Pet sitting and dog walking in Southlake since 2003

What we offer in Southlake

Vacation & Travel Pet Sitting — Southlake is a short hop to DFW on 114. When Carroll is out or you are flying, your assigned sitter keeps feeding, meds, walks, and play on your pets’ usual home schedule. Dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, fish, and small caged animals. No kennel drop-off.

Daily Dog Walking — Midday walks for workdays toward Las Colinas, Fort Worth, or the airport. Same walker, same window — not whoever taps an app. Many Southlake lots already have room to run; we add a neighborhood loop when that is what your dog needs.

Cat Sitting — Litter, portioned feeding, play, and medication in the house. See how a 25-minute cat visit works.

Short-Notice & Holiday Coverage — Sitters live near the homes they visit, so a last-minute Southlake request is often possible. Thanksgiving and Christmas fill first. Call if you already have travel dates.

House Sitting & Home Checks — Mail and porch packages (Town Square deliveries add up), lights, bins, plants, and a walk-through. Most clients add this onto pet visits rather than booking it alone.

What Makes Us Different From Rover and Wag

Gated entrances and the codes that open them are the first practical problem in Southlake, and they are not something to hand to whoever answers an app first. The sitter who gets that code is our W-2 employee, supervised, employed by the company that has covered these neighborhoods since 2003. Side by side:

	Rover / Wag	DFW Pet Sitting
Who enters your home	A different contractor each time you book	One assigned sitter — the same person, every visit
Who they work for	Independent gig contractor	W-2 employee: background-checked, trained, supervised
If something goes wrong	Platform “guarantee” with exclusions	Commercial liability insurance and bonding
If your sitter cancels	You re-book and hope	Manager activates backup from 250+ DFW staff
Oversight	Nothing between you and the sitter	Every visit tracked by a manager in real time
Before your first visit	Optional chat, often skipped	Free in-person meet-and-greet, always

Cat sitting in Southlake

A Southlake cat is better off on her own windowsill than in a carrier bound for a kennel. The 25 minutes go to fresh water, the portion you set aside, a clean box, a little play, and an honest read on how she is doing. A photo comes after.

Sitters handle pills, insulin, sub-q fluids, eye drops, and inhalers. If a cat hides in a Timarron or Carillon house they have never fully mapped, they sit on the floor and wait. They do not leave without seeing the cat.

A healthy adult cat is seen once a day at the very least. Kittens, seniors and cats on medication get two visits. Heaping the bowl and walking away is not a plan we will sign off on, least of all across a long Carroll ISD break when the house sits empty for days.

More on how we look after cats across the Metroplex is on our cat sitting page.

Your Home’s Security Is Our Priority

Southlake notices marked vans. Our sitters do not wear branded uniforms or drive wrapped cars, and we do not plant a yard sign that says you are gone.

Your sitter looks like a neighbor or family member stopping by — which is the point on a gated Timarron street or a quiet cul-de-sac off Southlake Boulevard. Gate codes stay with the one assigned person. We want the house to look lived-in, not advertised.

Discretion isn’t a perk. It’s standard.

Meet our sitters

You meet your assigned Southlake-area sitter in your home before the first paid visit. They are a W-2 employee, not a rotating contractor. Ashley and Laura handle scheduling. If your sitter cannot make it, a manager reassigns the visit the same day from more than 250 sitters on our payroll.

Katherine

Southlake-area pet sitter. “I enjoy working for DFW Pet Sitting because it’s a pleasure for me to help owners and their pets. As an animal lover, I find taking care of pets extremely rewarding. One of the things that impresses me about DFW Pet Sitting is the support we get from management, who are consistently available for us when we need it.”

What clients say

Southlake families review us on the same Google listing as the rest of DFW — 4.9 stars from 500+ reviews. Read the reviews, then meet your sitter in person.

Read our Google reviews · Call (214) 574-7387 · Text (214) 360-7367

Ready to meet your Southlake pet sitter in person? The in-home consultation is free, there is no obligation, and you will know exactly who is caring for your pets before you ever book a visit.

Pet-Friendly Spots Our Southlake Sitters Love

Southlake put real money into its park system, and dog owners got the better end of the deal. These are the places our sitters actually use:

Boo Boo’s Buddies Dog Park — Two and a half fenced acres at the forest edge of Bob Jones Park, 3901 N. White Chapel Boulevard. Two paddocks keep large and small dogs apart, and both sides have benches, picnic tables, water, and cleanup stations. Deep mulch holds the mud down, the mature trees carry shade straight through August, and there is a rinse station near the exit so the car stays clean on the way home. Gates are open daily from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. — the same hours our phones are staffed.

Bob Jones Park — Close to 500 acres of native Cross Timbers habitat on the north side of town. The six-acre pond and its bat-wing pavilion make an easy shaded loop, and the equestrian area — corral pens, hitching posts, trailer parking — is worth a slow lap if your dog is curious about horses. Thirteen soccer fields mean the parking lot fills on weekends; weekday mornings belong to the dogs.

