Dog Grooming Software

What this dog grooming software does

Running a dog salon is two jobs at once. There is the grooming, and there is everything around it: who is coming in on Thursday, which coat needs two hours instead of one, what the last clip looked like, whether the invoice went out, and whether the owner will remember the slot at all.

Check-in DOG takes the second job off your table. It is dog grooming software for salon owners, so the diary, the dog files, the invoicing, and the reminders all live in the same account and feed each other. Book a dog once, and the price, the duration, and the history are already there the next time.

Features

Appointments sized to the dog

Book against the dog, with the duration that breed and coat actually need. A double-coated Chow does not get slotted next to a smooth-coated terrier at the same length. Work in day, week, or month view, drag a slot to move it, assign it to a specific groomer, and push overflow demand to the waiting list instead of losing it.

Customer and dog records

Each dog has a lasting file: breed, size, coat type, age, temperament, allergies, vaccination notes, the clip used last time, and before and after photos. Owners sit alongside their dogs with contact details, address, and full visit history, so a returning client needs no reconstruction from memory.

Invoicing

Close a groom and turn it into an invoice with no retyping. Issue quotes for heavier work, apply discounts, generate the PDF, record payment, and cash up at the end of the day. Numbering is continuous and revenue reporting builds itself as you work.

SMS reminders

No-shows are usually forgetfulness, not bad faith. Set the wording and the lead time once, and every owner is texted before their slot automatically. Credits are pay as you go, so an empty week costs you nothing.

Customer portal

Owners get their own login to see upcoming visits, look back at previous ones, and ask for a new appointment. Requests come in at any hour and land in your diary for approval, which keeps the decision with you and the voicemail empty.

Who it is for

Single-groomer salons, mobile dog groomers, and multi-groomer businesses that need staff assignment and one shared calendar. It fits salons that groom dogs almost exclusively and want the management side handled: a paper diary and a spreadsheet stop scaling somewhere around the second groomer.

Pricing

Free is a permanent plan, not a trial countdown. No card is needed to open an account, and you move up only when your client list outgrows the limits.

Frequently Asked Questions

What should dog grooming software actually do for a salon? It should hold the booking, the dog's history, the invoice, and the reminder as one connected record. If you are copying the same appointment into a diary, a spreadsheet, and an invoicing tool, the software is not doing its job.

Can appointment lengths differ by breed and coat? Yes. Duration and price sit on the dog's file, so each booking starts from what that dog actually needs rather than a fixed default slot.

Does it suit a salon with several groomers? Yes. Invite your team, assign each appointment to a named groomer, and everyone works from the same calendar.

Is anything installed on my computer? No. It runs in the browser on desktop, tablet, or phone. Nothing to download, no updates to apply, no local backup to remember.

Can I bring my existing client list across? Yes. Customers and dogs can be imported from your current records, and an import tool covers data coming from a previous application.

Where is my data held? In Europe, backed up automatically and handled in line with GDPR. You can export everything at any time.