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Pata booking platform shown on iPad and iPhone — manage bookings, clients, and payments in one place

Booking software made with your pet care business
in mind

Save time, reduce no-shows and take payments with a subscription-free platform built for UK pet care businesses.

Pata booking platform shown on iPad and iPhone — manage bookings, clients, and payments in one place

All-in-one booking software to help you
manage your pet business

Say goodbye to endless admin with a pet booking platform that takes bookings online, manages clients and more with no monthly fee.

24/7 online bookings

Allow your clients to book appointments online any time, from anywhere. You’ll take fewer calls, gain more bookings and keep your calendar full.

Easy to use booking software

Forget complicated booking platforms. Pata keeps things simple, with just the tools you need to manage bookings and clients without the clutter.

Appointment booking made simple

Say goodbye to pen and paper. Pata helps you manage appointments, track bookings and stay organised every day with an intuitive calendar built for pet care businesses.

Get discovered by more pet owners

List your public pet business profile on the Pata marketplace to reach local pet owners, grow your client base and take bookings online.

Protect your business from no-shows

Take deposits before appointments and store payment cards for later charges, protecting your time and reducing last-minute cancellations. You stay in control of how and when you get paid.

Automated reminders and client messages

Automatically send appointment reminders, confirmations and review requests to stay connected with your clients and reduce no-shows without extra work.

Want to know more? See all Pata features that help pet businesses run and grow with ease.
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Subscription-free booking software with
unlimited access to every feature

Unlimited
  • Appointments bookings

    Stay on top of bookings with a simple calendar. Add, rebook or cancel in seconds.

  • Client communications

    Reduce no-shows and save time with automated reminders and client updates.

  • Services and locations for your pet business

    Run multiple grooming salons, clinics, or offer multiple services? Manage all bookings in one place.

  • Staff, shifts and schedule management

    Add unlimited team members. Organise shifts, time off and services without the admin load.

Optional add-ons for growing your pet business

Pata gives your pet business all it needs to take bookings, reduce no-shows and stay in touch all for free.

SMS notifications

Keep clients informed with 20 free automated reminders every month

Need to send more? Top up your SMS balance any time and continue reaching clients for just £0.06* per message. simple, flexible, and no subscription required.

Payments

Offer secure checkout and reduce no-shows with upfront payments

Accept deposits or full online payments and collect your clients’ card details to reduce risk with every booking. Processing fees start from 1.75%* + £0.45* per transaction. Learn more about PataPay. Learn more >

*All fees are subject to VAT

Pata app on laptop and iPhone used to find and book pet care services

Enable online bookings for your pet business in just four steps

  • 1.Create your free account

    Get started with Pata pet care booking software in minutes. No credit card required.

  • 2.Add your services and availability

    Set up your grooming, walking, training or sitting services, assign team members and set your availability.

  • 3.Turn on online bookings

    Allow clients to book and pay online and reduce cancellations with upfront payments and automated reminders.

  • 4.Grow your visibility and bookings

    Share your Pata profile link and appear on the Pata Marketplace to attract more pet owners looking for your services.

Why pet pros trust Pata booking software

We think our booking platform can make a world of difference, but don't just take our word for it. Here's why pet pros love using Pata to manage bookings, reduce admin and grow their pet business.

Logo of The Pet Palace, a dog, cat and small animal grooming business using Pata booking software

Pata is the best booking software by far!

"Pata is the best booking software by far! Their platform is very easy to navigate, both for ourselves and our clients, making online bookings a breeze. It’s also budget-friendly (subscription-free!), so look no further than Pata’s expert team who are always on hand to help."

Alice Cassell, Pet Groomer at The Pet Palace - Birmingham

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    Join other pet care professionals using Pata booking software to manage bookings with ease

    From new businesses to fully booked salons, Pata helps you stay organised, reduce admin and minimise late cancellations — all in one booking platform

Have you got questions about the Pata booking software?We’ve got the answers.

Pata is built specifically for pet care businesses, from grooming salons and dog trainers to walkers, sitters and massage therapists. It helps manage bookings, reduce no-shows and attract new clients, all in one place.

Whether you’re just starting or already established, you get full access to a flexible booking platform without monthly fees, designed to help your business run and grow with ease.


Pata is built for pet care businesses of every size, from solo dog walkers and mobile groomers to dog trainers, behaviourists, hydrotherapy clinics and grooming salons. Whether you’re just starting out or managing multiple salons or clinics, Pata helps you take bookings, manage appointments and reduce no-shows.

You’ll get access to the same powerful tools no matter your size, including online booking, automated reminders and calendar management. The platform is subscription-free and flexible, so you can grow at your own pace without monthly fees.


Pata helps reduce no-shows and cancellations with smart booking features designed for pet care businesses. You can request deposits or upfront payments using PataPay, which adds commitment from clients and protects your time.

To keep your schedule full, Pata also offers automated reminders, waitlists, and smart scheduling, helping you fill gaps quickly with clients who are most likely to fill an empty time slot and spend less time chasing late or missed appointments.


Pata booking platform supports professionals across the pet care industry — from solo dog walkers and groomers to hydrotherapy clinics, dog trainers and sitters.

Whatever pet care services you provide, Pata is designed to make life easier for professionals like you.

Whether you provide pet grooming, dog walking, pet sitting, dog training, daycare, boarding, hydrotherapy, massage therapy or other services, Pata helps you take bookings, manage schedules, reduce no-shows and grow your business — all in one simple platform.


Not at all. Pata booking platform is designed to be simple and intuitive so you don’t need any technical skills to find your way around and start simplifying your admin.

Whether you’re familiar with pen and paper diaries or another booking platform, setting up your business on Pata is quick and simple.

If you do need help though, our dedicated support team is always on hand to answer your questions, and you can find lots of detailed information in our Help Centre.


Simply put, yes! Team Pata believes that every pet care business should have access to a booking platform that makes admin easy, so we made our subscription-free.

With Pata, you get access to unlimited appointment bookings, client and email notifications, locations, and team members — all without any upfront or monthly fees.

If you want to go further, extras like SMS top-ups and online or in-person payments are available — but they’re completely optional.


Joining Pata, you gain access to Pata Marketplace — a pet owners one-stop-shop for finding trusted local pet businesses.

Pata Marketplace boosts your visibility online by helping pet owners discover pet care businesses when searching on Pata or Google for local pet services like grooming, walking, sitting, or training.

Having a presence on Marketplace not only promotes your pet care business to local pet owners, but also helps grow your current network of loyal pet owners.


Yes, if you’re currently using another booking platform, we can support you in migrating key data such as client details, appointments, services, and staff schedules into Pata’s booking platform.

Still have questions? Visit our Help Centre for more detailed information or email [email protected].