Liberty Park at Sheltonwood — 500 E. Dove Road. Multi-use trails, a pavilion, restrooms, a grill, and dog waste stations. It is one of only three Southlake neighborhood parks the city stocks with dog stations, which makes it a dependable mid-walk stop.

Noble Oaks Park — 900 S. Carroll Avenue. Benches, a pavilion, multi-use trails, and dog stations, close enough to central Southlake to fold into a midday walk without a drive.

Chesapeake Park — 3150 Union Church. Dog stations, drinking fountains, benches, and a playground — a short, shaded loop for seniors and puppies who do not need three miles.

The Cliffs Park — Inside the Clariden Ranch subdivision. Benches and multi-use trails. If you live in Clariden Ranch, your dog can get a full walk without ever leaving the neighborhood.

The city also lists Koalaty Park (1725 W. Continental Boulevard), Lonesome Dove Park (1225 McCrae Trail), Oak Pointe Park (Ridgecrest Drive at Oak Pointe), and Royal & Annie Smith Park (3045 Johnson Road) as pet-friendly. Between them, most Southlake addresses have a park inside walking distance.

One thing worth saying plainly: Southlake’s posted park regulations cover alcohol, horses, and off-road vehicles, and they say nothing at all about leashes. We do not read silence as permission. Our sitters keep your dog leashed on every paid visit, including inside a fenced dog park, because a dog that does not know us well enough yet is a dog we do not gamble with. If you want off-leash time at Boo Boo’s Buddies, that is an outing worth taking together.

Southlake Neighborhoods We Serve

Every Southlake address sits in 76092, and our sitters cover all of it. These are the pockets we are called into most:

Timarron, Stone Lakes, and Clariden Ranch — The gated ones. Gate codes, guest protocols, and where a sitter is supposed to park all get settled face to face at the meet-and-greet, and that information stays with the single employee assigned to your home. It does not circulate among a rotating crew of sitters.

Carillon and Southlake Woods — Two of the neighborhoods we visit most for midday dog walks and twice-a-day cat care. Larger floor plans mean a cat can pick a hiding spot a new sitter has not found yet — which is exactly why the same person comes back every visit instead of someone new learning the house from scratch.

Shady Oaks — The street that runs past the city’s own Parks and Recreation office at 285 Shady Oaks Drive. Quiet, established, and easy for a sitter to reach from either end of town.

Town Square — Deliveries here pile up fast, so a visit at a Town Square address usually means clearing the porch and bringing in packages alongside feeding, litter, and a walk. We would rather your entryway not advertise that nobody is home.

Westwick Hills, Coventry Manor, Monticello, and Myers Meadow — Smaller established pockets where we assign by proximity — the sitter you meet is one who already lives near you, not one dispatched across town.

Carroll ISD families are a large share of our Southlake book. When the district calendar breaks, our schedule fills, so those weeks are worth booking early.

How It Works — Three Easy Steps

Step 1: Tell us about your animals — Call (214) 574-7387, text (214) 360-7367, or book online. Most Southlake clients text — it is a 24-hour line and someone is watching it. Tell us who lives in the house, what they eat, what they are afraid of, and which dates you need.

Step 2: Meet your sitter, free — We match you with an employee who already lives near your Southlake address, then set up a free in-home consultation. You walk them through the routine, the gate code, the medication, and the cat who hides. You hand off a key. Nothing is owed and nothing is booked until you are comfortable.

Step 3: We do the job the way you set it up — The same sitter returns for every visit and follows your plan, not a generic checklist. A manager tracks visits in real time, you get photos, and if anything looks off you hear from us before you have to ask.

We staff the neighboring towns too — Colleyville, Grapevine, Keller, Trophy Club, Westlake, Roanoke, Northlake, Argyle, and Justin. Coverage follows your address rather than the city limit sign, so if you are on a Southlake street that technically bills to another town, call anyway and we will match you with the closest sitter.

Frequently Asked Questions About Pet Sitting in Southlake

Is Southlake all one ZIP code?

It is — 76092 covers the entire city. Our sitters here also cover the neighboring cities linked above, which matters in Southlake because the city lines with Grapevine, Colleyville, Westlake and Keller cut through areas that feel like one continuous neighborhood. Whichever side of a line your house sits on, the same team works it.

What do you charge in Southlake?

$25 for a 25-minute visit with one pet, $3 for each additional pet, and dog walking plans from $23. There is no Southlake rate and no premium for a larger property or a gated street — one price list covers every city we serve, and nothing is added at the end. The rates page has the detail.

Tell me about Boo Boo’s Buddies Dog Park.

