Overnight boarding in a sitter’s home.
Your dog stays in a real home with someone who has room for them — not a kennel, not a run, not a cage. You get photos while you are away and your dog gets a sofa.
Free to browse · Meet your sitter before you book · You pay your sitter directly
How boarding works
The same booking either way: you find each other, you meet, you agree the details between you. Nothing is locked in until both of you say so.
Search sitters near you
Put in your postcode and the dates you are away. You will see who offers boarding nearby, what they charge a night, and which pets they take.
Message a few of them
Ask the things that matter to you — do they have stairs, a garden, other dogs, another booking that week. Most sitters reply the same day.
Meet before you commit
Arrange a free meet and greet at the sitter’s home. You see where your dog will sleep, your dog meets the sitter, and nobody has agreed to anything yet.
Agree the dates and drop off
Settle the dates and the price between you, then drop your dog off on the day. Your pet profile goes with them — feeding, medication, vet and emergency contact.
Offer boarding and set your rate
Turn boarding on in your services, set your nightly rate, and say which pets and dog sizes you can take. Mark it Open when you are ready to be found.
Take the enquiries you want
Requests arrive in your inbox. You are not obliged to any of them — read the pet’s profile, ask questions, and say no as easily as yes.
Host the meet and greet
Have the owner bring the dog round before the booking. It is the best twenty minutes you will spend: you find out what you are taking on before you commit to a week of it.
Care for the dog and get paid
Post moments while they stay so the owner can see how it is going. The owner pays you directly, at the rate the two of you agreed.
What boarding usually includes
Sitters set their own terms, so treat this as the shape of the thing rather than a guarantee. What a particular sitter offers is on their profile.
A room in a home
Your dog sleeps in the house, not in an outbuilding. Sitters say in their profile where dogs sleep and whether they are allowed on the furniture.
Their own routine
Feeding times, walk lengths, medication and the things that unsettle them all come across on your pet’s profile, so the sitter is not guessing.
Photos while you are away
Sitters post moments — a picture and a line about the day. You get to see your dog on the sofa instead of wondering.
The practical bits
- Where it happens
- At the sitter’s home
- Usually charged
- Per night, at a rate the sitter sets and shows on their profile
- Typical reasons
- Weekends away, holidays, work trips
- Best suited to
- Dogs who are comfortable in a new house and fine with the sitter’s own pets, if they have any.
How paying works right now
PetDwelling Care does not process payments yet. A sitter’s rate is shown on their profile so you both know what to expect, but the money never passes through us.
You and your sitter settle up directly — cash, bank transfer, whatever the two of you agree. There is no platform fee and no commission, and a sitter keeps everything they charge.
The trade-off is worth knowing before you book: because we do not hold the money, we cannot issue a refund or settle a payment dispute for you. Agree the amount, the dates and what happens if plans change in your messages, where you both have it in writing.
Questions people ask
Can the sitter have other dogs?
Often, yes — many sitters have their own. Their profile says what else is in the house, and the meet and greet is where you find out whether the two of them get on. If you would rather your dog were the only one, say so in your first message.
What if my dog is on medication?
Put it on your pet’s profile — the dose, the timing and how you give it. That information is private to you until you share it, and it is the first thing a good sitter reads.
What happens if something goes wrong?
Your pet profile carries your vet and an emergency contact, and the sitter has both from the moment you book. Agree with them up front what you want done and who pays for it if a vet visit is needed.
How far ahead should I book?
For ordinary weekends a week or two is usually plenty. For school holidays and public holidays, sitters fill up a month or more ahead.
Ready when you are
Search sitters near you, or set up a profile and start offering boarding in your own neighbourhood.
