Pet sitting and dog walking in Westlake, TX

What We Offer in Westlake

Vacation and travel pet sitting — Westlake sits ten minutes from DFW Airport, which is why so much of our work here starts with an early flight. Your assigned sitter keeps feeding, medication, walks, and play running on the schedule your animals already know, in the house they already know. Dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, fish, and small caged animals. Nothing is boarded and nothing is dropped off anywhere.

Daily dog walking — Midday walks for the days you are at a desk in Solana, in Fort Worth, or on the other side of the airport. The same walker, in the same window, every time — not whoever happened to accept the job. Westlake lots are large enough that plenty of dogs get their exercise at home, so we often walk the trail network instead of circling a block.

Cat sitting — Litter, portioned food, fresh water, play, medication, and an honest look at how your cat is actually doing. A visit runs 25 minutes and you get a photo from it.

Short-notice and holiday coverage — Our sitters live within about five miles of the homes they visit, so a same-week Westlake request is often possible. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and spring break fill before anything else. If you already know your dates, call now rather than later.

House sitting and home checks — Mail, packages, lights, bins, plants, and a walk-through of the house. On acre-plus lots this matters more than people expect — a gate left open by a landscaper is the kind of thing we would rather catch on day two than day nine. Most clients add this to pet visits rather than booking it on its own.

What Makes Us Different From Rover and Wag

Vaquero alone accounts for roughly 298 homes behind a gate, and every one of those entries has its own procedure. That is not something to hand to a stranger with a profile. The sitter who receives your code is a W-2 employee of this company, which has worked Westlake 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 Westlake

A cat does better in its own house than in a carrier on the way to a kennel, and that gap widens with age. The visit is 25 minutes: fresh water, food portioned the way you portion it, a scooped box, some play if your cat wants it, and a genuine look at posture, appetite, and litter. You get a photo every time.

Our sitters give oral medication, insulin injections, sub-q fluids, eye drops, and inhalers. Westlake houses are big, and a cat who has decided not to be found in four thousand square feet is a real problem for a stranger. Ours sit down on the floor and wait. They do not leave a house without laying eyes on the cat.

Once a day is our minimum for a healthy adult cat. Kittens, seniors, and cats on medication need two. We will not agree to a plan that leaves a heaped bowl and a full box for a long weekend and calls it care — that is not a service worth selling.

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

Your Home’s Security Is Our Priority

Our sitters do not wear branded uniforms and do not drive wrapped cars, and we never put a sign in your yard. We could advertise on every vehicle in the fleet, and it would be cheap marketing. We do not, because a marked car parked in the same driveway for nine days tells the whole street that nobody is home.

In a town of guard-gated entries, long private drives, and homes set well back from the road, that discretion is the entire point. Your sitter should read as a neighbor or a family member stopping by. Gate codes, guard-list instructions, and alarm details stay with the one employee assigned to your home — they do not circulate among a rotating crew of sitters. If a backup sitter is ever genuinely needed, you get a call first.

Westlake’s police department also runs a vacation watch program for residents who are away. It is free, it is worth using, and it pairs well with what we do: an officer aware the house is empty, and a familiar car in the driveway twice a day.

Discretion is not a perk here. It is standard.

Meet Our Westlake Sitters

You meet the person who will be in your home before the first paid visit, in your home, at no cost. They are a W-2 employee of this company — background-checked, trained, insured, and supervised — not a contractor who found you through an app. Ashley and Laura handle scheduling from our side, and a manager is on call 24 hours a day if a visit needs a backup sitter from our staff of more than 250.

We do not publish our sitters’ last names or photographs anywhere on this site. That is a deliberate choice. The people who hold your gate code and your house key should not be searchable by strangers, and neither should the homes they visit.

What Clients Say

Westlake families review us on the same Google listing as the rest of the Metroplex — 4.9 stars across more than 500+ reviews, built over a million completed visits since 2003. Read them, then meet your sitter face to face and judge for yourself.

