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Recent Pet Care reviews in Melbourne

Adrian is super nice and done work professional, definitely will order his service again!

Fish tank cleaning

$150

Deanne was awesome kid happily use her dog service again

Baby sit my sausage dog

$150

Jacqueline left the house in pristine condition, communicated how our pussy cat was managing throughout (including photos) and we came home to the sheets and towels, changed and washed and a happy, settled cat. A couple of the plants tipped over while we were away and she even replaced them, which was super thoughtful! She was terrific to deal with and was thoroughly trustworthy!

Live in the house, pat & feed the cat

$300

Super easy to deal with, very happy with his work, my couch looks like new again! Thank you!

Clean/remove stains made by my dog off my couch

$120

Wei was highly attentive and extremely communicative while looking after my two cats while I was interstate. He even took time out of his schedule to attend to a broken lock that the landlord had to fix to ensure the cats could continue being cared for. The house was clean and the cats were happy on my return.

Pet Sitting 17/12 - 27/12 Ascot Vale

$100

Aggi did a great job of transporting my daughter and her two dogs to the ferry terminal at Geelong. Her communication was terrific and there were no hitches. Thanks Aggi!!

Drive from Melbourne to Geelong with passenger and pets in crate

$70

What's the average cost of a pet care expert in Melbourne

$64 - $225

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$64

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$130

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$225

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What do pet care services include?

Pet care services go beyond basic care for your pets or animals - they can also help with boarding, companionship, and exercise. Importantly, they can help you look after your pet if you’re unable to or if you’ll be away. Whether you're looking for pet sitters, dog walkers, or someone to help you take care of a puppy when you're at work, Airtasker can connect you with the right professionals. 

Here are a range of pet services available to help with your beloved animals:

Pet sitting & boarding

Most pet owners consider boarding kennels for their pets when they’re heading away overnight or for an extended period, but your pet can also stay in your home or in the home of a registered pet sitter. Some pet boarding services also offer a day care service for those pets that don’t like to be left alone during the day. At a pet boarding service, your pet will receive food, exercise, and comfortable bedding as well as the company of people and dogs around them. There may also be music and air conditioning in some places. Or if you choose a dog, reptile boarding, or cat sitting service, your pet can stay in a familiar environment and keep to their routine with a dedicated pet sitter in your own place. This is especially helpful for anxious pets or those needing constant supervision.

Dog walking & exercise

If you’re working long hours or heading away on holiday, dog walking services can help your pooch get their daily workout to keep them happy and healthy. During the walk, they’ll burn off energy and ward off feelings of boredom and restlessness when they’re back home alone. You can book dog walking as a one-off or regular service, and your dog may be walked with others if it’s comfortable with socialisation. Your dog walker will use your dog’s normal collar and lead, plus bring along treats to encourage good behaviour. They’ll walk your dog for around 30 minutes to an hour before bringing them safely back into your home or yard.

Washing & grooming

Washing and grooming are necessary for every pet’s health and well-being. Specialised pet grooming (including cat grooming and dog grooming) services are equipped to bathe your pet with minimal mess and fuss. Your pet groomer will wash and dry your pet’s coat, clip fur, trim nails, and administer any pest treatments in a single appointment. You’ll likely need to book pet grooming around once a month, ensuring you brush your pet’s fur to keep it clear of dirt between appointments.

Dog training

Getting help with dog training can be the quickest way to a house-trained and obedient pet. Dog training will help to improve your dog’s behaviours such as digging, jumping, and barking, while also giving them a chance to socialise with other dogs. Training can be done individually or as part of a group. Many new pet owners enrol their dogs into puppy preschool from as young as 8 weeks to encourage good behaviour early on.

Recent Pet Care tasks in Melbourne

Feeding my Pet cats

$75

Southbank VIC 3006, Australia

30th Sep 2026

The task is to change the pet food , clean litter for my cats. I have two cats. I have to travel regarding work for 2 days. Fri and Saturday. Someone already with cats would be handy.

Pet sitting for older dog with health problems

$100

Brunswick VIC 3056, Australia

29th Sep 2026

My beautiful best friend is getting older and has hurt his leg and has had some recent health problems with his kidneys which requires constant care the last month. I am looking for a pet sitter with experience to help as I am getting a sore knee myself from the constant care. He has lost some weight but his healthy weight is 25 and is approx 21 kg atm. He needs monitoring and cannot be left alone at the moment. Please write to me with offers and a bit about yourself. I am looking for someone with experience with older dogs with health issues. He is a very gentle and sweet dog. You will need to be able to lift him at times but he can walk he just needs to be monitored to catch if he loses balance while he is healing.

