Can I charge walks by the hour?
The dog sitter app for self-employed pet sitters and dog walkers
PawsPet Business is the dog sitter app for pet sitters and dog walkers who work for themselves: you create your profile as an individual, publish walks and home visits within the radius in km you cover, set prices per hour, per day or per pet, and clients pay by card in the app. No recurring costs: just 10% per transaction. To take card payments you complete Stripe verification inside the app.
Not selling services on PawsPet? Your calendar, clients and pet records are still free.
Pet sitters and dog sitters
Walks, prices and payments for self-employed pet sitters
A pet sitter profile as an individual
In «Become a merchant» pick the «Pet sitting» category and «Individual» as the business type: your tax code identifies you, a VAT number is optional. Stripe verification runs inside the app, asks for ID and bank details, and lets you take card payments.
Walks and home visits within the radius you choose
For each service, of type «Walking» or «Pet sitting», you choose «At home» or «Venue and home» and set «Anywhere» or a «Maximum distance from the location» in km. Clients enter their address when booking: outside your radius, they cannot confirm.
Prices per hour, per day or per pet
«Per hour» for a walk (the client picks start and end time), «Per day» for multi-day pet sitting, «Per pet» for one order line per dog. With «Multiply price by number of pets» two dogs pay double; you can cap the number of pets and limit the species.
The pet's record while the order lasts, then the chat
With the order, the client's pet appears in your PawsPet app under «Pets» » «Clients» and you can open its record while the service lasts: then access expires on its own and only the chat remains. Photos and updates go to the owner via the order's «Chat» tab.
From the first enquiry to the next appointment.
Sign your business up on the website, in the web version or in the app with your PawsPet account. No recurring costs: just 10% per transaction.
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Create your business profile
In the «General» step pick one of the thirteen categories, then fill in details, contacts, address and hours and tap «Create profile».
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Publish your services
«New service» creates your first offer in six steps: type, photos, prices and options, where you provide it, hours, publish.
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Receive orders, work from the calendar and get paid
New orders appear in the «Orders» tab and under «Orders to manage» in the Dashboard: accept them or propose a change and chat with the client from the order.
Frequently asked questions from pet sitters
- No recurring costs, no subscription and no monthly fee: profile, services, calendar, clients and orders are free. On every transaction PawsPet keeps 10% of the price you set, Stripe fees included. Example: a €15 walk paid in the app, the client pays €16 and you receive €13.50.
- Not in the form: choosing «Individual» as the business type, your tax code identifies you and the VAT number is an optional field. Stripe then asks for an ID document and the bank account for your transfers. The tax obligations of your activity remain yours: PawsPet neither checks nor replaces them.
- In «Prices and options» create a «Per hour» option and turn on «Multiply price by number of pets»: the client picks a start and end time and selects their dogs, and the app multiplies the price by the whole hours (rounded up) and by the number of pets. You can set «Max pets per booking» and limit the option to dogs.
- With the order the pet appears in the PawsPet app under «Pets» » «Clients», and you can open its record while the service is in progress. Then access expires on its own: if you try to reopen it, the app tells you which order it came from and leaves you «Go to order» and «Message the owner». To see it again you need a new order or a share from the owner.
- The client's card is usually charged when you accept; if the order stays on «Pre-authorized payment», tap «Collect payment». The net amount reaches your Stripe account when the client confirms the service, or automatically 7 days after «Mark as delivered». From there Stripe transfers it to your bank account; balance and transfers are in «Payouts».
For businesses
Find your place in pet care.
Start working as a dog sitter with PawsPet Business
Sign up on the website or in the app, create your «Pet sitting» profile as an individual and publish your first home-visit walk with your own radius in km. No recurring costs: just 10% per transaction.
Free, with no subscription: create your account and business profile from your computer or phone, at app.pawspet.it.
Or download the PawsPet Business app
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