10 city guides
Petym’s cities
Updated By Petym
Petym is starting in 14 Indian cities. Ten have a full pet owner’s guide today, the local dog licence, vets that take emergencies round the clock, the weather month by month, the year’s holidays and the stations to leave from, and the other four follow as their facts are confirmed on official pages.
Each city guide answers what an owner there needs to know before leaving a pet with anyone: whether the corporation requires a dog licence, which vets take emergencies at night, when the heat and the rains arrive, which holidays crowd the trains, and where to catch them. Every fact is checked on an official page, with the date.
Bookings open in each city once its local sitters have passed Petym’s checks. Until then, every guide is free to read.
City guides
- KarnatakaBengaluru No dog licence needed yet, 3 round-the-clock vets
- MaharashtraMumbai Dog licence mandatory, 5 round-the-clock vets
- DelhiDelhi Dog licence mandatory, 9 round-the-clock vets
- HaryanaGurugram Dog licence mandatory, 8 round-the-clock vets
- Uttar PradeshGhaziabad Dog licence mandatory, 5 round-the-clock vets
- TelanganaHyderabad Dog licence mandatory, 10 round-the-clock vets
- MaharashtraPune Dog licence mandatory, 9 round-the-clock vets
- Tamil NaduChennai Dog licence mandatory, 3 round-the-clock vets
- West BengalKolkata Dog licence mandatory, 1 round-the-clock vet
- GujaratAhmedabad Dog licence mandatory, 1 round-the-clock vet
Which page do I need?
- Your dog's licence and the papers it needs
- Pet registration in IndiaPune's licence rulesChennai's licence rules
- A vet tonight
- 24-hour vets by city
- Moving to another city with your pet
- Moving city with a petDogs on trains
- Your society's rules
- Pets in housing societies
- Heat, rain or smog this month
- Summer care in IndiaMonsoon careWinter in north India
- You want to sit pets in your city
- Becoming a Petym sitter
Cities still being checked
- MaharashtraThaneIts licence rules are published; a 24-hour vet is still being confirmed.Pet licence rules in Thane →
- MaharashtraNavi MumbaiIts licence rules are published; a 24-hour vet is still being confirmed.Pet licence rules in Navi Mumbai →
- Uttar PradeshNoidaIts licence rules are published; a 24-hour vet is still being confirmed.Pet licence rules in Noida →
- HaryanaFaridabadIts pet licence rule is still being confirmed on an official page.
What does each city guide cover?
Five things an owner needs before a trip, each from the body that publishes it, never from a directory or a news story.
Every guide starts with the dog licence: whether the city corporation requires one, which office issues it and the official page to apply on. Then come the vets that say on their own website that they take emergencies round the clock, with the address and hours in their words. The weather section gives IMD's 1991 to 2020 averages for the city's own station, month by month, so you can see when walks need to move to early morning. The holiday list is the state's own notification for the year, which tells you when trains fill and when crackers are likely. Last, the stations and airports, as the railway's or airport's page describes them.
Each guide is free to read now, while sitters in that city are being checked. Where a fact could not be confirmed on an official page, such as a city's own monsoon dates or a clinic's night hours, the guide says so rather than filling the gap.
| What | The rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Weather, month by month | IMD climatological tables, 1991 to 2020 normals, for the named station | India Meteorological Department |
| Monsoon dates | IMD's normal onset and withdrawal dates | India Meteorological Department |
| Heat waves | IMD's heat-wave criteria and its list of heat-wave-prone areas | India Meteorological Department |
| Holidays | The state's 2026 notification, or the central list where the state's could not be read | Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India |
| Dog licence | The corporation's own Act, order or service page, for example Delhi's MCD | Municipal Corporation of Delhi |
When does the monsoon reach each city?
