Appointments & Scheduling

Your calendar is the heartbeat of your grooming business. Every day revolves around who is coming in, when, and what needs to be done. Check-in DOG gives you a scheduling system that was designed from the ground up for the way groomers actually work — not adapted from a generic booking tool.

See your day, your week, your month

The Check-in DOG calendar offers daily, weekly, and monthly views so you can plan ahead or focus on what is right in front of you. Each appointment shows the customer name, the animal, the service requested, and any special notes — all visible without clicking. Color coding lets you distinguish between service types, groomers, or appointment statuses instantly.

Book in seconds

Creating a new appointment takes just a few taps. Start typing a customer's name, select their animal, choose the service, pick the time slot, and you are done. If it is a new customer, you can create their profile and their pet's profile right from the booking screen without losing your place.

Drag, drop, reschedule

Plans change — especially when you are dealing with animals and their owners. Need to move an appointment? Just drag it to a new time slot. Need to push it to another day? Drag it to the calendar. Check-in DOG handles the rescheduling and can automatically notify the customer via SMS so they are never caught off guard.

Avoid double bookings and gaps

Check-in DOG understands your salon's capacity. Set up your working hours, break times, and the number of grooming stations you have. The system will warn you before you overbook and can highlight open gaps in your schedule so you can fill them with last-minute appointments.

Recurring appointments made easy

Many of your clients come in on a regular cycle — every four weeks, every six weeks. Instead of rebooking manually each time, set up a recurring appointment and Check-in DOG will pre-populate your calendar for months ahead. You will always know what is coming, and your customers will appreciate the consistency.

Connected to everything

Every appointment in Check-in DOG is linked to the customer, the animal, and the invoice. When an appointment is completed, generating the invoice is one click away. The animal's grooming history updates automatically. The SMS reminder was already sent two days ago. Everything flows together without extra work on your part.