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Where Our Westlake Sitters Walk

Westlake is unusual for a town its size: there is no municipal dog park, but there is a genuine trail network, and it connects. The town maintains more than fifteen miles of trail at an average width of eight feet, with five trailheads, five shelter areas, pedestrian underpasses at the busier crossings, and shade structures along the way. Westlake is a Tree City USA community, and on an August afternoon you notice.

Glenwyck Farms Park — Thirteen and a half acres of open space inside Glenwyck Farms, with oaks and pecans that run to sixty feet, a running brook, three rustic bridges, and a paved walking path. It is the most pleasant leashed walk in town and the one our sitters pick when the heat is bad, because the canopy does the work.

The Granada trails — Granada’s open spaces are privately owned but carry publicly accessible trails that tie into the rest of the town network, running roughly between Dove Road and Solana Boulevard. This is where a walk can actually be lengthened without getting in a car.

Cross Timbers Ridge Conservation Area — A conservation easement of just under twenty-three acres sitting between Glenwyck Farms, Granada, and Terra Bella. Protected, wooded, and quiet — good for a dog who does the best thinking with a nose to the ground.

The ponds — Paigebrooke, Vaquero, and Glenwyck all have standing water, and several homes look straight onto it. Our sitters keep dogs leashed near ponds and do not let them drink from them. Still water in North Texas summers is not something to be casual about, and a dog who swims on our clock is a dog we cannot dry, check, or vouch for.

There is no fenced off-leash park inside Westlake town limits. Our policy would be the same if there were: dogs stay leashed on every paid visit. If you want off-leash time, the nearest municipal dog parks are in the neighboring towns — Grapevine’s Bark Park at Bear Creek Park and Southlake’s Boo Boo’s Buddies are both a short drive — and those are outings to take with your dog yourself.

Westlake Neighborhoods We Serve

Westlake is small, and nearly every home sits in one of thirteen subdivisions. Almost all of them are governed by an HOA, and several are gated, so access is the first thing we sort out in person. Westlake addresses carry the 76262 ZIP code, which it shares with Roanoke and Trophy Club — a detail that confuses delivery drivers constantly and occasionally confuses pet sitters who are not from here.

Vaquero — Roughly 298 homes behind a staffed gate, wrapped around a Tom Fazio golf course with ponds and heavy oak cover. Guard-gated means your sitter has to be on a list, not just holding a code, and that gets arranged before the first visit rather than at the gate on day one.

Glenwyck Farms — Just over a hundred wooded acres, home sites from about eight-tenths of an acre upward, natural ponds, a running trail, and its own thirteen-and-a-half-acre park. Dogs here can get a full walk without leaving the neighborhood.

Terra Bella — Twenty-eight lots across roughly fifty-five acres, gated, reached from Dove Road and Sam School Road on the eastern edge of town.

Granada — Eighty-four luxury homes on about eighty-four acres between Dove Road and Solana Boulevard, with trails through the open space that connect outward into the town system.

Entrada — An eighty-five-acre mixed-use development built around a Catalonian village theme, with townhomes, villas, and condos. Attached homes and shared walls change the job — thinner separation means a barking dog is a neighbor problem, so midday visits earn their keep here.

Quail Hollow — One of the newest, at 188 acres and planned for 96 estate homes on lots over an acre. Long driveways, big gardens, and dogs with room to move.

Knolls at Solana — Sixty-four acres and fifty-six lots with more than a third kept as open space, backing onto the Cross Timbers Ridge conservation land.

Shelby Estates — One of the oldest parts of Westlake, with five- to ten-acre lots and houses set a long way back from the road. Genuinely rural in feel, and a place where a loose dog can be out of sight quickly.

Stagecoach Hills — A thirty-house subdivision beside the airfield, where aircraft are nearly as routine as cars. The name comes from the old stagecoach route between Keller and Denton. Worth knowing: noise-anxious dogs need a sitter who expects the overflights and does not panic when the dog does.

Paigebrooke, Solana Hills, Carpenter Addition, and Westlake Ranch — Paigebrooke is eight lots, each with a water view. Solana Hills runs to fifty-five lots. Carpenter Addition — Mahotea Boone — is the oldest subdivision in town, platted around 1978 on two-acre minimums. Westlake Ranch and Aspen Ranch sit right on the Keller line. We assign by proximity across all of them.

