DoggySit — dog sitting on Boopsy
Dog sitting with 0% fees — by someone your dog already knows
Boopsy's DoggySit matches you with dog people from your own parks. Posting a request is free, sitters keep every dollar, and the handoff can happen right where you already meet: the park.
Requesting a sitter is free. Boopsy never takes a cut of sits.
Boopsy vs the big sitting apps
The big marketplaces are built around strangers and service fees. If you've been hunting for a Rover alternative that doesn't take a cut, this is the honest side-by-side.
| Big sitting apps | Boopsy | |
|---|---|---|
| Platform fee | Typically ~20% from sitters, plus ~6% service fees for owners | 0% — sitters keep every dollar |
| Who sits your dog | A stranger from search results | Someone your dog knows from the park |
| Minimum booking | Fees push everything toward half-day bookings | 1-hour micro-sits work just fine |
| The handoff | Usually at your home | Park handoff — no home access needed |
| Favors between friends | Not really the point | Favor mode, plus a reciprocity ledger that remembers who owes whom |
Marketplace figures are typical published service-fee rates on the large sitting platforms as of 2026 — check each service for its current fees. Boopsy charges neither side.
From "help" to handoff in three steps.
DoggySit lives inside Boopsy, right next to the park map and your dog's people.
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Post a request
Free, and it takes about 30 seconds: pick which dogs, a time window, and a park for drop-off. Mark it a favor, paid, or both — your call.
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Pick the person you trust
Buds and nearby sitters raise their hands. Chat is end-to-end encrypted, so sort out details privately, then confirm the one you trust.
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Relax during the sit, settle up after
Live updates as they happen — walks, meals, photos — plus a care card with your dog's details and a check-in/check-out at handoff. Afterwards, settle up with the sitter's Venmo, Cash App, or PayPal link, or pay by card in the app. Boopsy takes $0 either way.
Trust the park already built.
Instead of a marketplace profile, Boopsy shows you the history you and a sitter actually share.
Verified reviews only
Reviews can only come from completed sits — nobody can rate a sitter they haven't actually booked.
You've crossed paths
Co-presence signals show your real history: "Rex & Biscuit have been at Pinecrest together 4 times."
Mutual buds
See which dog friends you have in common, so a "new" sitter is rarely a true stranger.
Reliability, in numbers
Completed sits, response times, and repeat bookings — a track record you can actually check.
Boopsy doesn't vet or insure sitters — you're booking someone that you trust, but always do your own due diligence.
The money part, in plain words.
No commissions, no service fees, no surprises at checkout.
Requesting a sitter: free
Anyone can post a DoggySit request — favor, paid, or both. No subscription needed, no posting fee.
Listing yourself: Premium
Putting yourself in the sitter directory is part of Boopsy Premium — $2.99/month, alongside everything else Premium unlocks.
Boopsy's cut of a sit: $0
Sitters keep everything they earn. Card payments carry only Stripe's standard processing fee, shown at checkout — it goes to Stripe, not Boopsy.
Fair questions, straight answers.
Is Boopsy really 0% fees?
Yes. Posting a sitting request is free, and Boopsy never takes a cut of what you pay your sitter. You settle up directly — Venmo, Cash App, PayPal, or card in the app. Card payments carry only Stripe's standard processing fee, which is shown at checkout and goes to Stripe, not Boopsy. Boopsy makes money from Premium subscriptions, not commissions.
Is Boopsy a Rover alternative?
For everyday sits — an afternoon, a workday, a weekend — yes. As a Rover alternative, DoggySit connects you with dog people from your own parks instead of strangers, with no platform fees on either side. The big marketplaces still make sense if you want a vetted, insured commercial service; Boopsy is built around people your dog already knows.
Are sitters background-checked or insured?
No. Boopsy doesn't vet or insure sitters — you're booking someone that you trust, but always do your own due diligence. What Boopsy gives you instead is real context: verified reviews from completed sits, how often you've crossed paths at the park, mutual buds, and each sitter's track record.
How do payments work?
However you and your sitter like. Sits can be favors (free) or paid. For paid sits you settle up after the sit using the sitter's Venmo, Cash App, or PayPal link, or pay by card inside the app. Boopsy takes $0 either way; card payments carry only Stripe's standard processing fee, shown at checkout.
Do sitters need Premium?
Only for the directory. Anyone can offer to help on a request they can see — that's free. Listing yourself as a sitter, so nearby owners can find and book you, is part of Boopsy Premium ($2.99/month). Either way, sitters keep 100% of what they earn.
The next sitter is already at your park.
Join the dog people near you on Boopsy — and never pay a platform fee to get your dog looked after.