--- title: For $5, You Can Now Bring Your Dog in an Uber description: Uber has a new service called Uber Pet that lets you bring a cat or dog in Uber rides. You can bring a pet in Uber rides for a $3 to $5 fee authors: - name: Julia Glum role: Managing Editor url: https://money.com/author/julia-glum/ bio: Julia Glum joined Money in 2018 and specializes in covering financial trends that affect everyday Americans' wallets. She also writes Dollar Scholar, a weekly newsletter that teaches young adults how to navigate the messy world of money. education: University of Florida at_money_since: 2018 articles: 453 covers: - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology also_seen_in: - Newsweek - International Business Times - CBS News - Good Morning America - WUSA9 - Pix 11 - The New York Times - Mashable - The Washington Post - CNBC - Politico social: - https://x.com/superjulia - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-glum published: '2019-10-10T15:00:53.000Z' modified: '2024-05-08T05:24:29.000Z' section: Pets tags: - Pets - Uber word_count: 374 canonical: https://money.com/uber-pet-bring-dog-in-uber-cost/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Dog waiting in car](https://img.money.com/2019/10/uber-pets-bring-dog-fee-150511216.jpg) The days of squeezing your [dog into a bag](https://mashable.com/2017/06/07/nyc-subway-dogs-in-bags/) for the train or wrestling with your cat's carrier on the bus could be over. Now, you can simply call an Uber the next time you're traveling with a furry friend. A program called Uber Pet is launching Wednesday in select cities, and it's sure to be a game-changer for animal owners. Whereas most riders with pets previously had to request a ride and hope for the best, Uber Pet will be a separate — and official — option in the app, [according to The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/9/20905237/uber-pet-app-update-dog-cat-fee-price-cities-available). Customers can reportedly bring their critters along for a $3 to $5 fee. "We built this feature to give riders peace of mind so they know they'll be able to arrive at their destination with their pet without any interruptions or surprises," Uber says. "From the time you select Uber Pet to your trip's arrival and ending with your dropoff — you and your animal companion(s) can take Uber, together, with ease." Drivers can opt out of Uber Pet, though it's probably in their interest to welcome passengers with paws. Not only do [38% of U.S. households](https://www.avma.org/KB/Resources/Statistics/Pages/Market-research-statistics-US-pet-ownership.aspx?) own a dog, but also participating drivers can expect to get "a significant portion" of the surcharge on top of what they'd normally earn for the trip. (Plus, there's the potential to go viral with [photos like these](https://twitter.com/Spookygothgrama/status/921067196989755392).) Uber Pet isn't just for dogs and cats. As long as they're in the appropriate containers, turtles, fish, birds, hamsters and other domestic pets are all fair game, [according to *People*](https://people.com/pets/uber-introduces-new-feature-for-animal-lovers-traveling-with-pets). Service animals have always been allowed in Ubers for free, and that will continue. [Lyft](https://help.lyft.com/hc/en-us/articles/115013080648-Pet-Policy-Non-Service-Animals-) and Juno have similar policies, but their drivers can still choose to accept or reject riders attempting to bring a non-service animal on a trip. [RideGuru recommends](https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/can-i-bring-my-dog-in-an-uber-2019) customers with canines (or other animals) make sure their pets are clean and calm, bring a towel to protect the car's seats and tip handsomely. Uber Pet is just an experiment, so its scope is limited. It's only available in Austin, Denver, Nashville, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Tampa Bay for now. But Uber Pet likely has the potential to go nationwide: Countries like [Brazil](https://www.uber.com/pt-BR/blog/rio-de-janeiro/o-uberpet-voltou-para-ficar/) and [Mexico](https://www.uber.com/es-MX/blog/mexico-city/uberpet-mascota-mexico/) already offer the service. ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/uber-pet-bring-dog-in-uber-cost/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Pets", "item": "https://money.com/pets/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Uber", "item": "https://money.com/tag/uber/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "For $5, You Can Now Bring Your Dog in an Uber" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/uber-pet-bring-dog-in-uber-cost/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/uber-pet-bring-dog-in-uber-cost/", "name": "For $5, You Can Now Bring Your Dog in an Uber", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2019-10-10T15:00:53.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/uber-pet-bring-dog-in-uber-cost/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/uber-pet-bring-dog-in-uber-cost/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2024-05-08T05:24:29.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "For $5, You Can Now Bring Your Dog in an Uber", "articleSection": "Pets", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2019/10/uber-pets-bring-dog-fee-150511216.jpg", "width": 4912, "height": 3264, "caption": "Dog waiting in car" } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Julia Glum", "url": "https://money.com/author/julia-glum/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/julia-glum/#author", "description": "Julia Glum joined Money in 2018 and specializes in covering financial trends that affect everyday Americans' wallets. 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