Dog daycare in Lafayette and the jobs you can actually take

No. Day care at a private residence is not a permitted home occupation in Lafayette, per 89-83. What you can do in Lafayette is walk dogs, drop in on them, and stay at the owner's home while they travel.

Dog walking runs $14 to $22 per 30 to 60 minute walk and drop-in visits run $14 to $24 per 20 to 30 minute visit. House sitting pays $30 to $52 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. 89-83 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 Lafayette.

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.

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