Work the whole of Poole harbour, from Sandbanks round to Hamworthy
Poole has a visitor season along the harbour and a school holiday calendar running underneath it. The same profile can offer walks and drop-ins while owners are at work in the town or in Bournemouth, then a bed for the dog when they go away themselves. Set your own rates and 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.
How the year runs around Poole harbour
Canford Cliffs and Sandbanks sit on the cliff top and the spit, where much of the housing is flats and seafront houses with little garden, which suits house sitting and drop-in visits more than a boarding stay in a garden. Parkstone and Poole Old Town give a walkable weekday round of visits and short walks, with Hamworthy doing the same on the other side of the water. Broadstone is inland and quieter, with gardens and room for daycare. Offering all five services means the harbourside work and the suburban work can come to the same profile.
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.
Dog walking
£12 to £19 per 30 to 60 minute walk
Drop-in visits
£12 to £19 per 20 to 30 minute visit
Doggy daycare
£20 to £32 per day
Dog boarding
£28 to £45 per night
House sitting
£35 to £55 per night
Poole areas that book the most
Canford Cliffs and Sandbanks sit on the cliff top and the spit, where much of the housing is flats and seafront houses with little garden, which suits house sitting and drop-in visits more than a boarding stay in a garden.
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.
Pet Sitting Jobs in Poole
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Pet sitting jobs near Poole
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Start earning in Poole
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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