Never Overbook Your Facilities
Set precise limits for every kennel, play area, grooming station, and van. Stay compliant with safety regulations automatically.
Real-Time Resource Status
See capacity at a glance, colour-coded by availability.
Real-Time Resource Visibility
See capacity status at a glance. Green means available, yellow is filling up, red is at capacity.
Small Dog Play Area
AvailableLarge Dog Play Area
FullGrooming Station 1
AvailableVan A
AvailableBooking engine automatically respects capacity limits • Never overbook
Daily Limits vs. Resource Capacity
Most competitors don't understand facility management. Petboost does.
Competitor Approach
Daily limits only
- ✗"20 appointments per day max"
- ✗No understanding of individual play areas or stations
- ✗Could book 20 small dogs into a 6-dog capacity area
- ✗Manual counting required to stay compliant
Petboost Approach
Per-resource capacity
- ✓Individual limits per play area, station, kennel, van
- ✓Booking engine checks all required resources
- ✓Automatic compliance with safety regulations
- ✓Real-time visibility of all resource status
Capacity Management for Every Industry
Different businesses have different resources. Petboost handles them all.
Dog Daycare
Safety regulations mandate capacity per play area, not just daily total
Dog Grooming
Multiple stations need individual capacity tracking for utilisation
Dog Walking
Van capacity varies by vehicle. Booking system respects limits automatically.
Pet Boarding
Kennel size determines capacity. Larger dogs need larger kennels.
Parallel Capacity: At the Same Time, Not Per Day
This is the most important concept to understand.
How many pets can be in your facility at any given moment.
A daily limit. With capacity 3 and rotating appointments, you could serve 15+ dogs throughout the day.
Capacity Works Within Sessions
Combine per-resource capacity with sessions for complete control over your schedule.
Complete Capacity Control
Everything you need to manage facility capacity, and nothing you don't.
Per-Resource Limits
Set different capacities for each resource. Small Dog Play Area: 6 dogs, Large Dog Area: 8 dogs, Grooming Station 1: 1 pet. Granular control.
Real-Time Tracking
Colour-coded timeline shows capacity status: green (available), yellow (filling up), red (at capacity). See availability at a glance.
Automatic Overbooking Prevention
Magic Availability Check automatically respects capacity limits. Customers can only book when resources are available. No manual checking required.
Equipment & Station Tracking
Track grooming stations, crates, equipment individually. Grooming Station 1 can have different capacity than Station 2.
Vehicle Capacity
For mobile services: Van A holds 6 dogs, Van B holds 4 dogs. Booking prevents overbooking any vehicle automatically.
Utilisation Dashboards
See which resources are underutilised and when peak times occur. Optimise pricing and staffing based on real data.
Competitive Advantages with Petboost
These aren't trivial feature differences. They're architectural advantages that solve real customer pain points.
Lifecycle Automation
Automate as much or as little as you want, from booking to payment. With 50%+ of appointments self-service and 70%+ booked after hours, your front desk runs itself. Customers book, confirm, pay, and get reminded without a single phone call.
- Self-service booking 24/7
- Automated SMS & email reminders
- Terms & vaccination checks
- Payment pre-authorisation
- Automatic invoicing & receipts
- Auto-charge after service
Dual Booking Modes
Two modes for different workflows. Magic Availability Check handles availability-checked bookings with confidence. Quick Create gives you direct control to schedule without restrictions.
- Self-service with availability checks
- Direct diary control when needed
- Choose based on your workflow
- Best of both worlds
Seamless, Secure Payments
Get paid automatically. Built-in invoices branded with your logo, colours & ABN. Connect to Xero Bank Feeds for seamless accounting. We use Stripe under the hood to securely manage all payment processing.
- Card on File (auto-charge)
- SMS Payment Link
- In-Person Card Terminal
- Pre-Auth for No-Show Protection
- Branded Invoices with ABN
- Xero-ready accounting via Bank Feeds
Self-Service Packages
Customers buy 10-walk bundles at 3am, credits automatically apply at checkout. Lock in recurring revenue with zero admin work.