The rains decide when walks get short, when ticks and leptospirosis rise, and when floodwater makes some streets unsafe for a dog. IMD's normal dates differ by weeks across Petym's cities.
| Monsoon normally arrives | Normally withdraws | |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru India Meteorological Department (MAUSAM journal) | 3 June | No date: the northeast monsoon takes over |
| Pune India Meteorological Department | 10 June | 9 October |
| Mumbai India Meteorological Department | 11 June | 8 October |
| Hyderabad India Meteorological Department (MAUSAM journal) | 11 June | 13 October |
| Kolkata India Meteorological Department (MAUSAM journal) | 12 June | 14 October |
| Ahmedabad India Meteorological Department (MAUSAM journal) | 26 June | 28 September |
| Delhi India Meteorological Department | 27 June | 25 September |
| Chennai India Meteorological Department | Main rain October to December | November is the wettest month |
IMD publishes no normal monsoon dates for Gurugram or Ghaziabad themselves; their guides say so. Dates are long-term normals, not forecasts.
What does a pet owner's year look like in an Indian city?
The same calendar shapes every city guide: heat, then rain, then festivals, then cold and smog in the north.
February or March
Holi. AWBI's 2026 advisory asks people not to put dry or wet colour on any animal: chemical colours can burn skin and eyes. Animal Welfare Board of India
March to June
Heat-wave season, peaking in May. Walks move to early morning and late evening. India Meteorological Department
From 1 June
The southwest monsoon sets in over Kerala and moves north through June. India Meteorological Department
June to September
Leptospirosis cases rise in the monsoon; ask your vet about the vaccine before the rains. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
October to November
Diwali. Sound-emitting crackers are banned from 10 pm to 6 am under the Supreme Court's 2005 judgment, so settle your pet in its den before dark. Supreme Court of India
October to December
Chennai's wettest months, under the northeast monsoon. India Meteorological Department
December to January
Cold waves, mostly in northern India, with Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh among the most affected areas. National Disaster Management Authority
Which city hazards catch pet owners out?
Each is a known pattern in Indian cities, and each city guide says which apply there.
If Heat waves on the northern and central plains
IMD names Delhi, Haryana, Gujarat, Telangana and West Bengal among heat-wave-prone areas. Walk early, keep water out all day, and know the heatstroke signs. India Meteorological Department
If Wading through monsoon floodwater
Keep dogs out of floodwater and puddles, dry paws after every wet walk, and see a vet the same day if your dog turns dull after wading. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
If Ticks that breed indoors
The brown dog tick lives inside homes and kennels as well as outdoors, so checks and a vet-recommended product carry on all year. University of Florida IFAS Extension
If Diwali crackers
Crackers can exceed 150 decibels. Prepare a quiet den weeks ahead and check the ID tag; frightened pets bolt. Animal Welfare Board of India
If Winter smog in the north
On poor-AQI days shorten walks, and call your vet for coughing, fast breathing or red, watery eyes. US Environmental Protection Agency
If Parked cars
In the sun a parked car can heat up by about 20 to 25 °C above the outside air within an hour. Never leave a pet in one. RSPCA (England and Wales)
What is different about keeping a pet in a city flat?
Most urban owners live in a housing society, and its rules, lifts and security gate shape a pet's day as much as the weather does.
The Animal Welfare Board of India's guidelines of 26 February 2015 say a society cannot ban pet dogs or stop them using lifts, and ask owners to leash dogs in common areas and clean up after them. Mumbai's BMC wrote the same points into its 2025 guidelines, and Noida's 2022 pet policy bars RWAs from adding rules of their own. Community dogs are fed at spots the RWA agrees under rule 20 of the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023.
A sitter coming to your flat needs to get past the gate. Tell security in advance who will visit, on which days, and whether they may take the dog out. A sitter who hosts pets in their own flat must show Petym their society's permission for paid pet sitting before they are listed.
