Become a pet sitter in Irvine

On Petme in Irvine, dog walking at $22 to $35 per 30 to 60 minute walk, drop-in visits at $22 to $35 per 20 to 30 minute visit, doggy daycare at $35 to $55 per day, dog boarding at $45 to $75 per night, house sitting at $45 to $75 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 Woodbridge or Turtle Rock. 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 Woodbridge or Turtle Rock.

Yes. Petme recruits sitters across Irvine year-round, from Woodbridge to Turtle Rock, 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 Irvine 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 Irvine come from neighborhoods like Woodbridge, Turtle Rock, University Park, across walks, drop-in visits, daycare, and boarding.

Demand climbs when UC Irvine empties out over summer and winter breaks and students travel home, leaving dogs needing walks and drop-ins. That pattern shapes pet sitting bookings in Irvine across the year. Irvine has a dry Mediterranean climate with about 13 inches of rain a year, nearly all of it between December and March.

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 Irvine areas you cover.

Owners in Irvine mostly keep Golden Retriever, Labrador Retriever, French Bulldog, Goldendoodle, German Shepherd. 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. Woodbridge is one of the Irvine areas Petme sitters cover, and you choose exactly which parts of the city you take pet sitting bookings in. Owners there send requests straight to the sitters who list their neighborhood.