Dog training software
Dog training software built for working trainers
PupManager is software for dog trainers — your schedule, client notes, homework, group classes and a branded client app in one place. Built for the way you actually train, not kennel software with a training tab squeezed in.
What is dog training software?
Dog training software is the tool that runs the business side of training, so you can spend more time with the dogs and less time juggling tabs. Instead of a spreadsheet for bookings, a phone full of WhatsApp threads, and sticky notes for who owes what, one system holds your calendar, your client and dog records, your session notes, and the homework you send between visits.
Good dog trainer software also gives the owner something — a simple client app that shows what to practise this week, plays the video you shot, and lets them book the next session without phone tag. That is the part most generic booking tools miss, and it is the part PupManager is built around.
Who PupManager is for
PupManager is for solo dog trainers and small training teams who train dogs for a living — private lessons, group classes, behaviour consults and board-and-train. If training is the whole business, it fits the way you work.
Built for
- Solo trainers and one-person businesses
- Small multi-trainer schools and teams
- Private lessons, group classes and consults
- In-home, at-your-space, or a mix
Not built for
- Kennels, daycare or grooming businesses
- Large multi-location chains
- Breeders (that is Puppy Manager)
- General pet-business admin you will never use
What dog trainers usually need to manage
Whatever software you pick, these are the jobs it has to handle. Here is how PupManager covers each one.
Scheduling
Private lessons, recurring sessions, drive time between visits and one-link client reschedules — without the text-message ping-pong.
Learn moreClient notes
Every session gets tasks, scores and a quick note that build into a real history you can show the owner two weeks in.
Learn moreHomework and videos
Shoot a video on the spot, drop it into tonight's homework, and it's on the owner's phone before they get home.
Learn moreGroup classes
Run a multi-week class with everyone enrolled at once. Attendance in two taps. Catch-up sessions track themselves.
Learn moreClient app
A polished app with your name and colours — web, iOS and Android. The kind new clients ask which app you use.
Learn moreIntake forms
Drop a sign-up form on your site. Every enquiry lands in one tidy inbox you can work through when you have ten minutes.
Learn morePayments and invoicesSoon
Stripe payment links and invoicing straight from a session or package — clients pay on their own card, reconciliation is automatic.
See the full breakdown on the features and all-features pages.
How PupManager compares to booking tools
Tools like Acuity, Calendly or a shared Google Calendar are great at one thing: taking a booking. If all you need is a slot on a calendar, they work fine — and they are cheap.
But a booking tool has no idea what happened in the session. It does not hold your client notes, send the homework video, track a multi-week class, or give the owner an app to follow their dog’s progress. You end up bolting a booking tool to a spreadsheet, a notes app and a chat thread — and stitching them together yourself.
PupManager replaces the whole stack with one system built for training. The booking is the start, not the product.
How PupManager compares to kennel software
All-in-one pet-business suites — the kind built for kennels, daycare and grooming — can do training too, but it is one module among many. You pay facility-scale pricing and spend your first fortnight configuring boarding runs, grooming services and packages you will never touch.
PupManager does one thing. There is no daycare or grooming bloat to switch off, the client app is a training app rather than a booking portal, and you are set up in a day on a trainer template instead of a fortnight. For a training-only business it is usually a fraction of the cost.
Frequently asked questions
- What is dog training software?
- Dog training software is a tool that runs the business side of dog training — scheduling lessons and classes, keeping client and dog notes, sending homework and videos, taking new-client enquiries, and giving owners an app to follow along. PupManager bundles all of that into one system built specifically for trainers, rather than a kennel or daycare tool with a training tab bolted on.
- Who is PupManager for?
- PupManager is for solo dog trainers and small training teams — people running private lessons, group classes, behaviour consults and board-and-train. It is not built for kennels, daycare or grooming businesses, or large multi-location chains; it is focused on the training workflow and nothing else.
- How much does dog training software cost?
- PupManager core software starts at US$35 per month (with local pricing — for example NZ$49, A$45, £25 and C$39), with every core feature included and unlimited clients and dogs. Extra trainers are billed per seat, and optional add-ons (AI, client achievements and a client shop) can be switched on only when you need them. There is a 10-day free trial with no card required.
- Do I need dog training software if I only do a few clients a week?
- If a notebook still works for you, you may not need it yet. The moment you are juggling reschedules over text, losing track of who owes which session, or retyping the same homework, software pays for itself in time saved — and a branded client app makes a small operation look every bit as professional as a big one.
- Is PupManager the same as Puppy Manager or Pet Manager?
- No. PupManager is software for dog trainers. Puppy Manager is aimed at breeders, and Pet Manager is broader pet-business software covering boarding, daycare, grooming and other services. PupManager is focused only on the dog-training workflow.
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