Become a daycare host in Pittsburgh

You decide what near me means. The Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh will request whichever they need. You still accept or decline every booking.

Doggy daycare on Petme in Pittsburgh runs $26 to $50 per day. You set your own day rate and headcount, and with sitter cashback you keep up to 90% of every booking.

No. Many Petme hosts run daycare from a home or an apartment with regular walk breaks, from Squirrel Hill to Shadyside. 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 Squirrel Hill or Shadyside.

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 Squirrel Hill and Shadyside.

Yes. Petme recruits sitters across Pittsburgh year-round, from Squirrel Hill to Shadyside, 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 Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh hosts take a small group they can manage comfortably.

Bookings peak over summer travel and winter holidays, led by boarding and overnight house sitting. That pattern shapes doggy daycare bookings in Pittsburgh across the year. Pittsburgh gets cold, gray, snowy winters and warm, humid summers, plus a lot of rainy days year-round.

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

Owners in Pittsburgh mostly keep Labrador Retriever, German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, Goldendoodle, Beagle. 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.