Dog walkers and pet sitters in College Station, Texas

College Station counts 51,494 housing units, and 16,202 of them sit in buildings of five or more. Of 46,214 occupied homes, 29,846 are rented, and the median age is 22.9. That mix shapes the work. Cats in apartments around Northgate and Eastgate do well with drop-in visits once or twice a day, since the sitter comes to their own home and the routine stays put. Dogs in houses with yards, the kind you find in College Hills, Pebble Creek or Castlegate, suit overnight stays, where the sitter is on site and the dog sleeps in its own bed. Tell the sitter your neighborhood when you message them, so the visit plan fits your street and your pet.

College Station's animal control rules bar a dog or cat at large, which the city defines as free of physical restraint beyond the owner's premises, so a walker keeps your dog on a leash in public. Any dog or cat over four months needs a rabies shot and a Brazos County tag, so keep both current before you book. A permit is required to keep more than four dogs and cats, which matters in a household that already has several pets. For walks, sitters can use Lick Creek Park, Steeplechase Park, University Park and Barracks Park, so tell your sitter which one is closest to home and which hours suit your dog in the summer heat.