Get paid to look after dogs in Boston
Board dogs overnight, run a doggy daycare, or cover walks and drop-ins across Boston. Boarding runs $50 to $95 per night, and you keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback.
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Local know-how pays off in Boston
Winter road salt and brick-paver cobblestones tear up paws between December and March. Boston sitters carry paw balm and rinse between blocks. January and February nor'easters trigger short-notice boarding cancellations and last-minute rebookings.
When demand peaks
University move-in (late August) and move-out (mid-May) drive the biggest cat-sitting surges as students leave town with cats they can't take. Marathon Monday weekend (third Monday in April), Thanksgiving, and Christmas-to-New-Year are the dominant boarding peaks. Red Sox night games and Bruins playoffs lift walk demand around Fenway and the North End.
Know your Boston routes
Most bookings cluster Back Bay to Cambridge. Owners look for sitters who know the local parks, leash rules, and the breeds they keep, from French Bulldog, Goldendoodle, Labrador.
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 Boston. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback.
Dog boarding
$50 to $95 per night
Doggy daycare
$45 to $70 per day
Dog walking
$22 to $36 per walk
Drop-in visits
$23 to $40 per visit
House sitting
$50 to $95 per night
Boston areas that book the most
Petme bookings in Boston come from neighborhoods like Back Bay, Beacon Hill, South End, across walks, drop-in visits, daycare, and boarding.
Massachusetts requires no state pet-sitter licence. City of Boston ordinance 16-1.10 requires dogs leashed in public and waste picked up; off-leash hours run before 9am at Boston Common and Public Garden (subject to seasonal posting). Cambridge and Brookline have separate municipal leash and licence rules.
Built for sitters in Boston
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 Boston
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Boston.
How much can I earn dog sitting in Boston?
Dog boarding on Petme in Boston runs $50 to $95 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 Boston?
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 Boston 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 Boston?
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 Boston
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Boston
Set your own rate. $20,000 vet protection on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.