The Best Pet Sitting Jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area
Hi, I’m Liz.
I’m the founder of Grand & Graham Pets and a lifelong dog lover. I started this business to bring a higher level of pet care to the San Francisco Bay Area. And over the past 5 years, we’ve done just that.
From just a few neighborhoods in San Francisco, we now cover two counties — and growing! In 2025, G&G Pets was awarded the XYZ Grant for Small Businesses.
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Our Values
Excellence
Our sitters take every opportunity to go above and beyond for their clients. Clients come back to a clean home and a happy pet. Every time.
Fun
Taking care of pets should be fun! We want to maintain a balanced and enjoyable workplace for you to build a career.
Flexiblity
Our clients book well in advance, so you get to plan out your schedule around your life. You’re never required to take a job that isn’t a good fit for you.
Security
Keeping everyone safe on the job is our highest priority. This applies to all of the pets we care for and our sitters as well.
Variety
Nobody understands a neighborhood like the locals. Get to know the Bay Area even better and discover new restaurants, new parks, and new ways of looking at the city you love.
Your Benefits
Partnership
You have to wear a lot of hats as a professional pet sitter, but as one of ours, you can take a few of them off and have a community to support you.
Client Vetting
Our client application process vets clients and helps them create a full profile of their pets needs as well as their own. Then you choose the best match.
Marketing
Our marketing efforts bring in new clients every day; you can stay fully booked without having to post a single ad or pay for a social boost.
Custom CRM
G&G’s custom software system allows our clients and sitters to easily communicate. You can message and send photo updates while keeping your personal data secure.
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Ready to Start Your Pet Sitting Career?
The Bay Area has some of the best dogs (and cats, and the occasional chicken) around, and they deserve someone who genuinely loves spending the day with them.
If you're the kind of person who already knows the best dog parks in your neighborhood, remembers which pup gets nervous around skateboards, and always leaves the home looking better than you found it — we'd love to have you on our team.
FAQs from Future Pet Sitters
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Yes. Our clients expect a high-level of care for their pets and you need to know how to properly care for dogs and cats — including pets that get nervous when their owners are away. However, you might be surprised by how much experience and crossover skills you already have. Check out this article on how to build a pet sitting resume for more information.
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You’ll need to visit list page and take a look at our full job requirements and fill out the application linked here. You’ll hear back from us in 1-2 weeks either letting you know that either we’re not the right fit for you, or that we’re like to schedule an online interview.
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No, there aren’t any official pet sitting licenses in California. However, there are some certifications that provide excellent training and look great on your resume. Check out this article for more details.
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Clients want to feel confident in your ability to take care of their pets and be attentive to their needs as well. Customer service and “soft” skills are more important than you might think when it comes to building your base of repeat clients.
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We’re of course pretty biased, but we feel that working for a smaller, local pet sitting agency is a much better environment than large pet sitting marketplaces. It’s much easier to find clients that are as reliable as you are, and jobs you want to come back to again and again.