Pet sitters accumulate mileage across dozens of short trips between homes: six kilometers times a hundred visits already adds up to 600 km a month. That cumulative total, almost always ignored, is deductible as a cost of the business. This profile shows how to log every walk and visit before the history is lost in a platform switch.
Common pains
Short trips add up — Six kilometers across a hundred visits reaches 600 km/month, a high total lost without a log.
Platform changes — Switching between Rover, Wag and other apps resets the log and the history does not carry over.
Personal pet — Walks with your own animal mix into client visits and contaminate the record.
Best practices
Log every trip, even short ones — The cumulative is what pays; no professional trip is too small to record.
Export the log before switching platforms — History does not migrate between apps, so save the monthly CSV.
Separate personal pet visits — Walking your own pet is not deductible and should stay out of the log.
Frequently asked questions
Do short trips count?
Yes, there is no minimum mileage to deduct.
Does Rover sync to my log?
No — export the CSV monthly so you do not lose the history.
Does walking my own pet count?
No, that is personal use and not deductible.
Pet sitters who document every trip recover up to US$ 4,000/year in professional deductions.