Pet sitting in Prague
In Prague your pet can stay in someone's flat a few tram stops away rather than in a kennel out past the city limits. Nothing here is paid in money. A host is thanked in Care Points, which you earn by looking after someone else's pet and spend when you need the same favour back.
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For love, not money
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A pet owner's guide to Prague
Handy local knowledge for keeping a pet happy here.
Dogs on Prague public transport
A valid PID ticket covers up to two dogs free within Prague, in zones P, 0 and B, and one dog on PID trains. In the outer zones a dog needs the luggage fare of 23 CZK in the app or 25 CZK on paper. Outside a closed carrier the dog must wear a muzzle and stay on a short leash from the moment you board, and must not sit on a seat. A small dog inside a closed carrier with a solid bottom is exempt from the muzzle, and a carrier up to 25 x 45 x 70 cm counts as free luggage. The pictogram on every metro escalator asks you to carry the dog. If yours is too heavy to lift, take the lift, because claws and tails catch in the moving steps.
Where a dog may be off the leash
A 2001 city ordinance bans loose dogs in Prague's public greenery and allows it only on patches the park manager has marked with a pictogram, so a dog running free in a park is the exception here, not the rule. Stromovka and Letenské sady, both in Prague 7, have open meadows that suit a dog with a reliable recall. Fenced runs are scattered across the districts, among them Park Přátelství in Prosek, U Meteoru in Karlín, the run in Podolí by the waterworks, Malešický park and Úvalská in Strašnice. Dogs are barred from children's playgrounds and sandpits, and each district keeps its own current list online.
The dog tax and the paperwork
Prague charges an annual dog tax, paid not to the city hall but to the town hall of the district you are registered in, and a dog over three months old has to be registered there within 15 days of arriving. The standard rate is 1,500 CZK a year for a dog kept in a flat. A dog in a family house costs 600 CZK in Prague 1 to 15 and Prague 17 and 300 CZK in the other districts. The second and each further dog costs 2,250 CZK in a flat and 900 or 600 CZK in a family house, and an owner over 65 living on a pension pays 200 CZK. Anything above 600 CZK is paid in two instalments, by 31 March and by 31 August. Microchipping has been compulsory across the country since 2020 and a rabies shot only counts if the dog is chipped, so bring the vaccination booklet to a handover.
How it works
Add your pet
Create a free profile for your pet, or offer to care for others nearby.
Give care, receive Care Points
Look after a neighbour's pet and receive Care Points as thanks. Prefer not to? Buy points anytime.
Travel with peace of mind
Spend your points so your own pet stays in a loving home while you're away.
Pet sitting in Prague: common questions
What does dog care cost in Prague?
Paid care runs at roughly 400 to 900 CZK a night in a dog hotel, with most Prague places sitting between 550 and 800, and roughly 400 to 800 CZK a day for a professional sitter depending on what is included. That is the range for commercial care in the city, not what Petswap costs. Petswap does not involve money at all. A host is thanked in Care Points, earned by looking after someone else's pet, and points can never be turned back into cash.
Does my dog need a muzzle on the metro?
Yes. Outside a closed carrier, Prague transport rules require a muzzle and a short leash for the whole journey, including the moment you step aboard. Guide and assistance dogs are exempt, and so is a small dog travelling inside a closed carrier. Breaking the transport rules, the muzzle among them, means a surcharge on top of the fare.
Is my pet safe?
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