Run a doggy daycare in Chicago, your hours

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 daycare hosts. 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.

Nothing limits you to one service. Add dog walking to your profile next to doggy daycare, price each separately, and owners in Chicago will request whichever they need. You still accept or decline every booking.

Doggy daycare on Petme in Chicago runs $32 to $58 per day. You set your own day rate and headcount, and with sitter cashback you keep up to 90% of every booking.

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.

Owners drop off in the morning and pick up after work. You provide a safe space, supervised play, water, rest time, and photo updates through the day. Most Chicago hosts take a small group they can manage comfortably.

No. Many Petme hosts run daycare from a home or an apartment with regular walk breaks, from Lincoln Park to Wicker Park. You set how many dogs you accept at once and whether your space suits high-energy or large breeds.

Yes. You choose your days, your hours, and how many dogs you host at a time, and you accept or decline each request. No assigned shifts and no minimum hours, whether owners come from Lincoln Park or Wicker Park.

Every confirmed Petme booking, including doggy 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 Lincoln Park and Wicker Park.

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 doggy daycare 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 doggy daycare 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 hosted helps owners choose you, because most are looking for someone already comfortable with their dog's size and energy.