For dog walkers & pet sitters

Get more dog walking and sitting clients without the platform cut

Owners are handing you their keys and their dog. Give them a profile that proves other neighbours already do.

Create your free profileSee how reviews work
Dog walker greeting a happy dog on a leafy neighbourhood street

The reviews you earn go to the booking app

You build a hundred five-star walks on a booking platform, and that rating lives inside the platform. Leave, get deactivated, or want to book directly, and the proof does not come with you.

Meanwhile the owners most likely to hire you are two streets away, asking a neighbourhood group for a recommendation — and you have no link to send them.

The gap: a business rating answers “is this place any good?”. It never answers “is this dog walker any good?” — which is the only question your next client is actually asking.

What changes when the reputation is yours

  • Verified reviews from owners, attached to your handle
  • A coverage area and schedule owners can check before asking
  • A link that is easy to drop into a neighbourhood group
  • Direct bookings instead of a platform commission

How it works

  1. Claim your @handle

    One free profile in your name, marked as a dog walker, with your services and area.

  2. Ask after each appointment

    Share one link or QR code while the client is still happy. It takes them under a minute.

  3. Share the proof

    Send your profile to referrals, print the QR, and let verified reviews do the convincing.

What a strong dog walker profile shows

  • Services: solo walks, group walks, drop-ins, overnight sitting
  • Neighbourhoods and hours you cover
  • Verified reviews from owners whose pets you care for
  • Insurance, first aid or handling credentials if you have them

What clients say when the review has your name on it

Example reviews showing how clients talk about a dog walker once the feedback lives on the dog walker's profile instead of the booking app's page.

  • “Our dog is nervous with everyone else. Reading other owners' reviews of this dog walker was what made me book.”

    Maya R.

    Weekly regular

  • “I found the dog walker through a neighbour and sent the profile link straight into our local group chat.”

    Elena V.

    First booking

  • “The reviews are for the dog walker, not the booking app — which is who I'm actually handing my pet to.”

    Sofia G.

    Referred by a neighbour

  • 4.9

    Average rating pros in pets & animal care hold on Kleos

  • under 60s

    Typical time for a client to leave a review

  • 100%

    Reviews that stay with the dog walker, not the booking app

Example reviews shown for illustration. Real reviews on Kleos are verified and attributed to the client who left them.

Start collecting your own reviewsSee how to ask for a review

Does this compete with Google reviews?

No, and it should not. Google reviews belong to the business and help it get found — keep asking for them. Kleos records the part Google cannot: which dog walker did the work. The same client can review the booking app on Google and review you on Kleos in the same minute.

If you want the Google side sharper too, our how to ask for a google review: 18 scripts covers the ask, the timing and the follow-up rules.

Dog walkers & pet sitters: frequently asked questions

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Recommended reading for dog walkers & pet sitters

The guides and articles most relevant to building a clientele as a dog walker.

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Practical playbooks for asking, linking and tracking reviews.

Pillar guideHow to get more Google reviewsThe 7-step ask-and-follow-up system: when to ask, what to send, how to keep a weekly flow of new reviews without breaking Google's rules.Read the review playbookReview links & QRHow to get a Google review linkWhere to find the free g.page/r/… link Google already gives you, how to test it, how to send it, and how to turn it into a trackable QR code.Get your review linkCopy-paste scriptsHow to ask for a Google review (18 scripts)Eighteen ready-to-send SMS, email, in-person and QR review request templates by industry — plus timing, reminder and compliance rules.Copy the review scripts

Start collecting reviews with your name on them

Claim your @handle, share one link after each appointment, and keep the clientele you built as a dog walker.

Create your free profile