Get paid to pet sit in New Haven

On Petme in New Haven, dog walking at $16 to $28 per 30 to 60 minute walk, drop-in visits at $18 to $32 per 20 to 30 minute visit, doggy daycare at $28 to $45 per day, dog boarding at $35 to $60 per night, house sitting at $35 to $60 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 Downtown or East 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 Downtown or East Rock.

Yes. Petme recruits sitters across New Haven year-round, from Downtown to East 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 New Haven 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 New Haven come from neighborhoods like Downtown, East Rock, Westville, across walks, drop-in visits, daycare, and boarding.

Demand jumps around the Yale academic calendar during August move-in and spring move-out, and again over summer travel and the winter holidays. That pattern shapes pet sitting bookings in New Haven across the year. New Haven runs a full four-season cycle: hot, humid summers with July highs in the low 80s and cold, snowy winters that drop around 40 inches a year.

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 New Haven areas you cover.

Owners in New Haven mostly keep Labrador Retriever, Goldendoodle, German Shepherd, French Bulldog, Golden Retriever. 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 choose the days and times you cover in New Haven, so weekend and evening pet sitting is entirely possible. Sitters take no assigned shifts and have no minimum hours, and you decline any request that does not fit your week.