Booksmith › For dog groomers
Online booking for dog groomers
A grooming diary lives on repeat cycles: the cockapoo every six weeks, the doodle full groom every eight. Booksmith keeps those cycles turning, collects the new-dog details before they arrive, and takes a deposit from first-timers so a two-hour slot never dies on the table.
Grooming slots are long, and a dog that doesn't turn up can't be replaced from a queue. Reminders the day before and the hour before, plus a small deposit for new customers, protect the hours that actually pay your rent.
A groom day with Booksmith
The morning agenda lists every appointment with the details the owner gave at booking: breed, coat condition, the bit about hating dryers. No surprises on the table.
They answer your new-dog questions in the booking form, pay the deposit by card, and get a confirmation with a calendar invite. You see it appear between dogs.
Rebook her before she's off the table: ten seconds in the admin, repeating on her cycle. Her owner gets the confirmation, then a reminder the day before, every time.
Built for the grooming table
Breed, weight, coat state, temperament, vaccination status: your booking form asks what you need to know, per service, so quoting surprises stop.
De-matting, hand-stripping or a flea treatment can add both price and time to the appointment, so the diary stays honest when the job is bigger.
Take a card deposit from first-time customers and keep regulars deposit-free. Two-hour no-shows stop being part of the business.
Set a dog to rebook on its groom cycle in seconds. The diary fills months ahead with dogs you already know.
Email the day before and the hour before, SMS if you want it. "Sorry, completely forgot" mostly disappears.
A couple of hours after pick-up, owners get your Google review link, while the after photos are still on their phone.
Questions from groomers
Yes. Set services however you price: by size, breed band or groom type, each with its own duration and price. Extras like de-matting can add time and money to any of them.
Yes. Each service can ask its own questions at booking, so a full groom can require breed, weight and coat condition while a nail trim asks nothing. Answers land in your diary and your morning email.
From the admin, rebook any customer on a weekly or multi-week cycle in a few seconds. Each visit sends its own confirmation and reminders, and moving one visit doesn't break the cycle.
Yes. Set your rounds as working hours, use the notice period so nobody books tomorrow morning while you're planning tonight, and take the whole diary with you on your phone.