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Petboost for Dog Groomers: The Complete Setup Checklist

The complete checklist for setting up your dog grooming business on Petboost. Step-by-step setup for services, packages, stations, automations, and self-service booking.

Petboost for Dog Daycare: The Complete Setup Checklist

The complete checklist for setting up your dog daycare on Petboost. Step-by-step setup for play areas, capacity, packages, vaccination compliance, and self-service booking.

Petboost for Pet Boarding: The Complete Setup Checklist

The complete checklist for setting up your boarding facility on Petboost. Step-by-step setup for kennels, stay appointments, tiered pricing, vaccination compliance, and care notes.

Petboost for Dog Trainers: The Complete Setup Checklist

The complete checklist for setting up your dog training business on Petboost. Step-by-step setup for training packages, session notes, consultation funnels, and mobile training.

Petboost for Puppy School: The Complete Setup Checklist

The complete checklist for setting up puppy school on Petboost. Step-by-step setup for course templates, age eligibility, enrolment management, and attendance tracking.

Petboost for Dog Walkers: The Complete Setup Checklist

The complete checklist for setting up your dog walking business on Petboost. Step-by-step setup for walk packages, service areas, recurring bookings, and automatic payments.

Petboost for Pet Concierge: The Complete Setup Checklist

The complete checklist for setting up your pet concierge service on Petboost. Step-by-step setup for vacation packages, visit documentation, service zones, and automation.

Petboost for Canine Rehab: The Complete Setup Checklist

The complete checklist for setting up your canine rehab practice on Petboost. Step-by-step setup for treatment notes, equipment capacity, vet reports, and therapy packages.

Petboost for Multi-Service Businesses: The Complete Setup Checklist

The complete checklist for setting up your multi-service facility on Petboost. Step-by-step setup for unified scheduling, linked checkout, cross-department capacity, and reporting.

Building a Team Culture in a Pet Business: Beyond the Hire

Hiring is the beginning, not the end. Here's how to build a team culture that keeps good people, reduces turnover, and creates a business that doesn't depend entirely on you.

5 Signs Your Dog Walking Business Needs Better Systems

Is your dog walking business held together with spreadsheets and text messages? Here are the warning signs it is time to upgrade your systems.

Automating Your Pet Business: A Complete Guide to Saving 15-25 Hours/Week

Automate reminders, payments, follow-ups, and more. Pet businesses report saving 15-25 hours per week with intelligent automation.

Client Onboarding Done Right: The First Impression That Keeps Them Coming Back

The first visit determines whether a client comes back or tries someone else. Here's how to nail the onboarding experience from booking to follow-up.

Building SOPs for Your Pet Business: A Practical Framework

Standard Operating Procedures sound corporate. But they're the difference between a business that depends on you and one that can run without you.

Daycare Capacity Management: Sessions, Resources, and Overbooking

Master dog daycare capacity management. Set up sessions, manage play areas, prevent overbooking, and optimise your daily operations.

Surviving Silly Season: How Pet Businesses Can Prepare for Holiday Demand

Christmas, school holidays, and summer hit pet businesses all at once. Here's how to plan capacity, manage bookings, and come out the other side intact.

Automated Reminders: What the Research Shows About Missed Appointments

Evidence-based look at how SMS and email reminders reduce no-shows. Published research on reminder effectiveness for service businesses.

Hiring Your First Team Member: A Pet Business Owner's Guide

The leap from solo operator to employer is one of the biggest transitions in pet business ownership. Here's how to hire well, onboard right, and avoid common mistakes.

Frazer McLeod

24 Sept 2025

10 min read