Westlake Academy families are a meaningful share of our book here, and the academy calendar drives our busy weeks as much as the public school districts do next door.

Westlake Pet Registration and Leash Rules

This is the part most pet care sites in the area get wrong, so it is worth stating clearly. The Town of Westlake amended its animal control ordinance and now requires registration for both dogs and cats. The stated purpose is simple: if your animal gets out, registration is how the town gets it back to you rather than into a shelter. Registration is free. You can complete it online through the town’s website, or in person at Keller Animal Control at 330 Rufe Snow Drive.

The same amendment removed the option to keep a dog at heel and muzzled in place of a leash. In practice that means dogs in Westlake are to be leashed on walks, full stop. We mention it because it is a real change, because it is not obvious, and because our own policy already went further — our sitters keep every dog leashed on every paid visit regardless of what any ordinance permits.

Westlake contracts its animal services to the City of Keller. Field officers work 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays, and they handle strays, barking complaints, bite investigations, loose livestock, and nuisance wildlife. The Animal Services number is 817-743-4710, and after-hours emergencies go to 817-743-4522.

What that means for you is a response time measured from Keller, not from inside Westlake. It is one more argument for a sitter who is physically nearby and who checks your gates and fence line on every visit, rather than an app contractor driving in from somewhere else and leaving as fast as possible.

How It Works — Three Easy Steps

Step 1: Tell us what you need — Call (214) 574-7387 or text (214) 360-7367. The text line is watched day and night by a person, not an autoresponder. Give us your dates, your address, your gate or guard arrangements, and a frank account of your animals.

Step 2: Meet your sitter at home, free — We match you with an employee who already lives near your Westlake address and book a free in-home consultation. They see the house, the feeding routine, the medication, the alarm, and the dog who does not like the doorbell. You hand over a key only if you decide to go ahead. There is no charge and no obligation for the visit itself.

Step 3: The same person, every visit — Your sitter works the plan you set. A manager monitors visits in real time, photos come to you, and anything unusual gets a call rather than a note you find later.

We staff the surrounding towns as well — Southlake, Trophy Club, Roanoke, Keller, Grapevine, Colleyville, Northlake, Argyle, and Justin. Westlake’s boundaries are irregular and its ZIP code is shared, so if you are not certain which town you technically live in, call. Coverage follows your address, not the sign at the end of the road.

Frequently Asked Questions About Pet Sitting in Westlake

How much should I budget for pet sitting in Westlake?

$25 for a 25-minute visit with one pet, $3 per additional pet, and dog walking plans from $23. Westlake is the wealthiest ZIP we serve and we charge it exactly what we charge everywhere else. There is no concierge tier and no premium for a gated address.

Is it true that Westlake requires cats to be registered, not just dogs?

Yes. The Town amended its animal control ordinance and now requires registration for both dogs and cats. Most pet care sites covering this area still say dogs only, which is simply out of date. The reasoning is practical rather than bureaucratic: if your animal gets out, registration is the mechanism that returns it to you instead of routing it into a shelter.

How do we register our pets, and what does it cost?

Nothing — registration is free. You can complete it online through the Town’s website, or in person at Keller Animal Control, 330 Rufe Snow Drive. It takes a few minutes and it is the cheapest protection available to a Westlake pet owner. We will remind you at the consultation if it has not been done, but we cannot file it for you.

Did Westlake change its leash rules recently?

It did, and the change is easy to miss. The same ordinance amendment removed the old option of keeping a dog at heel and muzzled in place of a leash. In practice that means dogs in Westlake are to be leashed on walks, full stop. It makes no difference to how we operate — our own policy already went further, since our sitters keep every dog leashed on every paid visit regardless of what a local ordinance happens to permit.

Westlake has no dog park. Where do your sitters walk our dog?

On the trail network, which is unusually good for a town this size: more than fifteen miles of trail at an average width of eight feet, five trailheads, five shelter areas, pedestrian underpasses at the busier crossings, and shade structures along the route. No municipal dog park exists here, but the connected trail system means a leashed walk rarely has to repeat itself.

