Pet Sitter/Dog Walker invoice template
Pet care bills per visit or per night against a schedule, with holidays and multi-pet rates stated up front. Build one below — prefilled pet sitter/dog walker services, payment terms, PDF download, and a public payment link.
How pet sitter/dog walker invoicing actually works
The unit is the visit or the night, and the modifiers are pet count, visit duration, holiday periods and any medication or special care. Holiday premiums in particular need to be on the schedule before the booking, because Thanksgiving and Christmas are when demand peaks and when a surprise surcharge damages a relationship you rely on repeating.
Overnight care and drop-in visits are different products at different prices, and clients conflate them. Define what an overnight includes — arrival and departure times, whether the sitter is present continuously — because that gap is where the dissatisfaction lives.
What belongs on a pet sitter/dog walker invoice
Beyond the universals — your details, the customer's details, a unique invoice number, dates, totals and payment terms — these are the lines that matter in this trade.
- Service type, visit count and dates
- Walks, drop-ins or overnights, with the schedule they were booked against.
- Number of pets and any additional-pet rate
- Stated, because it is the most common billing surprise.
- Holiday and peak-period rates
- On the rate schedule before booking, never applied afterwards.
- Medication, special care and key handling
- Administration, extended care needs, and how keys or access codes are handled and returned.
Line items this template starts with
These are the prefilled starting values in the BillingDone pet sitter/dog walker template — a starting point to edit, not a survey of market rates. Set your own prices once and they save for next time.
| Service | Unit | Starting price |
|---|---|---|
| Dog walk | Visit | $25.00 |
| Drop-in visit | Visit | $30.00 |
| Overnight pet sitting | Day | $95.00 |
| Medication administration | Each | $10.00 |
| Additional pet | Each | $8.00 |
| Holiday surcharge | Each | $20.00 |
| Late booking fee | Each | $15.00 |
| Weekly walk package | Project | $115.00 |
Getting paid as a pet sitter/dog walker
- Take payment before or at the start of a booking, particularly for travel bookings — the client is away and unreachable while the service is being delivered.
- Recurring dog walking should run on a weekly or monthly schedule with a card on file.
- State cancellation terms for holiday bookings specifically. A cancelled Christmas booking cannot be refilled.
Example invoice wording: Completed pet care visit including feeding, walk, water refresh, and photo update.
Pet Sitter/Dog Walker invoicing questions
What should a pet sitter/dog walker invoice include?
A pet sitter/dog walker invoice should include your business details, the customer's contact information, itemized services, materials or fees, taxes, payment terms, a due date, and a clear total due.
Can pet sitters and dog walkers send invoices from a phone?
Yes. BillingDone is designed for fast mobile invoice creation so you can create, send, and collect payment while you are still on site.
Can I save common services?
Yes. Start with the built-in Quick Add Invoice Library, then save custom services, prices, and descriptions for your own repeat work.
How should pet sitting handle holiday rates?
Publish them on the rate schedule before booking and show them as their own line on the invoice. Holiday periods are peak demand, and a surcharge that first appears after the service damages exactly the recurring relationships the business depends on.
What is the difference between overnight pet sitting and drop-in visits?
Overnights include a defined presence in the home with stated arrival and departure times; drop-ins are discrete visits of a set duration. Clients routinely conflate them, so defining what an overnight actually includes is worth doing on the invoice.
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