Edinburgh pet sitting work changes with the season, and so can your services
August fills the city with the festivals, and a share of residents let their flats and head out of town for the month, which leaves a dog needing someone to stay rather than call in at lunch. The rest of the year Stockbridge and Morningside are quiet residential streets where a walk or a cat visit fits round a working day. Set your own rates and keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Edinburgh
Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh areas
Most bookings cluster Stockbridge to Morningside. Owners look for sitters who know the area and can reach them without a long trip.
Breeds you will meet in Edinburgh
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.
A year of pet sitting across Edinburgh
Marchmont, Newington and Bruntsfield are tenement flats a short walk from the university, so they empty out over the long vacations and fill again in September. Leith is flats and converted warehouses down by the water with little outdoor space, which suits drop-in visits all year round. Stockbridge and Morningside are Georgian and Victorian streets of larger flats and family houses, the kind more likely to have the spare room an overnight stay needs. Listing every service means you are not tied to one part of the city's calendar.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Edinburgh. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
Dog walking
£14 to £22 per 30 to 60 minute walk
Drop-in visits
£14 to £22 per 20 to 30 minute visit
Doggy daycare
£22 to £38 per day
Dog boarding
£32 to £50 per night
House sitting
£42 to £60 per night
Edinburgh areas that book the most
Marchmont, Newington and Bruntsfield are tenement flats a short walk from the university, so they empty out over the long vacations and fill again in September.
Built for sitters in Edinburgh
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.
Pet Sitting Jobs in Edinburgh
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Pet sitting jobs near Edinburgh
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Edinburgh
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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