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Why should I use Rover?

Rover makes it easy to be a pet sitter. We handle the hardest parts of running pet sitting services, allowing you to focus on your passion while increasing your earnings compared to working independently, by offering:

  • Effortless marketing: Rover’s platform brings pet owners directly to you through its extensive marketing, eliminating the need to find them on your own.
  • Legitimacy through a reputable pet sitting service: By taking advantage of the Rover platform, you can establish your pet sitting services with a professional and trusted brand that might not be possible with informal, word-of-mouth services.
  • Safety and support: Rover prioritises the security of our marketplace to ensure that you can safely provide services. We do this by filtering out bad actors and automatically detecting suspicious behaviour on our site that violates our Terms of Service. We always make sure you’re protected during bookings, too—every service booked through Rover is covered by dedicated support and the Rover Guarantee to ensure a safe and trustworthy experience for both sitters and pet owners.
  • Safe and timely payments: Rover handles all payment processing to ensure that you’re paid accurately and on time, saving you the hassle of managing payments yourself. Our secure payment platform protects your bank account and personal information, and with the flexibility of setting your own cancellation policies, you’re covered by any last-minute changes.
  • Flexibility: You have the freedom to choose your schedule, set your own pricing, and customise your services and operating areas. With the ability to take breaks, plan time off, or expand your pet sitting services. Rover is a good fit for both part-time pet care providers and those looking to build a full-time pet sitting service. 
  • Specific supportive features: Rover offers an array of features that make the pet care experience safer and more secure, such as:  
    • The ability to set stay preferences
    • Pet profiles to view important information about a pet before booking
    • Booking and schedule management tools
    • Sitter reviews and the ability to achieve Star Sitter status
    • Customised rates and discount management
    • Tax management and support
    • Rover Cards
    • Meet & Greets and video calls
    • Exclusive tools to market your services