Get paid to care for pets across Elgin

On Petme in Elgin, dog walking at $15 to $25 per 30 to 60 minute walk, drop-in visits at $16 to $27 per 20 to 30 minute visit. 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 Downtown Elgin or Elgin Historic District. 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 Downtown Elgin or Elgin Historic District.

Yes. Petme recruits sitters across Elgin year-round, from Downtown Elgin to Elgin Historic District, 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 Elgin 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 house sitting once they have a few five-star reviews and know their schedule.

Petme bookings in Elgin come from neighborhoods like Downtown Elgin, Elgin Historic District, Spring-Douglas, across walks, drop-in visits and house sitting.