Pet Sitter & Dog Walker — Independent Contractor
Your Dog’s Favorite Auntie LLC is growing! We’re looking for dependable animal people who will treat clients’ pets like family and respect their homes as carefully as their own. If friends already trust you with their pets—and you never mind sending an extra cute photo—you may be a great fit.
Assignments include drop-in visits, dog walks, and overnight stays in clients’ homes throughout Erie, Lafayette, Frederick, Longmont, Louisville, and Superior. You do not need to serve every community, but should be based near at least one; I’ll do my best to match you with clients close to home.
Paid pet-care experience is not required. Personal, volunteer, and professional hands-on experience all count. You should already be able to care safely for the pets and assignments you choose to accept. Experience in customer service, hospitality, caregiving, childcare, house-sitting, or another trust-based role is also valued.
Overnight availability is strongly preferred, but qualified applicants interested only in drop-ins and walks are encouraged to apply.
Contract rates
Compensation is paid per completed service, not by the hour. The hourly range displayed by Indeed is an approximate equivalent; actual earnings depend on the services and assignments you choose to accept.
- 30-minute visit or walk: $20
- 45-minute visit or walk: $25
- 60-minute visit or walk: $30
- Standard overnight stay: $60
Additional earning opportunities: You keep 100% of your tips, and qualifying holiday bookings include an additional premium. You’ll also receive $10 for each company-arranged introductory meet-and-greet you accept and complete. A meet-and-greet generally occurs once, before your first booking with a new client.
A standard overnight includes staying in the client’s home overnight and providing the agreed care throughout the booking. You may come and go during the stay, subject to the accepted care plan and the maximum time the pet may safely be left alone—typically four to six consecutive hours. Any separately scheduled daytime visits beyond the overnight care plan are paid at the applicable visit rate.
Contract rates include routine local travel, phone use, and administrative time. Assignment volume depends on client demand and is not guaranteed.
What each visit includes
For each assignment you accept, you will:
- Arrive within the agreed service window
- Follow the agreed care plan, which may include meals and fresh water, walks, playtime, litter-box care, and small household tasks such as bringing in mail, taking out the trash, or watering plants
- Watch for changes in the pet’s health or behavior and promptly report concerns
- Secure the home and protect keys, entry information, and client privacy
- Send a timely visit update with photos so clients know how their pets are doing
Clients provide pet-specific supplies and access to their homes. You provide your own smartphone and transportation. Assignments do not include boarding pets in your home or transporting client pets.
Required
- At least 18 years old
- Ability to demonstrate calm, safe interaction with the pets you accept
- Sound judgment and comfort working independently in private homes
- Reliable completion of accepted assignments and timely communication
- Reliable transportation
- Based in or immediately adjacent to at least one of the listed service communities
- If driving, a valid driver’s license and legally required personal auto insurance
- A reliable smartphone with a camera and active data service
Preferred
- Hands-on experience caring for dogs and/or cats
- Availability for overnight stays
- Availability during some weekends or holidays
- Experience in animal care or another customer-facing, caregiving, or trust-based role
Independent-contractor arrangement
You set your availability and may accept or decline each offered assignment based on the location, pet, care needs, and services involved. You may also serve your own clients or work with other businesses.
Your Dog’s Favorite Auntie LLC provides client opportunities, client-specific care information, booking administration, and payment processing.
This is an independent-contractor opportunity, not employment. You are responsible for your own taxes and ordinary business expenses. Employee benefits, guaranteed hours, and guaranteed assignments are not provided.
Because this work involves unsupervised access to clients’ homes, pets, keys, and property, a company-paid background check will be requested after conditional selection and before the first assignment. Any history will be considered individually based on its nature, age, evidence of rehabilitation, and relevance to the work. A record is not an automatic disqualification.
To apply
Apply through Indeed and answer a few brief questions about your location, preferred services, availability, relevant experience, and the types of pets or assignments you would feel comfortable accepting.
Applicants will be assessed consistently against the requirements above. An accessible application process is available upon request.
Anticipated application closing date: September 15, 2026. The date may be extended if the opportunity remains open.
Pay: $20.00 - $30.00 per hour
Benefits:
Application Question(s):
- Are you at least 18 years old?
- Are you interested in drop-ins and walks, overnight stays, or both? Please also describe your general availability, including any weekend or holiday availability.
- Briefly describe your hands-on animal-care experience or experience in another customer-service, caregiving, childcare, house-sitting, or trust-based role.
- What types of pets and assignments would you feel comfortable accepting?
- What city and ZIP code do you currently live in? We are currently considering providers based in or immediately adjacent to Erie, Lafayette, Frederick, Longmont, Louisville, or Superior.
Work Location: On the road
