Host dogs overnight in Los Angeles
Host dogs in your own home across Los Angeles and keep them in a calm routine. Dog boarding in Los Angeles 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 areas
Most bookings cluster Silver Lake to Santa Monica. Owners look for sitters who know the area and can reach them without a long trip.
Breeds you will meet in Los Angeles
Owners here mostly keep Goldendoodle, French Bulldog, German Shepherd, rescue mixes. 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 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 30 to 60 minute walk
Drop-in visits
$25 to $42 per 20 to 30 minute 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
$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 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.
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, whether the owner is in Silver Lake or Echo Park. 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 $22,000 in Protection Plan for the dog in your care, at no cost to you or the owner. The same cover applies across Silver Lake and Echo Park.
Are dog sitting jobs hiring near me in Los Angeles?
Yes. Petme recruits sitters across Los Angeles year-round, from Silver Lake to Echo Park, 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.
Can I do dog sitting jobs in Los Angeles at 16 or 17?
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.
Is dog sitting a good part time job in Los Angeles?
It fits part-time schedules well because you are self-employed: no assigned shifts, no minimum hours, and you set your own rate. Many Los Angeles sitters take a few bookings a week around a job or studies and scale up or down as their calendar allows.
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 in Silver Lake or Echo Park.
When is dog sitting demand highest in Los Angeles?
Boarding spikes around film-industry hiatus weeks (mid-December to early January, July), pilot-season travel (January to March), and major awards weekends. That pattern shapes dog sitting bookings in Los Angeles across the year. LA splits into a Westside (cool, marine-layer mornings) and Eastside (10 to 15 degrees hotter inland) within the same metro.
What do I need to start dog sitting in Los Angeles?
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 Los Angeles, so it is worth describing the pets you have looked after, including your own, on your profile.
Which dogs will I mostly look after in Los Angeles?
Owners in Los Angeles mostly keep Goldendoodle, French Bulldog, German Shepherd, rescue mixes, Italian Greyhound. 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.
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. $22,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.