For Dog Walkers
A simpler business app for UK dog walkers.
You take care of the dogs. Sole Trader Pal helps you take care of the business.
Keep your clients, walks and visits, invoices, payments and follow-ups together in one simple app. Pal remembers, so you don't have to.
No bloated software. No unnecessary complexity. Just a clearer way to stay on top of the admin while you're out doing the actual work.
By the time the last lead is unclipped, the admin is still waiting.
Running a dog walking business isn't only about walking dogs.
There's the message about next Tuesday. The new client's address. The puppy visit you agreed for Friday. The invoice you still haven't sent. The regular customer who hasn't paid yet.
And because it's your business, it all lands with you.
Sole Trader Pal brings the everyday business admin together so you're not trying to run your round through a mixture of WhatsApp, your calendar, notes and memory.
The business side of dog walking, kept together.
- Know what's happening today: Keep your walks, visits and other jobs organised so you can open the app and see what needs doing.
- Keep your clients together: Customer details, addresses and your history with them stay connected instead of disappearing into old messages and contacts.
- See what you're still owed: Create professional invoices, record payments and quickly see what is still outstanding.
- Remember what needs following up: Use reminders and follow-ups to keep regular clients and future work from slipping through the cracks.
One client. One clear trail.
A new dog walking client doesn't need to become five different bits of admin.
- Add the client. Keep their details together from the start.
- Add the work. A regular walk, puppy visit, pet sit or one-off job can be recorded and kept in your schedule.
- Quote when it makes sense. You probably don't need a formal quote for every Tuesday lunchtime walk. But for a block of holiday pet care, house sitting or a bespoke package, it's there when you need it.
- Invoice the work. Create a professional invoice without rebuilding everything somewhere else.
- Keep an eye on the money. See what's been paid and what is still outstanding.
Then move on to the next walk.
See the work. Then get on with it.
Use the real Sole Trader Pal app to keep customer work and scheduled jobs together. Example dog-walking jobs might include:
- 09:00, Luna, 60 min walk
- 11:00, Max & Alfie, 60 min walk
- 14:30, Daisy, Puppy visit
- 16:00, Archie, 30 min walk
July dog walking: 12 visits. Outstanding balance example: £144.
Dog walking software doesn't have to run the dogs as well as the business.
There are some very clever specialist dog-walking systems available.
If you need GPS walk tracking, detailed pet health records, client portals, staff rotas and a system for managing a whole team of walkers, one of those may be exactly what you need.
Sole Trader Pal is deliberately different.
It's for the self-employed dog walker who mostly needs the business side made easier.
Customers. Work. Invoices. Payments. Reminders.
Simple tools for running a one-person business without paying for or learning a load of things you'll never use.
That's the point.
Your round looks better when the admin is under control.
- 9:00, Luna, 60-minute walk: You've got the client, address and job together.
- 11:00, Max & Alfie: Today's work is right there when you need it.
- 14:30, Daisy, puppy visit: Another job completed and kept in the client's history.
- End of the month: Create the invoices, see what has been paid and spot anything still outstanding.
Less remembering. Less hunting through messages. Less evening admin.
More than dog walks?
No problem.
If your business also includes puppy visits, pet sitting, feeding visits, holiday care or other pet services, you can manage them alongside your normal dog walking work.
Your business doesn't need to fit somebody else's template.
Sole Trader Pal gives you a simple way to keep the work organised around the services you actually offer.
Built for UK sole traders.
Sole Trader Pal has been created for people running their own businesses here in the UK.
That means UK-first language, pounds rather than dollars and business features designed around the way UK sole traders actually work.
Not VAT registered? Fine.
VAT registered? You can configure VAT for your business and apply it where needed.
Simple when you need it. Out of the way when you don't.
Built by someone who's been the business of one.
Sole Trader Pal came from first-hand experience of running a one-person business.
The alternatives often seemed to fall into two camps: cobbling everything together yourself, or paying for business software packed with features you never asked for.
There had to be something in between.
So Sole Trader Pal was built around a much simpler idea:
Keep the business side simple.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Sole Trader Pal specifically dog walking software?
- Not exactly, and that is deliberate. Sole Trader Pal is a business app for UK sole traders, including independent dog walkers. It focuses on the business admin around your work: clients, jobs, invoices, payments and follow-ups rather than trying to manage every aspect of the dog's walk itself.
- Can I use it for regular walks as well as one-off pet-care work?
- Yes. You can keep the work for your regular clients organised alongside one-off walks, puppy visits, pet sitting and other jobs.
- Can I invoice my dog walking clients from Sole Trader Pal?
- Yes. You can create professional invoices for your work, keep track of their status and see which balances are still outstanding.
- Does Sole Trader Pal include GPS walk tracking or detailed pet profiles?
- No. Sole Trader Pal is focused on running the business side of a one-person operation. If live GPS tracking, detailed pet health records or complex multi-walker rotas are essential to you, specialist dog-walking software is likely to be a better fit.
- Do I have to be VAT registered to use it?
- No. Many dog walkers won't be VAT registered. Sole Trader Pal can be used without VAT, or configured for VAT if your business is registered.
Spend your day walking dogs. Not chasing admin.
Keep your clients, work, invoices, payments and follow-ups in one place. Pal remembers, so you don't have to.
Your business. Sorted.
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Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play.