Plan for the hot months. A flat can heat up fast on an upper floor, so leave the sitter notes on which room stays coolest, where the water bowls go and what to do in a power cut.
| What | The rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Can a society ban pet dogs? | No, even by majority vote (AWBI, 2015) | Animal Welfare Board of India |
| Lifts | Pets cannot be barred or charged; BMC may advise an alternate lift | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Veterinary Health Department |
| Leash | Owners must leash pets in all common areas | Animal Welfare Board of India |
| Feeding community dogs | At spots agreed by the RWA, away from play areas and entrances | Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Gazette of India copy on AWBI's site) |
What should you sort out when you move city with a pet?
A dog licence does not travel with you, and nor does your vet. Work through this in the first weeks.
- Close the old licence where the city asks: Delhi's MCD asks owners to surrender the certificate, free, when they leave Municipal Corporation of Delhi
- Apply for the new city's licence where it is mandatory, with a current anti-rabies certificate Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (AWBI's copy)
- Read your new society's pet rules against AWBI's 2015 guidelines before you move in Animal Welfare Board of India
- If you rent, put the pet in the written agreement, and check whether the licence form asks for the landlord's NOC Pune Municipal Corporation
- Register with a local vet, and save the nearest 24-hour vet from the city's list
- Check when the heat and the rains arrive in the new city, and move walk times to match India Meteorological Department
- Update the phone number on your pet's ID tag and the microchip record
How does a city open for bookings on Petym?
A city opens when enough of its sitters have passed Petym's checks. Until then, its guide is free to read and its waitlist is open.
Sitters apply
Local people who want to look after pets apply to become Petym sitters.
Identity
Each sitter's identity is verified with PAN.
Home and society
Sitters who host pets show Petym their home on a video walk-through, and their housing society's permission for paid pet sitting.
First aid and a vet
Every sitter completes pet first-aid training and names a 24-hour vet within reach before the first booking.
The city opens
Petym emails the city's waitlist once, when bookings open. Each booking starts with a free meet and greet.
Join the waitlist for your city
We will email you once, when Petym opens bookings in the city you choose.
Questions owners ask
Which cities is Petym starting in?
- Petym is starting in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Ghaziabad, with Thane, Navi Mumbai, Noida and Faridabad following as their facts are confirmed. Each city with a guide has its own page on licences, 24-hour vets, weather and holidays.
Is Petym taking bookings in my city?
- Not yet. Petym is pre-launch and opens city by city, once local sitters have passed its checks. You can join your city's waitlist on this page, and Petym will email you once, when bookings open there. The city guides are free to read in the meantime.
Do I need a dog licence in my city?
- In most of Petym's cities, yes: Delhi, Mumbai, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai, Kolkata, Ghaziabad and Noida all have a licence or registration rule. Bengaluru's bye-laws were still a draft when checked in October 2026. Each city's licence page quotes the corporation's own rule.
Where do the city weather figures come from?
- From the India Meteorological Department's climatological tables for 1991 to 2020, for the station named on each guide, and IMD's normal monsoon dates. Where IMD has no station or no dates for a city, as with Gurugram's monsoon, the guide gives no numbers of its own.
Which Indian cities are hardest on pets in summer?
- IMD names Delhi, Haryana, Gujarat, Telangana and West Bengal among heat-wave-prone areas, so Delhi, Gurugram, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Kolkata need the most care from March to June. IMD does not name Bengaluru. Flat-faced, heavy and older dogs are at highest risk of heatstroke anywhere.
How do I find a 24-hour vet in my city?
- Open your city's page in Petym's vets directory. It lists clinics whose own website or an official page states 24-hour or emergency care for that branch, with phones and hours in their words, and labels daytime clinics clearly. Call ahead on the way whenever you can.
Can a pet sitter visit my flat in a gated society?
- Yes. Visitors follow your society's usual gate process, and AWBI's 2015 guidelines say a society cannot ban pet dogs or stop them using lifts. Tell security in advance who will come and when, and whether the sitter may walk your dog in common areas on a leash.
