Your pet sitting side gig in Ames

On Petme in Ames, dog walking at $14 to $27 per 30 to 60 minute walk, drop-in visits at $14 to $28 per 20 to 30 minute visit, doggy daycare at $24 to $44 per day, dog boarding at $33 to $68 per night, house sitting at $33 to $68 per night. You keep up to 90% of every booking.

Yes. You set a rate for each service and your own available hours, and you accept or decline each request, whether the booking is in Ames or Ames. No assigned shifts, no minimum hours.

Every Petme booking 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 sit in Ames or Ames.

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

Most new sitters start with dog walking and drop-in visits, then add boarding or daycare once they have a few five-star reviews and know their schedule.

Sitters in Ames choose the neighborhoods they cover. Overnight stays, drop-in visits, daycare and boarding, at rates they set.