Petia FAQ
Helpful Answers Before You Book Or Sit.
Find quick answers for pet owners, sitters, dog walkers, and admins testing the Petia marketplace locally.
General Questions
Using Petia
How Do I Find A Trusted Sitter Near Me?
Start with Search Sitters, choose your city or postal code, then filter by pet type, service, dates, price, rating, experience, languages, and special care needs.
Can I Message A Sitter Before Booking?
Yes. Open a sitter profile or search card, choose Contact, and ask about availability, routines, updates, meet-and-greets, languages, or anything your pet needs before you book.
What Happens After I Submit A Booking Request?
The request appears in your owner dashboard, the sitter dashboard, the calendar, messages, and admin review tools. The sitter can accept or reject it, and Petia adds the decision to the conversation.
How Does PetiaCare Support Help?
PetiaCare support handles safety concerns, payment questions, booking changes, profile reports, and account questions. Contact requests appear in the admin support queue during local testing.
Pet Owner Questions
Booking Care
What Details Should I Add For My Pet?
Add your pet type, routine, feeding notes, care instructions, vet information, emergency contact, medication needs, and whether your pet is anxious or comfortable with multiple pets.
Can I Rebook Or Keep A Favorite Sitter?
Yes. Save sitters from their profile or search card, then return to Saved Sitters in your dashboard. Booking messages keep the sitter, service, pet, and dates connected.
Why Are Some Dates Or Sitters Unavailable?
Sitters can mark calendar dates unavailable, and admins can pause sitter booking if a profile needs review. Search cards and booking forms show those restrictions before you submit.
Sitter Questions
Managing Requests
How Do I Get More Booking Requests?
Keep services, prices, languages, photos, availability, Personalized Care options, and profile details complete. A ready profile is easier for pet owners to compare and trust.
How Should I Reply To A New Request?
Open the conversation, review pet details, vet information, emergency contact, dates, service frequency, and care instructions, then accept only bookings you can safely complete.
Can I Offer A Custom Service?
Yes. Use Personalized Care in the sitter dashboard to add a custom service description, price, and frequency. Pet owners can message you to request it from your public profile.