How much should you charge for dog walking?

Answer 1

should I charge per dog?

Should I charge per hour?

Should I charge every walk?

Should I charge MORE if the dog(s) are out of control than usual?

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I charge $15 per walk in MA. It really depends on where you live and what the going rate/time is. In affluent communities it's more than blue collar or "normal" working class areas. Call around to other dog walkers and ask them what their rates are. It's called shopping the competition.

I wouldn't charge per hour.

You should charge for every walk, yes. That doesn't mean you shouldn't offer discounts for plans which involve purchasing more walks than 1 per day. For example you might offer a 10% discount for 2 walks per day. For your infrequent clients, you might consider offering them bulk plans where they purchase 10 walks at a time up front. For your regular weekly clients charge them a week in advance rather than per walk. Many walkers charge in arears, I do not, I learned charging ahead of time works much better in terms of getting paid in a timely fashion. You might also consider using recurrent credit card billing via PayPal.

Yes, it is not unreasonable to charge a surcharge for "out of control" dogs. If you are a capable trainer, you can offer retraining or behavior modification to your services.

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Answer 2

Dog walking rates can vary depending on location, services offered, and experience level. On average, dog walkers may charge $15-$25 for a 30-minute walk and $20-$35 for a 60-minute walk. It's important to research local rates, consider your costs, and set a price that reflects the value of your service.

Answer 3

I accually made flyers and put them in my neighborhoods mail boxes and it showed them the price which was $4 dollars for big dogs and $2 for small dogs.That is reasonable but no higher.We started yesterday and already have 3 or 4 buyers and theres 30 dog owners on our street. But make sure if its neighbors give them a email and a number to contact you at.

Answer 4

I would pay the dog walker $15 - $20 a week, depending on how well they exercised the dog. So, if I wanted them to walk my dog for three weeks at the end of three weeks the dog walker would have earned $60. If I wanted them to walk my dog for a month (lets say January, so 5 weeks), and I paid them $20 dollars each week, the dog walker would earn $100 dollars when the five weeks were over. If I wanted them to walk my dog for a full year, which is 365 (non - leap year) days, and I paid them $20 dollars each week, they would earn...*drum roll*...$7,300! Wow, that's a lot of money! But you could choose between $15 and $20, depending on what suites for you best.

Answer 5

Generally $15.00 for a good 30 minute walk is what you can expect from an experienced pet sitter. Some pet sitters reduce the cost if they do it daily. OR if you are extra sweet and do extra stuff, they might pay you more.

Answer 6

Its subjective. It depends how much your employer wants to pay you.

Answer 7

Lazy-relaxed dog/not much care needed 1$-2$

Normal/normal amount of care needed 3$-$3.50

energetic-hyper/big-huge care needed4$-7$

Answer 8

Dogs can be priced from free to thousands of dollars. So, it depends on the type of dog your referring to!

Answer 9

Walking a dog is free, because you just walk it around your neighborhood or something like that.

Answer 10

i walk dogs and i charge $1 an hour $2 every two hours and so on