Can I limit the number of dogs per group walk?

Yes. Each walk slot has a configurable maximum. Once the limit is reached, the slot closes to new bookings. Cancellations return the space to availability immediately.

Can I add travel time between walk pickups?

Yes. Configure transit buffer time between consecutive walk slots. The system prevents bookings that don't allow sufficient travel time between pickup locations.

Can I manage multiple dog walkers with separate routes?

Yes. Each walker has their own availability calendar. Admin sees all walkers and their daily routes in a unified view. Clients can choose their preferred walker at booking.

Can I manage grooming appointments separately from walk bookings?

Yes. Grooming is set up as a separate service with its own schedule, duration, and buffer time. Both appear in the unified admin calendar.

Can clients reschedule without contacting me?

Yes. Within your cancellation window, clients reschedule from the portal. The freed slot reopens immediately for other bookings.

Can I block off days for illness or equipment maintenance?

Yes. Block full or partial days for any reason. Affected clients are notified and offered the next available alternative.

Does the scheduling system work for dog daycare with daily drop-ins?

Yes. Daycare can be set up as a recurring service with daily capacity limits. Monthly daycare members book individual days against their monthly credits from the portal.

Pet Care Software

Pet Care Scheduling Software

Pet care scheduling software manages walk routes, grooming appointments, boarding schedules, and pet sitter availability in a single system, replacing a mental route plan and informal WhatsApp-based scheduling. Bizzly's scheduler is payment-integrated, only clients with active plans or confirmed payments can claim walk and grooming slots, so your day is always fully committed before you start.

15 min setup — no developer needed

Stripe payments built in

14-day free trial, no card required

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What is Pet Care Scheduling Software?

Scheduling software for pet care businesses handles the logistical complexity of running walks, grooms, and boarding across multiple staff, varying service lengths, and geographically spread clients.

✓ Real-time availability per walker, time slot, and service type
✓ Group walk capacity management, each slot closes when the dog limit is reached
✓ Accounts for walk duration and transit time between pickups
✓ Automatic WhatsApp reminders before every appointment
✓ Multi-staff route visibility in a unified admin calendar

Scheduling software turns a complex daily operation, multiple dogs, multiple staff, multiple services, into a system that runs itself.

The problems pet care scheduling software solves

Manual workarounds that cost pet care businesses hours every week.

Building a daily walk route from memory every morning

Without scheduling software, the walk route exists in the walker's head. When they're sick, the route doesn't transfer. A shared digital system makes the route visible to everyone.

Overbooking a group walk beyond safe or legal group size limits

Without a capacity-capped booking system, group walk bookings can exceed the numbers you can safely manage or hold a licence for. Booking limits prevent this.

Managing 3 walkers across different routes with no shared visibility

Without a shared scheduling system, coordinating multiple walkers' routes and capacities requires manual daily coordination, a significant overhead at scale.

Grooming appointments overrunning and pushing the rest of the day back

Without buffer time between long grooms and accurate job duration settings, appointments knock each other back throughout the day. Job type durations and buffers solve this.

How Bizzly works

From sign-up to your first paid booking in under 15 minutes.

Choose your industry Launch Pack

Pick the pre-configured template for your industry. Subscription plans, booking calendar, and Stripe payments are already set up, just add your services and rates.

Customer pays first, then books

A customer subscribes or buys a session pack. Stripe processes the payment. Bizzly creates their quota. They can now book sessions up to their limit.

Calendar enforces quota automatically

The booking calendar only shows slots to customers who have available quota. No double-bookings, no unpaid slots, no manual checking, the system handles it.

The Solution

How Bizzly handles pet care scheduling software

Purpose-built features for pet care businesses — not bolted-on workarounds.

Group walk capacity management

Set a maximum number of dogs per walk slot. Each confirmed booking reduces the available count. Once full, the slot closes to new bookings.

Walk group capacity limits

Transit time buffers between walk pickups

Configure transit time between dog pickup points. The scheduling system prevents back-to-back pickups without the necessary travel time built in.

Route time management

Multi-walker staff scheduling

Each walker has their own route, capacity, and availability in the system. Admin sees all walkers and their daily route in a unified dashboard.

Multi-walker scheduling

WhatsApp service reminders

Pet owners receive a WhatsApp reminder before every booked service, including walk time, any instructions, and (for boarding check-in) drop-off address and time.

Automated pet owner reminders

Real-world use cases

How pet care scheduling software works in practice.

Use case 1

Three walkers with separate routes across a town

Each walker has their own calendar and capacity. Walk slots fill independently per walker. Admin sees all three routes and capacities in real time from the dashboard.

Use case 2

Managing maximum group size compliance

A local council licence allows a maximum of 4 dogs per walker. Each walk slot is capped at 4. Bookings beyond 4 are rejected automatically, compliance maintained without manual tracking.

Use case 3

Grooming appointment buffer time

A full groom takes 90 minutes. A 15-minute cleanup buffer is added between appointments. Back-to-back bookings without this buffer are prevented automatically.

Use case 4

Boarding check-in and check-out scheduling

Boarding arrivals are scheduled as individual appointments. Each check-in and check-out is visible in the daily admin view. Drop-off time and instructions are sent automatically to pet owners via WhatsApp.

Pet Care Scheduling Software — how Bizzly compares

Feature	Spreadsheet + manual	Calendly + Stripe	Stripe alone	Bizzly
Subscription billing			Manual	Automated
Booking calendar				Quota-enforced
Quota enforcement				Built-in
WhatsApp AI				Included
Customer portal		Limited	Limited	Full portal
Setup time	Days	Hours	Days	15 minutes