Pet Sitting & Dog Walking SoftwareRecurring Visits Without the Spreadsheet
Pet sitting and dog walking software for solo sitters and small teams: new clients book a free meet-and-greet, regulars stay on recurring weekly walks and drop-ins, and clients pay per visit or with a package. Keys, access codes and pet quirks live in notes on each client.
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The best scheduling software for pet sitters & dog walkers in 2026 combines online booking, appointment scheduling, automated reminders, and payment processing in one platform. SchedulingKit offers a free-forever plan built for pet sitters & dog walkers businesses. Try free scheduling software.
Why Pet Sitters & Dog Walkers Need Scheduling Software
Scheduling software for pet sitters & dog walkers eliminates the back-and-forth that costs you clients and revenue. When potential customers can book online in seconds rather than calling during business hours, you capture demand that would otherwise go to a competitor.
Manual booking processes in pet sitters & dog walkers lead to double-bookings that damage client trust, empty slots that drain revenue, and administrative overhead that pulls staff away from service delivery. These inefficiencies compound over time.
The right scheduling tool for pet sitters & dog walkers handles service-type flexibility, staff assignment rules, integrated payments, and client communication workflows. It should feel purpose-built for your industry, not retrofitted from a generic template.
Sound Familiar?
A growing pet-sitting business runs on recurring visits, last-minute requests and a calendar of clients, keys and pet quirks that no spreadsheet can hold. Miss one midday walk or double-book a holiday and you lose the client and their referrals.
How SchedulingKit Solves This
Purpose-built features for pet sitters & dog walkers that save time and grow revenue
Recurring Visit Scheduling
On the Pro plan, book M/W/F walks or daily drop-ins once as a recurring series.
Meet-and-Greet Booking
New clients book a free meet-and-greet first; you send the link for regular visits afterwards.
Visit Follow-ups
Send a follow-up email after each visit with a workflow. SchedulingKit doesn't do GPS check-ins or photo report cards.
Packages & Payments
Take payment per visit at booking, or sell prepaid walk packages on Pro.
How SchedulingKit Works for Pet Sitters & Dog Walkers
From sign-up to your first booking in minutes, not days
New client meets you first
A new client books a free 20-minute meet-and-greet for Saturday from your website. You meet her dog, note the lockbox code and 'pulls on leash near squirrels' on her record.
Recurring walks
You send your 'Midday walk (30 min)' link. She buys a 20-walk package (Pro plan), and you book Monday/Wednesday/Friday at noon as a recurring series.
Each visit
You check the day's visits and notes in the SchedulingKit app, walk the dog and text her a photo. Each walk uses one from her package.
Holiday week
In December she books your 'Holiday drop-in' service for the days she's away, at your peak rate.
Complete Feature Guide for Pet Sitters & Dog Walkers
Every tool you need to run scheduling for pet sitters & dog walkers, built into one platform
Recurring visit plans
Set walks once, repeat weekly
On the Pro plan, book a client's weekly pattern (Monday/Wednesday/Friday midday walks or daily cat drop-ins) as a recurring series. Clients pay per visit or use a prepaid package; SchedulingKit doesn't auto-charge saved cards per visit.
Midday walks & drop-ins
Meet-and-greet first
Meet pets before service
Offer a free meet-and-greet service and share it with new clients first. After you've met the pet, send the link to your walk or drop-in services. SchedulingKit doesn't block booking until a meet-and-greet is done.
New-client intake
Visit follow-ups
Owners hear after every visit
Mark each visit completed and, on Standard and above, a Workflow can email the owner afterwards. Text photos from your phone; SchedulingKit doesn't do GPS check-ins or photo report cards.
Trust & retention
Multi-visit days
Pack the day sensibly
Build travel time into each visit's duration or your hours so a busy day stays on time. SchedulingKit doesn't sequence visits or show route order.
10-20 stops a day
Key & access notes
Everything for the visit
Keep each client's entry method, alarm details and where the leash and food live as staff-only notes on their record, so a sub can cover a visit without a frantic call.
Lockbox & door codes
Holiday services
Price your busiest weeks
Create holiday versions of your services at a higher price and open them only on peak dates. SchedulingKit doesn't apply surcharges or cap bookings automatically, so manage peak weeks through your hours.
Thanksgiving to New Year
Payments and packages
No chasing invoices
On Standard and above, take payment when clients book through Stripe, PayPal or Square. On Pro, sell prepaid walk packages and recurring packages billed monthly through Stripe.
Prepaid walks
Team scheduling
Grow past solo
Invite sitters with their own hours and services; clients can pick a sitter or Any Available. Each sitter sees their visits in the SchedulingKit app. SchedulingKit doesn't handle sitter pay.
Multi-walker businesses
Online Booking & Appointment Scheduling for Pet Sitters & Dog Walkers
Whether you need online booking software, appointment scheduling, or a full scheduling system for pet sitters & dog walkers — SchedulingKit has you covered with one platform that handles it all.
Online Booking
Clients book directly from your website, Google profile, or social media — anytime, without calling or waiting.
Appointment Booking
Appointment management from booking and confirmation to reminders, client rescheduling through the booking link, and follow-ups.
Perfect For
Midday dog walks
Recurring weekday walks while owners are at work
Drop-in pet visits
Feeding, litter, and playtime for cats and dogs
Overnight & house sitting
Overnight stays booked as their own service
Holiday care
Holiday services at peak rates
Why Choose SchedulingKit for Pet Sitters & Dog Walkers?
See how we compare to other pet sitters & dog walkers scheduling solutions
| vs | SchedulingKit advantage |
|---|---|
| Time To Pet | Free plan to start; simpler if you don't need GPS check-ins or report cards |
| Precise Petcare | Simpler setup and a clean client-facing booking page |
| Rover | Your own booking page and clients, with no marketplace commission |
Simple, Transparent Pricing
Free for one team member, with a booking page and email confirmations. Standard ($12 per seat/month) adds SMS reminders, online payments and review requests; Pro ($20) adds packages, recurring bookings and gift cards.
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