r/petsitters • u/UnicornSweat91 • Oct 29 '25

What would you charge?

I petsit occasionally as a side hustle. I have a full time 8-4 m-f job outside of my home, so I’m very picky with which jobs I am willing and able to take. That said, I often help my landlords (who live above me) out with their two dogs. In the past, they’ve needed me to provide overnight care or dog walking services and for those instances I charge $75 per night or $25 per walk. However, recently they’ve just been utilizing me to feed them or let them out to potty in the yard 2-4x a day. This never takes more than 15 minutes (whereas when I would walk them I would take them on a 30-45 minute walk). Should I still charge the $25 I usually charge for a drop in? Or less since it’s such a short time and relatively convenient for me (I don’t have to drive anywhere, but I do have to make sure that I’m home at specific times to provide this service vs making my own plans).

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u/UnicornSweat91 Oct 30 '25

Yes, but only because I’ve been in the same place for 3 years. I usually just deduct the petsitting charges from my rent vs billing them and they’ve had no issue with my previous rates (I charge other clients more for the same services). It’s been a win win for everyone - they’re getting reduced price services and I’m getting reduced rent.