The Pet Sitter Blog
Expert insights on pet care, the pet sitting industry, and building a pet sitting business.
How to Set Your Pet Sitting Rates: A Pricing Strategy Guide
Pricing your pet sitting services correctly is crucial. Learn how to research your market, calculate costs, and set rates that attract clients and sustain your business.
By The Pet Sitter Team
The Real Cost of Pet Sitting Platform Fees: A Comparison
Compare commission fees, paid subscriptions and free pet-sitting software, with clear examples of what sitters keep before other business costs.
By Graeme Rycyk
Pet Sitting in Berlin: The Complete Guide for Dog Owners
From Tiergarten to Grunewald, everything you need to know about caring for your dog in Berlin. Parks, Hundesteuer, neighbourhoods and rates.
By The Pet Sitter Team
What Rover's Mad Paws Acquisition Means for Australian Pet Sitters
Rover acquired Mad Paws in November 2025, folding Australia's largest pet sitting marketplace into the world's biggest commission platform. Here's what this means for the 70,000 sitters on the platform.
By Graeme Rycyk
How to Introduce a New Pet to Your Home: A Step-by-Step Guide
Bringing a new pet home is exciting but needs careful planning. Learn how to introduce dogs, cats and other pets to your household safely.
By The Pet Sitter Team
Zero commission: compare the tools, not just the fee
Free software, subscriptions and commission marketplaces solve different problems. Compare costs, client discovery, records and support before choosing.
By The Pet Sitter Team
Pet Sitting in Amsterdam: The Complete Guide for Dog Owners
From Vondelpark to Amsterdamse Bos, everything you need to know about caring for your dog in Amsterdam. Parks, regulations, neighbourhoods and rates.
By The Pet Sitter Team
Why We Built The Pet Sitter
After years as CTO of Pawshake, I saw firsthand how 20% commission fees hurt pet sitters. Here's why I built a platform where sitters keep 100% of their earnings.
By Graeme Rycyk