My city is not listed. Can I still use Petym's guides?
- Yes. The care guides, rule pages and free tools apply anywhere in India. For licences, check your own municipal corporation's website, and for emergencies save the nearest clinic that states 24-hour care on its own page. You can join the waitlist with the nearest listed city.
Going away soon? Tell us your dates.
A checked local sitter feeds, walks and keeps your pet company at home, follows your care sheet to the letter and sends a photo every day. Petym is opening city by city: send your dates and we will tell you when a sitter can take them.
- Meet your sitter first, free
- PAN-checked, first-aid trained
- A photo every day
- Pay through Petym, never cash
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Sources
Each source was opened and read on the date shown. How Petym checks its sources
- BMC Veterinary Health Department: Guidelines for pet dog owners (opens in a new tab)
- Municipal Corporation of Delhi: Standard operating procedure for pet dog registration (opens in a new tab)
- Municipal Corporation Gurugram: Office order on registration and control of pet dogs (23 June 2026) (opens in a new tab)
- Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam: Dog licence terms and conditions (opens in a new tab)
- Government of Telangana (via GHMC): Core Urban Region (Integrated Governance) Act, 2026, Telangana Act No. 26 of 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Pune Municipal Corporation: Dog License (H-11) service (opens in a new tab)
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- Greater Chennai Corporation: Veterinary public health, pet licence (opens in a new tab)
- Government of West Bengal (Act text, PRS copy): Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980, section 521 (opens in a new tab)
- Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation: Pet Dog Registration (and Pet Cat Registration) (opens in a new tab)
- India Meteorological Department: Climatological tables of observatories in India, 1991 to 2020 (opens in a new tab)
- India Meteorological Department: FAQ on heat wave (opens in a new tab)
- India Meteorological Department: New normal dates of onset and withdrawal of the southwest monsoon (May 2020) (opens in a new tab)
- Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India: Holidays to be observed in central government offices during 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- India Meteorological Department (MAUSAM journal): Normal dates of onset, progress and withdrawal of the southwest monsoon over India (2020) (opens in a new tab)
- Animal Welfare Board of India: Advisory on humane and compassionate celebration of Holi (File No. AC-02003/1/2026-AWBI), as circulated by ICMR on 3 March 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: Pre-monsoon leptospirosis advisory (23 June 2026) (opens in a new tab)
- Supreme Court of India: Judgment of 18 July 2005 in W.P.(C) No. 72 of 1998, In Re: Noise Pollution, restricting use of loudspeakers (with the interim order of 27 September 2001) (opens in a new tab)
- National Disaster Management Authority: Guidelines on cold wave and frost (2021) (opens in a new tab)
- University of Florida IFAS Extension: Brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus (opens in a new tab)
- Animal Welfare Board of India: Message for a compassionate and eco-friendly Deepavali (29 October 2024) (opens in a new tab)
- US Environmental Protection Agency: Protect your pets from wildfire smoke (EPA-452/F-26-007) (opens in a new tab)
- RSPCA (England and Wales): Dogs die in hot cars (opens in a new tab)
- Animal Welfare Board of India: Guidelines on pet and street dogs, their care-givers, and residents' welfare and apartment owners' associations (26 February 2015) (opens in a new tab)
- Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Veterinary Health Department: Guidelines with respect to pet and street dogs, feeders, RWAs, AOAs and public institutions (signed 20 March 2025) (opens in a new tab)
- Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Gazette of India copy on AWBI's site): Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023: G.S.R. 193(E), 10 March 2023 (opens in a new tab)
- Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (AWBI's copy): D.O. letter and advisories for control of dog population and reducing dog bite cases (11 November 2024) (opens in a new tab)
- Pune Municipal Corporation: Dog licence application form (fields and licence terms) (opens in a new tab)
- Deccan Herald: Pet dogs may have to be registered under new Bengaluru policy (16 September 2026) (opens in a new tab)