Get paid to look after dogs in Los Angeles
Board dogs overnight, run a doggy daycare, or cover walks and drop-ins across Los Angeles. Boarding runs $55 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 Los Angeles
LA splits into a Westside (cool, marine-layer mornings) and Eastside (10 to 15 degrees hotter inland) within the same metro. Sitters charge per-mile or per-neighborhood, and almost everyone drives to the booking.
When demand peaks
Boarding spikes around film-industry hiatus weeks (mid-December to early January, July), pilot-season travel (January to March), and major awards weekends. Drop-ins and walks run steady year-round on the Westside.
Know your Los Angeles routes
Most bookings cluster Silver Lake to Santa Monica. Owners look for sitters who know the local parks, leash rules, and the breeds they keep, from Goldendoodle, French Bulldog, German Shepherd.
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 Los Angeles. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback.
Dog boarding
$55 to $95 per night
Doggy daycare
$45 to $75 per day
Dog walking
$22 to $38 per walk
Drop-in visits
$25 to $42 per visit
House sitting
$55 to $95 per night
Los Angeles areas that book the most
Petme bookings in Los Angeles come from neighborhoods like Silver Lake, Echo Park, Venice, across walks, drop-in visits, daycare, and boarding.
California requires no state pet-sitter licence. City of LA business tax registration is required once gross receipts exceed $100,000 a year. Most beaches (Santa Monica, Venice) ban dogs; Long Beach Rosie's Dog Beach is the closest legal off-leash beach.
Built for sitters in Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Los Angeles.
How much can I earn dog sitting in Los Angeles?
Dog boarding on Petme in Los Angeles runs $55 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 Los Angeles?
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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles?
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 Los Angeles
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Los Angeles
Set your own rate. $20,000 vet protection on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.