We are in Vaquero behind the staffed gate. How does access work?

Vaquero’s roughly 298 homes sit behind a staffed gate, which means your sitter has to be on a list rather than holding a code. We settle that before the first visit, not at the gate on day one — you register the sitter’s name and vehicle with the gatehouse for the date range, and we note it in the file so a backup sitter is registered too. The Tom Fazio course, the ponds and the oak cover also make for a genuinely pleasant leashed walk without leaving the gate.

Can our dog get a proper walk without leaving Glenwyck Farms?

Easily. Glenwyck Farms covers just over a hundred wooded acres with home sites from about eight-tenths of an acre upward, natural ponds, a running trail, and its own thirteen-and-a-half-acre park. Glenwyck Farms Park has oaks and pecans running to sixty feet, a brook, three rustic bridges and a paved path — our sitters pick it in bad heat because the canopy does the work for them.

Are the Granada trails open to the public or private?

Granada’s open spaces are privately owned but carry publicly accessible trails that tie into the rest of the town network, running roughly between Dove Road and Solana Boulevard. That connection is what lets a walk keep going instead of dead-ending. Your sitter will still stay on the marked path and off the private lawns.

Why does our Westlake address show up as Roanoke?

Because Westlake shares ZIP 76262 with Roanoke, Trophy Club, Northlake and part of Keller, and the Postal Service made Roanoke the default name on that code. Westlake is an accepted alternate. It confuses delivery drivers weekly and it occasionally confuses pet sitters who are not from here. We route by street address, and Roanoke, Trophy Club and Keller each have their own page and their own team.

Who actually responds if our dog gets loose in Westlake?

Keller. The Town contracts its animal services to the City of Keller, so the officers and the shelter you would deal with are at 330 Rufe Snow Drive rather than anywhere in Westlake. Field officers work daytime hours, which is worth knowing before an evening emergency. Keep the rabies tag on and the microchip registration current — officers carry scanners.

Which Westlake subdivisions do your sitters serve?

Effectively all of them. Nearly every home in Westlake sits in one of thirteen subdivisions, almost all governed by an HOA and several gated, which is why access is the first thing we sort out face to face. Vaquero, Glenwyck Farms, Terra Bella and the rest are all inside our coverage — the gate is a logistics question, not a coverage question.

Are Westlake sitters employees, and are they insured?

Every sitter is a W-2 employee, background-checked, and covered by company insurance and bonding. We do not use contractors or gig workers, ever. If you are handing over a gate registration and an alarm code, you should be handing them to someone an employer is legally accountable for.

Do we meet the sitter before we leave town?

Yes, at your home, free, with no obligation. In Westlake this visit is genuinely necessary rather than a formality — gate lists, HOA quirks, long driveways and multi-wing houses all take walking through in person. Your pets also get to meet the sitter on their own territory instead of at the door on departure day.

What if our sitter is unavailable partway through a long trip?

A second sitter from the same rotation picks it up and we tell you. Because gate registrations and access notes are recorded centrally, the backup is not starting from zero. This is the failure mode that catches people who booked one individual online, and it is the reason we staff the way we do.

Can your sitter administer medication?

Yes — oral doses, topicals, eye and ear drops, and subcutaneous injections such as insulin. We practice the routine with you at the consultation and record it in the care notes so any sitter on your account does it the same way. If a pet’s needs are past ordinary home care, we will say so directly instead of taking it on.

Why not just book someone through Rover or Wag?

Because on an app the person at your gate is an independent contractor operating under their own terms, and the platform is a payment layer. We are an employer with insurance, bonding, W-2 staff, written policies, a designated backup and a phone line answered by a person from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Central. We have been doing it in this area since 2003, at 4.9 stars across 500+ Google reviews.

We’re hiring in Westlake

Looking for pet sitting work in Westlake? We’re hiring W-2 pet sitters and dog walkers who live close to the homes they visit — Vaquero, Glenwyck Farms, Terra Bella, Entrada, and nearby. Apply on our jobs page.

We’re Hiring Pet Sitters in Westlake

DFW Pet Sitting Services is hiring W-2 pet sitters and dog walkers in Westlake. 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.