Pet grooming booking software for groomers across Canada
The client is the owner, but the appointment is the doodle — and the doodle has a coat, a temper and a rabies date. Slotora keeps a card for every pet, prices the groom by size, and tells the owner when their dog is ready. For salons and for vans, after a 14-day trial.
Try it for 14 daysOne card per dog, not one note per owner
A household with three dogs is one client with three pets, and the diary says which one is on the table.
Breed, size, coat and temperament
Four size bands from small to giant, the coat type, weight and a temperament note, so a nervous rescue is not booked into a rushed slot.
Vaccinations with a date
Record the date the vaccinations are valid until and attach the owner's proof. The vet's name and number and the microchip are on the same card.
Priced and timed by size
A bath for a Yorkie and a bath for a Newfoundland are the same service at two prices and two lengths. Each pet can also carry its own rate.
A report card after the groom
One tap sends the owner an email with what was done, your note, up to three photos and the next visit you suggest. A second tap tells them the dog is ready to collect.
The six-week rebook
Book a dog's next groom from its own card, or let the owner book a series every few weeks from your page.
Tables and tubs as a limit
Three groomers and two tables means two dogs at once. Set the tables as a capacity and the diary never books a third.
For mobile groomers: where you go and how long it takes
A van's day is decided by geography. Set the area you serve as a radius from your base, up to 300 km, or as a list of postal codes or towns, and an owner outside it is told so when they type their address. If an address cannot be located, the booking goes through rather than turning a customer away on a technicality.
Add a call-out fee — one amount, or up to ten zones that cost more the further they are — and it appears as its own line on the booking. Travel time before and after each visit keeps the next appointment realistic, and the day's estimated route opens in Google Maps one stop at a time.
Working alone in other people's driveways has its own risk. Turn on the safety check-in and, if a groomer's visit runs late without a check-out, the owner of the business gets a push alert on their phone.
MoeGo, Gingr and Slotora
MoeGo is built for groomers and prices in US dollars: its Growth and Ultimate plans are charged per van, and every MoeGo plan includes an allowance of text messages, which Slotora does not offer in Canada yet. Its higher plans add route optimisation, which reorders your stops for you. Gingr's Spa plan, for groomers and trainers, is listed at $109 a month on a page that names no currency, and its other plans add daycare and boarding.
Slotora is charged in Canadian dollars, but it does not send texts in Canada, does not reorder your route, and has nothing for overnight boarding. If those are the centre of your business, MoeGo or Gingr will suit you better.
Cost for a grooming business
Charged per groomer that owners can book, in Canadian dollars, after the trial.
| One groomer or one van | C$19 a month |
|---|---|
| Two groomers | C$19 + C$10 a month |
| A salon of 6 or more | C$69 a month |
Prices in Canadian dollars. No GST/HST is added at present. Deposits and no-show fees reach your Stripe account in full; Stripe's own fee is the only deduction.
Licences for groomers in Canada
We could not find a province that licenses dog grooming as a trade the way some provinces license driving instructors or regulate tattoo studios. What does exist is local: Brampton, Ontario, for example, requires pet grooming businesses to hold a city licence and publishes the list of licensed groomers. Ask your own city or township whether a business, kennel or animal-care bylaw applies to you, especially if you groom from home.
Whatever your municipality asks, a vaccination date on every card and a signed waiver for elderly or matted dogs are worth having. Slotora has a pet waiver template you can edit and send with the booking.
Said plainly
- No texts to Canadian owners yet
- Reminders, report cards and ready-for-pickup notes all reach the owner by email, because Slotora does not text Canadian phones yet.
- No boarding or daycare
- Slotora books appointments. Kennel runs, overnight stays and daycare attendance are not part of it.
- An estimated route, not an optimised one
- You see the day's stops in order with map links; Slotora does not rearrange them to save driving.
- Not open in Québec
- Groomers in Québec will have to wait for the French version.
Groomer questions
Can one owner book two dogs in the same visit?
Yes. Several pets can be on one booking, each with its own service, price and time.
Can I refuse a dog whose vaccinations have expired?
The card shows the date the vaccinations run out, so your team sees it on the booking. Whether to go ahead is your decision.
Does the report card go out automatically?
No. You tap to send it when the groom is finished, so you choose the photos and the note.
Can I limit a mobile van to certain postal codes?
Yes, up to 200 postal codes or towns, or a radius from your base.
Is there a commission on bookings from my page?
None, on any booking, deposit or fee.
Add your regulars' dogs first
Enter ten of your regular dogs with their sizes and vaccination dates, send one report card, and see whether the owners notice.
Sources
Company and municipal pages, read on the day shown.
- MoeGo — pricing — https://www.moego.pet/pricing · read
- Gingr — pricing — https://www.gingrapp.com/pricing · read
- City of Brampton — licensed pet grooming — https://www.brampton.ca/EN/Business/Licensing/Pages/Licensed-Pet-Grooming.aspx · read