Pet sitting jobs in Gloucester are not only a summer thing
Home boarding and house sitting are holiday-shaped work, while walks and drop-in visits in Longlevens, Barnwood and Hucclecote are everyday jobs. Listing several services is how you avoid tying your year to one season. Set your own rates and keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Gloucester
Gloucester 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 Gloucester areas
Most bookings cluster Quedgeley to Hucclecote. Owners look for sitters who know the area and can reach them without a long trip.
Breeds you will meet in Gloucester
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.
What a Gloucester year actually looks like
Longlevens and Hucclecote are settled suburban streets north and east of the centre, close enough together that two jobs in a morning need one short drive between them. Quedgeley and Tuffley are newer estates where gardens make daycare and boarding easy to offer, and Robinswood Hill is close by for longer walks. Barnwood and Abbeydale sit between the two, with a mix of older and newer housing. Covering the south and east of the city with all five services beats driving the whole of Gloucester for one type of job.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Gloucester. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
Dog walking
£10 to £16 per 30 to 60 minute walk
Drop-in visits
£10 to £16 per 20 to 30 minute visit
Doggy daycare
£16 to £28 per day
Dog boarding
£22 to £36 per night
House sitting
£28 to £45 per night
Gloucester areas that book the most
Longlevens and Hucclecote are settled suburban streets north and east of the centre, close enough together that two jobs in a morning need one short drive between them.
Built for sitters in Gloucester
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.
Protection Plan for eligible vet costs
Owners booking through Petme have the Protection Plan, up to £20,000 for eligible vet costs, subject to its terms.
Pet Sitting Jobs in Gloucester
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Gloucester.
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Pet sitting jobs near Gloucester
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Gloucester
Set your own rate. Protection Plan up to £20,000, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.
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