Earn from caring for pets in Lafayette

On Petme in Lafayette, dog walking at $14 to $22 per 30 to 60 minute walk, drop-in visits at $14 to $24 per 20 to 30 minute visit, doggy daycare at $24 to $42 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.

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 Lafayette come from neighborhoods like Downtown Lafayette, Youngsville, Broussard, 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 Downtown Lafayette or Youngsville. 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 Lafayette or Youngsville.

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

Demand climbs over summer travel, the winter holidays, and Festival International and Mardi Gras weekends when owners host or travel. That pattern shapes pet sitting bookings in Lafayette across the year. Lafayette has a hot, humid subtropical climate with long summers, heavy rain, and hurricane season in Acadiana.

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 Lafayette areas you cover.

Owners in Lafayette mostly keep Labrador Retriever, Catahoula Leopard Dog, German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, French Bulldog. 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.

You set the hours yourself. Owners in Lafayette send pet sitting requests to sitters who cover their area, and you accept or decline each one. Nothing is assigned to you, there is no minimum, and you choose your own rate per service.