Pet sitting and dog walking in Dallas-Fort Worth since 2003

$25 for 25 minutes, one pet

Free meet-and-greet. No credit card to inquire.

How our pet sitting works in Dallas-Fort Worth

One person comes to your house, and it is the same person every time. They are a W-2 employee of this company — background-checked, trained, insured and bonded — not a contractor we found on an app. They live within five miles of your front door, which is why they can be there at 6am, or on a holiday, or when your flight gets pushed a day.

Phones are answered 6am to 11pm Central, and the texting line is watched around the clock. If a visit needs backup, a manager is on call 24/7. There is no answering service standing between you and a decision.

Emergency Coverage Plan

If there is ever an emergency, we have 250+ employees who can step in and pet sit. The manager will notify you and proceed with our emergency pet sitter replacement protocol. 

Your pet care continues without a gap. Anyone can get a flat tire or wake up with a sick kid — that is true of every job, and we plan for it instead of hoping.

This is not just where you call in sick or don’t show up for work. We are entrusted with your babies; we all understand and relate to that. Every person working for this company is a pet owner, too.

Our Staff

Olga Wharton Newman founded DFW Pet Sitting in 2003 and still runs it. The 2 a.m. texts come to her.

Our General Manager, Laura, has been with the company since 2016. She knows every employee by name, she knows the clients, and she knows which dog needs the back gate latched twice.

Our Weekend Manager, Ashley, covers the days most companies leave thin. She is a working pet sitter as well as a manager, so when she reassigns a visit she knows exactly what she is asking somebody to do.

Safety and security of your home

An empty house is obvious to anybody paying attention. We work on the assumption that somebody is.

Discreet Home Visits

Our employees are just old-fashioned, low-key “helpers.” We come and go without neighbors knowing who we are and when we are coming back next.

We look like family, not a service

Your pet sitter looks like they could be living in the house. People may think they are your family, which maintains the appearance that someone is home.

Your schedule stays private

We do not want to draw attention to your house while you are gone. Nobody learns what your schedule looks like. And because visits can carry on while you are just at work, there is no pattern for anyone to read.

Dog Sitting Services

If you are travelling and you have dogs, this is the service. We don’t discriminate against breeds or sizes – we love them all, as long as they are friendly and let us do our job.

We have dog sitters in most zip codes of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The dog sitter closest to you will be assigned as your primary pet sitter.  That employee (note: we don’t use contractors, only employees) will come and meet you before you leave. Our dog sitters are experienced in handling different breeds and sizes.  Just let them know all the routines, feeding times, play, walking habits, etc. This is a customized service. Your dogs will love us!

And, of course, if you have more pets besides your dogs, the more, the merrier!  Cats, birds, reptiles, fish, small caged animals – all will get love and attention from our excellent pet sitters!

Cat Sitting Services

Cats hate leaving home, and they don’t need to. Your cat stays in their own house, with their own box and their own windows, and somebody they have already met comes to them. Most cats barely register that you left.

Our local cat sitters are experienced in understanding the nature of cats and the expectations of cat owners. We will locate a cat sitter near you and arrange an introductory meeting.  We have cat sitters in most zip codes of Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex.

Your cat sitter will follow your cats’ routines, feeding instructions, playing, and brushing if necessary. We are also happy to administer medication, insulin shots, sub-q fluids, and asthma inhalers. During the meeting, you can introduce your cat sitter to your pets’ routine. We can even schedule a “trial visit” if necessary. Our company is committed to doing everything possible to ensure you are happy and relaxed when you leave your cats in our care.

Weekly Mid-day Dog Walking Services

Midday walks are for the dogs whose day runs too long. A new puppy, a senior who cannot hold it, or a job that goes past six — that is who this is for. Book a discounted weekly schedule or use it as needed.

We have dog walkers in most zip codes of Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. When you contact us for puppy care or dog walking service, we’ll pair you up with a dog walker who can commit to all walks weekly. We don’t want different people entering your home every day. It’s not suitable for dogs, and it’s not good for the safety of your home. We are NOT “Uber for dog walkers”.

We assign an employee who lives in your area, and that dog walker becomes the person you and your dogs will love and treat as family. You and your dogs will grow to know your dog walker.  That person will be the second most loving and constant figure in your dogs’ lives after you!

Where we have sitters

We have 250+ employees living all over the Metroplex, and the one who lives closest to you becomes your sitter. Most of them work within five miles of their own front door. That is the whole reason somebody can actually be at your house at 6 a.m. on a Tuesday, or on Christmas morning.

Every city below has its own page with the local details. The terms are the same everywhere: $25 for 25 minutes for one pet, a free in-home meet-and-greet before you pay us anything, and the same background-checked W-2 employee on every visit.

Coverage follows your address, not the city line. So if you sit on the border of two of these, or you don’t see your city listed at all, text us at (214) 360-7367 and we will tell you straight whether we have somebody near you. Somebody watches that line day and night, so a text at 11pm gets read at 11pm. If you would rather talk to a person, call (214) 574-7387.

Dallas and the Park Cities

Dallas · Highland Park · University Park · Turtle Creek · Lake Highlands

North Dallas and the Tollway corridor

Addison · Farmers Branch · Carrollton · Richardson · Plano · Frisco · Allen · McKinney

East of Dallas

Garland · Rowlett · Sachse · Wylie

Denton County and the I-35 corridor

Lewisville · Flower Mound · Highland Village · The Colony · Corinth · Lake Dallas · Denton · Argyle · Justin

Irving, Coppell and Las Colinas

Irving · Las Colinas · Valley Ranch · Coppell · Euless

Northeast Tarrant County

Grapevine · Southlake · Colleyville · Keller · Trophy Club · Roanoke · Northlake · North Richland Hills · Hurst · Bedford

Fort Worth and south Tarrant County

Fort Worth · Arlington · Mansfield

Southern Dallas County

Cedar Hill · DeSoto

Wherever you are on that list, you are hiring the same company: insured and bonded, W-2 employees only and never gig workers, 4.9 stars from 500+ Google reviews, and more than a million visits completed since 2003. Text (214) 360-7367 to get started, or book the free meet-and-greet and meet your sitter before you commit to anything.

How to reach us — text, call, or email

You can contact us through this website, by emailing (info@dfwpetsitting.com), or by phone (214-574-7387). We also have a 24-hour texting line that someone monitors day and night: 214-360-7367. You can also call the owner directly if you need to speak with her privately: 214-235-5301.

We won’t let you down.

DFW Pet Sitting Services uses a “state of the art” software system that allows us to monitor that the employees are completing visits as per their schedule and nothing falls through the cracks.  Find out how we make it happen and what makes us confident by checking out our pet sitting software in our daily operations. We use PetSitConnect – a professional software developed specifically for our industry.