Pond to be emptied, cleaned, filled back up and use our own chlorine

$200

Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

28th Sep 2026

I need our pond to be emptied, cleaned and filled back up with chlorine. Bring own equipment.

Looking for a dog sitter for a week at your place

$185

Melbourne VIC, Australia

28th Sep 2026

Need my kelpie looked after for a week 29th/9-4th/10 Trained Walks s on lead Friendly 6yrs old Kelpie x Walka on lead

Looking for someone to look after my dog from 29th-4th

$185

Melbourne VIC, Australia

28th Sep 2026

Kelpie x 6yrs old Trained Walks on lead Good work people/dogs 1 walk a day Loves a pat

Someone to stay at my apartment with my two dogs

$100

St Kilda VIC 3182, Australia

28th Sep 2026

to stay in my apartment for eight days looking after my dogs rent free by the beach and bars and cafés

Feed two friendly cats

$40

Albert Park VIC, Australia

27th Sep 2026

We need someone today to come and feed our very friendly two cats - all food/litter is already there just need to be put out

Water plants for 4 weeks

$50

Port Melbourne VIC 3207, Australia

23rd Sep 2026

I have a few indoor and outdoor plants. I will be away for 4 weeks. Need someone to come once a week and water the plants. I am based in Port Melbourne.

Dog sitting

$380

Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

21st Sep 2026

need to walk and look after the dog for three days.

Dog Sitter

$50

Alphington VIC 3078, Australia

19th Sep 2026

We are looking for a dog sitter to stay from 12 noon to 4pm the next day on oct 3-4. To stay with our dogs Bingo & Luna in our home. We need someone to accompany them, let them out to wee and poo (pick up after them). They are well trained and will not run off from the house. Wifi, Netflix, Food provided. Basically just come chill with bingo and luna

Very professional, friendly, and genuinely great with dogs. He clearly knows what he’s doing and takes wonderful care of our fur babies. Reliable, knowledgeable, and an absolute top bloke. Highly recommend!

Dog minder at your place for one night

$100

Essendon VIC 3040, Australia

18th Sep 2026

12 month old Rottweiler I need my dog Rambo looked after for one night Tuesday the 22nd drop off at 6:30pm and pick up the 24th at 6:30pm

Help me rehome bonded pair cats TOGETHER

$150

Collingwood VIC 3066, Australia

14th Sep 2026

Help Rehoming a Bonded Pair of Cats I need help finding a loving home for two bonded cats who were born on 14 December. They are both desexed and vaccinated. Male (grey) and female (tabby long hair) They are extremely shy at first and need someone patient who will give them time to feel safe and warm up. They are very gentle and have never shown any aggression. They are deeply bonded, so they must be rehomed together. Unfortunately, they need to find a suitable new home as soon as possible. I’m looking for someone experienced with cats or animal rehoming who can help connect them with a safe, caring and permanent home.

Auggie and Holmes new family

Host my cat

$10

VIC, Australia

5th Sep 2026

My cat needs a home for a couple of months, i will provide food and litter and a monthly fee, need to visit her every month, willing to pay a monthly fee up to 150$ per month

Thank you so much Frédérique for helping me with my cat, you are the best pet boarding service on the planet, thank you and God bless you

Dog sitter

$25

St Kilda, Victoria

6th Jul 2026

I'm looking for someone to look after my beautiful 6 year old blue staffy at their place while I'm away traveling. He's extremely friendly and playful, may jump on strangers out of excitement. Preferably have him indoors at all times. He's good to be kept alone at home with no issues. If no backyard available, 2 walks a day minimum, ideally 3 is preferable. Preferably no young kids or other pets around. 25/night

Great man. Very good on communication, will definitely use his services again

Complete Cleanout of Brick Garden Fish Pond (Thornbury)

$350

Thornbury VIC 3071, Australia

18th Jun 2026

Looking for an experienced pond cleaner to completely clean out our brick-raised garden pond and help save our fish. We inherited this pond and its goldfish when we bought the house a few years back. Following a recent home renovation, the pond has become heavily choked with organic muck, rotting leaves, and overgrown weeds. Unfortunately, the water quality has deteriorated, and we have lost 3–4 fish in the past few days. Hoping we can save the rest of them. Pond Specifications: Dimensions: Raised brick trough, approximately 3000mmx700mmx400mm deep. Inhabitants: A small population of goldfish (visible in photos). Please try to keep the rest of our fish safe - we have a bucket, but would probably prefer you bring something suitable for them if possible. We are looking for someone to drain and clean the pond. We don't have a pump or and pipes etc. The plants need a trim, or may need to be disposed, and we would like some recommendations for new plants if needed. And any other tips for maintaining the pond a bit better than what we have! We'll need a hand with conditioning/treating our tap water for refilling, but might be able to handle the actual refill ourselves. We don't have any equipment for this job at all, so will need you to bring everything. We can use our Green Bin for waste, if that makes a difference to the price. Looking to get this sorted as soon as possible to save the remaining fish - hopefully

Adrian was friendly, professional and got the job done exactly to our expectations. Wed definitely recommend him!

Dog sitter

$75

Travancore VIC, Australia

11th Jun 2026

I need a dog sitter that can look after my 1y/o puppy overnight. (Wednesday night 20/5, pick up at 9pm Thursday I can drop him off and pick him up.

Bhavaani is amazing. She took care of my dog really well, excellent communication!

Ongoing dog sitting

$10

South Melbourne VIC, Australia

17th May 2026

Hi there, Have put in min budget as unsure on pricing so please make offers We have a gorgeous 1-year-old Cavoodle named Rosie 😊 Two days a week, we are looking for someone to drop in and hang out with her at our home while we’re both in the office. She’s a very easy, affectionate dog who mainly just loves company and a bit of playtime. This would suit someone studying or working remotely as you’re more than welcome to use our wifi and work/study from the house while keeping Rosie company. Just wanting to get an understanding of availability, thoughts and general pricing. Thank you!

Great help lovely girl

Looking for a dog sitter tn to be hosted at a home

$200

Elwood VIC, Australia

9th May 2026

need my dog looked after u til tmmr evening. pure bread beagle 7 years old

ruth was very easy to deal with. got everything sorted out last minute due to a family emergency. highly recommend ruth to anyone needing a dog sitter :)

Pet feeding asap

$400

Parkville VIC 3052, Australia

18th Apr 2026

Hi, I’m needing someone to come and feed my animals one cat and one dog while I’m on holiday for two weeks from the 25th of April to the 9th of may they only need to be fed once a day

Absolutely amazing experience! Took incredible care of my cat and dog for 2 weeks while I was away. Communication was great the whole time, super reliable, caring, and trustworthy. My pets were happy, well looked after, and I had complete peace of mind knowing they were in good hands. Highly recommend to anyone needing pet feeding or pet sitting services — would 100% book again. Thank you so much César 🙏🙏

Cat sitter at sitter's home

$90

North Melbourne VIC, Australia

5th Apr 2026

Hi! I’m looking for a cat sitter to look after my cat, Milo for 11 days from Thursday 9th April evening till 20th April evening at the pet sitter’s house in Melbourne, Victoria. I will pick/drop and provide all the food. About my cat Name: Milo Sex: Male Age: 1 year and 7 months Breed: Domestic shorthair Personality: shy but will open up once comfortable... keep indoors. Prefer the cat sitter to be near me around North Melbourne. Please provide your quotes. Thanks.

Thank you for taking care of my fur baby, Anita. Appreciate your kindness🥰

Recent Pet Boarding tasks in Melbourne

Looking for Pet Boarding (9 Dec – 20 Feb) 🐶

$1,300

Brunswick West VIC, Australia

21st Nov 2025

Hi! I’m looking for someone to provide pet boarding for my dog while I’m away from 9 December to 20 February. He’s a gentle spoodle who loves company and enjoys playing, especially once he gets comfortable. He can be a little shy at first, but he warms up quickly and becomes very affectionate. If you offer pet boarding or know someone who does, I’d love to hear from you. He just needs a safe, caring, and patient environment while I’m away. Thank you! 🐾

Pet Boarding 27/12 - 06/01

$250

Melbourne VIC, Australia

20th Dec 2024

We’re looking for pet boarding for 27/12 - 06/01 as our friend who is currently looking after our 2 dogs will be away on those dates. Thanks Paula

Pet Boarding from 27/12 - 06/01

$250

Ivanhoe VIC, Australia

24th Nov 2024

Need someone to petsit our 2 lovely dogs from 27/12 to 01/06. No daily walk needed. We will be providing our own food. Note boarding will be at your place. Great for someone who’s working from home and need the extra cash.

Looking for pet boarding for Christmas for my pup

$300

Richmond VIC, Australia

2nd Dec 2022

Not sure my chances on here but I’ve just moved to Melbourne and need someone to look after my little Pomeranian dog. For the 24th 25th 26th and 27th I would need someone to have him at their place I’ll provide everything of course. Anywhere in melb I can drop him. - Due date: Needs to be done on Tuesday, December 27, 2022