House sitting jobs in Columbus, on your schedule

The jobs come to you rather than the other way round. List the Columbus areas you can cover, and owners inside them send requests you are free to turn down.

Both, if you want them. Your Columbus profile lists every service you offer with its own price, and owners request the one they need rather than a bundle.

You are on the working side. House sitters use this page to publish what they charge in Columbus and pick up requests; owners who need house sitting search by address instead and book the sitter they like.

House sitting on Petme in Columbus runs $35 to $65 per night. You set your own nightly rate, and with sitter cashback you keep up to 90% of every booking.

It fits part-time schedules well because you are self-employed: no assigned shifts, no minimum hours, and you set your own rate. Many Columbus sitters take a few bookings a week around a job or studies and scale up or down as their calendar allows.

You stay in the owner's home and keep their pet's routine: feeding, walks, play, and company overnight, plus basics like mail and plants if asked. Owners book it so their pet stays in familiar surroundings while they travel.

With house sitting you go to the owner's home; with boarding the pet comes to you. House sitting suits pets that do better in their own space, and it is billed per night the same way.

Yes. You review each home and pet, arrange a meet first if you want, and accept or decline. You set your nightly rate and your available dates, whether the home is in Short North or German Village. No assigned bookings and no minimum nights.

Every confirmed Petme booking, including house sitting, includes $22,000 in Protection Plan for the pet in your care, at no cost to you or the owner. The same cover applies whether you stay in Short North or German Village.

Yes. Petme recruits sitters across Columbus year-round, from Short North to German Village, 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.

Ohio State move-in (late August) and move-out (spring) drive student-driven pet-care surges, layered on steady insurance and tech-sector travel. That pattern shapes house sitting bookings in Columbus across the year. Columbus runs cold, snowy winters and warm, humid summers.

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 house sitting bookings in Columbus, so it is worth describing the pets you have looked after, including your own, on your profile.

Owners in Columbus mostly keep Labrador, Goldendoodle, French Bulldog, Boxer, rescue mixes. Saying on your profile which of those you have stayed with helps owners choose you, because most are looking for someone already comfortable with their dog's size and energy.