Become a dog sitter in Columbia
Owners in Columbia pay well for a calm home over a boarding kennel. Dog boarding in Columbia runs $30 to $52 per night, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Columbia
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. Sitters walk at dawn and after sunset through the summer to keep paws off scorching pavement, then take advantage of mild winters when highs sit in the 50s.
When demand peaks
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. Boarding and house sitting lead during travel stretches, while dog walking stays steady for downtown and USC-area professionals.
Know your Columbia areas
Most bookings cluster The Vista to Shandon. Owners look for sitters who know the area and can reach them without a long trip.
Breeds you will meet in Columbia
Owners here mostly keep Labrador Retriever, German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, 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 Columbia. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
Dog boarding
$30 to $52 per night
Doggy daycare
$24 to $40 per day
Dog walking
$14 to $24 per 30 to 60 minute walk
Drop-in visits
$16 to $26 per 20 to 30 minute visit
House sitting
$30 to $52 per night
Columbia areas that book the most
Petme bookings in Columbia come from neighborhoods like Five Points, Shandon, The Vista, across walks, drop-in visits, daycare, and boarding.
South Carolina does not require a state pet-sitter or dog-walker license. Operating in Columbia calls for a City of Columbia business license, and the city leash ordinance requires dogs to be restrained on a leash no longer than six feet in public. Keeping more than three dogs needs a kennel license, so plan multi-dog walks, and any day hosting, around that limit. Pet-care income is self-employment income, reported on Schedule C against the platform's 1099.
Built for sitters in Columbia
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
$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 Columbia
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Columbia.
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Dog sitting jobs near Columbia
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Columbia
Set your own rate. $22,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.
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