Start a doggy daycare in Lafayette on your own hours

Doggy daycare on Petme in Lafayette runs $24 to $42 per day. You set your own day rate and headcount, and with sitter cashback you keep up to 90% of every booking.

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 Lafayette 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 Downtown Lafayette to Youngsville. 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 Downtown Lafayette or Youngsville.

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 Downtown Lafayette and Youngsville.

Yes. Petme recruits sitters across Lafayette year-round, from Downtown Lafayette to Youngsville, 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 Lafayette sitters take a few bookings a week around a job or studies and scale up or down as their calendar allows.

Demand climbs over summer travel, the winter holidays, and Festival International and Mardi Gras weekends when owners host or travel. That pattern shapes doggy daycare bookings in Lafayette across the year. Lafayette has a hot, humid subtropical climate with long summers, heavy rain, and hurricane season in Acadiana.

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 Lafayette, so it is worth describing the pets you have looked after, including your own, on your profile.

Owners in Lafayette mostly keep Labrador Retriever, Catahoula Leopard Dog, German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, French Bulldog. 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.