Get paid to look after pets in Columbia

On Petme in Columbia, dog walking at $14 to $24 per 30 to 60 minute walk, drop-in visits at $16 to $26 per 20 to 30 minute visit, doggy daycare at $24 to $40 per day, dog boarding at $30 to $52 per night, house sitting at $30 to $52 per night. You keep up to 90% of every booking.

Yes. Petme recruits sitters across Columbia year-round, from Five Points to Shandon, 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 Columbia 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.

Petme bookings in Columbia come from neighborhoods like Five Points, Shandon, The Vista, across walks, drop-in visits, daycare, and boarding.

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 Five Points or Shandon. 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 Five Points or Shandon.

Demand climbs around Fort Jackson graduation cycles, when families travel in for the ceremonies, and follows the University of South Carolina calendar and Gamecock football weekends. That pattern shapes pet sitting bookings in Columbia across the year. Columbia earns its "Famously Hot" slogan, with July highs near 93°F, heavy humidity, and about 72 days a year at 90°F or above.

You need to be 18 or over, have a smartphone with the Petme app, and pass ID verification. Owners choose on reviews, availability and a complete profile, so it is worth describing the pets you have looked after, including your own, and naming the Columbia areas you cover.

Owners in Columbia mostly keep Labrador Retriever, German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, French Bulldog, Goldendoodle. Saying on your profile which of those you have looked after helps owners choose you, because most are looking for someone already comfortable with their dog's size and energy.

Yes. You set which parts of Columbia you cover, so you can keep pet sitting to Five Points, Shandon and the streets around them. Owners inside that area send booking requests to the sitters who cover it, and you accept or decline each one.