Paid daytime dog work across Chicago

You decide what near me means. The Chicago areas on your profile are the only places owners can request you from, so distance stays a setting rather than a surprise.

Petme does not employ dog care sitters. The work comes from owners in Chicago who book you directly, and you set your own rate for every service you offer. Getting started means ID verification and a completed profile.

No. Chicago treats boarding and day care as the same regulated activity, and 4-6-270 does not permit it at a residence. The paid dog work in Chicago is dog walking, drop-in visits and house sitting, all of which happen on the street or at the owner's address.

Yes. Petme recruits sitters across Chicago year-round, from Lincoln Park to Wicker 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.

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 Chicago sitters take a few bookings a week around a job or studies and scale up or down as their calendar allows.

Dog walking runs $17 to $28 per 30 to 60 minute walk and drop-in visits run $18 to $28 per 20 to 30 minute visit. House sitting pays $45 to $80 per night. You set your own rate for each service, and with sitter cashback you keep up to 90% of every booking.

Because of where the work happens. A walk or a drop-in takes place on the street or inside the owner's home, so it is not a business run out of your residence. 4-6-270 is aimed at the home occupation, not at the service.

Yes. You review each request, arrange a meet first if you want, and accept or decline it. There are no assigned shifts and no minimum hours, and you set your rate and your availability per service across Chicago.

Every confirmed Petme booking, including walks, drop-in visits and house sitting, includes $22,000 in Protection Plan for the pet in your care, at no cost to you or the owner.

Boarding peaks over the winter-holiday travel window and the June-to-August vacation stretch; daily lunchtime walks run steady year-round for downtown and North Side commuters. That pattern shapes dog walking bookings in Chicago across the year. December through March brings sub-zero wind chills, lake-effect snow, and heavy road salt along the Lakefront Trail.

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 walking bookings in Chicago, so it is worth describing the pets you have looked after, including your own, on your profile.

Owners in Chicago mostly keep Labrador, Goldendoodle, French Bulldog, German Shepherd, rescue mixes. Saying on your profile which of those you have walked helps owners choose you, because most are looking for someone already comfortable with their dog's size and energy.