A UAE marketplace for professional pet care

Love animals?
Get paid for it.

Whether you're building a full-time pet care business or just want to earn extra income on weekends — Pet-First connects you with pet owners in your neighbourhood who need exactly what you offer.

Side hustle pet sitter having a moment with a dog

What can you earn?

Dog walking (1hr) → AED 80–150 per walk
Pet sitting (overnight) → AED 150–300 per night
Pet boarding (per day) → AED 100–200 per day

A sitter doing 2 dog walks and 1 overnight sit per week earns approximately...AED 1,200–2,000 / mo
Actual earnings depend on your accepted quotations, service fees and completed work.

Why Pet-First?

  • Zero travel costs when you book neighbors.

  • Track each quotation and booking from one dashboard.

  • ID Verification for every pet owner you meet.

A Simple, Safe Start

Designed for people who love animals. We help you with the rest.

1. Compliance & Security

Complete identity verification and provide the documents required for your account type. Our team reviews your application before your profile goes live.

2. Focus on Your Neighborhood

Set your radius to stay within your neighborhood, community, or your specific building. By staying local, you eliminate travel costs and build a recurring community client base.

3. Respond to Leads

Review relevant owner requests and send a custom quote through your dashboard. Direct in-app messaging will be labelled when it becomes available.

4. Clear Earnings Records

Track quotations, completed work and downloadable earnings statements in your dashboard. Secure online payouts will open after payment onboarding is fully tested.

Our Story

We built Pet-First because we couldn't find a platform that actually worked for sitters in the UAE. Every existing option was either built for another country, charged unfair commissions, or left sitters completely unprotected. We're a UAE-based team and we built the platform we wished existed — one where sitters are treated as professionals, not gig workers. When you succeed on Pet-First, real pets get better care. That's why we built it.

Built for clearer, safer bookings.

Current features and planned payment protections are labelled separately.

Secure Payments — Coming Soon

The payment workspace is prepared, but live escrow and payouts will only open after Stripe onboarding and end-to-end testing are complete.

Documented Support

Keep booking messages and care updates inside Pet-First so the support team has a clear record if help is needed.

Payout Controls — Coming Later

Early-release payouts remain disabled until payment, fraud and dispute controls have been launched and tested.

Optional Visibility Plans

Free profiles remain active. Featured and Super plans can add eligible search placement and approved public website and social links when subscriptions launch.

Private In-App Updates

Use platform messages and photo updates for booking communication. Private contact and exact-location details are not placed on public profiles.

Ready to Meet Your
First Neighborhood Pet?

Create your free sitter profile →

Free to join. Approval is required before sending quotations.

EID VerifiedIn-App CommunicationPrivate Verification