Two Toronto neighbours handing over a dog's leash at golden hour, the golden retriever waiting between them

Now in Toronto · Invite only

Localpetcaringnetwork

Join Tailmate, a local community of pet lovers. Exchange care, earn credits, and build friendships.

Find Tailmates

Or join the waitlist in your neighbourhood.

The premise

Yourneighbours'pets.Yoursparehours.Nomoneybetweenyou,onlytime.Thisishowaneighbourhoodtakescareofitself.

A neighbour laughing on a Toronto porch as a black-and-white dog leans in for a kiss — Your neighbours' pets

How it works

CareforalocalTailmate.Earntimebackwhenyouneedit.

Two neighbours exchanging a dog leash on a Toronto doorstep

Step 01

Sign up and meet your Tailmates

ID, address, and vet record checked once. Then a quick Meet & Greet with anyone you'd sit for.

~ 4 minutes · invite only

A woman walking two dogs down a golden Toronto street

Step 02

Sit, walk, host. Earn Tail Credits.

1 credit per hour, 4 for a dog walk, plus 6 for each overnight. Multi-pet bonus when it's already a full house.

Earn ~28 credits a week as a hybrid worker

A neighbour reading at night with a cat asleep against them

Step 03

Spend credits when you need care

Need a midday walk on office days? A weekend away? Spend only the credits you've collected. No invoice, no daycare fees.

Average wait to find care: under 90 minutes

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Noinvoices.Nosurgefees.

Twocurrencies.Onerule.

The ledger

Two currencies.One rule.

Tail Credits · for owners

Earned giving care.Spent receiving care.

1 credit = 1 hour of care at your home

Day careper hour · 7am to 7pm+1
Walk a tailmate's dog30 to 60 min+4
Overnightpast 7pm+6
Last-minute requestunder 12h notice+5

Credits never leave the community, can't be bought, and have no cash value. The only way to get them is to give them.

Impact Hours · for Pet Lovers

Every hour you givesends 10 cents to a partner shelter.

Tailmate's gift, in your name

You walk, sit or visit a petWe count each hour once the owner confirms.
Tailmate gives 10 cents per hourTo a partner shelter, on the 1st of every month.
You see what your hours did“Your 25 hours in September sent $2.50 to a partner shelter.”

MembershipalwaysFree

Hours are not money and cannot be spent or transferred. We count up to 50 hours per person each month. Tailmate's Pet Lover fund this year is $250 a month for all Pet Lovers together.

They never mix. That's the point.

Find your fit

Three kinds of tailmates.Same neighbourhood.

A healthy Tailmate community needs a mix. Each archetype solves a problem the others can't.

A hybrid worker at his desk with a golden retriever asleep in the sun

Starring

The hybrid worker

You're WFH 3 days a week with your dog. Office the other two. Sit a tailmate's pet when you're already home, and earn credits for the walks you'll need next week.

A weekend earner at home on the sofa with her two cats

Also starring

The weekend earner

You're in the office Monday to Friday. Daily care is sorted, but trimming 1 to 2 daycare days a month would be a win. And weekend sitting is free money, you're home with your pet anyway.

A retired Pet Lover greeting a jumping terrier in a Toronto park

And introducing

The Pet Lover

You don't have a pet, but you have time, and you'd love to spend it walking dogs. Every hour you give counts as Impact Hours. Tailmate sends 10 cents per hour to a partner shelter, in your name.

Casting now

Which one are you?

Every founding cohort mixes all three. Claim a spot and your neighbourhood opens sooner.

Join the waitlist

Toronto · launching now

Thefirstfourneighbourhoods.

We grow one neighbourhood at a time. Each starts with around 20 founding members: a mix of hybrid workers, weekend earners, and Pet Lovers. Add your name to the waitlist.

Suggest a neighbourhood