Broadstone
Canford Cliffs and Sandbanks are the affluent waterfront, where owners travel and would rather not leave a home empty. Poole Old Town sits by the quay and Parkstone near Poole Park, while Broadstone and Hamworthy are family areas inland and across the harbour. Summer is when many residents go away and visitors arrive.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Poole. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
House sitting
£35 to £55 per night
Overnight boarding
£28 to £45 per night
Drop-in visits
£12 to £19 per 20 to 30 minute visit
Dog walking
£12 to £19 per 30 to 60 minute walk
Poole areas that book the most
Canford Cliffs and Sandbanks are the affluent waterfront, where owners travel and would rather not leave a home empty.
Built for sitters in Poole
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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Set your own rate. £20,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.