If a pet sitter is needed overnight, the rate typically increased to $45 to $75 for each evening sitting. For long-term stays, the average rate charged is around $250 to $400.

Youths who have specialised in tending to pets are now making a fortune out of the new career trend. Some earn Sh1,200 per hour to play with a cat or get the same amount to walk a dog on a leash ...

I decided I wanted to do cats specifically for a number of reasons. First, I'm a cat person. I love animals, but I prefer cats over dogs, and so I just have more joy working around them.

Several dog-walking services, including Paw Pals, also offer pet sitting, in which they spend the night or a couple hours a day with your pet. Paw Pals owner Ryan Plaice says not all dogs and cats ...