Dog walking & pet-care business software

Your dog-walking business. Connected from meet and greet to payment.

Dog Walker Central connects scheduling, client and pet records, visit reports, invoicing, and payments for solo dog walkers, pet sitters, and growing teams.

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No credit card required. See current Free plan limits and fees.

Dog Walker Central weekly scheduling calendar with demo appointments
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  • Import clients and pets with the CSV wizard; guided migration for supported platforms. Migration options
  • Account owners can export clients, pets, appointments, invoices, services, and team members. Security and data
  • Start free with no credit card. Plan limits and fees are on Pricing. Plans and limits

Start with the Free plan. Features and team limits vary by plan; Auto-Assign and AI assistance require a paid plan. Online payments require Stripe setup and processing fees apply. Postcards have separate campaign costs.

From first hello to payment, one record

The same client and pet record follows every step. Not every provider starts with a meet and greet; if you do, it sits at the front of the same flow.

  1. Meet and greet. If you offer one, record the new client and pet details once.
  2. Schedule. Book one-off or recurring visits on a shared calendar.
  3. Visit. Check in and out with location, then share photos and notes.
  4. Invoice. Bring appointment details into invoices.
  5. Get paid. Clients pay through their portal once you connect Stripe.

Eight connected parts of one workspace

Plan the route, deliver the visit, and get paid, with the same client, pet, and visit records connecting every step.

Route planning, solo or team

One-click route planning. Customize it your way.

Optimize the drive between your own visits, or generate team assignments and routes. Nothing changes until you approve it.

Dog Walker Central Auto-Assign controls with planning priority options
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Dog Walker Central Auto-Assign suggestions to review before applying
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Dog Walker Central scheduling map with demo visit locations
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Controls you set

  • Pick a team priority: balanced, shortest distance, familiarity first, or geographic clustering.
  • Availability, visit windows, and service constraints guide suggestions.
  • Generate for a day or date range, adjust, then apply only what you approve.

Auto-Assign is a paid team feature. Route estimates need usable location data; generating a plan does not apply it.

Command Center

Your whole team's day in one view.

Walker routes, visit progress, drive times, and unassigned work together, so you see where the day needs attention.

Dog Walker Central Command Center showing team routes and visits with demo data
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Dog Walker Central route optimization preview with proposed changes
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Preview before you apply

  • Each walker's planned stops on a shared map.
  • Upcoming, in-progress, completed, and late-risk visits.
  • Preview an optimized route, then apply approved changes and notify the walker.

Applying an optimized route updates visit times after you review the proposed changes.

Scheduling & bookings

Manage recurring visits and online booking requests in a shared calendar.

Scheduling & bookings screen in Dog Walker Central with demo data
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Clients & pets

Keep contact details, care instructions, and pet profiles connected to the work.

Clients & pets screen in Dog Walker Central with demo data
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GPS & visit reports

Record check-ins and check-outs with location, then share photos and visit notes.

GPS & visit reports screen in Dog Walker Central with demo data
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Team coordination

Assign visits, review availability, and manage access with role-based permissions.

Team coordination screen in Dog Walker Central with demo data
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Invoicing

Bring appointment details into invoices and review what is owed.

Invoicing screen in Dog Walker Central with demo data
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Online payments

Connect Stripe so clients can pay invoices through their portal. Processing fees apply.

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Built-in client relationship management

Automate follow-up with the data you already have.

Clients, pets, visit history, and lifecycle activity already live in DWC, so everyday follow-up needs no separate CRM.

  • Welcome new clients with a message when they join.
  • Reconnect when a client's lifecycle stage needs attention or becomes lapsed.
  • Request Google reviews after visit reports, with a connected Google Business profile.
  • Celebrate pet birthdays and gotcha days with automated messages.

Choose what runs: library automations are off by default. Review messages and settings before enabling. Availability depends on your plan and setup; consent and opt-outs apply, and postcards have separate costs.

Dog Walker Central Automation Library in a demo account
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Less admin around the schedule

Less repeat admin

Recurring appointments, configurable reminders, and invoice workflows. Choose the automations that fit.

See the business

Revenue and client trends in reporting. A paid plan adds an AI assistant; review its answers before acting.

Find your next client

Public profile, booking page, referrals, and direct-mail campaigns. Campaign costs are separate; results vary.

Whatever stage your business is at

Starting solo

Set up your services, organize your first clients, and give pet owners a booking link.

Building a team

Bring new walkers into the same schedule with assigned visits, care notes, and permissions.

Managing a growing operation

Manage branches across multiple cities under one account. Switch between locations or view all branches, and assign team members access to the branches they work in alongside role-based permissions.

Evaluate it on your own terms

Evaluate before you commit

Start free without a credit card. Client Communication Test Mode pauses automated and bulk messages to clients you have not enabled as testers while you set up. Consent and opt-outs still apply.

Review plans & limits

Bring your existing records

Use the CSV import wizard for clients and pets. Guided migration is available through Switch & Save for supported platforms.

Explore migration options

Keep control of your data

Account owners can export account details, clients, pets, appointments, invoices, services, and team members from Security settings.

Explore security & privacy

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Questions before you get started

Can I start as a solo dog walker or pet sitter?

Yes. Start by setting up your services, clients, pets, and schedule. The Free plan does not require a credit card. See Pricing for current team limits, included features, and payment fees.

Can I use it with an existing team?

Yes. Assign visits to team members, review availability, and control access with role-based permissions. Compare plan limits and test your own scheduling and billing workflows before choosing a plan.

How do automated scheduling and route optimization work?

Route planning helps optimize the drive between visits whether you work solo or with a team. For teams, Auto-Assign can generate assignments and visit times using your planning priority, proximity, client familiarity, staff availability, and visit constraints. Customize the settings, review and adjust suggestions, then apply approved changes. Command Center also previews walker route changes before updating visit times and notifying the walker. Auto-Assign is a paid team feature; route estimates need usable location data.

What can I automate?

Use built-in client records, visit milestones, and lifecycle stages for welcome messages, win-back follow-up, referral invitations, review requests, and pet celebrations — without maintaining a separate CRM for these workflows. Recurring appointments, configurable reminders, and invoice workflows also reduce repeated admin. Library automations start off by default; availability depends on your plan and setup. Messages remain subject to consent and opt-outs, and postcards have separate costs.

Can I manage locations in multiple cities?

Yes. Manage multiple branches under one business account. The account owner can switch between individual branches and an all-branches view, and assign team members access to specific branches alongside their role-based permissions. See Pricing for current features and team limits.

Are AI, payments, and marketing included for free?

Not every capability is free. AI assistance requires a paid plan. Online payments require Stripe setup and processing fees apply. Direct-mail campaigns have separate costs. See Pricing for current features, limits, and fees.

Can I import and export my records?

Yes. Import clients and pets with the CSV wizard, or explore guided migration from supported platforms through Switch & Save. Account owners can export account details, clients, pets, appointments, invoices, services, and team members from Security settings.

What support is available?

Regular support is available Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM–6:00 PM Eastern. Self-service help and migration tools are available in the platform; guided migration is offered for supported platforms through Switch & Save.

Set up your first week of visits

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