- 5, 10, 20-pack bundles
- 24/7 self-service purchase
- Automatic credit deduction
- Transparent balance tracking
Per-Resource Capacity
Never overbook your facilities. Set precise limits for every kennel, play area, grooming station, and van.
- Per-resource capacity limits
- Real-time utilisation tracking
- Colour-coded timeline
- Safety regulation compliance
Group Courses
Purpose-built for dog trainers. Not recurring appointments pretending to be courses.
- Course Templates
- Course Instances with real dates
- Enrolment tracking
- Attendance management
- Lifecycle management
Reporting & Intelligence
Dozens of automated insights analyse your revenue, team, services, customers, and geography. Period-over-period comparisons, forecasting, and ready-to-use email templates.
- Revenue & financial reports
- Team performance analytics
- Customer & geographic insights
- Automated forecasting
- Period-over-period comparison
- Marketing campaign ideas
Trusted by Australian Pet Businesses
"Best in market software for Pet Care industries"
"Support is amazing and the software is the best on market for pet industries. I've worked in software and marketing prior to owning my own pet care business, and could tell immediately that Petboost was something unique. There is nothing I dislike about Petboost: the owner and developer, Frazer, is making constant improvements, so I'm sure any small areas of opportunity are being addressed. We needed a system to improve efficiency with scheduling, notifications, communication and customer experience, and Petboost delivers that."
Jonathon & Chris
Hollywoof Walks
"The smart way to run your business"
"All services are available easily, it provides so much information about how our business is running, the support is above and beyond. Everything we need to run our business in 1 place. We expanded from grooming to add full services including behavioural training, boarding, and daycare. It's everything in one place that other systems either didn't offer or cost an exorbitant fee."
Melissa M.
McKinnons - NSW
"Switched from a US system after 6 years. Never looked back."
"You won't regret joining…it's the best. I own a dog daycare, grooming and training. I was using an American company for 6 years, which was ok but expensive, not a great system and to get any support took days. When I came to Petboost which is Ozzy owned I knew they were a small business but wanted to give them a go. I have been extremely impressed, the customer service is out of this world, they focus on what animal businesses actually need and listen to their clients. The pricing structure makes sense and is very affordable, it is very easy to use and navigate, and the way they have built the business reports and analytics is so impressive, easy to understand and personalised."
Sacha
My Dogs Daycare - QLD
"The automatic payments feature is a blessing"
"Streamlined Invoicing and Booking for Small Teams. I really like how much quicker and easier Petboost Business has become after the upgrades. The automatic payments feature is a blessing as it helps me not to stress, and the self-booking option for clients is amazing for my business! These features ease the mental load and reduce manual admin tasks, allowing me to focus on what I do best."
Fion Chen
Fion's Dog Training - NSW
"Clear, Client-Friendly Booking Tool with Responsive Support"
"As a dog trainer it is difficult to find software that does all of the things that you need it to do. Petboost is tailored specifically to the animal industry having features that no other booking system I have used previously has. I have worked in the industry for a number of years in grooming, daycare & training & have always had to use a mish mash of a number of systems & trackers to book & collect money. For my training business this software does everything I need it to do so I don't have to keep track of a number of different aspects across various platforms. It has simplified my life immensely."
Liz Dunn
Fetch & Focus - QLD
"I no longer have to chase clients for late payments"
"Petboost has truly been a saving grace! As a platform that's actually all-in-one, it has streamlined so much, saving me time and reducing costs. One of the biggest time-savers has been the automated invoicing feature. I no longer have to chase clients for late payments or spend hours preparing invoices manually."
Camille Hartnett
Trail Sniffers - NSW
"Zero missed payments. Zero no-shows."
"Just try it, you won't look back. The moment I turned Petboost on for my business, I never looked back. I haven't had a single missed payment or no-show. I no longer have to manually reconcile payments either. Now I can finally get time to do other things in my business instead of sitting in front of a screen for 'admin days'."
Annika Le Rade
Hound Health Bondi - NSW
Capacity Questions
Everything you need to know about Petboost capacity management.