How Dote Works — Request, Get Matched, Watch Live, Get the Recap

For dog owners

1. Request a walk

Tell Dote where your dog is and when you need the walk. Your request goes out to walkers nearby.

2. A nearby walker accepts

The first available walker nearby to accept your request is assigned to your walk. From arrival to drop-off, the route shows live on a map in the app.

3. Get the recap

A photo, the route, and the walk length land in your app the second it's done. Rate the walk and you're set.

Photo updates, including potty breaks

During the walk, the walker shares photo updates with the owner, including when your dog pees or poops, so you always know how your dog is doing. The owner receives them in the app, next to the live route.

A walker crouches on a tree-lined sidewalk to photograph a golden retriever and send the owner a photo update — **The walker shares an update.** A quick photo during the walk, including potty breaks.

An owner at his desk smiles at a phone showing a live walk map and a photo of his dog — **The owner sees it right away.** The photo and the live route show up in the app.

How matching works

Dote works like on-demand delivery. When you send a request, it goes out to walkers nearby, and the first available walker to accept is assigned to your walk. Cancelling is free until a walker accepts. If no walker accepts right away, your request stays open and is never cancelled automatically. Dote alerts every approved walker in your area, and if no one has accepted after an hour, we ask you whether you are still looking.

Pricing and cancellation

Dote sets the price of each walk based on the length of the walk and the needs of the dog, such as whether the dog needs a potty break, and you see the exact price before you request. Cancelling is free until a walker is assigned. After that, a 30% fee applies to the walk price, shared with the walker for their time.

For walkers

Apply and complete identity verification and a criminal background check.
Set your hours and your service area.
Receive walk requests nearby and accept the ones you want. The first walker to accept gets the walk.
Get paid once a week, directly to your bank account.

Ready to start? Become a Dote walker.

Request a walk. A nearby walker accepts. You watch.