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Pet care scheduling built around groomers, kennel staff, and vet techs.

Groomers booked solid, kennel staff covering 16-hour weekend coverage, vet techs juggling triage and rooms. Generic SMB tools force you to fight your own staffing. Built for indie groomers, doggy daycares, and small clinics — including the 1099 contractor groomer case.

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What every pet care operator is tired of

Groomers double-book. One on the calendar, one in the appointment book, one in the head.
Boarding coverage gaps appear at 5am. The morning shift no-shows and you find out when the first owner arrives.
Certifications expire silently. A groomer's certificate runs out; you find out at inspection.
1099 groomers mix with W-2 staff. Year-end paperwork is a nightmare.
Weekend coverage swaps happen in group texts. Then nobody is sure who's actually on for Sunday.
Multi-shop owners juggle two systems. Front desk on one tool, back-of-house on another. Reports never align.

Built around how pet care actually staffs

The features that matter for grooming, boarding, daycare, and small clinics.

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Groomer / kennel / front-desk role split

Schedule groomers, bathers, kennel staff, front desk, and vet techs as distinct position types. Color-coded so you spot understaffed slots in seconds.

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Certification expiry reminders (Pro)

Record each person's license or certification (one per person, e.g. a grooming or vet tech certificate) with its expiry date. On Pro, email reminders go out before it lapses.

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1099 contractor vs W-2 separation

Worker classification is a first-class field. 1099 groomers get a W-9 flow instead of W-4/I-9. Reports split hours separately for year-end filing.

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Multi-shop GPS clock-in

Staff who cover multiple locations auto-route to the closest shop's geofence. Manager override always available. Photo capture at punch for tamper-proof audits.

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Open shifts + shift trades

Post an uncovered weekend shift as open; eligible staff get a push notification and claim it from their phone. Shift trades go to a manager for one-tap approval.

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Payroll + accounting exports (Pro)

QuickBooks, Gusto, ADP, Paychex exports with W-2 hours separated from 1099 hours. Per-shop labor cost reports for owners running multiple locations.

Pet care operator FAQ

The questions we get from groomers, boarders, and small clinics.

My groomers are 1099 contractors. Does this work?
Yes — first-class support. Worker classification is per-employee. 1099 contractors go through a W-9 flow instead of W-4/I-9. Reports break out 1099 hours from W-2 hours for year-end filing. Pay rate can be per-hour OR commission-based (commission tracking is on the roadmap).
Can I track staff certifications?
Each employee profile holds one license or certification with its expiry date. On Pro, PeopleBridge emails you reminders before it expires. Vaccination records and multiple certifications per person are not tracked today.
Does it integrate with my booking system (Gingr, ProPet, etc.)?
Not natively today. Our integrations focus on POS (Toast) and payroll exports. Most groomers run their booking system separately and use PeopleBridge for the workforce side: who's on which shift, who clocked in where, who got paid for what.
I have a grooming salon AND a boarding facility. Multi-shop?
Yes. Assign employees to one or many shops. Each shop has its own schedule, positions, and pay rates. Float staff auto-route at clock-in to whichever shop they're closest to. Owner reports roll up across all locations.
How much does it cost?
A single 8-person shop is $0 on the Free plan (1 location, up to 10 employees, no card, no end date). Team ($29/mo for the first shop and 30 employees, +$10 per extra shop) adds a second shop, the kiosk, breaks and team messages. Pro adds payroll exports, reports, cert reminders and AI for $2 per employee/mo + $10 per location/mo — for example, 15 employees at 1 shop is $29/mo on Team or $40/mo on Pro.

Related industries

Same Free, Team and Pro plans — PeopleBridge works the same way across adjacent industries.

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Run your shop without the groomer-spreadsheet juggle

Free for 1 location and up to 10 employees; Team is $29/mo for your first location and 30 employees; Pro is $2 per employee/mo + $10 per location/mo. Most pet care operators are scheduling next week's shifts within an hour.

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