I used to struggle finding a local person in my town to take care of my dogs. I didn’t know my neighbors that well and they didn’t seem to be too much into animals or people I really trusted. I also didn’t have relatives or friends that lived in the neighboorhood that I could have take care of them. When I looked around I came across Care.com. Their listings are for human babysitters and they also have a special section just for dog care specialist.

Dog care listings on Care.com can help you with finding dog walkers, dog sitters, feeders, transportation, kenneling, doggie day care or overnight sitting. You can search the site by your zip code without registering to see what listings come up. You can see a picture and a short description about them. The benefits come when you register. Registered users can see pre-screened profiles, do background checks on anyone for free, see recorded references, and post jobs.

I highly recommend Care.com if you want to make a job out of taking care of people’s dogs or if you are looking for someone to take care of your own dog. If you are in a small town, you might have trouble finding enough choices even on Care.com, but this is the first site I would check because screening people is so easy to do and more convenient then doing it offline.