Become a dog sitter in Columbia

Dog boarding on Petme in Columbia runs $30 to $52 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.

Yes. Petme recruits sitters across Columbia year-round, from Five Points to Shandon, 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.

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.

It fits part-time schedules well because you are self-employed: no assigned shifts, no minimum hours, and you set your own rate. Many Columbia sitters take a few bookings a week around a job or studies and scale up or down as their calendar allows.

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 Columbia sitters board small and medium dogs from a flat near a park in Five Points or Shandon.

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.

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 Five Points or Shandon. You set your rates and availability per service.

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 Five Points and Shandon.

Demand climbs around Fort Jackson graduation cycles, when families travel in for the ceremonies, and follows the University of South Carolina calendar and Gamecock football weekends. That pattern shapes dog sitting bookings in Columbia across the year. Columbia earns its "Famously Hot" slogan, with July highs near 93°F, heavy humidity, and about 72 days a year at 90°F or above.

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 Columbia, so it is worth describing the pets you have looked after, including your own, on your profile.

Owners in Columbia mostly keep Labrador Retriever, German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, 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.