For groomers, boarding, daycare and pet services
A no-show costs you the whole slot.
Self-booking, with a reminder the day before.
An empty grooming slot cannot be sold twice. The appointment was made three weeks ago, nobody reminded them, and the hour is simply gone — which is why the cheapest thing in this trade is a text the day before.
How it usually goes
Three weeks out
She books a groom. Nobody reminds her.
Saturday 10am
The slot is empty and it’s far too late to fill it.
That hour
Gone. An appointment can’t be sold twice.
A text the day before is the cheapest thing in this trade.
Businesses I've built for
- US Nails
- Dairy Diner
- Kanya Market
- Epic Glass Tinting
- Sprague River Labradors
- RV There Yet
- Dolo Golfing
- Ascend
Where it leaks
Four things I see again and again.
Not a list of everything that could be better — the four that actually cost this trade money.
01
Booking by phone tag only
Owners book pet appointments in the evening, which is exactly when nobody is there to answer.
02
No prices by size or breed
Grooming prices vary and people know it. No guidance at all reads as expensive.
03
No photos of the work
This is a visual, trust-heavy trade. People are handing over a family member.
04
Vaccination rules buried
Boarding turns people away at the door over paperwork nobody told them about.
Where I’d start
Booking with automatic reminders
Your real availability by service and size, booked from a phone at whatever hour suits them, confirmed instantly and reminded the day before. Requirements and paperwork stated up front so nobody arrives without what they need.
How online booking works →And after that
The rest of the toolbox, when it fits.
One partner for the whole thing rather than five vendors — but only the parts that earn their place. And I work with one business per category in Klamath Falls, so I’m not building this for your competitor next month.
Website design
A gallery, prices and the rules up front
Read more →Get found everywhere
Reviews are everything in this trade
Read more →CRM & sales
Rebook the ones who drift
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FAQ
Answered straight.
Prices depend on the dog.
Then it’s ranges by size and coat, not a fixed price list. A range still beats silence — silence reads as expensive.
I want to approve bookings, not auto-accept.
That’s the normal setup here. Requests come to you and you confirm, with the reminder going out automatically once you have.
Will it handle vaccination records?
Forms can collect and store what you need at booking, so nobody turns up without it.
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