Dog Sitter
$52,000–$52,000 year
On-siteBoise, Idaho, United States
Job Summary
Conduct pet sitting visits and dog walks while clients travel, including feeding pets, cleaning up waste, administering medication, and delivering mail or packages. Provide companionship, adjust home settings like lights and blinds, and send visit updates and photos through our app. Manage various service types ranging from 30-minute drop-ins to overnight stays and extended daytime visits. Maintain availability for weekends, holidays, and evenings to match client needs. Submit applications through our mobile-friendly portal, noting that only one location can be applied to and no phone calls will be made during the process.
Required Qualifications
- Experienced with dog or cat care, especially in a pet sitting capacity
- Confidently handle dogs from small to large
- Reliable, punctual, and detail-oriented
- Strong written communication
- Comfortable working independently in clients' homes
- Smartphone with reliable internet & camera
- Medication experience (oral, injections, fluids)
- Holiday & weekend availability
Desired Qualifications
- Do you love dogs (or cats)
- Enjoy working independently
- reliable, responsible pet lovers
- provide in-home dog or cat sitting visits and dog walking while clients are away
- want meaningful, independent work caring for dogs and cats
- helping pet parents travel with peace of mind
- building trust with repeat clients
- Feeding and refreshing water
- Cleaning up waste
- Giving playtime, affection, or companionship based on each pet's personality
- Sending visit updates and photos through our app
- Following each client's detailed care instructions
- Bringing in mail or packages
- Adjusting lights, blinds, or trash/recycling when requested
- Administering medication when within your experience and comfort level
- weekend, holiday, morning, afternoon, and evening availability
- Walks: 30-90 minutes (1-3x daily)
- Drop-ins: 30 / 45 / 60 minutes (1–3x daily)
- Extended daytime visits: 2-8 hours
- Overnights: 10-12 hour stays
- 24-hour care: live-in with overnight care
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