CaliDiary lets owners book puppy classes, training courses, one-to-one behaviour sessions and walks on your WordPress website. Classes stop at their limit, the form asks about the dog, and owners' and dogs' details stay on your own website.
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Made-up businesses, real CaliDiary features. Each example names the features that do the work.
Good Dog Academy (a made-up trainer) runs Saturday puppy classes with six places, so every puppy gets attention. Owners book online, and when a class is full they join the waiting list.
The beginners' obedience course runs for six weeks. Owners book the whole course at once and pay by card; it only runs if four dogs sign up.
One-to-one behaviour consultations use I'll confirm each booking myself. The form asks what the dog does and when it started, and the trainer reads it before accepting, so serious cases can be referred to a vet first.
The walker offers morning and lunchtime group walks with four dogs each, and solo walks for dogs that need space. Owners book the days they need; the form asks for the collection address and key arrangements.
One person, one customer, a set length.
AvailableAppointments several people can book at the same time.
AvailableThe time is held until you accept or decline.
AvailableA timetable, levels, minimum numbers, a course of sessions.
AvailableWhen full, people join a list and are offered freed places.
AvailableAn example to adapt: change the names, lengths and prices to your own.
| Service | Length | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Puppy class6 places | 1 h | $18 |
| Beginners' courseRuns with 4 or more | 6 × 1 h | $95 |
| Behaviour consultationRequests you approve | 90 min | $80 |
| Group walk4 dogs | 1 h | $15 |
| Solo walk | 30 min | $14 |
Timetables, levels, minimum numbers, class passes and courses of several sessions.
Several people book the same appointment time, up to the limit you set.
Hold the time and decide yourself whether to accept or decline each booking.
When a time is full, people join a list and are offered freed places by email.
Know what each booking is about before it starts, with no chasing details by email.
Paid up front, in full or by deposit, into your own Stripe, PayPal or Mollie. No commission.
One trainer or walker can run on Solo: unlimited services, class passes, waiting lists, card payments and yes / no questions. A business with several trainers or walkers needs Pro, which also adds courses for longer programmes.
Training works best in small groups. Each class in CaliDiary has its own number of places, and places are counted inside the booking lock, so a six-dog puppy class never ends up with seven. Levels keep puppies, adolescents and advanced dogs in the right groups.
Most trainers sell courses, not single classes. On Pro, a course books a set of weekly sessions at once and can run only if enough dogs sign up. On Solo and Pro, class passes sell packs of sessions for drop-in classes. Owners pay by card through your own Stripe, PayPal or Mollie account.
Behaviour work needs care. Use requests you approve for consultations: the time is held while you read the owner's answers, and you accept or decline. The booking form asks what the dog does, when it started and what has been tried.
Dog walkers run on fixed slots: a morning group walk, a lunchtime solo walk. Each walk is a service with its own places and length, owners book the days they need, and the form asks for the collection address and key arrangements. Owners' details stay on your own website.
Group classes and group walks mix dogs that don't know each other. Ask about vaccinations and how the dog gets on with other dogs on every booking; on Solo and Pro, a "show only when" question can ask nervous or reactive dogs' owners for more detail and suggest a one-to-one session instead. Your notes after each class or walk build up on the owner's profile, so the next trainer or walker knows that this spaniel pulls on the lead or that this collie needs a quiet start.
When a class is full, owners can join the waiting list, and freed places are offered by email.
Text reminders through your own provider are on the roadmap. See every feature on the features page.
Grooms booked with the dog's breed, coat and temperament, and time to dry.
Vaccinations, health checks, nurse clinics and pet physio, at the right branch.
Weekly timetables, class passes, memberships and waiting lists for full classes.
Lessons by level, private sessions, camps, and courts, lanes or horses as resources.
Start on the free plan, with no booking limit. Upgrade only when you need to.