Two and a half fenced acres at the forest edge of Bob Jones Park, 3901 N. White Chapel Boulevard. Two paddocks keep large and small dogs apart, and both sides have benches, picnic tables, water and cleanup stations. Deep mulch holds the mud down, the mature trees carry shade straight through August, and there is a rinse station near the exit so your car survives the trip home. Gates are open daily 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. — the same hours our phones are staffed.

Would my sitter use the dog park during a visit?

No. Our sitters keep client dogs leashed for the whole of every paid visit, so we do not turn your dog loose in a paddock — that is an outing to enjoy with your own dog. What your dog gets instead is a proper leashed walk, and Southlake happens to be very well set up for it.

What is the best long walk in town?

Bob Jones Park, close to 500 acres of native Cross Timbers habitat on the north side. The six-acre pond and its bat-wing pavilion make an easy shaded loop, and the equestrian area — corral pens, hitching posts, trailer parking — is worth a slow lap if your dog is curious about horses. Thirteen soccer fields mean the parking lot fills on weekends, so weekday mornings belong to the dogs.

Which parks have dog waste stations?

Fewer than you would expect, which is worth planning around. Liberty Park at Sheltonwood, 500 E. Dove Road, is one of only three Southlake neighborhood parks the city stocks with dog stations, and it also has multi-use trails, a pavilion, restrooms and a grill — a dependable mid-walk stop. Noble Oaks Park at 900 S. Carroll Avenue has them too, and sits close enough to central Southlake to fold into a midday walk without a drive.

My dog is a senior and cannot manage a long outing. Any suggestions?

Chesapeake Park at 3150 Union Church. It has dog stations, drinking fountains, benches and a playground, and the loop is short and shaded — the right size for seniors and for puppies who do not need three miles. If you live in Clariden Ranch, The Cliffs Park inside the subdivision has benches and multi-use trails, so your dog can get a full walk without leaving the neighborhood.

Are there other pet-friendly parks near me?

The city also lists Koalaty Park at 1725 W. Continental Boulevard, Lonesome Dove Park at 1225 McCrae Trail, Oak Pointe Park at Ridgecrest Drive and Oak Pointe, and Royal & Annie Smith Park at 3045 Johnson Road as pet-friendly. Between those and the larger parks, most Southlake addresses have a workable walk close to home.

Does my pet have to leave the house?

Only on a leash with the sitter. There is no facility, no boarding and no transport — your dog stays in his own home and your cat keeps her own windowsill. Feeding, water, litter, medication, play and a look around the property all happen inside, and the house is locked when the sitter leaves.

Do we get a walkthrough before the first paid visit?

Yes, and it is free. Before any paid visit she comes out, meets your animals, walks the property, checks the alarm panel and the gate arrangement, and writes down your routine. On larger Southlake lots that walkthrough matters more than people expect — knowing where the back fence latch is beats finding out in the dark.

We are handing over keys and codes. Who is actually being trusted?

A W-2 employee of this company who cleared a background check before her first shift, is bonded, and works under our commercial liability insurance. Not a contractor, not a freelancer. We do not photograph client homes, we do not discuss whose house we are in, and we leave nothing at the door that hints the owners are away.

Can your sitter give medication or injections?

Yes — oral medication, insulin, sub-q fluids, eye drops and inhalers are all part of the ordinary workload. The drug, the amount, the timing and your vet’s contact details go into your file in writing. When doses have to hold to a schedule, tell us at booking so the visits can be anchored to them.

What happens if the sitter has an emergency?

A qualified colleague takes the visit and you hear about it from us rather than working it out yourself. Southlake sits inside our northeast Tarrant coverage, which is staffed thickly enough that a backup is nearby. Because your care notes are held centrally, the substitute already knows the gate code and the feeding routine when she arrives.

Why use you instead of Rover or Wag?

On a marketplace the arrangement is between you and one individual, and if that individual falls through the problem lands on you. We are an established company with employees, supervision, monitored visits, backup coverage and our own insurance, working this area since 2003. The 4.9-star average from over 500+ Google reviews is a record the business earned, not a single sitter’s rating.

We’re hiring in Southlake

Looking for pet sitting work in Southlake? We’re hiring W-2 pet sitters and dog walkers who live close to the homes they visit — Timarron, Town Square, Clariden, Carillon, and nearby. Apply on our jobs page.

We’re Hiring Pet Sitters in Southlake

DFW Pet Sitting Services is hiring W-2 pet sitters and dog walkers in Southlake. We are looking for reliable pet people with flexible mid-days who want to work within about five miles of home. You would be an employee, not a contractor — we carry the insurance and the bond, you get an assigned backup, and there is a manager on call. Pay, schedule and requirements are on our pet sitting jobs page.

Meet a pet sitter who works in Southlake

These are real employees of ours, profiled as our Pet Sitter of the Month. They live locally and cover their own neighbourhoods.

• A Dog Walker in Colleyville / Southlake Becomes August Employee of the Month