Start dog sitting in Athens on your own hours
Start with a stay or two near Downtown Athens and Five Points and grow as your reviews build. Dog boarding in Athens runs $32 to $50 per night, and you keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback.
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Local know-how pays off in Athens
Athens has a humid subtropical climate with long, hot, sticky summers and short, mild winters. From June through September walkers head out early or after sunset to keep dogs off hot pavement and cut the risk of heat stress, and they watch flat-faced breeds like French Bulldogs closely on humid afternoons.
When demand peaks
Demand spikes on UGA football gamedays in the fall and around move-in and finals, when students and faculty need someone to cover dogs during long days on campus. Boarding leads over the winter holidays and spring break, while dog walking stays steady all year for desk-bound professionals near downtown.
Know your Athens areas
Most bookings cluster Five Points to Eastside. Owners look for sitters who know the area and can reach them without a long trip.
Breeds you will meet in Athens
Owners here mostly keep Labrador Retriever, Golden Retriever, German Shepherd, French Bulldog. 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 Athens. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback.
Dog boarding
$32 to $50 per night
Doggy daycare
$24 to $38 per day
Dog walking
$16 to $26 per 30 to 60 minute walk
Drop-in visits
$18 to $28 per 20 to 30 minute visit
House sitting
$32 to $50 per night
Athens areas that book the most
Petme bookings in Athens come from neighborhoods like Downtown Athens, Five Points, Boulevard, across walks, drop-in visits, daycare, and boarding.
Georgia does not require a state pet-sitter or dog-walker license. Working in Athens means getting an Athens-Clarke County Occupation Tax Certificate, which covers home-based businesses too. County code 4-1-2 requires a dog to be on a leash any time it is off the owner's property, so walkers keep dogs leashed on the greenway and in every park except the off-leash areas at Memorial Park and Sandy Creek. Pet-care income is self-employment income, reported on Schedule C against the platform's 1099.
Built for sitters in Athens
Keep up to 90%
You set your rate. Petme keeps a low service fee, and sitter cashback pushes your take-home toward 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
$22,000 in Protection Plan comes with every confirmed booking, so you are never on the hook alone if something goes wrong.
Dog Sitting Jobs in Athens
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Athens.
How much can I earn dog sitting in Athens?
Dog boarding on Petme in Athens runs $32 to $50 per night, with daycare and walks adding daytime income. You set your own rate per service, and with sitter cashback you keep up to 90% of every booking.
Is dog sitting a good part time job in Athens?
It fits part-time schedules well because you are self-employed: no assigned shifts, no minimum hours, and you set your own rate. Many Athens sitters take a few bookings a week around a job or studies and scale up or down as their calendar allows.
Can I board dogs in an apartment in Athens?
Yes. You set your own house rules: the dog sizes you accept, how many dogs at once, and whether your home suits high-energy breeds. Many Athens sitters board small and medium dogs from a flat near a park in Downtown Athens or Five Points.
What is the difference between dog boarding and doggy daycare?
Boarding is overnight, billed per night, while the owner travels. Daycare is daytime only, billed per day, for owners at work. You can offer either or both and set a separate rate for each.
Do I choose which dogs and bookings I accept in Athens?
Yes. You review each request, arrange a meet first if you want, and accept or decline. No assigned bookings and no minimum hours, whether the owner is in Downtown Athens or Five Points. You set your rates and availability per service.
What protection do I get on dog sitting bookings?
Every confirmed Petme booking, including boarding and daycare, includes $22,000 in Protection Plan for the dog in your care, at no cost to you or the owner. The same cover applies across Downtown Athens and Five Points.
Are dog sitting jobs hiring near me in Athens?
Yes. Petme recruits sitters across Athens year-round, from Downtown Athens to Five Points, and owners send booking requests directly to sitters in their area. There is no vacancy list to wait on: you create a profile, set the areas you cover, and accept the requests you want.
Can I do dog sitting jobs in Athens at 16 or 17?
No. Petme sitters must be 18 or over, so under-18s cannot take bookings yet. From 18 you can start without formal experience: you need a smartphone with the Petme app, to pass ID verification, and a profile that describes the pets you have cared for, including your own.
When is dog sitting demand highest in Athens?
Demand spikes on UGA football gamedays in the fall and around move-in and finals, when students and faculty need someone to cover dogs during long days on campus. That pattern shapes dog sitting bookings in Athens across the year. Athens has a humid subtropical climate with long, hot, sticky summers and short, mild winters.
What do I need to start dog sitting in Athens?
No formal qualification is required. You need to be 18 or over, have a smartphone with the Petme app, and pass ID verification. Experience helps you win your first dog sitting bookings in Athens, so it is worth describing the pets you have looked after, including your own, on your profile.
Which dogs will I mostly look after in Athens?
Owners in Athens mostly keep Labrador Retriever, Golden Retriever, German Shepherd, French Bulldog, Goldendoodle. Saying on your profile which of those you have looked after helps owners choose you, because most are looking for someone already comfortable with their dog's size and energy.
Start earning in Athens
Set your own rate. $22,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.