WagStays connects pet parents with a city wide network of dog lovers who can't wait to watch their dog. Search for nearby dog sitters, boarding homes and day care providers who’ll help care for your pet—at their place or yours. By removing common pet care obstacles, WagStays ensures dogs everywhere are happy and well-cared for even when their human is away, and empowers dog lovers to live happy and fulfilling lives.
In addition to connecting pet parents with the best neighborhood pet care, the WagStays platform offers the WagStays Guarantee for all services booked through WagStays, 24/7 support and daily photo and video updates, and general background checks for sitters and dog walkers.
Ready to get started? Find a boarding home near you or join the pack by becoming a host.
Easy peasy! Just follow the steps below:
Information provided by every sitter who lists their services on WagStays has been individually reviewed by WagStays. Sitters must be at least 18 years old, build a profile with details about their pet care experience, and upload photos. That information then undergoes a thorough review by the WagStays Sitter Team.
As pet parents ourselves, we know your dog is a member of your family and we want you to feel confident in your choice of sitter. In addition to our internal reviews of all sitters, we may conduct any of the following activities to help you make the right decision for you and your dog, including:
For privacy reasons, WagStays doesn’t display a sitter’s contact information until you’ve booked with them. If you’ve started a conversation on WagStays with a sitter but haven’t yet booked a service, they may choose to share their phone number and address with you—especially if you decide to arrange a Meet & Greet.
After you‘ve booked and paid for a service, you can find your sitter’s contact information on the itinerary. You’ll get a confirmation email after booking with your itinerary attached.
As a guest, an “Accepted” booking request means that your host is available to host your pet for the mentioned dates. Once they’ve accepted the booking request, you will be notified instantly and will be requested to make the payment. Only once you’ve made the payment, the booking becomes a confirmed booking and your calendar gets updated accordingly. An “Accepted” booking does not mean a “Confirmed” booking unless you have made the payment.
It is encouraged to make the payment as soon as a booking has been “Accepted” as during this period, the host may accept other requests too and the slot may get filled up by other guests who make the payment first.
Important: Booking and paying on WagStays is required, per our Terms of Service. Never pay by cash or check—this could expose you to fraud and makes your stay ineligible for the WagStays Guarantee and 24/7 support.
We get it—sometimes plans change and you may need to modify your upcoming stay after it’s already been confirmed or accepted. No problem! If you need to change dates or modify pets for a booking, just reach out to us at bark@wagstays.com and we’ll have it sorted
At the time of sending a booking request or confirming a reservation, you’ll notice that we charge a small amount of commission. This amount helps us to:
What if my sitter cancels the booking?
While it’s not ideal, every once in awhile a sitter may need to cancel a booking. Don’t worry—we’ve got your back.
Safety first, always. WagStays was founded on the belief that everyone should have the opportunity to experience the unconditional love of a dog. That’s why we work tirelessly to offer services that keep tails wagging and put pet parents’ minds at ease.
On WagStays, you’ll find:
WagStays offers the WagStays Guarantee for all services booked through WagStays. Simply put, the WagStays Guarantee is our commitment to you in the rare instance that something goes wrong during a booking.
The WagStays Guarantee reimburses members of our community for costs arising from certain injuries, medical attention or damages that occur during a service booked and paid through WagStays. The injuries or damages must result from care provided during a WagStays stay, and the Guarantee reimburses in the event the sitter or walker is unwilling or unable to pay those costs.
You can sign up as a host on WagStays by clicking on the “Become A Host” button on the top or you can click here.
After you’ve completed your sitter profile, WagStays’s sitter team will manually review it within five business days.
Getting paid to snuggle dogs? Yes, please! Becoming a pet sitter on WagStays gives you access to a wide network of pet parents seeking quality, loving care for their dogs.
Ready to get started? Click here to become a host.
Absolutely! Signing up for a WagStays account as a host is absolutely free.
Keeping your calendar up to date is an important part of managing your business on WagStays. As a pet owner, it's pretty frustrating to contact a sitter who is marked as available, only to discover that they are actually unavailable. Keeping your calendar accurate will help you receive requests you can accept, and the more requests you accept, the better your booking rate will be—and the better your booking rate, the more likely it is that dog owners will choose you as their next sitter.
To update your calendar once, like you would for a vacation, do the following:
When a guest sends you a booking request, you will receive an email and sms notification informing you of the same. All your booking requests can be found in your Inbox. To view details for a booking request and to accept or decline one, simply click on the specific request and in the booking summary, you can find two options - Accept and Decline.
As a host, accepting a booking request means that you’re available to host the pet for the mentioned dates. Once you’ve accepted the booking request, the guest is notified instantly and they are then requested to make the payment. Only once they make the payment, the booking becomes a confirmed booking and your calendar gets updated accordingly. An “Accepted” booking does not mean a “Confirmed” booking unless the guest has made the payment.
You may have multiple requests for the same date range but only the one that gets confirmed will get updated on your calendar.
Important: Booking and paying on WagStays is required, per our Terms of Service. Never pay by cash or check—this could expose you to fraud and makes your stay ineligible for the WagStays Guarantee and 24/7 support.
Your payments are released to the bank account number you had submitted at the time of joining as a host. The payout is initiated from our end 24 hours after the pet has successfully checked in to your home.
Paying and communicating through WagStays is not only a requirement in our Terms of Service—it also protects you and your guests. Here’s how:
Rarely, some people may choose to use our system to take advantage of dog owners or sitters. If you receive a message you think is suspicious, or someone asks to pay or communicate outside of WagStays, report the conversation by letting us know.
Paying and communicating through WagStays is essential to ensuring a safe and secure experience. In fact, it's so important to everyone's security that we made it a requirement in our Terms of Service.
But beyond being a requirement, when a payment takes place outside of WagStays, we won't have a record of it. That means your booking won't be covered by the WagStays Guarantee or our 24/7 support team. Accepting payments outside of WagStays could also lead to account suspensions for both the host and the guest.
So, if someone asks to pay you directly—whether that’s via check, cash, wire transfer, or a payment website other than WagStays—say no and remind them that paying through WagStays keeps everyone’s information secure.
WagStays offers the WagStays Guarantee for all services booked through WagStays. Simply put, the WagStays Guarantee is our commitment to you in the rare instance that something goes wrong during a booking. The WagStays Guarantee reimburses members of our community for costs arising from certain injuries to the WagStays pet or resident pet that occur during a service booked and paid through WagStays.
Coverage Doesn't Include: