Find local pet sitters and dog walkers in Lower Hutt

How long each visit or walk is, how many pets, how often you book, and whether it is a drop-in visit or an overnight stay. Medication, puppies and extra care needs can add time.

Feeding amounts and times, where the lead and food are kept, any medication, behaviour around other dogs or people, your vet's details and an emergency contact.

Yes, especially for boarding or group walks. Many carers ask for proof of current vaccinations and flea and worm treatment before the first booking.

Yes. Once a job is done you can book the same provider again, once or on a regular schedule. They accept each booking and you pay per job.

You pay through Needsey once you and a provider have agreed the job. Nothing is charged before then. The money is held until the job is confirmed done: by you, or automatically if you haven't confirmed or pressed Not done yet within 5 days of the provider marking it finished. It is released to the provider 24 hours after that, unless a dispute is raised in that time.

Every provider completes an ID check before taking jobs. Some work needs more: a Ministry of Justice criminal record check for babysitting, companionship for older people and school tutoring, and a licence and insurance for electrical, plumbing, gas and building work. Listings show badges for the checks a provider has passed. For other work that needs a licence, ask the provider for theirs.

If the provider marks the job finished and it isn't, press Not done yet and say what's missing. Once a job is confirmed done, you can raise a dispute from the job's chat during the 24 hours before the payment is released, with photos or other evidence. A real person at Needsey reviews it and decides whether the payment goes to the provider or back to you. This doesn't take away your rights under the Consumer Guarantees Act.