Get paid to look after dogs in Baltimore
Board dogs overnight, run a doggy daycare, or cover walks and drop-ins across Baltimore. Boarding runs $40 to $72 per night, and you keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback.
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Local know-how pays off in Baltimore
Baltimore runs humid summers and changeable winters with occasional snow and ice. Sitters shift July and August walks to morning and evening, and watch for icy brick sidewalks in the row-house neighborhoods after winter storms.
When demand peaks
Johns Hopkins medical and academic travel keeps mid-week boarding steady year-round, with one-to-two-week stays common around international conferences. Summer Ocean City travel (June to August), Preakness weekend in mid-May, Thanksgiving, and the December holidays bring the seasonal peaks.
Know your Baltimore routes
Most bookings cluster Fells Point to Roland Park. Owners look for sitters who know the local parks, leash rules, and the breeds they keep, from Labrador, Golden Retriever, Goldendoodle.
Keep up to 90%
You set your own rate. Petme keeps a low service fee, and sitter cashback pushes your take-home toward 90% of every booking.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Baltimore. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback.
Dog boarding
$40 to $72 per night
Doggy daycare
$28 to $50 per day
Dog walking
$16 to $27 per walk
Drop-in visits
$17 to $26 per visit
House sitting
$40 to $72 per night
Baltimore areas that book the most
Petme bookings in Baltimore come from neighborhoods like Fells Point, Federal Hill, Mount Vernon, across walks, drop-in visits, daycare, and boarding.
Maryland requires no state pet-sitter licence. Baltimore enforces a leash-and-cleanup ordinance and runs permitted dog parks. Pet-sitting income is reported federally on a Schedule C, with a 1099-NEC from Petme past $600 a year plus Maryland state and local income taxes.
Built for sitters in Baltimore
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
$20,000 in vet protection comes with every confirmed booking, so you are never on the hook alone if something goes wrong.
Dog Sitting Jobs in Baltimore
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Baltimore.
How much can I earn dog sitting in Baltimore?
Dog boarding on Petme in Baltimore runs $40 to $72 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.
Can I board dogs in an apartment in Baltimore?
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 Baltimore sitters board small and medium dogs from a flat near a park.
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 Baltimore?
Yes. You review each request, arrange a meet first if you want, and accept or decline. No assigned bookings and no minimum hours. 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 $20,000 in vet protection for the dog in your care, at no cost to you or the owner.
Dog sitting jobs near Baltimore
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Baltimore
Set your own rate. $20,000 vet protection on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.