Software Solutions for Pet Sitters and Dog Walkers

Running a pet care business takes more than a love of animals—it requires the right systems to stay organized and professional. The right software can simplify scheduling, streamline communication with clients, handle payments, and track visits all in one place. At Pet Sitter Confessional, we’ve reviewed and gathered the best software options available so you can choose the tools that fit your workflow, save time, and provide excellent service every day.

Platforms

• Instagram for sharing those amazing photos and marketing

• Paws Inn is an awesome no-frills, free listing service, that keeps you in control of your business.

Services

• WalkerScout for all of your hiring needs.

• Heel! app for remembering all the little things for your pet

• Shoeboxed takes you from paper clutter to digital

Tracking

• Doggy Logs gives you GPS walk tracking your clients will love

• MapMyWalk is a free GPS tracking service

• MileIQ provides automatic, smart mileage tracking

• Tractive Dog Walk is a collar attachment to see where your pet is at all times.

• Triplog is the #1 mileage tracker  

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Management

• Gusto for all of your HR and payroll needs. Use this link to get a $100 Visa Gift card when you run your first payroll.

• Novo is an all digital bank. Giving you flexibility. Use our link for $40 when you set up an account!

• Do Timely allows you to get started for free

• Doxford works great for groomers and walkers. Use PetSitterConfessional for a $20 discount.

• PetPocketbook for dog walking

• Pet Sitter Plus for pet sitting and dog walking

• Precise Pet Care for managing every aspect

• Scout is a simple and robust option for running your business

• Time to Pet is the #1 all inclusive solution. Visit timetopet.com/confessional for 50% off your first 3 months*

Business

• Backblaze for securely backing up your computers

• FreshBooks is cloud accounting at its finest

• goformz specializes in creating forms for mobile

• Google Forms, Docs, Sheets, and Calendar (especially when in GSuite) are rock solid and almost unbeatable in their flexibility and power

• Square for taking payments online and in person

• Quickbooks is powerful bookkeeping

• Squarespace to build your website

• Pet Marketing Unleashed has specific website templates for you to use. PSC10 gets 10% off everything on the site.

• NOVO for all of your banking needs.

Create

• Canva for creating the logos and everything else your business may need.

• Google Photos for backup and editing of your photos

• inCollage for creating great photo collages to share

• Pixelmator is the best alternative to Photoshop, and it’s right on your phone.