Less admin between walks
A dog walker's week repeats: the same dogs, the same streets, the same times, with a holiday or a vet visit breaking the pattern every few days. The hard part is not the walking. It is keeping the schedule straight, proving the walk happened, and getting paid for every one of them.
Doxford is dog walking software built around that week. Regular walks repeat on their own, each walk is tracked by GPS from the walker's phone, the owner gets a note and photos at the end, and the invoice follows from the walks you actually did.
Recurring walks without re-booking
Set Monday, Wednesday and Friday at noon once and Doxford schedules, and bills, the walks for you. Move or cancel a single walk when a client is away, and block out your own days off so new requests can't land on them. Packages let clients buy a bundle of walks up front.
GPS-tracked walks and photo updates
Walkers use the Doxford staff app for iPhone and Android. They see the day's walks with each dog's notes, start the walk and GPS tracking starts with it. At the end they tick what they did, write a line about how it went and add photos. The owner is notified and sees the walk in their account.One place for every dog's details
Address and key notes, the harness that fits, which dogs can share a walk, allergies, vaccines and the vet's number. You keep it on the client and pet record; your walkers see what they need for today's walks in the app.A booking page for new clients
New clients find your services and prices on your own booking page, or in a widget on your website, and send a request. You accept it, assign a walker and the walk is in both calendars. Clients sign your service agreement online before the first walk.
Invoices and online payments
Invoice per walk, per week or per package. Clients pay online by card through Stripe or PayPal, or by bank transfer you mark as paid. Overdue invoices get automatic reminders, and the financial report shows what each service and each month earned.Room to hire walkers
Add walkers as staff, give each their own schedule, and see who checked each dog in and out. A solo walker can start alone and add staff when the round gets too big for one person.Free dog walking software, with a clear limit
Yes, up to a point, and here is exactly where that point is. Doxford is free while you have up to 5 clients. There is no time limit on that and no credit card at sign-up. You get the same app as paying customers: the client and pet records, the calendar, your online booking page, invoices and online payments, check-ins and the staff app.
When your client list grows past 5, Doxford asks you to subscribe before you create anything new. The plan is $39.90 a month, or $24.90 a month billed yearly, plus $10.00 a month for each extra active staff member. Your existing clients, pets and history stay where they are either way.
Two honest footnotes: text message reminders are paid per message on every plan, and booking pages on the free plan show a small "Powered by Doxford" link.
Common questions
Does it work on my computer and my phone?
Yes. The owner's side runs in the browser on any Mac, Windows PC or tablet. Walkers use the staff app on iPhone or Android.
I also do drop-in visits and overnight sitting. Is that a different product?
No, it is the same account with different services. See pet sitting software for how visits and stays work.
Can you import my clients?
Yes, data import is free. Send us your file.
Doxford for other pet businesses
Coty Cortez K9Elite Dog Training
This is easily the most quickly developing software I have seen for the pet profession industry. It literally gets updated daily with new features. I personally have worked with the developer and he takes every idea I have into consideration when it comes to implementation. He cares about his clients and their needs which is my favorite thing about Doxford. I can't tell you how many thousands of dollars I have spent on companies with difficult software that was to lazy to make it better. This is a must for new and experienced pet professionals alike.