Start your dog walking business the organised way
Most walkers start with a paper diary and WhatsApp, then spend years untangling it. Start with BearWalk and the business side is sorted from your very first client.
Why it matters early Bad habits are easy to start and hard to stop
With two clients, a notebook works. By ten clients you are juggling recurring walks, group walks, holidays, cancellations and a month of unpaid invoices, and moving it all out of the notebook feels impossible.
Walkers who set up proper systems on day one charge confidently, get paid on time and look professional from their first client. That reputation compounds.
A cancellation policy from client one
Agree it in writing up front and BearWalk applies it automatically. No awkward money chat, ever.
Invoices that never fall behind
Every walk lands on the right invoice from the start. No end-of-month spreadsheet catch-up.
A professional face from day one
Clients get their own portal with walk logs, photos and invoices. You look established before you are.
Your first week on BearWalk
From nothing to a running business in four steps
Add your clients and dogs
One profile per dog: access codes, temperament, vet details and signed agreements.
Set your prices and policy
Walk prices, cancellation window and late fee, set once and applied consistently.
Plan your walks
Recurring solo walks and group walks on one calendar, with holidays and cover handled.
Walk. The admin follows.
Completed walks become invoices, clients see the log in their portal, and reminders chase for you.
The shortcut
Everything you skip by starting here
The notebook-to-software migration at 15 clients, retyping everything.
Your records are digital and tidy from client one.
Undercharging because raising prices later feels awkward.
Clear prices and policies agreed in writing up front.
Eating the cost of late cancellations for years.
A cancellation policy that applies itself from day one.
Learning invoicing the hard way, one chased payment at a time.
Invoices and reminders that run themselves while you learn the trade.
Priced for starting out One plan covers your whole first year and beyond
Solo is £19/month, or £15/month billed annually, with unlimited clients and every feature included. Roughly the price of one walk a month. When you take on help, switch to Team.
And because BearWalk never takes commission, growing your client list never grows your bill.
New business? Take 30 days free
If your dog walking business is under six months old, your trial runs for 30 days instead of 14. Time to win your first clients before you pay a penny.
Solo
For independent dog walkers running their own walks.
or £15/month billed annually
- Unlimited clients
- All features included
- Zero commission on walks
30 days free for businesses under 6 months old · no card needed
Free guides for new walkers
Cancellation policy templates, invoice templates and pricing guides. No sign-up needed.
Start as you mean to go on.
Set up your business in an afternoon. Request an invite to the private beta.
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