Swindon pet sitting jobs: five services between Old Town and the downs
Swindon sits on the Great Western main line and the M4, about an hour from London one way and Bristol the other. Walks and drop-in visits in Old Town, Lawn and Stratton fit around a working day, while daycare, boarding and house sitting cover the longer trips. Set your own rates and keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Swindon
Swindon 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 Swindon areas
Most bookings cluster Old Town to Highworth. Owners look for sitters who know the area and can reach them without a long trip.
Breeds you will meet in Swindon
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 calendar that does not stop in September
Old Town and Lawn sit next to each other on the higher ground south of the centre, with Coate Water a short way out for a longer walk. West Swindon and Stratton are estate housing with gardens, the sort of house with room for a dog to spend the day or stay the night. Wroughton and Highworth are separate settlements outside the built-up edge, a village under the downs and a small market town. Both mean a drive, which is easier to justify for an overnight stay than for a half-hour visit. A sitter with all five services holds the weekday rhythm in town and the longer bookings from the villages at the same time.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Swindon. 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 £30 per day
Dog boarding
£25 to £40 per night
House sitting
£32 to £50 per night
Built for sitters in Swindon
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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