Get paid to look after dogs in Leicester
Start with the service you are most comfortable with in Leicester and add the others later. Nothing is compulsory.
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Local know-how pays off in Leicester
Leicester 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 Leicester areas
Most bookings cluster Clarendon Park to Knighton. Owners look for sitters who know the area and can reach them without a long trip.
Breeds you will meet in Leicester
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.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Leicester. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
Dog walking
£11 to £17 per 30 to 60 minute walk
Drop-in visits
£11 to £17 per 20 to 30 minute visit
Doggy daycare
£18 to £28 per day
Dog boarding
£24 to £38 per night
House sitting
£30 to £48 per night
Leicester areas that book the most
Clarendon Park is Victorian terraces with small back yards running down to Queens Road, and Stoneygate next door is a conservation area of larger villas set back from London Road.
Built for sitters in Leicester
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.
Part-time pet care jobs in Leicester
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Leicester.
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Pet sitting jobs near Leicester
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Leicester
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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